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1997 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

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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

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 BAL 98 64 .605 --- 5.0 4.2 94-68 3 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 4.2 101-61 -5 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 79-83 0 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 81-81 -3 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 76-86 0 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 86-76 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

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 CLE 86 75 .534 --- 5.4 5.1 85-76 0 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 75-86 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 74-87 3 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 74-88 -6 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 73-88 -6 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 76-85 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

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 SEA 90 72 .556 --- 5.7 5.1 89-73 0 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 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 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 66-96 -1 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 80-82 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

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 BAL 98 64 .605 --- --- 5.0 4.2 94-68 3 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 4.2 101-61 -5 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 89-73 0 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 85-76 0 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 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 75-86 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 79-83 0 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 74-87 3 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 81-81 -3 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 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 76-86 0 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 74-88 -6 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 73-88 -6 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 66-96 -1 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 81-81 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

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |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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