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Standings

Central
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Cleveland Indians9962.615--Mike Hargrove
Chicago White Sox8577.52514.5Terry Bevington
Milwaukee Brewers8082.49419.5Phil Garner
Minnesota Twins7884.48121.5Tom Kelly
Kansas City Royals7586.46624.0Bob Boone
East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9270.568--Joe Torre
Baltimore Orioles8874.5434.0Davey Johnson
Boston Red Sox8577.5257.0Kevin Kennedy
Toronto Blue Jays7488.45718.0Cito Gaston
Detroit Tigers53109.32739.0Buddy Bell
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Texas Rangers9072.556--Johnny Oates
Seattle Mariners8576.5284.5Lou Piniella
Oakland Athletics7884.48112.0Art Howe
California Angels7091.43519.5Joe Maddon
John McNamara
Marcel Lachemann

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (.358)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics (.467)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics (.730)
At Bats:   Kenny Lofton - Cleveland Indians (662)
Runs:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (141)
Hits:   Paul Molitor - Minnesota Twins (225)
Doubles:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (54)
Triples:   Chuck Knoblauch - Minnesota Twins (14)
Home Runs:   Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics (52)
Runs Batted In:   Albert Belle - Cleveland Indians (148)
Total Bases:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (379)
Walks:   Tony Phillips - Chicago White Sox (125)
Strikeouts:   Jay Buhner - Seattle Mariners (159)
Stolen Bases:   Kenny Lofton - Cleveland Indians (75)
Hit by Pitch:   Brady Anderson - Baltimore Orioles (22)

Wins:   Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees (21)
Losses:   Jim Abbott - California Angels (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Juan Guzman - Toronto Blue Jays (2.93)
Games:   Eddie Guardado - Minnesota Twins, Mike Myers - Detroit Tigers (83)
Complete Games:   Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays (10)
Shutouts:   Ken Hill - Texas Rangers, Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays ()
Saves:   John Wetteland - New York Yankees (43)
Innings Pitched:   Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays (265.2)
Walks:   Rich Robertson - Minnesota Twins (116)
Strikeouts:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (257)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Juan Guzman - Toronto Blue Jays (1.12)
Hits/9 Ip:   Juan Guzman - Toronto Blue Jays (7.58)
HR/9 Ip:   Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays (0.68)
Walks/9 Ip:   Chris Haney - Kansas City Royals (2.01)
SO/9 Ip:   Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (9.53)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Baltimore Orioles$48,726,8323,646,950
Boston Red Sox$39,676,0002,315,231
California Angels$26,892,5001,820,521
Chicago White Sox$41,940,0001,676,403
Cleveland Indians$45,317,9143,318,174
Detroit Tigers$21,941,0001,168,610
Kansas City Royals$18,480,7501,435,997
Milwaukee Brewers$20,482,0001,327,155
Minnesota Twins$21,961,5001,437,352
New York Yankees$52,189,3702,250,877
Oakland Athletics$19,404,5001,148,380
Seattle Mariners$39,221,5012,723,850
Texas Rangers$35,862,0282,889,020
Toronto Blue Jays$28,486,7082,559,573