1996 American League (AL) Expanded Standings

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1996 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding - Minor Leagues: Minor Lg Batting Leaders / Minor Lg Pitching Leaders -
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League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

American League Eastern Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 NYY  92  70  .568   ---   ---| 5.4  4.9  88-74    4 |32-20 37-24 23-26  0-0 |49-31 43-39  4-6  25-16 72-43 20-27 40-35 52-35|
 BAL  88  74  .543   4.0   4.0| 5.8  5.5  85-77    3 |29-23 34-26 25-25  0-0 |43-38 45-36 10-8  25-18 64-49 24-25 29-46 59-28|
 BOS  85  77  .525   7.0  10.0| 5.7  5.7  81-81    4 |33-19 23-37 29-21  0-0 |47-34 38-43  8-12 20-19 57-60 28-17 33-42 52-35|
 TOR  74  88  .457  18.0  43.0| 4.7  5.0  76-86   -2 |22-30 30-32 22-26  0-0 |35-46 39-42  7-10 19-22 48-62 26-26 34-53 40-35|
 DET  53 109  .327  39.0 127.0| 4.8  6.8  56-106  -3 |14-38 19-42 20-29  0-0 |27-54 26-55  4-9  12-21 36-87 17-22 21-68 32-41|

American League Central Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 CLE  99  62  .615   ---   ---| 5.9  4.8  96-65    3 |40-20 32-20 27-22  0-0 |51-29 48-33  6-9  28-20 71-40 28-22 41-32 58-30|
 CHW  85  77  .525  14.5  14.5| 5.5  4.9  90-72   -5 |37-25 24-28 24-24  0-0 |44-37 41-40 12-11 25-34 61-56 24-21 38-36 47-41|
 MIL  80  82  .494  19.5  24.5| 5.5  5.5  81-81   -1 |27-33 31-21 22-28  0-0 |38-43 42-39 11-6  24-18 60-57 20-25 37-51 43-31|
 MIN  78  84  .481  21.5  30.5| 5.4  5.6  78-84    0 |30-31 21-31 27-22  0-0 |39-43 39-41  9-4  22-18 58-61 20-23 39-47 39-37|
 KCR  75  86  .466  24.0  40.5| 4.6  4.9  76-85   -1 |27-34 22-30 26-22  0-0 |37-43 38-43 10-6  14-26 52-57 23-29 41-45 34-41|

American League Western Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 TEX  90  72  .556   ---   ---| 5.7  4.9  92-70   -2 |42-20 30-31 18-21  0-0 |50-31 40-41  5-7  20-21 62-52 28-20 38-36 52-36|
 SEA  85  76  .528   4.5   4.5| 6.2  5.6  88-73   -3 |31-30 31-30 23-16  0-0 |43-38 42-38  7-4  21-22 61-59 24-17 41-33 44-43|
 OAK  78  84  .481  12.0  19.5| 5.3  5.6  77-85    1 |24-38 32-29 22-17  0-0 |40-41 38-43  9-11 19-23 59-59 19-25 40-48 38-36|
 CAL  70  91  .435  19.5  42.0| 4.7  5.9  64-97    6 |30-31 25-36 15-24  0-0 |43-38 27-53  8-7  26-22 48-62 22-29 36-52 34-39|

American League Wild Card

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 CLE  99  62  .615   ---   ---| 5.9  4.8  96-65    3 |40-20 32-20 27-22  0-0 |51-29 48-33  6-9  28-20 71-40 28-22 41-32 58-30|
 NYY  92  70  .568   ---   ---| 5.4  4.9  88-74    4 |32-20 37-24 23-26  0-0 |49-31 43-39  4-6  25-16 72-43 20-27 40-35 52-35|
 TEX  90  72  .556   ---   ---| 5.7  4.9  92-70   -2 |42-20 30-31 18-21  0-0 |50-31 40-41  5-7  20-21 62-52 28-20 38-36 52-36|
 BAL  88  74  .543   ---   ---| 5.8  5.5  85-77    3 |29-23 34-26 25-25  0-0 |43-38 45-36 10-8  25-18 64-49 24-25 29-46 59-28|
 SEA  85  76  .528   2.5   2.5| 6.2  5.6  88-73   -3 |31-30 31-30 23-16  0-0 |43-38 42-38  7-4  21-22 61-59 24-17 41-33 44-43|
 CHW  85  77  .525   3.0   3.5| 5.5  4.9  90-72   -5 |37-25 24-28 24-24  0-0 |44-37 41-40 12-11 25-34 61-56 24-21 38-36 47-41|
 BOS  85  77  .525   3.0   3.5| 5.7  5.7  81-81    4 |33-19 23-37 29-21  0-0 |47-34 38-43  8-12 20-19 57-60 28-17 33-42 52-35|
 MIL  80  82  .494   8.0  23.5| 5.5  5.5  81-81   -1 |27-33 31-21 22-28  0-0 |38-43 42-39 11-6  24-18 60-57 20-25 37-51 43-31|
 OAK  78  84  .481  10.0  33.5| 5.3  5.6  77-85    1 |24-38 32-29 22-17  0-0 |40-41 38-43  9-11 19-23 59-59 19-25 40-48 38-36|
 MIN  78  84  .481  10.0  33.5| 5.4  5.6  78-84    0 |30-31 21-31 27-22  0-0 |39-43 39-41  9-4  22-18 58-61 20-23 39-47 39-37|
 TOR  74  88  .457  14.0  63.0| 4.7  5.0  76-86   -2 |22-30 30-32 22-26  0-0 |35-46 39-42  7-10 19-22 48-62 26-26 34-53 40-35|
 CAL  70  91  .435  17.5  94.5| 4.7  5.9  64-97    6 |30-31 25-36 15-24  0-0 |43-38 27-53  8-7  26-22 48-62 22-29 36-52 34-39|
 KCR  75  86  .466  12.5  51.0| 4.6  4.9  76-85   -1 |27-34 22-30 26-22  0-0 |37-43 38-43 10-6  14-26 52-57 23-29 41-45 34-41|
 DET  53 109  .327  35.0 269.5| 4.8  6.8  56-106  -3 |14-38 19-42 20-29  0-0 |27-54 26-55  4-9  12-21 36-87 17-22 21-68 32-41|

