League Leaders and Stats From Baseball Standings
National League leaders include WClark San Francisco batting .336 and 104 runs. Towynn San Diego 195 hits. KMitchell San Francisco 125 RBIs and 47 home runs. Towynn 40 stolen bases. American League leaders feature Puckett Minnesota batting .343, 211 hits, and 36 home runs by McGriff Toronto. Saberhagen 22-6 with 2.19 era.
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Cubs Clinch NL East as Giants Fall in Montreal
The Chicago Cubs clinched the NL East with a 3-2 win over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. St Louis' loss to Pittsburgh sealed the Cubs playoff berth, and manager Don Zimmer celebrated a milestone 41st season as champagne filled the Cubs' locker room.
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Dodgers edge Giants in sixth on Murray double play
Dodgers win 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 with Willie Randolph scoring from third on Eddie Murray's double play grounder off starter Kelly Downs. Giants fall to 47 7, while San Diego stays alive by beating Cincinnati with Jack Clark and Benito Santiago homering for solo shots.
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Pirates Defeat Cardinals to End NL East Possibility
Pittsburgh defeated St Louis 4 to 1 at Three Rivers Stadium to eliminate the Cardinals from the NL East race. St Louis had struggled with injuries all season and has dropped 12 of 17 against the Pirates this year.
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Mets complete game shutout of Phillies 3–0 at Shea
Sid Fernandez pitched a three hitter and doubled in a run to lift the Mets past Philadelphia 3–0 at Shea Stadium for their 11th shutout of the season and Fernandez’s second of the year. It was New York’s first home complete-game shutout this season.
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Blue Jays Lose Lead But Remain A.L. East Front Runners
The Blue Jays blew a two-run ninth inning lead against Detroit 4-3 but still held a one-game edge in the AL East as Baltimore fell to Milwaukee 7-3. Kelly Gruber drove in all three Toronto runs while Gary Pettis tied the game with a two-run single and Alan Trammell delivered the game winner. Jaime Navarro fired seven innings to stop Baltimore by Milwaukee, preventing a tie for first.
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Red Sox Rally Halts Yankees as Boggs Boosts Batting Title Bid
Wade Boggs had two singles during an eight run first inning at Fenway Park lifting his average to .332. The Sox beat the Yankees 9 to 5 with Kirby Puckett homering for Minnesota and Carney Lansford among leaders in the league batting race.
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Athletics Tie West Title Behind Henderson homer
Oakland moved within one win of a second straight AL West title as Dave Henderson drilled a tiebreaking two run homer in the eighth to lift the Athletics 4 3 over the Rangers. The lead over Kansas City grew to five games with five to play. Walt Weiss opened the rally with a single off Mike.
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Saberhagen Fires Six-Hitter As Royals Top Angels 4 0
Bret Saberhagen limited California to six hits to earn his 19th win in 21 decisions and push Kansas City toward elimination. Bo Jackson drove in two runs for the Royals, boosting his season RBI total to 101, while Saberhagen extended his scoreless streak to 27 innings and captured his 12th strikeout for the league lead.
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Twins defeat White Sox 7 1 as Aguilera hurls three hitter
Rick Aguilera improved to 3 5 with a three hitter at Comiskey Park. Gene Larkin and Kirby Puckett connected for two run homers. Puckett had two hits to raise his league leading average to .343 while Melido Perez fell to 11 14 after giving up six runs and seven hits in four innings.
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Mariners Rally Past Indians 3 2 at Kingdome
In Seattle Scott Bradley tied the game with a pinch double off Doug Jones in the eighth and Henry Cotto delivered the go ahead with a two out single. Erik Hanson improved to 8 5 after eight innings and Mike Schooler earned his 32nd save in 39 chances.
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