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East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Detroit Tigers DET 86 70 .551 --
Boston Red Sox BOS 85 70 .548 0.5
Baltimore Orioles BAL 80 74 .519 5.0
New York Yankees NYY 79 76 .510 6.5
Cleveland Indians CLE 72 84 .462 14.0
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 65 91 .417 21.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Oakland Athletics OAK 93 62 .600 --
Chicago White Sox CHW 87 67 .565 5.5
Minnesota Twins MIN 77 77 .500 15.5
Kansas City Royals KCR 76 78 .494 16.5
California Angels CAL 75 80 .484 18.0
Texas Rangers TEX 54 100 .351 38.5
Expanded Standings

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Oakland Athletics 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
BAL 32 28.7 3.37 154 5676 5028 519 1153 193 29 100 483 78 41 507 935 .229 .302 .339 .641 89 1704 113 36 65 40 57
BOS 38 28.9 4.13 155 5871 5208 640 1289 229 34 124 594 66 30 522 858 .248 .318 .376 .694 101 1958 111 37 56 48 49
CAL 40 29.0 2.93 155 5639 5165 454 1249 171 26 78 420 57 37 358 850 .242 .293 .330 .623 91 1706 125 25 66 25 52
CHW 40 26.6 3.68 154 5721 5083 566 1208 170 28 108 528 100 52 511 991 .238 .310 .346 .656 93 1758 113 34 68 25 69
CLE 36 25.4 3.03 156 5769 5207 472 1220 187 18 91 440 49 53 420 762 .234 .293 .330 .623 83 1716 112 26 83 33 62
DET 44 30.6 3.58 156 5721 5099 558 1206 179 32 122 531 17 21 483 793 .237 .305 .356 .661 94 1815 125 31 74 34 65
KCR 34 27.7 3.77 154 5845 5167 580 1317 220 26 78 547 85 44 534 711 .255 .327 .353 .679 104 1823 134 34 72 38 57
MIL 35 26.6 3.16 156 5733 5124 493 1204 167 22 88 461 64 57 472 868 .235 .302 .328 .629 90 1679 144 29 78 30 42
MIN 33 27.3 3.49 154 5848 5234 537 1277 182 31 93 506 53 41 478 905 .244 .310 .344 .654 91 1800 129 35 73 28 53
NYY 36 28.7 3.59 155 5793 5168 557 1288 201 24 103 526 71 42 491 689 .249 .316 .357 .673 103 1846 112 29 74 31 47
OAK 47 27.7 3.90 155 5846 5200 604 1248 195 29 134 565 87 48 463 886 .240 .306 .366 .672 104 1903 112 47 100 36 55
TEX 38 26.1 2.99 154 5680 5029 461 1092 166 17 56 424 126 73 503 926 .217 .290 .290 .581 77 1460 100 30 84 34 41
LgAvg 36 27.8 3.47 155 5762 5143 537 1229 188 26 98 502 71 45 479 848 .239 .306 .343 .649 93 1764 119 33 74 34 54
432 27.8 3.47 1858 69142 61712 6441 14751 2260 316 1175 6025 853 539 5742 10174 .239 .306 .343 .649 93 21168 1430 393 893 402 649

