2005 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-0):	Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros
LgChampSeries (4-1):	Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
LgDivSeries (3-0):	Chicago White Sox over Boston Red Sox
LgDivSeries (3-2):	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over New York Yankees

East Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
New York Yankees	NYY	95	67	.586	--
Boston Red Sox	BOS	95	67	.586	--
Toronto Blue Jays	TOR	80	82	.494	15.0
Baltimore Orioles	BAL	74	88	.457	21.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	TBD	67	95	.414	28.0

Central Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
Chicago White Sox	CHW	99	63	.611	--
Cleveland Indians	CLE	93	69	.574	6.0
Minnesota Twins	MIN	83	79	.512	16.0
Detroit Tigers	DET	71	91	.438	28.0
Kansas City Royals	KCR	56	106	.346	43.0

West Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	LAA	95	67	.586	--
Oakland Athletics	OAK	88	74	.543	7.0
Texas Rangers	TEX	79	83	.488	16.0
Seattle Mariners	SEA	69	93	.426	26.0

NOTE: Boston and New York finished the season tied, and New York was awarded the division title due to winning their season series. (MLB press release)

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	NYY	95	67	.586	---		5.5	4.9	0.6	0.3	0.9	90-72	5	41-33	18-13	25-14	11-7	53-28	42-39	4-4	27-16	65-44	30-23	36-33	59-34
2	BOS	95	67	.586	---		5.6	5.0	0.6	0.3	0.9	90-72	5	39-35	22-13	22-13	12-6	54-27	41-40	6-2	27-15	66-45	29-22	39-28	56-39
3	TOR	80	82	.494	15.0	30.0	4.8	4.4	0.4	0.2	0.7	88-74	-8	38-36	15-19	19-17	8-10	43-38	37-44	4-6	16-31	57-58	23-24	39-46	41-36
4	BAL	74	88	.457	21.0	48.0	4.5	4.9	-0.4	0.3	-0.1	74-88	0	36-37	13-22	17-19	8-10	36-45	38-43	2-6	14-25	49-58	25-30	31-51	43-37
5	TBD	67	95	.414	28.0	76.0	4.6	5.8	-1.1	0.4	-0.7	65-97	2	31-44	15-22	18-14	3-15	40-41	27-54	5-4	29-25	47-63	20-32	37-53	30-42
	Avg	82	79	.507			5.0	5.0				81-80		37-37	16-17	20-15	8-9	45-35	37-44	4-4	22-22	56-53	25-26	36-42	45-37

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	CHW	99	63	.611	---		4.6	4.0	0.6	0.1	0.7	91-71	8	20-13	52-22	15-22	12-6	47-34	52-29	11-8	35-19	76-43	23-20	39-33	60-30
2	CLE	93	69	.574	6.0	6.0	4.9	4.0	0.9	0.0	1.0	96-66	-3	19-17	40-35	19-14	15-3	43-38	50-31	6-8	22-36	67-45	26-24	31-40	62-29
3	MIN	83	79	.512	16.0	26.0	4.2	4.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	84-78	-1	18-12	40-35	17-22	8-10	45-36	38-43	15-8	27-30	59-55	24-24	33-45	50-34
4	DET	71	91	.438	28.0	62.0	4.5	4.9	-0.4	0.2	-0.2	75-87	-4	19-19	29-46	14-17	9-9	39-42	32-49	8-3	22-26	50-70	21-21	32-59	39-32
5	KCR	56	106	.346	43.0	122.0	4.3	5.8	-1.4	0.3	-1.1	60-102	-4	13-22	26-49	8-26	9-9	34-47	22-59	4-8	18-30	39-68	17-38	28-61	28-45
	Avg	80	81	.496			4.5	4.6				81-80		17-16	37-37	14-20	10-7	41-39	38-42	8-7	24-28	58-56	22-25	32-47	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	vCent	vWest	Inter	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	LAA	95	67	.586	---		4.7	4.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	93-69	2	19-22	30-17	34-22	12-6	49-32	46-35	9-10	33-26	70-42	25-25	44-35	51-32
2	OAK	88	74	.543	7.0	7.0	4.8	4.1	0.7	0.3	1.0	93-69	-5	21-27	25-15	32-24	10-8	45-36	43-38	10-4	26-24	60-56	28-18	37-41	51-33
3	TEX	79	83	.488	16.0	25.0	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	82-80	-3	20-27	25-15	25-32	9-9	44-37	35-46	7-8	24-29	65-58	14-25	41-58	38-25
4	SEA	69	93	.426	26.0	55.0	4.3	4.6	-0.3	0.4	0.1	76-86	-7	17-25	21-26	21-34	10-8	39-42	30-51	2-5	26-23	47-66	22-27	41-58	28-35
	Avg	82	79	.511			4.8	4.5				86-76		19-25	25-18	28-28	10-7	44-36	38-42	7-6	27-25	60-55	22-23	40-48	42-31

