Health & Fitness
Daily Baseball Update: 10/24: World Series
Derek Holland pitched the Rangers into a series tie and Ken Griffey took home another award.
Record of the Day
Most stolen bases by an Athletic (career): Ricky Henderson, 867. Though Ricky only spent 13 of his 25 years in the majors with the A's, he was able to amass 867 of his 1,406 stolen bases. His career, stolen base-wise, was highlighted by a four-year stretch from 1980-1983 in which he stole at least 100 bases three times for a total of 394 stolen bases, or 98.5 per season.
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Ken Griffey, Jr. won the Historic Achievement award.
Game 4 Score
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Texas Rangers, 4, St. Louis Cardinals, 0. Series tied 2-2.
Postseason Leaders
Offensive: AVG: David Freese (Cardinals), .404 (21-52). Home runs: Nelson Cruz (Rangers), 7. RBI: David Freese and Albert Pujols (Cardinals), 16. Stolen bases: Willie Bloomquist (Diamondbacks) and Ian Kinsler (Rangers), 3.
Pitching: Wins: Chris Carpenter (Cardinals), 3. K's: Justin Verlander (Tigers), 25. ERA: Roy Halladay (Phillies), 2.25 (16 innings, 4 earned runs). Saves: Neftali Feliz (Rangers) and Jason Motte (Cardinals), 5.
Top Performers
Offensive: Mike Napoli (Rangers): 1-2, home run, 3 RBI, run.
Pitching: Derek Holland (Rangers): Win, 8.1 shutout innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 7 K's.
Worst Pitching Performance: Edwin Jackson (Cardinals): Loss, 5.1 innings, 3 earned runs, 3 hits, 7 walks, 3 K's.
Game 5 Probables
Cardinals@Rangers: Chris Carpenter (11-9, 3.45 ERA regular season, 3-0, 3.52 postseason) vs C.J. Wilson (16-7, 2.94 ERA regular season, 0-3, 7.17 postseason).
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Teams followed in this update: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves
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HR: home runs. RBI: runs batted in. AVG: batting average. SB: stolen bases. ERA: earned run average. BAA: batting average against. K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman