2012 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 |
| 1 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- | 726 | 670 | Jim Leyland | Comerica Park | 3,028,033 | $132,300,000 | Miguel Cabrera (1) | Justin Verlander (1) | Lost World Series (Giants) |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 | 748 | 676 | Robin Ventura | U.S. Cellular Field | 1,965,955 | $96,919,500 | Alex Rios (11) | Jake Peavy (5) | |
| 3 | Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 16.0 | 676 | 746 | Ned Yost | Kauffman Stadium | 1,739,859 | $60,916,225 | Billy Butler (8) | Bruce Chen (16) | |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 20.0 | 667 | 845 | Manny Acta | Progressive Field | 1,603,596 | $78,430,300 | Shin-Soo Choo (19) | Justin Masterson (20) | |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22.0 | 701 | 832 | Ron Gardenhire | Target Field | 2,776,354 | $94,085,000 | Josh Willingham (12) | Scott Diamond (23) | |
| East |
| 1 | New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- | 804 | 668 | Joe Girardi | Yankee Stadium II | 3,542,406 | $197,962,289 | Robinson Cano (4) | Hiroki Kuroda (6) | Lost in ALCS (Tigers) |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | 2.0 | 717 | 706 | Buck Showalter | Oriole Park at Camden Yar | 2,102,240 | $81,428,999 | Adam Jones (10) | Jim Johnson (28) | Lost in 1st Round (Yankees) |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 | 697 | 577 | Joe Maddon | Tropicana Field | 1,559,681 | $64,173,500 | Ben Zobrist (16) | James Shields (3) | |
| 4 | Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.0 | 716 | 789 | John Farrell | Rogers Centre | 2,099,663 | $75,489,200 | Edwin Encarnacion (5) | Henderson Alvarez (36) | |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 | 734 | 806 | Bobby Valentine | Fenway Park | 3,043,003 | $173,186,617 | Dustin Pedroia (44) | Jon Lester (17) | |
| West |
| Los Angeles Angels | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4.0 | 767 | 699 | Mike Scioscia | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | 3,061,770 | $154,485,166 | Mike Trout (3) | Jered Weaver (7) | |
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 64 | 68 | .485 | 15.0 | 713 | 614 | Bob Melvin | Oakland-Alameda County Co | 1,679,013 | $55,372,500 | Jemile Weeks (26) | Jarrod Parker (21) | Lost in 1st Round (Tigers) |
| 2 | Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | -- | 809 | 712 | Ron Washington | Rangers Ballpark in Arlin | 3,460,280 | $120,510,974 | Adrian Beltre (6) | Matt Harrison (10) | Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Orioles) |
| 4 | Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18.0 | 619 | 651 | Eric Wedge | Safeco Field | 1,721,920 | $117,620,683 | Ichiro Suzuki (24) | Felix Hernandez (2) | |