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	CHW	99	63	.611	---	---	4.6	4.0	0.6	0.1	0.7	91-71	8	20-13	52-22	15-22	12-6	47-34	52-29	11-8	35-19	76-43	23-20	39-33	60-30
2	LAA	95	67	.586	---	---	4.7	4.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	93-69	2	19-22	30-17	34-22	12-6	49-32	46-35	9-10	33-26	70-42	25-25	44-35	51-32
3	NYY	95	67	.586	---	---	5.5	4.9	0.6	0.3	0.9	90-72	5	41-33	18-13	25-14	11-7	53-28	42-39	4-4	27-16	65-44	30-23	36-33	59-34
4	BOS	95	67	.586	---	---	5.6	5.0	0.6	0.3	0.9	90-72	5	39-35	22-13	22-13	12-6	54-27	41-40	6-2	27-15	66-45	29-22	39-28	56-39
5	CLE	93	69	.574	2.0	2.0	4.9	4.0	0.9	0.0	1.0	96-66	-3	19-17	40-35	19-14	15-3	43-38	50-31	6-8	22-36	67-45	26-24	31-40	62-29
6	OAK	88	74	.543	7.0	12.0	4.8	4.1	0.7	0.3	1.0	93-69	-5	21-27	25-15	32-24	10-8	45-36	43-38	10-4	26-24	60-56	28-18	37-41	51-33
7	MIN	83	79	.512	12.0	27.0	4.2	4.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	84-78	-1	18-12	40-35	17-22	8-10	45-36	38-43	15-8	27-30	59-55	24-24	33-45	50-34
8	TOR	80	82	.494	15.0	39.0	4.8	4.4	0.4	0.2	0.7	88-74	-8	38-36	15-19	19-17	8-10	43-38	37-44	4-6	16-31	57-58	23-24	39-46	41-36
9	TEX	79	83	.488	16.0	44.0	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	82-80	-3	20-27	25-15	25-32	9-9	44-37	35-46	7-8	24-29	65-58	14-25	41-58	38-25
10	BAL	74	88	.457	21.0	74.0	4.5	4.9	-0.4	0.3	-0.1	74-88	0	36-37	13-22	17-19	8-10	36-45	38-43	2-6	14-25	49-58	25-30	31-51	43-37
11	DET	71	91	.438	24.0	95.0	4.5	4.9	-0.4	0.2	-0.2	75-87	-4	19-19	29-46	14-17	9-9	39-42	32-49	8-3	22-26	50-70	21-21	32-59	39-32
12	SEA	69	93	.426	26.0	111.0	4.3	4.6	-0.3	0.4	0.1	76-86	-7	17-25	21-26	21-34	10-8	39-42	30-51	2-5	26-23	47-66	22-27	41-58	28-35
13	TBD	67	95	.414	28.0	129.0	4.6	5.8	-1.1	0.4	-0.7	65-97	2	31-44	15-22	18-14	3-15	40-41	27-54	5-4	29-25	47-63	20-32	37-53	30-42
14	KCR	56	106	.346	39.0	239.0	4.3	5.8	-1.4	0.3	-1.1	60-102	-4	13-22	26-49	8-26	9-9	34-47	22-59	4-8	18-30	39-68	17-38	28-61	28-45
	Avg	81	80	.504			4.8	4.7				82-79		25-26	26-24	20-20	9-8	43-37	38-42	6-6	24-25	58-55	23-25	36-45	45-34

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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses

