BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES .
NEW YORK 1996-08-31
Major League Baseball
standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won ,
lost , winning percentage and games behind ) :
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION
W L PCT GB
NEW YORK 75 59 .560 -
BALTIMORE 71 63 .530 4
BOSTON 69 66 .511 6 1/2
TORONTO 63 72 .467 12 1/2
DETROIT 49 86 .363 26 1/2
CENTRAL DIVISION
CLEVELAND 80 54 .597 -
CHICAGO 72 64 .529 9
MINNESOTA 67 68 .496 13 1/2
MILWAUKEE 65 71 .478 16
KANSAS CITY 61 75 .449 20
WESTERN DIVISION
TEXAS 76 58 .567 -
SEATTLE 70 64 .522 6
OAKLAND 65 72 .474 12 1/2
CALIFORNIA 62 73 .459 14 1/2
SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE
CHICAGO AT TORONTO
MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE
CLEVELAND AT TEXAS
BOSTON AT OAKLAND
NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION
W L PCT GB
ATLANTA 84 50 .627 -
MONTREAL 71 62 .534 12 1/2
FLORIDA 65 70 .481 19 1/2
NEW YORK 59 76 .437 25 1/2
PHILADELPHIA 54 81 .400 30 1/2
CENTRAL DIVISION
HOUSTON 73 63 .537 -
ST LOUIS 70 65 .519 2 1/2
CHICAGO 66 67 .496 5 1/2
CINCINNATI 66 68 .493 6
PITTSBURGH 56 78 .418 16
WESTERN DIVISION
SAN DIEGO 76 60 .559 -
LOS ANGELES 73 61 .545 2
COLORADO 70 66 .515 6
SAN FRANCISCO 58 74 .439 16
SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE
ATLANTA AT CHICAGO
HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH
SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK
FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI
LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA
SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL
COLORADO AT ST LOUIS