1997 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

1996 AL / 1998 AL / 1997 NL / 1997 MLB Standings and Head-to-Head

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):	Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians
LgChampSeries (4-2):	Cleveland Indians over Baltimore Orioles
LgDivSeries (3-2):	Cleveland Indians over New York Yankees
LgDivSeries (3-1):	Baltimore Orioles over Seattle Mariners

East Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
Baltimore Orioles	BAL	98	64	.605	--
New York Yankees	NYY	96	66	.593	2.0
Detroit Tigers	DET	79	83	.488	19.0
Boston Red Sox	BOS	78	84	.481	20.0
Toronto Blue Jays	TOR	76	86	.469	22.0

Central Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
Cleveland Indians	CLE	86	75	.534	--
Chicago White Sox	CHW	80	81	.497	6.0
Milwaukee Brewers	MIL	78	83	.484	8.0
Minnesota Twins	MIN	68	94	.420	18.5
Kansas City Royals	KCR	67	94	.416	19.0

West Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
Seattle Mariners	SEA	90	72	.556	--
Anaheim Angels	ANA	84	78	.519	6.0
Texas Rangers	TEX	77	85	.475	13.0
Oakland Athletics	OAK	65	97	.401	25.0

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	vCent	vWest	Inter	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	BAL	98	64	.605	---		5.0	4.2	0.8	-0.1	0.8	94-68	4	25-23	33-22	32-12	8-7	46-35	52-29	10-6	28-22	65-45	33-19	32-22	66-42
2	NYY	96	66	.593	2.0	2.0	5.5	4.2	1.3	-0.1	1.2	100-62	-4	29-19	38-17	24-20	5-10	47-33	49-33	9-9	23-16	72-40	24-26	25-29	71-37
3	DET	79	83	.488	19.0	36.0	4.8	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	80-82	-1	21-27	26-29	24-20	8-7	42-39	37-44	8-4	17-19	62-56	17-27	29-37	50-46
4	BOS	78	84	.481	20.0	39.0	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	80-82	-2	22-26	28-27	22-22	6-9	39-42	39-42	6-10	24-20	64-56	14-28	32-34	46-50
5	TOR	76	86	.469	22.0	47.0	4.0	4.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	77-85	-1	23-25	29-26	20-24	4-11	42-39	34-47	5-9	29-30	52-58	24-28	25-41	51-45
	Avg	85	76	.527			4.9	4.6				86-75		24-24	30-24	24-19	6-8	43-37	42-39	7-7	24-21	63-51	22-25	28-32	56-44

AL Central Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	GBsum	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	vEast	vCent	vWest	Inter	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	CLE	86	75	.534	---		5.4	5.1	0.3	-0.1	0.3	85-76	1	27-28	31-16	19-25	9-6	44-37	42-38	4-5	19-19	64-56	22-19	19-28	67-47
2	CHW	80	81	.497	6.0	6.0	4.8	5.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	76-85	4	25-30	26-21	21-23	8-7	45-36	35-45	9-4	22-18	61-58	19-23	26-33	54-48
3	MIL	78	83	.484	8.0	10.0	4.2	4.6	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	74-87	4	27-28	22-25	21-23	8-7	47-33	31-50	4-5	24-32	55-54	23-29	25-34	53-49
4	MIN	68	94	.420	18.5	41.5	4.8	5.3	-0.5	0.0	-0.6	73-89	-5	17-38	22-26	22-22	7-8	35-46	33-48	6-6	16-23	52-77	16-17	22-37	46-57
5	KCR	67	94	.416	19.0	43.5	4.6	5.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	74-87	-7	25-30	17-30	19-25	6-9	33-47	34-47	7-8	20-29	50-60	17-34	22-36	45-58
	Avg	75	85	.470			4.8	5.1				76-84		24-30	23-23	20-23	7-7	40-39	35-45	6-5	20-24	56-61	19-24	22-33	53-51

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	vCent	vWest	Inter	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	SEA	90	72	.556	---		5.7	5.1	0.6	-0.1	0.5	89-73	1	30-25	32-23	21-15	7-9	45-36	45-36	4-7	25-21	66-54	24-18	31-26	59-46
2	ANA	84	78	.519	6.0	6.0	5.1	4.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	84-78	0	25-30	30-25	25-11	4-12	46-36	38-42	5-8	27-25	66-55	18-23	23-34	61-44
3	TEX	77	85	.475	13.0	20.0	5.0	5.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	80-82	-3	21-34	31-24	15-21	10-6	39-42	38-43	5-3	18-29	54-59	23-26	27-42	50-43
4	OAK	65	97	.401	25.0	56.0	4.7	5.8	-1.1	0.1	-1.1	65-97	0	22-33	25-30	11-25	7-9	35-46	30-51	9-6	22-23	48-71	17-26	22-47	43-50
	Avg	79	83	.488			5.1	5.2				79-82		24-30	29-25	18-18	7-9	41-40	37-43	5-6	23-24	58-59	20-23	25-37	53-45

