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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 NYY 99 52 .656 --- 5.3 3.6 101-50 -2 50-27 49-25 18-18 56-25 43-27 49-36 50-16
2 CLE 92 62 .597 8.5 8.5 5.0 4.0 93-61 -1 53-24 39-38 23-16 48-34 44-28 42-46 50-16
3 CHW 89 65 .578 11.5 14.5 4.6 3.8 90-64 -1 41-36 48-29 21-22 65-39 24-26 48-40 41-25
4 BOS 84 69 .549 16.0 28.0 4.3 4.1 80-73 3 38-38 46-31 35-16 67-57 17-12 39-48 45-21
5 WSH 76 76 .500 23.5 58.0 4.5 4.0 84-68 -8 39-36 37-40 19-24 52-46 24-30 39-47 37-29
6 DET 60 94 .390 40.5 143.0 4.4 5.8 58-96 1 30-47 30-47 17-22 48-73 12-21 42-68 18-26
7 PHA 59 95 .383 41.5 149.0 4.0 5.1 60-94 -1 27-50 32-45 16-18 36-72 23-23 35-75 24-20
8 SLB 54 100 .351 46.5 184.0 3.6 5.1 53-101 0 23-54 31-46 16-29 33-64 21-36 30-80 24-20
Avg 76 76 .500 4.5 4.4 77-76 37-39 39-37 20-20 50-51 26-25 40-55 36-21

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-2):   New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers

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 36 26.4 4.29 153 5878 5246 656 1385 255 37 101 614 33 45 495 600 .264 .332 .384 .716 89 2017 109 38 99
CHW 34 28.9 4.59 156 5986 5212 716 1345 226 53 74 669 73 55 600 529 .258 .341 .364 .705 88 1899 146 54 120
CLE 33 29.6 4.96 155 6018 5285 769 1426 201 29 160 730 33 29 608 682 .270 .349 .410 .759 106 2165 125 35 90
DET 43 28.4 4.40 158 6151 5553 695 1479 259 44 108 661 30 35 505 602 .266 .331 .387 .718 94 2150 139 30 63
NYY 35 28.4 5.28 151 5960 5194 798 1420 226 52 139 762 34 44 655 643 .273 .358 .417 .776 112 2167 105 34 77
PHA 33 30.2 4.03 157 6028 5455 632 1398 205 38 116 588 41 24 498 602 .256 .321 .372 .693 84 2027 141 24 51
SLB 37 28.3 3.60 154 5876 5264 555 1310 214 25 112 522 17 34 506 644 .249 .317 .363 .680 82 1910 144 17 89
WSH 38 28.6 4.52 152 5857 5149 687 1354 230 53 69 644 65 36 595 604 .263 .343 .368 .711 94 1897 134 31 82
LgAvg 33 28.6 4.46 155 5969 5295 689 1390 227 41 110 649 41 38 558 613 .262 .336 .383 .720 93 2029 130 33 84
265 28.6 4.46 1236 47754 42358 5508 11117 1816 331 879 5190 326 302 4462 4906 .262 .336 .383 .720 93 16232 1043 263 671

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 15 29.6 4.13 84 69 .549 3.59 153 153 112 41 15 14 37 1373.0 1333 632 547 92 584 642 23 3 28 5930 117 1.396 8.7 0.6 3.8 4.2 1.10
CHW 15 30.0 3.79 89 65 .578 3.41 156 156 99 57 17 16 33 1403.2 1299 592 532 113 583 714 23 5 37 5963 118 1.341 8.3 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22
CLE 14 30.6 4.05 92 62 .597 3.64 155 155 74 81 11 11 15 1373.0 1311 627 556 92 519 586 35 2 24 5807 103 1.333 8.6 0.6 3.4 3.8 1.13
DET 20 26.6 5.84 60 94 .390 5.25 158 158 108 50 2 2 16 1415.0 1633 923 826 154 585 645 41 2 43 6351 78 1.567 10.4 1.0 3.7 4.1 1.10
NYY 14 31.0 3.62 99 52 .656 3.20 151 151 102 50 18 16 38 1358.1 1286 547 483 94 500 604 33 2 15 5724 116 1.315 8.5 0.6 3.3 4.0 1.21
PHA 16 29.0 5.09 59 95 .383 4.67 157 157 106 51 7 6 11 1409.0 1475 799 731 121 594 566 57 2 51 6186 92 1.468 9.4 0.8 3.8 3.6 0.95
SLB 15 31.0 5.05 54 100 .351 4.48 154 154 126 28 10 7 24 1383.2 1467 778 688 101 626 639 25 3 33 6113 94 1.513 9.5 0.7 4.1 4.2 1.02
WSH 15 30.8 4.04 76 76 .500 3.66 152 152 76 76 16 16 10 1344.2 1313 614 547 112 478 515 26 2 16 5686 107 1.332 8.8 0.7 3.2 3.4 1.08
LgAvg 14 29.8 4.46 77 77 .500 4.00 155 155 100 54 23 1383 1390 689 614 110 559 614 33 3 31 5970 101 1.409 9.0 0.7 3.6 4.0 1.10
113 29.8 4.46 613 613 .500 4.00 1236 1236 803 434 184 11060.1 11117 5512 4910 879 4469 4911 263 21 247 47760 101 1.409 9.0 0.7 3.6 4.0 1.10

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld%
BOS 35 4.13 .708 153 6005 4127 1731 147 173 .976
CHW 36 3.79 .720 156 6110 4209 1776 125 144 .980
CLE 34 4.05 .715 155 6047 4121 1800 126 197 .979
DET 42 5.84 .683 158 6119 4242 1742 135 149 .978
NYY 35 3.62 .716 151 5945 4077 1742 126 182 .979
PHA 36 5.09 .702 157 6066 4219 1710 137 161 .977
SLB 37 5.05 .689 154 5946 4150 1644 152 165 .974
WSH 38 4.04 .719 152 5788 4030 1638 120 173 .979
LgAvg 34 4.46 .706 155 6003 4147 1723 134 168 .978
269 4.46 .706 1236 48026 33175 13783 1068 1344 .978
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