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Standings

East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Toronto Blue Jays8973.549--Cito Gaston
Jimy Williams
Baltimore Orioles8775.5372.0Frank Robinson
Boston Red Sox8379.5126.0Joe Morgan
Milwaukee Brewers8181.5008.0Tom Trebelhorn
New York Yankees7487.46014.5Bucky Dent
Dallas Green
Cleveland Indians7389.45116.0Doc Edwards
John Hart
Detroit Tigers59103.36430.0Sparky Anderson
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Oakland Athletics9963.611--Tony LaRussa
Kansas City Royals9270.5687.0John Wathan
California Angels9171.5628.0Doug Rader
Texas Rangers8379.51216.0Bobby Valentine
Minnesota Twins8082.49419.0Tom Kelly
Seattle Mariners7389.45126.0Jim Lefebvre
Chicago White Sox6992.42929.5Jeff Torborg

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (.339)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.430)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Ruben Sierra - Texas Rangers (.543)
At Bats:   Joe Carter - Cleveland Indians, Steve Sax - New York Yankees (651)
Runs:   Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics, Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (113)
Hits:   Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins (215)
Doubles:   Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (51)
Triples:   Ruben Sierra - Texas Rangers (14)
Home Runs:   Fred McGriff - Toronto Blue Jays (36)
Runs Batted In:   Ruben Sierra - Texas Rangers (119)
Total Bases:   Ruben Sierra - Texas Rangers (344)
Walks:   Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics (126)
Strikeouts:   Bo Jackson - Kansas City Royals (172)
Stolen Bases:   Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics (77)
Hit by Pitch:   Jim Gantner - Milwaukee Brewers (10)

Wins:   Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (23)
Losses:   Doyle Alexander - Detroit Tigers (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (2.16)
Games:   Chuck Crim - Milwaukee Brewers (76)
Complete Games:   Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (12)
Shutouts:   Bert Blyleven - California Angels (5)
Saves:   Jeff Russell - Texas Rangers (38)
Innings Pitched:   Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (262.1)
Walks:   Bobby Witt - Texas Rangers (114)
Strikeouts:   Nolan Ryan - Texas Rangers (301)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (0.96)
Hits/9 Ip:   Nolan Ryan - Texas Rangers (6.09)
HR/9 Ip:   Mark Gubicza - Kansas City Royals (0.35)
Walks/9 Ip:   Jimmy Key - Toronto Blue Jays (1.13)
SO/9 Ip:   Nolan Ryan - Texas Rangers (11.32)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Baltimore Orioles$8,176,6662,535,208
Boston Red Sox$18,553,3852,510,012
California Angels$14,713,8332,647,291
Chicago White Sox$7,595,5611,045,651
Cleveland Indians$8,928,5001,285,542
Detroit Tigers$15,099,5961,543,656
Kansas City Royals$15,421,6622,477,700
Milwaukee Brewers$10,373,0001,970,735
Minnesota Twins$15,540,5002,277,438
New York Yankees$20,562,9852,170,485
Oakland Athletics$14,602,9992,667,225
Seattle Mariners$9,547,5001,298,443
Texas Rangers$10,689,5002,043,993
Toronto Blue Jays$16,009,6663,375,883