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 11 28.8 2.79 80 74 .519 2.54 154 154 92 62 20 18 21 1371.2 1116 430 387 85 395 52 788 15 2 35 5493 122 1.102 7.3 0.6 2.6 5.2 1.99
BOS 17 28.9 4.00 85 70 .548 3.50 155 155 107 48 20 18 25 1382.2 1309 620 538 101 512 49 918 39 2 32 5875 93 1.317 8.5 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.79
CAL 16 27.5 3.44 75 80 .484 3.06 155 155 98 57 18 17 16 1377.2 1109 533 469 90 620 53 1000 28 3 49 5747 95 1.255 7.2 0.6 4.1 6.5 1.61
CHW 17 26.0 3.49 87 67 .565 3.12 154 154 118 36 14 11 42 1385.1 1269 538 480 94 431 29 936 27 2 47 5743 101 1.227 8.2 0.6 2.8 6.1 2.17
CLE 16 26.6 3.33 72 84 .462 2.97 156 156 109 47 13 11 24 1410.0 1232 519 465 123 534 92 846 40 4 43 5877 110 1.252 7.9 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.58
DET 20 27.8 3.29 86 70 .551 2.96 156 156 110 46 11 11 33 1388.1 1212 514 457 101 465 41 952 47 0 41 5748 107 1.208 7.9 0.7 3.0 6.2 2.05
KCR 15 27.3 3.54 76 78 .494 3.24 154 154 110 44 16 14 29 1381.1 1293 545 497 85 405 33 801 30 3 37 5698 93 1.229 8.4 0.6 2.6 5.2 1.98
MIL 14 25.9 3.81 65 91 .417 3.45 156 156 119 37 14 10 32 1391.2 1289 595 534 116 486 82 740 33 1 41 5857 87 1.275 8.3 0.8 3.1 4.8 1.52
MIN 12 26.9 3.47 77 77 .500 2.86 154 154 117 37 17 11 34 1399.1 1188 535 444 105 444 42 838 37 5 26 5750 113 1.166 7.6 0.7 2.9 5.4 1.89
NYY 18 28.1 3.40 79 76 .510 3.03 155 155 120 35 19 14 39 1373.1 1306 527 463 87 419 61 625 30 1 47 5726 97 1.256 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.1 1.49
OAK 15 27.0 2.95 93 62 .600 2.58 155 155 113 42 23 15 43 1417.2 1170 457 406 96 418 41 862 19 2 29 5718 111 1.120 7.4 0.6 2.7 5.5 2.06
TEX 16 25.6 4.08 54 100 .351 3.54 154 154 143 11 8 6 34 1374.2 1258 628 540 92 613 74 868 48 4 44 5910 85 1.361 8.2 0.6 4.0 5.7 1.42
LgAvg 15 27.2 3.47 77 77 .500 3.07 155 155 113 42 31 1388 1229 537 473 98 479 54 848 33 2 39 5762 100 1.231 8.0 0.6 3.1 5.5 1.77
179 27.2 3.47 929 929 .500 3.07 1858 1858 1356 502 372 16653.2 14751 6441 5680 1175 5742 649 10174 393 29 471 69142 100 1.231 8.0 0.6 3.1 5.5 1.77

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 2.79 .739 154 1386 12345.0 5866 4113 1653 100 150 .983 77.8 7.6 65.8 42.1 23.2 -2 6 8 6 35 44 44 50%
BOS 37 4.00 .699 155 1395 12444.0 5885 4145 1610 130 141 .978 -42.9 -4.1 -42.9 -54.3 11.5 1 -1 0 10 32 66 40 38%
CAL 38 3.44 .727 155 1395 12399.0 5853 4132 1607 114 135 .981 8.1 0.8 24.1 -2.3 26.5 0 -3 -13 21 49 102 44 30%
CHW 40 3.49 .703 154 1386 12468.0 5967 4146 1686 135 136 .977 -64.7 -6.2 -46.7 -35.3 -11.5 -6 -14 2 23 46 75 60 44%
CLE 36 3.33 .727 156 1404 12690.0 6079 4227 1736 116 157 .981 47.7 4.5 44.7 1.0 43.6 3 0 0 16 43 66 43 39%
DET 43 3.29 .719 156 1404 12495.0 5874 4161 1617 96 137 .984 7.5 0.7 11.5 13.3 -1.7 1 -2 -3 14 41 87 46 35%
KCR 34 3.54 .707 154 1386 12431.0 6015 4140 1759 116 164 .981 -15.9 -1.5 -6.9 -17.9 11.2 -9 6 -6 17 37 86 42 33%
MIL 35 3.81 .718 156 1404 12521.2 5916 4175 1602 139 145 .977 30.2 2.9 23.2 22.5 0.8 2 5 0 10 41 65 43 40%
MIN 33 3.47 .725 154 1386 12594.0 6087 4198 1730 159 133 .974 58.8 5.6 48.8 15.1 33.6 3 2 5 7 26 69 48 41%
NYY 35 3.40 .713 155 1395 12360.0 6114 4120 1860 134 179 .978 -3.4 -0.3 -1.4 -19.3 17.6 1 1 -4 10 47 42 34 45%
OAK 45 2.95 .732 155 1395 12759.0 6075 4250 1695 130 146 .979 49.6 4.7 34.6 10.7 24.1 5 9 1 13 29 72 38 35%
TEX 38 4.08 .703 154 1386 12372.0 5900 4116 1618 166 147 .972 -26.1 -2.5 -21.1 -41.8 20.7 -1 -5 1 14 44 77 56 42%
LgAvg 36 3.47 .718 155 1394 12490 5969 4160 1681 128 148 .979 11 0 11 -5 17 0 0 0 13 39 71 45 39%
426 3.47 .718 1858 16722 149878.2 71631 49923 20173 1535 1770 .979 126.7 1.0 133.7 -66.2 199.6 -2 4 -9 161 470 851 538 39%
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