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2008 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-1):   Philadelphia Phillies over Tampa Bay Rays
LgChampSeries (4-3):   Tampa Bay Rays over Boston Red Sox
LgDivSeries (3-1):   Boston Red Sox over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
LgDivSeries (3-1):   Tampa Bay Rays over Chicago White Sox

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Tampa Bay Rays TBR 97 65 .599 --
Boston Red Sox BOS 95 67 .586 2.0
New York Yankees NYY 89 73 .549 8.0
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 86 76 .531 11.0
Baltimore Orioles BAL 68 93 .422 28.5

Central Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Chicago White Sox CHW 89 74 .546 --
Minnesota Twins MIN 88 75 .540 1.0
Cleveland Indians CLE 81 81 .500 7.5
Kansas City Royals KCR 75 87 .463 13.5
Detroit Tigers DET 74 88 .457 14.5

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA 100 62 .617 --
Texas Rangers TEX 79 83 .488 21.0
Oakland Athletics OAK 75 86 .466 24.5
Seattle Mariners SEA 61 101 .377 39.0

AL East Detailed Standings

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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 TBR 97 65 .599 --- 4.8 4.1 93-69 3 43-29 20-18 22-12 12-6 57-24 40-41 10-6 29-18 72-41 25-24 55-46 42-19
2 BOS 95 67 .586 2.0 2.0 5.2 4.3 95-67 0 38-34 24-10 22-16 11-7 56-25 39-42 8-3 22-23 70-54 25-13 49-49 46-18
3 NYY 89 73 .549 8.0 14.0 4.9 4.5 87-75 1 40-32 21-19 18-14 10-8 48-33 41-40 7-3 27-18 65-51 24-22 51-46 38-27
4 TOR 86 76 .531 11.0 23.0 4.4 3.8 92-70 -6 37-35 24-12 17-19 8-10 47-34 39-42 6-9 24-32 66-53 20-23 45-48 41-28
5 BAL 68 93 .422 28.5 93.0 4.9 5.4 73-88 -5 22-50 20-18 15-18 11-7 37-43 31-50 5-6 21-29 52-61 16-32 42-71 26-22
Avg 87 74 .538 4.8 4.4 88-74 36-36 21-15 18-15 10-7 49-31 38-43 7-5 24-24 65-52 22-22 48-52 38-22

AL Central Detailed Standings

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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 CHW 89 74 .546 --- 5.0 4.5 89-74 0 15-26 44-29 18-13 12-6 54-28 35-46 8-4 22-17 58-54 31-20 40-48 49-26
2 MIN 88 75 .540 1.0 1.0 5.1 4.6 89-74 -1 13-22 43-30 18-19 14-4 53-28 35-47 8-10 26-26 59-51 29-24 40-43 48-32
3 CLE 81 81 .500 7.5 14.0 5.0 4.7 86-76 -5 20-15 36-36 19-18 6-12 45-36 36-45 5-9 14-17 60-58 21-23 37-38 44-43
4 KCR 75 87 .463 13.5 32.0 4.3 4.8 73-89 1 14-26 31-41 17-15 13-5 38-43 37-44 7-6 20-18 39-63 36-24 41-62 34-25
5 DET 74 88 .457 14.5 36.0 5.1 5.3 78-84 -4 15-20 27-45 19-18 13-5 40-41 34-47 3-9 16-25 48-66 26-22 41-59 33-29
Avg 81 81 .501 4.9 4.8 83-79 15-21 36-36 18-16 11-6 46-35 35-45 6-7 19-20 52-58 28-22 39-50 41-31

AL West Detailed Standings

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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 LAA 100 62 .617 --- 4.7 4.3 88-74 11 30-16 24-17 36-21 10-8 50-31 50-31 3-5 31-21 67-46 33-16 46-30 54-32
2 TEX 79 83 .488 21.0 21.0 5.6 6.0 76-86 2 17-26 22-22 30-27 10-8 40-41 39-42 5-6 28-18 58-52 21-31 37-54 42-29
3 OAK 75 86 .466 24.5 28.0 4.0 4.3 75-86 0 17-23 22-24 26-31 10-8 43-38 32-48 8-7 25-24 50-58 25-28 39-52 36-34
4 SEA 61 101 .377 39.0 71.5 4.1 5.0 66-96 -5 15-29 15-28 22-35 9-9 35-46 26-55 5-7 18-30 40-70 21-31 31-52 30-49
Avg 78 83 .487 4.6 4.9 76-85 19-23 20-22 28-28 9-8 42-39 36-44 5-6 25-23 53-56 25-26 38-47 40-36

