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Standings

East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Detroit Tigers9864.605--Sparky Anderson
Toronto Blue Jays9666.5932.0Jimy Williams
Milwaukee Brewers9171.5627.0Tom Trebelhorn
New York Yankees8973.5499.0Lou Piniella
Boston Red Sox7884.48120.0John McNamara
Baltimore Orioles6795.41431.0Cal Ripken (Sr)
Cleveland Indians61101.37737.0Doc Edwards
Pat Corrales
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Minnesota Twins8577.525--Tom Kelly
Kansas City Royals8379.5122.0Billy Gardner
John Wathan
Oakland Athletics8181.5004.0Tony LaRussa
Seattle Mariners7884.4817.0Dick Williams
Chicago White Sox7785.4758.0Jim Fregosi
California Angels7587.46310.0Gene Mauch
Texas Rangers7587.46310.0Bobby Valentine

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.363)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.461)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics (.618)
At Bats:   Ruben Sierra - Texas Rangers (643)
Runs:   Paul Molitor - Milwaukee Brewers (114)
Hits:   Kevin Seitzer - Kansas City Royals, Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (207)
Doubles:   Paul Molitor - Milwaukee Brewers (41)
Triples:   Willie Wilson - Kansas City Royals (15)
Home Runs:   Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics (49)
Runs Batted In:   George Bell - Toronto Blue Jays (134)
Total Bases:   George Bell - Toronto Blue Jays (369)
Walks:   Dwight Evans - Boston Red Sox, Brian Downing - California Angels (106)
Strikeouts:   Rob Deer - Milwaukee Brewers (186)
Stolen Bases:   Harold Reynolds - Seattle Mariners (60)
Hit by Pitch:   Don Baylor - Boston Red Sox,Minnesota Twins (28)

Wins:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox, Dave Stewart - Oakland Athletics (20)
Losses:   Mike Moore - Seattle Mariners (19)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Jimmy Key - Toronto Blue Jays (2.76)
Games:   Mark Eichhorn - Toronto Blue Jays (89)
Complete Games:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (18)
Shutouts:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (7)
Saves:   Tom Henke - Toronto Blue Jays (34)
Innings Pitched:   Charlie Hough - Texas Rangers (285.1)
Walks:   Bobby Witt - Texas Rangers (140)
Strikeouts:   Mark Langston - Seattle Mariners (262)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Jimmy Key - Toronto Blue Jays (1.06)
Hits/9 Ip:   Jimmy Key - Toronto Blue Jays (7.24)
HR/9 Ip:   Danny Jackson - Kansas City Royals (0.44)
Walks/9 Ip:   Bill Long - Chicago White Sox (1.49)
SO/9 Ip:   Mark Langston - Seattle Mariners (8.67)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Baltimore Orioles$01,835,692
Boston Red Sox$02,231,551
California Angels$02,696,299
Chicago White Sox$01,208,060
Cleveland Indians$01,077,898
Detroit Tigers$02,061,830
Kansas City Royals$02,392,471
Milwaukee Brewers$01,909,244
Minnesota Twins$02,081,976
New York Yankees$02,427,672
Oakland Athletics$01,678,921
Seattle Mariners$01,134,255
Texas Rangers$01,763,053
Toronto Blue Jays$02,778,429