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East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Baltimore Orioles BAL 108 54 .667 --
New York Yankees NYY 93 69 .574 15.0
Boston Red Sox BOS 87 75 .537 21.0
Detroit Tigers DET 79 83 .488 29.0
Cleveland Indians CLE 76 86 .469 32.0
Washington Senators WSA 70 92 .432 38.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Minnesota Twins MIN 98 64 .605 --
Oakland Athletics OAK 89 73 .549 9.0
California Angels CAL 86 76 .531 12.0
Kansas City Royals KCR 65 97 .401 33.0
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 65 97 .401 33.0
Chicago White Sox CHW 56 106 .346 42.0
Expanded Standings

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-1):   Baltimore Orioles over Cincinnati Reds
LgChampSeries (3-0):   Baltimore Orioles over Minnesota Twins

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
BAL 31 28.8 4.89 162 6416 5545 792 1424 213 25 179 748 84 39 717 952 .257 .344 .401 .745 105 2224 110 44 64 46 64
BOS 38 26.5 4.85 162 6250 5535 786 1450 252 28 203 743 50 48 594 855 .262 .335 .428 .763 103 2367 137 40 34 47 47
CAL 37 26.6 3.90 162 6114 5532 631 1391 197 40 114 598 69 27 447 922 .251 .309 .363 .672 89 2010 118 29 69 37 56
CHW 37 27.1 3.91 162 6132 5514 633 1394 192 20 123 587 53 33 477 872 .253 .315 .362 .676 86 1995 132 42 51 48 41
CLE 36 26.2 4.01 162 6124 5463 649 1358 197 23 183 617 25 36 503 909 .249 .314 .394 .707 91 2150 119 37 76 45 42
DET 34 28.7 4.11 162 6199 5377 666 1282 207 38 148 619 29 30 656 825 .238 .322 .374 .696 91 2009 134 34 83 49 56
KCR 38 26.4 3.77 162 6128 5503 611 1341 202 41 97 572 97 53 514 958 .244 .309 .348 .657 82 1916 123 21 63 27 42
MIL 41 29.3 3.75 163 6170 5395 612 1305 202 24 126 571 91 73 592 985 .242 .319 .358 .678 87 1933 132 36 115 32 54
MIN 35 28.6 4.59 162 6143 5483 744 1438 230 41 153 694 57 52 501 905 .262 .327 .403 .730 98 2209 132 42 79 38 65
NYY 32 27.0 4.17 163 6211 5492 680 1381 208 41 111 627 105 61 588 808 .251 .324 .365 .689 94 2004 115 25 60 46 48
OAK 37 27.8 4.19 162 6105 5376 678 1338 208 24 171 630 131 68 584 977 .249 .325 .392 .717 100 2107 121 36 73 36 55
WSA 37 28.1 3.86 162 6223 5460 626 1302 184 28 138 583 72 42 635 989 .238 .321 .358 .679 92 1956 133 46 44 38 68
LgAvg 34 27.6 4.17 162 6185 5473 676 1367 208 31 146 632 72 47 567 913 .250 .322 .379 .701 93 2073 126 36 68 41 53
406 27.6 4.17 1946 74215 65675 8108 16404 2492 373 1746 7589 863 562 6808 10957 .250 .322 .379 .701 93 24880 1506 432 811 489 638

