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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Detroit Tigers10359.636--Mayo Smith
Baltimore Orioles9171.56212.0Earl Weaver
Hank Bauer
Cleveland Indians8675.53416.5Alvin Dark
Boston Red Sox8676.53117.0Dick Williams
New York Yankees8379.51220.0Ralph Houk
Oakland Athletics8280.50621.0Bob Kennedy
Minnesota Twins7983.48824.0Cal Ermer
California Angels6795.41436.0Bill Rigney
Chicago White Sox6795.41436.0Al Lopez
Eddie Stanky
Les Moss
Washington Senators II6596.40437.5Jim Lemon

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox (.301)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox (.426)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Frank Howard - Washington Senators II (.552)
At Bats:   Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics (642)
Runs:   Dick McAuliffe - Detroit Tigers (95)
Hits:   Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics (177)
Doubles:   Reggie Smith - Boston Red Sox (37)
Triples:   Jim Fregosi - California Angels (13)
Home Runs:   Frank Howard - Washington Senators II (44)
Runs Batted In:   Ken Harrelson - Boston Red Sox (109)
Total Bases:   Frank Howard - Washington Senators II (330)
Walks:   Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox (119)
Strikeouts:   Reggie Jackson - Oakland Athletics (171)
Stolen Bases:   Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics (62)
Hit by Pitch:   Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers (24)

Wins:   Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers (31)
Losses:   George Brunet - California Angels (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians (1.60)
Games:   Wilbur Wood - Chicago White Sox (88)
Complete Games:   Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers (28)
Shutouts:   Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians (9)
Saves:   Al Worthington - Minnesota Twins (18)
Innings Pitched:   Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers (336)
Walks:   Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians (110)
Strikeouts:   Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians (283)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles (0.84)
Hits/9 Ip:   Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians (5.30)
HR/9 Ip:   Gary Bell - Boston Red Sox (0.32)
Walks/9 Ip:   Fritz Peterson - New York Yankees (1.23)
SO/9 Ip:   Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians (9.47)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles943,977
Boston Red Sox1,940,788
California Angels1,025,956
Chicago White Sox803,775
Cleveland Indians857,994
Detroit Tigers2,031,847
Minnesota Twins1,143,257
New York Yankees1,185,666
Oakland Athletics837,466
Washington Senators II546,661