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1987 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Minnesota Twins over St. Louis Cardinals
LgChampSeries (4-1):   Minnesota Twins over Detroit Tigers

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Detroit Tigers DET 98 64 .605 --
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 96 66 .593 2.0
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 91 71 .562 7.0
New York Yankees NYY 89 73 .549 9.0
Boston Red Sox BOS 78 84 .481 20.0
Baltimore Orioles BAL 67 95 .414 31.0
Cleveland Indians CLE 61 101 .377 37.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Minnesota Twins MIN 85 77 .525 --
Kansas City Royals KCR 83 79 .512 2.0
Oakland Athletics OAK 81 81 .500 4.0
Seattle Mariners SEA 78 84 .481 7.0
Chicago White Sox CHW 77 85 .475 8.0
California Angels CAL 75 87 .463 10.0
Texas Rangers TEX 75 87 .463 10.0

AL East Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 DET 98 64 .605 --- 5.5 4.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 96-66 2 47-31 51-33 54-27 44-37 9-5 26-16 71-39 27-25 36-39 62-25
2 TOR 96 66 .593 2.0 2.0 5.2 4.0 1.2 -0.1 1.1 100-62 -4 44-34 52-32 52-29 44-37 10-7 27-24 74-38 22-28 35-40 61-26
3 MIL 91 71 .562 7.0 12.0 5.3 5.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 85-77 6 50-28 41-43 48-33 43-38 10-7 24-20 64-44 27-27 40-35 51-36
4 NYY 89 73 .549 9.0 18.0 4.9 4.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 84-78 5 43-35 46-38 51-30 38-43 8-4 24-16 58-47 31-26 38-37 51-36
5 BOS 78 84 .481 20.0 62.0 5.2 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -5 40-38 38-46 50-30 28-54 3-12 18-21 52-62 26-22 38-50 40-34
6 BAL 67 95 .414 31.0 117.0 4.5 5.4 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 67-95 0 18-60 49-35 31-51 36-44 5-8 25-21 45-59 22-36 31-57 36-38
7 CLE 61 101 .377 37.0 153.0 4.6 5.9 -1.3 0.1 -1.2 62-100 -1 31-47 30-54 35-46 26-55 5-10 19-29 44-70 17-31 32-56 29-45
Avg 82 79 .511 5.0 4.9 82-79 39-39 43-40 45-35 37-44 7-7 23-21 58-51 24-27 35-44 47-34

AL West Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 MIN 85 77 .525 --- 4.9 5.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 79-83 6 43-41 42-36 56-25 29-52 9-2 24-22 57-53 28-24 37-37 48-40
2 KCR 83 79 .512 2.0 2.0 4.4 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 84-78 -1 39-45 44-34 46-35 37-44 5-3 22-21 60-53 23-26 37-37 46-42
3 OAK 81 81 .500 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -2 48-36 33-45 42-39 39-42 8-7 20-27 53-55 28-26 38-36 43-45
4 SEA 78 84 .481 7.0 15.0 4.7 4.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 77-85 1 40-44 38-40 40-41 38-43 4-5 19-15 54-59 24-25 36-51 42-33
5 CHW 77 85 .475 8.0 19.0 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 81-81 -4 38-46 39-39 38-43 39-42 8-9 19-22 52-50 25-35 39-48 38-37
6 TEX 75 87 .463 10.0 29.0 5.1 5.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 79-83 -4 37-47 38-40 43-38 32-49 8-9 18-21 45-55 30-32 37-50 38-37
7 CAL 75 87 .463 10.0 29.0 4.8 5.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 78-84 -3 36-48 39-39 38-43 37-44 9-13 17-27 55-56 20-31 37-50 38-37
Avg 79 82 .489 4.8 4.8 80-81 40-43 39-39 43-37 35-45 7-6 19-22 53-54 25-28 37-44 41-38