AL Wild Card Detailed Standings

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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 LAA 100 62 .617 --- --- 4.7 4.3 88-74 11 30-16 24-17 36-21 10-8 50-31 50-31 3-5 31-21 67-46 33-16 46-30 54-32
2 TBR 97 65 .599 --- --- 4.8 4.1 93-69 3 43-29 20-18 22-12 12-6 57-24 40-41 10-6 29-18 72-41 25-24 55-46 42-19
3  BOS 95 67 .586 --- --- 5.2 4.3 95-67 0 38-34 24-10 22-16 11-7 56-25 39-42 8-3 22-23 70-54 25-13 49-49 46-18
4  NYY 89 73 .549 6.0 6.0 4.9 4.5 87-75 1 40-32 21-19 18-14 10-8 48-33 41-40 7-3 27-18 65-51 24-22 51-46 38-27
5 CHW 89 74 .546 6.5 7.0 5.0 4.5 89-74 0 15-26 44-29 18-13 12-6 54-28 35-46 8-4 22-17 58-54 31-20 40-48 49-26
6  MIN 88 75 .540 7.5 9.0 5.1 4.6 89-74 -1 13-22 43-30 18-19 14-4 53-28 35-47 8-10 26-26 59-51 29-24 40-43 48-32
7  TOR 86 76 .531 9.0 13.5 4.4 3.8 92-70 -6 37-35 24-12 17-19 8-10 47-34 39-42 6-9 24-32 66-53 20-23 45-48 41-28
8  CLE 81 81 .500 14.0 33.5 5.0 4.7 86-76 -5 20-15 36-36 19-18 6-12 45-36 36-45 5-9 14-17 60-58 21-23 37-38 44-43
9  TEX 79 83 .488 16.0 43.5 5.6 6.0 76-86 2 17-26 22-22 30-27 10-8 40-41 39-42 5-6 28-18 58-52 21-31 37-54 42-29
10  OAK 75 86 .466 19.5 64.5 4.0 4.3 75-86 0 17-23 22-24 26-31 10-8 43-38 32-48 8-7 25-24 50-58 25-28 39-52 36-34
11  KCR 75 87 .463 20.0 68.0 4.3 4.8 73-89 1 14-26 31-41 17-15 13-5 38-43 37-44 7-6 20-18 39-63 36-24 41-62 34-25
12  DET 74 88 .457 21.0 76.0 5.1 5.3 78-84 -4 15-20 27-45 19-18 13-5 40-41 34-47 3-9 16-25 48-66 26-22 41-59 33-29
13  BAL 68 93 .422 26.5 125.5 4.9 5.4 73-88 -5 22-50 20-18 15-18 11-7 37-43 31-50 5-6 21-29 52-61 16-32 42-71 26-22
14  SEA 61 101 .377 34.0 200.5 4.1 5.0 66-96 -5 15-29 15-28 22-35 9-9 35-46 26-55 5-7 18-30 40-70 21-31 31-52 30-49
Avg 82 79 .510 4.8 4.7 83-79 24-27 26-24 21-19 10-7 45-35 36-44 6-6 23-22 57-55 25-23 42-49 40-29
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |BAL BOS NYY TBR TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --   6   7   3   6|  4   4   4   5   3|  3   0   8   4|CHC:2-1,HOU:3-0,MIL:1-2,PIT:2-1,WSN:3-3
  BOS| 12  --   9   8   9|  4   5   5   6   4|  1   6   6   9|ARI:2-1,CIN:2-1,HOU:1-2,MIL:3-0,PHI:2-1,STL:1-2
  NYY| 11   9  --  11   9|  5   3   2   5   6|  3   5   7   3|CIN:1-2,HOU:3-0,NYM:2-4,PIT:1-2,SDP:3-0
  TBR| 15  10   7  --  11|  6   2   4   5   3|  6   6   4   6|CHC:3-0,FLA:5-1,HOU:1-2,PIT:2-1,STL:1-2
  TOR| 12   9   9   7  --|  7   1   5   5   6|  3   6   4   4|ATL:2-1,CHC:1-2,CIN:2-1,MIL:0-3,PHI:2-1,PIT:1-2
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW|  5   3   2   4   1| --  11  12  12   9|  5   5   5   3|CHC:3-3,COL:1-2,LAD:2-1,PIT:3-0,SFG:3-0
  CLE|  4   1   4   5   6|  7  --  11  10   8|  4   5   4   6|CIN:1-5,COL:0-3,LAD:2-1,SDP:2-1,SFG:1-2
