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Standings

Central
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Cleveland Indians8973.549--Mike Hargrove
Chicago White Sox8082.4949.0Jerry Manuel
Kansas City Royals7289.44716.5Tony Muser
Minnesota Twins7092.43219.0Tom Kelly
Detroit Tigers6597.40124.0Buddy Bell
Larry Parrish
East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees11448.704--Joe Torre
Boston Red Sox9270.56822.0Jimy Williams
Toronto Blue Jays8874.54326.0Tim Johnson
Baltimore Orioles7983.48835.0Ray Miller
Tampa Bay Rays6399.38951.0Larry Rothschild
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Texas Rangers8874.543--Johnny Oates
Anaheim Angels8577.5253.0Terry Collins
Seattle Mariners7685.47211.5Lou Piniella
Oakland Athletics7488.45714.0Art Howe

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Bernie Williams - New York Yankees (.339)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Edgar Martinez - Seattle Mariners (.429)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Albert Belle - Chicago White Sox (.655)
At Bats:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (686)
Runs:   Derek Jeter - New York Yankees (127)
Hits:   Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners (213)
Doubles:   Juan Gonzalez - Texas Rangers (50)
Triples:   Jose Offerman - Kansas City Royals (13)
Home Runs:   Ken Griffey - Seattle Mariners (56)
Runs Batted In:   Juan Gonzalez - Texas Rangers (157)
Total Bases:   Albert Belle - Chicago White Sox (399)
Walks:   Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics (118)
Strikeouts:   Jose Canseco - Toronto Blue Jays (159)
Stolen Bases:   Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics (66)
Hit by Pitch:   Chuck Knoblauch - New York Yankees (18)

Wins:   David Cone - New York Yankees, Rick Helling - Texas Rangers, Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (20)
Losses:   Juan Guzman - Baltimore Orioles,Toronto Blue Jays, Jaime Navarro - Chicago White Sox, Tom Candiotti - Oakland Athletics (16)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (2.65)
Games:   Sean Runyan - Detroit Tigers (88)
Complete Games:   Scott Erickson - Baltimore Orioles (11)
Shutouts:   David Wells - New York Yankees (5)
Saves:   Tom Gordon - Boston Red Sox (46)
Innings Pitched:   Scott Erickson - Baltimore Orioles (251.1)
Walks:   Tony Saunders - Tampa Bay Rays (111)
Strikeouts:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (271)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   David Wells - New York Yankees (1.05)
Hits/9 Ip:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (6.48)
HR/9 Ip:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (0.42)
Walks/9 Ip:   David Wells - New York Yankees (1.22)
SO/9 Ip:   Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays (10.39)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Anaheim Angels$38,537,0002,519,280
Baltimore Orioles$70,408,1343,684,650
Boston Red Sox$51,647,0002,314,704
Chicago White Sox$36,840,0001,391,146
Cleveland Indians$59,033,4993,467,299
Detroit Tigers$22,625,0001,409,391
Kansas City Royals$32,912,5001,494,875
Minnesota Twins$26,182,5001,165,976
New York Yankees$63,159,8982,955,193
Oakland Athletics$20,063,0001,232,343
Seattle Mariners$52,032,2912,651,511
Tampa Bay Rays$25,317,5002,506,293
Texas Rangers$54,704,5952,927,399
Toronto Blue Jays$48,415,0002,454,303