AL Wild Card Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	GBsum	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	vEast	vCent	vWest	Inter	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	BAL	98	64	.605	---	---	5.0	4.2	0.8	-0.1	0.8	94-68	4	25-23	33-22	32-12	8-7	46-35	52-29	10-6	28-22	65-45	33-19	32-22	66-42
2	NYY	96	66	.593	---	---	5.5	4.2	1.3	-0.1	1.2	100-62	-4	29-19	38-17	24-20	5-10	47-33	49-33	9-9	23-16	72-40	24-26	25-29	71-37
3	SEA	90	72	.556	6.0	6.0	5.7	5.1	0.6	-0.1	0.5	89-73	1	30-25	32-23	21-15	7-9	45-36	45-36	4-7	25-21	66-54	24-18	31-26	59-46
4	CLE	86	75	.534	9.5	9.5	5.4	5.1	0.3	-0.1	0.3	85-76	1	27-28	31-16	19-25	9-6	44-37	42-38	4-5	19-19	64-56	22-19	19-28	67-47
5	ANA	84	78	.519	12.0	12.0	5.1	4.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	84-78	0	25-30	30-25	25-11	4-12	46-36	38-42	5-8	27-25	66-55	18-23	23-34	61-44
6	CHW	80	81	.497	15.5	19.0	4.8	5.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	76-85	4	25-30	26-21	21-23	8-7	45-36	35-45	9-4	22-18	61-58	19-23	26-33	54-48
7	DET	79	83	.488	17.0	23.5	4.8	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	80-82	-1	21-27	26-29	24-20	8-7	42-39	37-44	8-4	17-19	62-56	17-27	29-37	50-46
8	MIL	78	83	.484	17.5	25.5	4.2	4.6	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	74-87	4	27-28	22-25	21-23	8-7	47-33	31-50	4-5	24-32	55-54	23-29	25-34	53-49
9	BOS	78	84	.481	18.0	28.0	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	80-82	-2	22-26	28-27	22-22	6-9	39-42	39-42	6-10	24-20	64-56	14-28	32-34	46-50
10	TEX	77	85	.475	19.0	34.0	5.0	5.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	80-82	-3	21-34	31-24	15-21	10-6	39-42	38-43	5-3	18-29	54-59	23-26	27-42	50-43
11	TOR	76	86	.469	20.0	41.0	4.0	4.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	77-85	-1	23-25	29-26	20-24	4-11	42-39	34-47	5-9	29-30	52-58	24-28	25-41	51-45
12	MIN	68	94	.420	28.0	105.0	4.8	5.3	-0.5	0.0	-0.6	73-89	-5	17-38	22-26	22-22	7-8	35-46	33-48	6-6	16-23	52-77	16-17	22-37	46-57
13	KCR	67	94	.416	28.5	109.5	4.6	5.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	74-87	-7	25-30	17-30	19-25	6-9	33-47	34-47	7-8	20-29	50-60	17-34	22-36	45-58
14	OAK	65	97	.401	31.0	134.5	4.7	5.8	-1.1	0.1	-1.1	65-97	0	22-33	25-30	11-25	7-9	35-46	30-51	9-6	22-23	48-71	17-26	22-47	43-50
	Avg	80	81	.496			4.9	4.9				80-80		24-28	27-24	21-20	6-8	41-39	38-42	6-6	22-23	59-57	20-24	25-34	54-47

