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Saturday, October 15, 2005

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2005 Playoffs

Chicago leads series 3 - 1

Chicago White Sox 8
Los Angeles Angels 2

Houston leads series 2 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 3
Houston Astros 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Joe Crede 2
1 Carl Everett 2
1 Casey Kotchman 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 1
1 Mike Lamb 1
1 A. J. Pierzynski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 3
2 Joe Crede 2
2 Carl Everett 2
2 Mike Lamb 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 Jim Edmonds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddy Garcia 0.71
2 Matt Morris 0.33
2 Ervin Santana 0.33
4 Roger Clemens 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddy Garcia 5
2 Matt Morris 3
2 Chad Qualls 3
4 Ervin Santana 2
4 Esteban Yan 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andruw Jones .500
2 Albert Pujols .455
3 Jason Giambi .421
4 Abraham Nunez .381
5 Lance Berkman .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Bengie Molina 3
2 A. J. Pierzynski 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 12
2 Paul Konerko 10
3 Garret Anderson 8
4 Morgan Ensberg 7
4 Andruw Jones 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 3
1 Scott Podsednik 3
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelvim Escobar 0.93
2 Brad Lidge 1.13
3 Chris Carpenter 1.20
4 Mark Mulder 1.32
5 Chien-Ming Wang 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
2 Chris Carpenter 2
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 Freddy Garcia 2
2 Roy Oswalt 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Oswalt 14
2 John Lackey 12
2 Brad Lidge 12
4 Jose Contreras 10
4 Kelvim Escobar 10

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 67 .586 --
Yankees 95 67 .586 0.0
Blue Jays 80 82 .494 15.0
Orioles 74 88 .457 21.0
Devil Rays 67 95 .414 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Indians 93 69 .574 6.0
Twins 83 79 .512 16.0
Tigers 71 91 .438 28.0
Royals 56 106 .346 43.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 16.0
Mariners 69 93 .426 26.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 72 .556 --
Phillies 88 74 .543 2.0
Mets 83 79 .512 7.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 7.0
Nationals 81 81 .500 9.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 100 62 .617 --
Astros 89 73 .549 11.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 19.0
Cubs 79 83 .488 21.0
Reds 73 89 .451 27.0
Pirates 67 95 .414 33.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 80 .506 --
D'backs 77 85 .475 5.0
Giants 75 87 .463 7.0
Dodgers 71 91 .438 11.0
Rockies 67 95 .414 15.0