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

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	TBR	97	65	.599	---		4.8	4.1	0.6	0.5	1.1	92-70	5	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	0.9	0.4	1.3	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	0.4	0.5	0.8	87-75	2	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	0.6	0.4	1.1	93-69	-7	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	-0.5	0.5	0.0	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				88-73		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

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	89	74	.546	---		5.0	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.9	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	0.5	0.3	0.8	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	0.3	0.3	0.6	85-77	-4	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	-0.6	0.4	-0.1	72-90	3	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	-0.2	0.4	0.1	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				82-79		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

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	100	62	.617	---		4.7	4.3	0.4	0.3	0.7	88-74	12	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	-0.4	0.3	-0.1	76-86	3	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	-0.3	0.3	0.1	76-85	-1	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	-0.9	0.3	-0.5	67-95	-6	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

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	100	62	.617	---	---	4.7	4.3	0.4	0.3	0.7	88-74	12	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	0.6	0.5	1.1	92-70	5	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	0.9	0.4	1.3	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	0.4	0.5	0.8	87-75	2	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	0.5	0.4	0.9	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	0.5	0.3	0.8	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	0.6	0.4	1.1	93-69	-7	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	0.3	0.3	0.6	85-77	-4	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	-0.4	0.3	-0.1	76-86	3	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	-0.3	0.3	0.1	76-85	-1	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	-0.6	0.4	-0.1	72-90	3	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	-0.2	0.4	0.1	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	-0.5	0.5	0.0	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	-0.9	0.3	-0.5	67-95	-6	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				82-79		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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