1996 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 99 | 62 | .615 | -- | 952 | 769 | Mike Hargrove | Jacobs Field | 3,318,174 | $45,317,914 | Albert Belle (2) | Charles Nagy (4) | Lost in 1st Round (Orioles) |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 | 898 | 794 | Terry Bevington | Comiskey Park II | 1,676,403 | $41,940,000 | Frank Thomas (3) | Alex Fernandez (1) | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 | 894 | 899 | Phil Garner | County Stadium | 1,327,155 | $20,482,000 | Kevin Seitzer (27) | Ben McDonald (16) | |
| 4 | Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 | 877 | 900 | Tom Kelly | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrod | 1,437,352 | $21,961,500 | Chuck Knoblauch (5) | Brad Radke (8) | |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 | 746 | 786 | Bob Boone | Kauffman Stadium | 1,435,997 | $18,480,750 | Tom Goodwin (24) | Kevin Appier (7) | |
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | New York Yankees ** | 92 | 70 | .568 | -- | 871 | 787 | Joe Torre | Yankee Stadium | 2,250,877 | $52,189,370 | Cecil Fielder (18) | Andy Pettitte (11) | Won World Series (Braves) |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 | 949 | 903 | Davey Johnson | Oriole Park at Camden Yar | 3,646,950 | $48,726,832 | Roberto Alomar (6) | Mike Mussina (5) | Lost ALCS (Yankees) |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 | 928 | 921 | Kevin Kennedy | Fenway Park | 2,315,231 | $39,676,000 | Mo Vaughn (1) | Roger Clemens (3) | |
| 4 | Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 | 766 | 809 | Cito Gaston | SkyDome | 2,559,573 | $28,486,708 | Ed Sprague (17) | Pat Hentgen (2) | |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 | 783 | 1103 | Buddy Bell | Tiger Stadium | 1,168,610 | $21,941,000 | Cecil Fielder (18) | Felipe Lira (26) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 928 | 799 | Johnny Oates | The Ballpark in Arlington | 2,889,020 | $35,862,028 | Juan Gonzalez (14) | Ken Hill (6) | Lost in 1st Round (Yankees) |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4.5 | 993 | 895 | Lou Piniella | The Kingdome | 2,723,850 | $39,221,501 | Alex Rodriguez (4) | Norm Charlton (37) | |
| 3 | Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12.0 | 861 | 900 | Art Howe | Oakland-Alameda County Co | 1,148,380 | $19,404,500 | Mark McGwire (9) | Mike Mohler (42) | |
| 4 | California Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19.5 | 762 | 943 | Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, Joe Maddon | Anaheim Stadium | 1,820,521 | $26,892,500 | Tim Salmon (46) | Chuck Finley (9) | |
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