Sport in Short: Baseball

------------------------------------------------------------------ AMERICAN LEAGUE ------------------------------------------------------------------ East Division ------------------------------------------------------------------ W L Pct GB Toronto Blue Jays 79 58 .577 - Baltimore Orioles 77 59 .566 1 1/2 Milwaukee Brewers 73 63 .537 5 1/2 Detroit Tigers 64 73 .467 15 New York Yankees 64 73 .467 15 Boston Red Sox 63 73 .463 15 1/2 Cleveland Indians 63 73 .463 15 1/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ West Division ------------------------------------------------------------------ W L Pct GB Oakland Athletics 80 56 .588 - Minnesota Twins 75 62 .547 5 1/2 Chicago White Sox 72 63 .533 7 1/2 Texas Rangers 67 72 .482 14 1/2 California Angels 62 75 .453 18 1/2 Kansas City Royals 61 75 .449 19 Seattle Mariners 56 81 .409 24 1/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL LEAGUE ------------------------------------------------------------------ East Division ------------------------------------------------------------------ W L Pct GB Pittsburgh Pirates 79 57 .581 - Montreal Expos 75 61 .551 4 Chicago Cubs 68 67 .504 10 1/2 St Louis Cardinals 67 67 .500 11 New York Mets 62 73 .459 16 1/2 Philadelphia Phillies 54 80 .403 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------ West Division ------------------------------------------------------------------ W L Pct GB Atlanta Braves 80 55 .593 - Cincinnati Reds 74 62 .544 6 1/2 San Diego Padres 73 62 .541 7 Houston Astros 65 71 .478 15 1/2 San Francisco Giants 60 76 .441 20 1/2 Los Angeles Dodgers 55 81 .404 25 1/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------