Major League Baseball Final Standings
American League | |||||
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
East Division | |||||
1st | New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
2nd | Boston Red Sox * | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
3rd | Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
4th | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
Central Division | |||||
1st | Cleveland Indians | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
2nd | Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 21.5 |
3rd | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 27.5 |
4th | Kansas City Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 32.5 |
5th | Minnesota Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 33.0 |
West Division | |||||
1st | Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- |
2nd | Oakland Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8.0 |
3rd | Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
4th | Anaheim Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25.0 |
National League | |||||
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
East Division | |||||
1st | Atlanta Braves | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
2nd | New York Mets * | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6.5 |
3rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
4th | Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 35.0 |
5th | Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39.0 |
Central Division | |||||
1st | Houston Astros | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
2nd | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 67 | .589 | 1.5 |
3rd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18.5 |
4th | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 21.5 |
5th | Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 87 | .460 | 22.5 |
6th | Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
West Division | |||||
1st | Arizona Diamondbacks | 100 | 62 | .617 | -- |
2nd | San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 |
3rd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 23.0 |
4th | San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
5th | Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 | .444 | 28.0 |
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 in a one-game playoff to determine the NL wild card.
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