AL Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 DET 98 64 .605 --- 5.5 4.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 96-66 2 47-31 51-33 54-27 44-37 9-5 26-16 71-39 27-25 36-39 62-25
2 TOR 96 66 .593 2.0 4.0 5.2 4.0 1.2 -0.1 1.1 100-62 -4 44-34 52-32 52-29 44-37 10-7 27-24 74-38 22-28 35-40 61-26
3 MIL 91 71 .562 7.0 27.0 5.3 5.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 85-77 6 50-28 41-43 48-33 43-38 10-7 24-20 64-44 27-27 40-35 51-36
4 NYY 89 73 .549 9.0 42.0 4.9 4.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 84-78 5 43-35 46-38 51-30 38-43 8-4 24-16 58-47 31-26 38-37 51-36
5 MIN 85 77 .525 --- 4.9 5.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 79-83 6 43-41 42-36 56-25 29-52 9-2 24-22 57-53 28-24 37-37 48-40
6 KCR 83 79 .512 2.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 84-78 -1 39-45 44-34 46-35 37-44 5-3 22-21 60-53 23-26 37-37 46-42
7 OAK 81 81 .500 4.0 12.0 5.0 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -2 48-36 33-45 42-39 39-42 8-7 20-27 53-55 28-26 38-36 43-45
8 SEA 78 84 .481 7.0 27.0 4.7 4.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 77-85 1 40-44 38-40 40-41 38-43 4-5 19-15 54-59 24-25 36-51 42-33
9 BOS 78 84 .481 20.0 161.0 5.2 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 83-79 -5 40-38 38-46 50-30 28-54 3-12 18-21 52-62 26-22 38-50 40-34
10 CHW 77 85 .475 8.0 34.0 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 81-81 -4 38-46 39-39 38-43 39-42 8-9 19-22 52-50 25-35 39-48 38-37
11 CAL 75 87 .463 10.0 51.0 4.8 5.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 78-84 -3 36-48 39-39 38-43 37-44 9-13 17-27 55-56 20-31 37-50 38-37
12 TEX 75 87 .463 10.0 51.0 5.1 5.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 79-83 -4 37-47 38-40 43-38 32-49 8-9 18-21 45-55 30-32 37-50 38-37
13 BAL 67 95 .414 31.0 293.0 4.5 5.4 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 67-95 0 18-60 49-35 31-51 36-44 5-8 25-21 45-59 22-36 31-57 36-38
14 CLE 61 101 .377 37.0 371.0 4.6 5.9 -1.3 0.1 -1.2 62-100 -1 31-47 30-54 35-46 26-55 5-10 19-29 44-70 17-31 32-56 29-45
Avg 81 81 .500 4.9 4.9 81-80 39-41 41-39 44-36 36-44 7-7 21-21 56-52 25-28 36-44 44-36
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --   1   7   4   2   3   1|  9   8   9   5   7   4   7
  BOS| 12  --   7   2   6   7   6|  4   3   6   7   4   7   7
  CLE|  6   6  --   4   4   6   5|  5   5   6   3   4   5   2
  DET|  9  11   9  --   6   5   7|  9   9   5   8   5   7   8
  MIL| 11   7   9   7  --   7   9|  5   6   8   3   6   4   9
  NYY| 10   6   7   8   6  --   6|  9   7   7   6   5   7   5
  TOR| 12   7   8   6   4   7  --|  7   8   4   9   5  10   9
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL|  3   8   7   3   7   3   5| --   8   5   8   6   7   5
  CHW|  4   9   7   3   6   5   4|  5  --   6   6   9   6   7
  KCR|  3   6   6   7   4   5   8|  8   7  --   8   5   9   7
  MIN|  7   5   9   4   9   6   3|  5   7   5  --  10   9   6
  OAK|  5   8   8   7   6   7   7|  7   4   8   3  --   5   6
  SEA|  8   5   7   5   8   5   2|  6   7   4   4   8  --   9
  TEX|  5   5  10   4   3   7   3|  8   6   6   7   7   4  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --  51  80  50  44  41  41| 61  73  51  56  65  55  61
  BOS| 99  --  63  53  70  75  63| 56  54  45  70  45  73  76
  CLE| 61  66  --  65  56  54  63| 70  47  53  52  51  58  46
  DET| 85  83  70  --  67  74  46| 84  61  56  83  49  63  75
  MIL| 81  65  83  80  --  67  74| 62  55  59  34  72  54  76
  NYY| 60  77  74  61  74  --  57| 60  47  50  64  44  61  59
  TOR| 93  72  74  50  67  80  --| 54  50  42  81  51  57  74
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL| 50  63  92  47  66  47  38| --  53  60  71  68  59  56
  CHW| 59  69  71  43  55  38  42| 42  --  53  70  69  61  76
  KCR| 38  50  54  59  44  53  44| 50  65  --  60  62  65  71
  MIN| 57  53  80  58  67  44  47| 54  67  47  --  77  80  55
  OAK| 65  59  76  61  72  57  53| 81  42  66  52  --  65  57
  SEA| 75  62  62  51  70  51  37| 67  67  38  49  64  --  67
  TEX| 57  55  78  57  65  77  50| 62  65  71  64  72  50  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY TOR|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK SEA TEX


1986 AL  / 1988 AL  / 1987 NL  / 1987 MLB  Standings and Head-to-Head