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Standings

Central
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Cleveland Indians8675.534--Mike Hargrove
Chicago White Sox8081.4976.0Terry Bevington
Milwaukee Brewers7883.4848.0Phil Garner
Minnesota Twins6894.42018.5Tom Kelly
Kansas City Royals6794.41619.0Bob Boone
Tony Muser
East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Baltimore Orioles9864.605--Davey Johnson
New York Yankees9666.5932.0Joe Torre
Detroit Tigers7983.48819.0Buddy Bell
Boston Red Sox7884.48120.0Jimy Williams
Toronto Blue Jays7686.46922.0Cito Gaston
Mel Queen
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Seattle Mariners9072.556--Lou Piniella
Anaheim Angels8478.5196.0Terry Collins
Texas Rangers7785.47513.0Johnny Oates
Oakland Athletics6597.40125.0Art Howe

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Frank Thomas - Chicago White Sox (.347)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Frank Thomas - Chicago White Sox (.456)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (.646)
At Bats:   Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox (684)
Runs:   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (125)
Hits:   Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox (209)
Doubles:   John Valentin - Boston Red Sox (47)
Triples:   Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox (11)
Home Runs:   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (56)
Runs Batted In:   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (147)
Total Bases:   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (393)
Walks:   Jim Thome - Cleveland Indians (120)
Strikeouts:   Jay Buhner - Seattle Mariners (175)
Stolen Bases:   Brian Hunter - Detroit Tigers (74)
Hit by Pitch:   Brady Anderson - Baltimore Orioles (19)

Wins:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (21)
Losses:   Tim Wakefield - Boston Red Sox, Cal Eldred - Milwaukee Brewers, James Baldwin - Chicago White Sox (15)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (2.05)
Games:   Mike Myers - Detroit Tigers (88)
Complete Games:   Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays, Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (9)
Shutouts:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays, Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays ()
Saves:   Randy Myers - Baltimore Orioles (45)
Innings Pitched:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays, Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays (264)
Walks:   Ken Hill - Anaheim Angels,Texas Rangers (95)
Strikeouts:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (292)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (1.03)
Hits/9 Ip:   Randy Johnson - Seattle Mariners (6.21)
HR/9 Ip:   Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees (0.26)
Walks/9 Ip:   John Burkett - Texas Rangers (1.43)
SO/9 Ip:   Randy Johnson - Seattle Mariners (12.30)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Anaheim Angels$29,452,6721,767,330
Baltimore Orioles$54,871,3993,711,132
Boston Red Sox$43,232,0002,226,136
Chicago White Sox$54,377,5001,864,782
Cleveland Indians$54,130,2323,404,750
Detroit Tigers$16,304,5001,365,157
Kansas City Royals$31,225,0001,517,638
Milwaukee Brewers$21,320,3321,444,027
Minnesota Twins$25,747,5001,411,064
New York Yankees$59,148,8772,580,325
Oakland Athletics$21,911,0001,264,218
Seattle Mariners$39,667,6283,192,237
Texas Rangers$50,112,2682,945,228
Toronto Blue Jays$45,894,8332,589,297




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