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
BAL 12 28.5 3.54 108 54 .667 3.15 162 162 102 60 12 12 31 1478.2 1317 574 517 139 469 40 941 23 5 44 6099 116 1.208 8.0 0.8 2.9 5.7 2.01
BOS 20 27.9 4.46 87 75 .537 3.90 162 162 124 38 8 7 44 1446.1 1391 722 626 156 594 49 1003 44 5 70 6258 102 1.372 8.7 1.0 3.7 6.2 1.69
CAL 16 26.0 3.89 86 76 .531 3.48 162 162 141 21 10 8 49 1462.1 1280 630 566 154 559 67 922 43 10 52 6100 104 1.258 7.9 0.9 3.4 5.7 1.65
CHW 21 27.0 5.07 56 106 .346 4.56 162 162 142 20 6 5 30 1430.1 1554 822 725 164 556 67 762 44 4 63 6272 83 1.475 9.8 1.0 3.5 4.8 1.37
CLE 16 25.9 4.17 76 86 .469 3.91 162 162 128 34 8 5 35 1451.1 1333 675 630 163 689 62 1076 40 4 53 6228 100 1.393 8.3 1.0 4.3 6.7 1.56
DET 16 26.6 4.51 79 83 .488 4.09 162 162 129 33 9 7 39 1447.1 1443 731 658 153 623 31 1045 35 5 56 6319 92 1.427 9.0 1.0 3.9 6.5 1.68
KCR 17 26.2 4.35 65 97 .401 3.78 162 162 132 30 11 7 25 1463.2 1346 705 615 138 641 29 915 34 5 56 6253 98 1.358 8.3 0.8 3.9 5.6 1.43
MIL 19 27.8 4.61 65 97 .401 4.21 163 163 132 31 2 2 27 1446.2 1397 751 676 146 587 68 895 45 3 46 6236 89 1.371 8.7 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.52
MIN 13 28.1 3.73 98 64 .605 3.23 162 162 136 26 12 8 58 1448.1 1329 605 520 130 486 51 940 37 4 38 6071 117 1.253 8.3 0.8 3.0 5.8 1.93
NYY 17 27.4 3.75 93 69 .574 3.25 163 163 127 36 6 5 49 1471.2 1386 612 531 130 451 54 777 26 2 32 6143 109 1.248 8.5 0.8 2.8 4.8 1.72
OAK 16 27.2 3.66 89 73 .549 3.30 162 162 129 33 15 11 40 1442.2 1253 593 529 134 542 45 858 34 3 56 6029 107 1.244 7.8 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.58
WSA 17 27.6 4.25 70 92 .432 3.80 162 162 142 20 11 7 40 1457.2 1375 689 615 139 611 75 823 27 5 51 6207 93 1.362 8.5 0.9 3.8 5.1 1.35
LgAvg 16 27.2 4.17 81 81 .500 3.72 162 162 130 32 39 1454 1367 676 601 146 567 53 913 36 5 51 6185 100 1.330 8.5 0.9 3.5 5.7 1.61
189 27.2 4.17 972 972 .500 3.72 1946 1946 1564 382 467 17447.0 16404 8109 7208 1746 6808 638 10957 432 55 617 74215 100 1.330 8.5 0.9 3.5 5.7 1.61

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
BAL 32 3.54 .723 162 1458 13308.0 6240 4430 1693 117 148 .981 59.3 5.3 43.3 7.4 35.8 8 3 5 12 44 55 43 44%
BOS 40 4.46 .700 162 1456 12995.0 6076 4324 1596 156 131 .974 13.0 1.2 11.0 7.2 4.2 13 -2 -9 13 70 72 35 33%
CAL 39 3.89 .727 162 1458 13161.0 6290 4381 1782 127 169 .980 57.6 5.3 53.6 19.2 34.0 2 8 -6 27 51 78 42 35%
CHW 42 5.07 .684 162 1458 12873.0 6511 4288 2058 165 187 .975 -67.3 -6.3 -52.3 -16.9 -35.2 3 -2 -16 27 64 106 43 29%
CLE 36 4.17 .706 162 1458 13062.0 6230 4357 1740 133 168 .979 8.2 0.8 4.2 0.1 4.7 -7 5 6 23 53 57 58 50%
DET 35 4.51 .692 162 1458 13026.0 6116 4343 1640 133 142 .978 -55.4 -5.1 -48.4 -18.4 -29.8 0 -8 1 15 56 68 51 43%
KCR 38 4.35 .711 162 1458 13173.0 6248 4390 1706 152 162 .976 2.3 0.2 8.3 0.1 7.7 -6 2 -2 16 56 99 61 38%
MIL 45 4.61 .707 163 1467 13020.0 6188 4321 1731 136 142 .978 -34.8 -3.2 -24.8 -27.7 3.0 -6 -4 0 9 46 104 50 32%
MIN 35 3.73 .714 162 1458 13035.0 6104 4345 1636 123 130 .980 52.8 4.9 42.8 14.9 28.0 5 -4 9 11 38 55 47 46%
NYY 34 3.75 .718 163 1467 13245.0 6466 4407 1929 130 146 .980 25.3 2.3 27.3 2.4 24.8 -10 -3 11 12 32 41 41 50%
OAK 39 3.66 .728 162 1458 12984.0 6133 4322 1670 141 152 .977 39.8 3.7 32.8 21.6 11.4 7 3 -3 12 56 72 41 36%
WSA 39 4.25 .716 162 1458 13119.0 6426 4367 1943 116 173 .982 42.0 3.8 49.0 24.9 24.0 -16 2 7 12 51 55 49 47%
LgAvg 36 4.17 .710 162 1459 13083 6252 4356 1760 136 154 .978 12 0 12 3 9 0 0 0 16 51 72 47 39%
426 4.17 .710 1946 17512 157001.0 75028 52275 21124 1629 1850 .978 142.8 1.1 146.8 34.8 112.6 -7 0 3 189 617 862 561 39%
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