  DET|  3   2   4   3   3|  6   7  --   7   7|  3   3   7   6|ARI:1-2,COL:3-0,LAD:3-0,SDP:2-1,SFG:2-1,STL:2-1
  KCR|  3   1   5   3   2|  6   8  11  --   6|  2   6   7   2|ARI:2-1,COL:3-0,FLA:2-1,SFG:2-1,STL:4-2
  MIN|  3   3   4   3   0| 10  10  11  12  --|  3   5   5   5|ARI:3-0,COL:1-2,MIL:4-2,SDP:3-0,WSN:3-0
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  LAA|  6   8   7   3   6|  5   5   6   3   5| --  10  14  12|ATL:1-2,LAD:3-3,NYM:1-2,PHI:3-0,WSN:2-1
  OAK|  5   4   1   3   4|  4   4   6   3   5|  9  --  10   7|ARI:1-2,ATL:1-2,FLA:2-1,PHI:2-1,SFG:4-2
  SEA|  2   3   2   3   5|  1   5   3   2   4|  5   9  --   8|ATL:1-2,FLA:1-2,NYM:2-1,SDP:5-1,WSN:0-3
  TEX|  5   1   4   3   4|  3   4   3   7   5|  7  12  11  --|ATL:2-1,HOU:3-3,NYM:1-2,PHI:2-1,WSN:2-1
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS NYY TBR 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 TBR TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --  76  88  70  77| 39  52  54  41  28| 38  11  51  61|CHC:22-16,HOU:15-11,MIL:13-15,PIT:21-18,WSN:25-18
  BOS|113  --  93  87  60| 37  30  44  45  47| 33  39  35  90|ARI:11-6,CIN:16-7,HOU:18-15,MIL:23-16,PHI:12-12,STL:12-17
  NYY| 91  93  --  76  65| 41  22  33  50  55| 50  24  60  40|CIN:6-11,HOU:23-5,NYM:25-38,PIT:17-16,SDP:18-6
  TBR|125  67  75  --  64| 35  28  40  40  39| 42  31  38  52|CHC:16-9,FLA:41-21,HOU:9-10,PIT:17-12,STL:15-15
  TOR|101  91  82  64  --| 34   8  31  33  35| 33  49  30  41|ATL:10-9,CHC:9-15,CIN:26-8,MIL:11-20,PHI:15-18,PIT:11-12
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW| 39  20  27  37  18| --  84 110 104 101| 40  37  48  43|CHC:32-31,COL:8-11,LAD:8-6,PIT:37-15,SFG:18-9
  CLE| 46  20  23  47  34| 92  -- 115  98  75| 41  33  39  73|CIN:20-28,COL:7-20,LAD:16-10,SDP:19-16,SFG:7-8
  DET| 40  27  37  34  32| 73 101  --  74  90| 33  44  57  86|ARI:6-10,COL:18-10,LAD:22-11,SDP:14-14,SFG:18-11,STL:15-17
  KCR| 37  20  41  27  16| 86  80  81  --  54| 18  40  48  42|ARI:20-7,COL:19-9,FLA:19-16,SFG:20-22,STL:23-20
  MIN| 39  35  43  27  19| 99  84 108  77  --| 27  53  57  63|ARI:18-6,COL:8-11,MIL:34-21,SDP:16-7,WSN:22-6
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  LAA| 46  61  66  30  41| 34  46  38  20  30| --  72  98 110|ATL:8-14,LAD:18-17,NYM:16-15,PHI:16-5,WSN:15-10
  OAK| 28  33  15  38  31| 25  32  41  45  36| 91  --  72  86|ARI:17-14,ATL:9-12,FLA:18-13,PHI:10-6,SFG:19-17
  SEA| 41  25  29  28  29| 20  41  40  26  51| 84  80  --  94|ATL:17-15,FLA:9-18,NYM:18-10,SDP:29-16,WSN:10-18
  TEX| 45  53  32  39  42| 42  71  49  54  53|106 115 101  --|ATL:14-14,HOU:34-28,NYM:11-18,PHI:19-16,WSN:21-10
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS NYY TBR TOR|CHW CLE DET KCR MIN|LAA OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
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