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AL Detailed Standings

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck Home Road 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 DET 90 64 .584 --- 5.7 4.6 92-62 -2 50-29 40-35 23-19 74-52 16-12 45-43 45-21
2 CLE 89 65 .578 1.0 1.0 4.6 4.1 85-69 3 51-30 38-35 25-20 51-45 38-20 51-37 38-28
3 NYY 88 66 .571 2.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 92-62 -4 52-24 36-42 22-23 48-40 40-26 44-44 44-22
4 BOS 82 72 .532 8.0 21.0 5.7 5.4 81-73 0 45-34 37-38 26-19 68-58 14-14 39-49 43-23
5 CHW 82 72 .532 8.0 21.0 4.7 4.3 83-71 -1 41-36 41-36 31-32 70-53 12-19 41-47 41-25
6 SLB 67 87 .435 23.0 96.0 4.9 5.7 66-88 0 37-39 30-48 22-21 51-63 16-24 42-68 25-19
7 WSH 64 90 .416 26.0 114.0 4.3 5.3 62-92 1 36-41 28-49 28-29 50-62 14-28 39-71 25-19
8 PHA 54 100 .351 36.0 184.0 4.6 6.1 58-96 -4 29-42 25-58 15-29 43-74 11-26 38-72 16-28
Avg 77 77 .500 5.0 5.0 77-77 42-34 34-42 24-24 56-55 20-21 42-53 34-23

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BOS 33 28.1 5.66 154 6174 5481 872 1566 301 80 145 808 55 49 590 597 .286 .356 .449 .806 104 2462 129 12 91
CHW 27 29.4 4.74 155 6003 5386 735 1499 238 63 73 671 52 60 497 569 .278 .340 .387 .727 87 2082 122 10 110
CLE 28 26.7 4.58 155 5957 5361 710 1422 287 61 101 661 53 36 519 598 .265 .332 .398 .730 91 2134 111 16 61
DET 32 29.4 5.73 155 6183 5418 888 1549 312 65 134 829 66 39 664 554 .286 .366 .442 .808 101 2393 115 24 77
NYY 26 28.1 5.27 155 6045 5286 817 1371 243 66 155 759 59 36 647 605 .259 .344 .418 .762 100 2211 124 36 76
PHA 32 26.8 4.56 154 5948 5304 703 1391 242 53 105 648 48 33 556 655 .262 .334 .387 .722 88 2054 127 19 69
SLB 32 28.1 4.85 156 6051 5416 757 1423 278 58 118 715 51 40 556 638 .263 .333 .401 .734 88 2171 106 16 63
WSH 34 26.8 4.32 154 5909 5365 665 1453 266 67 52 602 94 40 465 504 .271 .331 .374 .706 87 2009 99 18 61
LgAvg 30 27.9 4.97 155 6034 5377 768 1459 271 64 110 712 60 42 562 590 .271 .342 .407 .750 93 2190 117 19 76
241 27.9 4.97 1238 48270 43017 6147 11674 2167 513 883 5693 478 333 4494 4720 .271 .342 .407 .750 93 17516 933 151 608

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BOS 17 28.9 5.36 82 72 .532 4.89 154 154 103 51 4 3 16 1379.2 1568 825 749 124 625 613 23 1 36 6242 92 1.590 10.2 0.8 4.1 4.0 0.98
CHW 12 30.8 4.34 82 72 .532 3.74 155 155 72 83 10 10 18 1386.2 1335 672 576 111 480 574 14 2 31 5916 118 1.309 8.7 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.20
CLE 15 27.0 4.11 89 65 .578 3.63 155 155 83 72 13 13 22 1375.0 1328 637 555 86 512 686 25 2 28 5824 116 1.338 8.7 0.6 3.4 4.5 1.34
DET 17 27.8 4.62 90 64 .584 3.99 155 155 96 59 10 9 23 1375.1 1425 716 609 102 570 752 17 5 25 6020 119 1.451 9.3 0.7 3.7 4.9 1.32
NYY 13 30.0 4.33 88 66 .571 3.89 155 155 79 76 10 9 14 1373.0 1389 671 593 119 511 559 16 3 22 5907 104 1.384 9.1 0.8 3.3 3.7 1.09
PHA 13 27.4 6.05 54 100 .351 5.22 154 154 82 72 4 4 12 1345.0 1543 932 780 135 534 488 15 5 40 6090 85 1.544 10.3 0.9 3.6 3.3 0.91
SLB 14 29.8 5.65 67 87 .435 5.12 156 156 92 64 4 4 9 1373.1 1592 882 782 113 646 439 20 3 42 6225 90 1.630 10.4 0.7 4.2 2.9 0.68
WSH 15 26.0 5.27 64 90 .416 4.59 154 154 80 74 6 6 7 1350.0 1494 811 689 93 618 618 21 4 47 6044 91 1.564 10.0 0.6 4.1 4.1 1.00
LgAvg 14 28.5 4.96 77 77 .500 4.38 155 155 86 69 15 1370 1459 768 667 110 562 591 19 3 34 6034 100 1.476 9.6 0.7 3.7 3.9 1.05
114 28.5 4.96 616 616 .500 4.38 1238 1238 687 551 121 10958.0 11674 6146 5333 883 4496 4729 151 25 271 48268 100 1.476 9.6 0.7 3.7 3.9 1.05

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld%
BOS 32 5.36 .678 154 6121 4140 1808 173 156 .972
CHW 26 4.34 .715 155 5993 4159 1649 185 125 .969
CLE 30 4.11 .704 155 5888 4118 1622 148 164 .975
DET 34 4.63 .684 155 6056 4126 1736 194 116 .968
NYY 27 4.33 .708 155 5991 4121 1718 152 158 .975
PHA 33 6.05 .680 154 5940 4035 1667 238 131 .960
SLB 31 5.65 .684 156 6169 4120 1891 158 179 .974
WSH 35 5.27 .675 154 5998 4058 1748 192 166 .968
LgAvg 31 4.97 .691 155 6020 4110 1730 180 149 .970
245 4.97 .691 1238 48156 32877 13839 1440 1195 .970
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