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Standings

East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Boston Red Sox8973.549--Joe Morgan
John McNamara
Detroit Tigers8874.5431.0Sparky Anderson
Toronto Blue Jays8775.5372.0Jimy Williams
Milwaukee Brewers8775.5372.0Tom Trebelhorn
New York Yankees8576.5283.5Billy Martin
Lou Piniella
Cleveland Indians7884.48111.0Doc Edwards
Baltimore Orioles54107.33534.5Cal Ripken (Sr)
Frank Robinson
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Oakland Athletics10458.642--Tony LaRussa
Minnesota Twins9171.56213.0Tom Kelly
Kansas City Royals8477.52219.5John Wathan
California Angels7587.46329.0Cookie Rojas
Moose Stubing
Chicago White Sox7190.44132.5Jim Fregosi
Texas Rangers7091.43533.5Bobby Valentine
Seattle Mariners6893.42235.5Dick Williams
Jim Snyder

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.366)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.476)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Jose Canseco - Oakland Athletics (.569)
At Bats:   Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (657)
Runs:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (128)
Hits:   Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (234)
Doubles:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (45)
Triples:   Robin Yount - Milwaukee Brewers, Harold Reynolds - Seattle Mariners, Willie Wilson - Kansas City Royals (11)
Home Runs:   Jose Canseco - Oakland Athletics (42)
Runs Batted In:   Jose Canseco - Oakland Athletics (124)
Total Bases:   Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (358)
Walks:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (125)
Strikeouts:   Pete Incaviglia - Texas Rangers, Rob Deer - Milwaukee Brewers (153)
Stolen Bases:   Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees (93)
Hit by Pitch:   Gene Larkin - Minnesota Twins (15)

Wins:   Frank Viola - Minnesota Twins (24)
Losses:   Bert Blyleven - Minnesota Twins (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Allan Anderson - Minnesota Twins (2.45)
Games:   Chuck Crim - Milwaukee Brewers (70)
Complete Games:   Dave Stewart - Oakland Athletics, Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (14)
Shutouts:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (8)
Saves:   Dennis Eckersley - Oakland Athletics (45)
Innings Pitched:   Dave Stewart - Oakland Athletics (275.2)
Walks:   Charlie Hough - Texas Rangers (126)
Strikeouts:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (291)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Teddy Higuera - Milwaukee Brewers (1.00)
Hits/9 Ip:   Jeff Robinson - Detroit Tigers (6.33)
HR/9 Ip:   Mark Gubicza - Kansas City Royals (0.37)
Walks/9 Ip:   Allan Anderson - Minnesota Twins (1.65)
SO/9 Ip:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (9.92)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Baltimore Orioles$9,995,4041,660,738
Boston Red Sox$15,544,5922,464,851
California Angels$10,932,3882,340,925
Chicago White Sox$5,906,9521,115,749
Cleveland Indians$7,819,5001,411,610
Detroit Tigers$15,597,0712,081,162
Kansas City Royals$11,558,8732,350,181
Milwaukee Brewers$10,214,0001,923,238
Minnesota Twins$12,154,8003,030,672
New York Yankees$18,909,1522,633,701
Oakland Athletics$11,380,1832,287,335
Seattle Mariners$6,545,9501,022,398
Texas Rangers$6,008,0001,581,901
Toronto Blue Jays$11,673,7252,595,175