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Head-to-Head Records

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     |BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|ANA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --   5   6   8   6|  5   6   7   5  10|  7   8   7  10|ATL:3-0,FLA:0-3,MON:1-2,NYM:1-2,PHI:3-0
  BOS|  7  --   5   4   6|  3   6   3   8   8|  5   7   7   3|ATL:0-3,FLA:1-2,MON:0-3,NYM:2-1,PHI:3-0
  DET|  6   7  --   2   6|  7   5   6   4   4|  6   7   4   7|ATL:2-1,FLA:1-2,MON:0-3,NYM:3-0,PHI:2-1
  NYY|  4   8  10  --   7|  9   6   8   7   8|  7   6   4   7|ATL:1-2,FLA:1-2,MON:1-2,NYM:2-1,PHI:0-3
  TOR|  6   6   6   5  --|  6   5   6   4   8|  5   5   3   7|ATL:1-2,FLA:0-3,MON:1-2,NYM:0-3,PHI:2-1
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW|  6   8   4   2   5| --   5  11   4   6|  5   8   5   3|CHC:2-1,CIN:2-1,HOU:3-0,PIT:0-3,STL:1-2
  CLE|  5   5   6   5   6|  7  --   8   8   8|  4   7   3   5|CHC:2-1,CIN:1-2,HOU:2-1,PIT:2-1,STL:2-1
  KCR|  4   8   5   3   5|  1   3  --   6   7|  5   3   5   6|CHC:0-3,CIN:1-2,HOU:2-1,PIT:2-1,STL:1-2
  MIL|  6   3   7   4   7|  7   4   6  --   5|  4   5   5   7|CHC:1-2,CIN:0-3,HOU:2-1,PIT:2-1,STL:3-0
  MIN|  1   3   7   3   3|  6   4   5   7  --|  7   7   5   3|CHC:1-2,CIN:2-1,HOU:2-1,PIT:2-1,STL:0-3
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ANA|  4   6   5   4   6|  6   7   6   7   4| --  11   6   8|COL:1-3,LAD:0-4,SDP:2-2,SFG:1-3
  OAK|  3   4   4   5   6|  3   4   8   6   4|  1  --   5   5|COL:1-3,LAD:1-3,SDP:3-1,SFG:2-2
  SEA|  4   4   7   7   8|  6   8   6   6   6|  6   7  --   8|COL:2-2,LAD:3-1,SDP:1-3,SFG:1-3
  TEX|  1   8   4   4   4|  8   6   5   4   8|  4   7   4  --|COL:3-1,LAD:3-1,SDP:2-2,SFG:2-2
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|ANA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed

     |BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|ANA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --  64  72  74  47| 41  52  53  43  54| 50  68  58  67|ATL:15-10,FLA:12-20,MON:9-11,NYM:11-20,PHI:22-8
  BOS| 64  --  64  59  58| 48  67  37  57  77| 52  62  68  68|ATL:6-31,FLA:16-13,MON:7-11,NYM:20-10,PHI:21-12
  DET| 68  75  --  36  42| 62  52  70  41  58| 51  62  34  61|ATL:16-11,FLA:11-12,MON:5-15,NYM:31-13,PHI:9-5
  NYY| 82  59  74  --  39| 78  71  68  60  75| 69  63  60  55|ATL:2-5,FLA:14-13,MON:8-13,NYM:9-11,PHI:5-15
  TOR| 37  68  48  25  --| 59  48  45  35  47| 47  55  39  52|ATL:12-14,FLA:4-20,MON:9-10,NYM:7-15,PHI:17-7
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW| 49  65  57  42  47| --  61  81  53  61| 56  69  44  38|CHC:11-11,CIN:18-12,HOU:17-7,PIT:2-9,STL:8-14
  CLE| 41  56  57  70  54| 79  --  58  67  71| 69  63  45  57|CHC:20-20,CIN:8-10,HOU:16-16,PIT:18-14,STL:19-10
  KCR| 50  60  46  38  49| 52  42  --  55  67| 43  56  67  43|CHC:10-17,CIN:10-14,HOU:13-14,PIT:19-9,STL:27-19
  MIL| 45  43  47  38  36| 63  60  46  --  41| 44  55  53  62|CHC:12-15,CIN:8-20,HOU:7-8,PIT:8-6,STL:13-7
  MIN| 24  53  69  47  42| 59  54  56  56  --| 55  58  76  47|CHC:16-25,CIN:15-12,HOU:16-5,PIT:27-11,STL:2-6
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ANA| 43  54  45  58  59| 68  68  56  51  47| --  86  73  59|COL:14-23,LAD:14-24,SDP:20-22,SFG:14-25
  OAK| 23  50  54  41  54| 59  46  76  50  55| 50  --  55  63|COL:13-23,LAD:14-22,SDP:35-33,SFG:26-18
  SEA| 50  58  57  62  55| 48  74  61  69  85| 61  73  --  69|COL:28-27,LAD:22-22,SDP:27-30,SFG:26-20
  TEX| 36  75  44  41  46| 64  50  40  49  64| 53  80  62  --|COL:36-22,LAD:24-22,SDP:19-19,SFG:24-19
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|ANA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records

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