     |BAL BOS NYY TBD TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --   8   7  12   9|  2   1   3   4   3|  2   4   7   4|ATL:0-3,CIN:1-2,COL:2-1,HOU:3-0,PHI:1-2,PIT:1-2
  BOS| 10  --   9  13   7|  4   4   6   4   4|  6   6   3   7|ATL:2-1,CHC:1-2,CIN:3-0,PHI:3-0,PIT:2-1,STL:1-2
  NYY| 11  10  --   8  12|  3   4   5   3   3|  4   7   7   7|CHC:3-0,MIL:1-2,NYM:3-3,PIT:3-0,STL:1-2
  TBD|  6   6  11  --   8|  2   6   2   5   0|  5   5   2   6|CIN:0-3,FLA:0-6,MIL:2-1,PIT:1-2,STL:0-3
  TOR| 10  11   6  11  --|  2   2   3   6   2|  5   5   6   3|CHC:2-1,HOU:0-3,MIL:1-2,STL:2-1,WSN:3-3
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW|  6   3   3   4   4| --  14  14  13  11|  4   2   6   3|ARI:1-2,CHC:3-3,COL:3-0,LAD:3-0,SDP:2-1
  CLE|  6   2   3   4   4|  5  --  12  13  10|  3   6   7   3|ARI:3-0,CIN:4-2,COL:3-0,SDP:2-1,SFG:3-0
  DET|  5   4   1   5   4|  5   6  --  10   8|  4   1   5   4|ARI:2-4,COL:1-2,LAD:1-2,SDP:3-0,SFG:2-1
  KCR|  2   2   3   3   3|  5   6   9  --   6|  2   2   2   2|ARI:2-1,COL:0-3,HOU:1-2,LAD:3-0,SFG:2-1,STL:1-2
  MIN|  3   2   3   6   4|  7   9  11  13  --|  4   4   6   3|ARI:2-1,LAD:1-2,MIL:3-3,SDP:1-2,SFG:1-2
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  LAA|  4   4   6   4   1|  6   5   6   7   6| --  10   9  15|ATL:2-1,FLA:2-1,LAD:5-1,NYM:2-1,WSN:1-2
  OAK|  6   4   2   4   5|  7   3   5   4   6|  9  --  12  11|ATL:2-1,NYM:2-1,PHI:2-1,SFG:4-2,WSN:0-3
  SEA|  3   3   3   4   4|  3   3   4   7   4|  9   6  --   6|FLA:2-1,NYM:3-0,PHI:2-1,SDP:3-3,WSN:0-3
  TEX|  6   2   3   2   7|  6   3   2   8   6|  4   8  13  --|ATL:2-1,FLA:1-2,HOU:4-2,PHI:0-3,WSN:2-1
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS NYY TBD TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

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

     |BAL BOS NYY TBD TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --  82 110  90  78| 35  18  46  39  22| 18  32  39  46|ATL:10-20,CIN:11-23,COL:12-6,HOU:19-7,PHI:12-16,PIT:10-15
  BOS| 80  -- 119 128  76| 36  37  63  37  32| 43  49  34  71|ATL:14-12,CHC:20-22,CIN:23-4,PHI:27-9,PIT:14-7,STL:7-16
  NYY|115  80  -- 130  99| 15  41  31  29  23| 49  58  55  68|CHC:23-10,MIL:16-9,NYM:23-32,PIT:22-6,STL:9-13
  TBD| 77  79 115  --  69| 27  48  29  45  15| 50  43  32  48|CIN:21-34,FLA:20-33,MIL:10-10,PIT:11-30,STL:11-19
  TOR| 82 115  72  97  --| 29  17  33  61  21| 25  52  59  49|CHC:10-7,HOU:5-13,MIL:13-15,STL:9-10,WSN:26-23
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW| 47  36  13  36  31| --  80  99  96  58| 36  34  32  45|ARI:17-24,CHC:27-18,COL:26-9,LAD:15-6,SDP:13-9
  CLE| 37  36  34  49  25| 75  --  85 116  74| 36  37  52  28|ARI:19-9,CIN:35-22,COL:20-9,SDP:10-4,SFG:22-11
  DET| 48  58  22  38  46| 52  75  --  98  81| 41  18  44  26|ARI:18-25,COL:9-13,LAD:12-12,SDP:19-7,SFG:18-14
  KCR| 33  31  24  32  36| 73  69  90  --  86| 35  12  29  50|ARI:28-21,COL:10-25,HOU:9-14,LAD:15-9,SFG:19-11,STL:20-15
  MIN| 19  33  28  38  21| 54  74  93  93  --| 36  33  49  34|ARI:22-12,LAD:13-13,MIL:25-24,SDP:8-16,SFG:15-25
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  LAA| 29  49  51  49  12| 50  26  42  58  34| --  69  85 121|ATL:14-9,FLA:10-10,LAD:29-11,NYM:19-10,WSN:14-8
  OAK| 58  57  35  47  47| 50  32  43  41  40| 53  --  82 102|ATL:20-14,NYM:14-11,PHI:8-9,SFG:37-16,WSN:6-13
  SEA| 31  33  43  30  50| 32  42  35  59  37| 84  54  --  83|FLA:16-8,NYM:20-6,PHI:10-5,SDP:34-27,WSN:6-14
  TEX| 57  46  53  46  47| 51  28  27  68  49| 89 104  99  --|ATL:18-15,FLA:16-20,HOU:37-19,PHI:13-20,WSN:17-13
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS NYY TBD TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records

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