Head-to-Head Records (read across for wins and down the columns for losses)

     |AvgOppRec|BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|CAL OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL|   80-81 | --   7  11   3   8|  4   5   9   9   7|  6   9   7   3|
  BOS|   80-81 |  6  --  12   7   8|  6   1   3   7   6|  8   8   7   6|
  DET|   83-78 |  2   1  --   5   6|  3   0   6   4   6|  6   4   6   4|
  NYY|   79-81 | 10   6   8  --   8|  7   9   8   6   7|  6   9   3   5|
  TOR|   81-80 |  5   5   7   5  --|  5   5   8   7   5|  5   8   7   2|
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW|   80-81 |  8   6  10   6   7| --   5   7   6   6|  6   5   5   8|
  CLE|   79-82 |  7  11  12   3   7|  8  --   7   7  10|  9   6   8   4|
  KCR|   81-80 |  3   9   6   4   5|  6   6  --   4   6|  8   5   7   6|
  MIL|   81-80 |  3   5   8   6   5|  7   6   9  --   9|  5   7   4   6|
  MIN|   81-80 |  5   6   6   5   8|  7   3   7   4  --|  8   6   6   7|
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CAL|   81-79 |  6   4   6   7   7|  6   4   4   7   4| --   6   5   4|
  OAK|   81-80 |  4   5   8   3   4|  7   6   7   5   7|  7  --   8   7|
  SEA|   80-81 |  5   6   6   9   5|  7   4   5   9   6|  8   5  --  10|
  TEX|   80-81 | 10   6   9   7  10|  4   8   6   7   5|  9   6   3  --|
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |AvgOppRec|BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|CAL 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|CAL OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  BAL| --  71 105  62  58| 58  86  71  88  60| 68  86  81  55|
  BOS| 78  -- 108  72  77| 71  42  48  58  78| 69  76  88  63|
  DET| 68  50  --  66  71| 70  28  47  64  68| 75  66  73  37|
  NYY| 75  73  99  --  61| 65  73  60  66  48| 76  71  56  48|
  TOR| 55  72  81  46  --| 46  45  51  79  44| 61  59  82  45|
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHW| 74  70 125  59  55| --  58  55  77  75| 60  58  46  86|
  CLE| 92  87  79  61  66| 63  --  70  74  96| 71  72  54  67|
  KCR| 49  69  47  47  40| 63  58  --  46  76| 86  47  74  44|
  MIL| 61  68  81  54  63| 57  58  77  --  74| 64  87  73  77|
  MIN| 55  76  92  51  59| 67  70  85  57  --| 67  64  69  65|
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CAL| 69  52  55  76  58| 60  56  51  67  38| --  64  65  51|
  OAK| 54  57  83  45  50| 63  72  50  64  91| 83  --  78  71|
  SEA| 82  81  83  80  79| 58  46  71  84  76| 89  74  --  90|
  TEX| 91  95  65  68  72| 53  77  50  75  76| 74  76  56  --|
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |BAL BOS DET NYY TOR|CHW CLE KCR MIL MIN|CAL OAK SEA TEX Interleague Records

Glossary

GBs - Summed Games Back. This was developed by John Dewan of Acta Sports (who publishes a lot of really good baseball books, BTW). He introduced this in a Stat of the Week™. The idea is that you add up how far behind the team is for every team ahead of it in the standings. For example, say the Mets lead the NL EAST with the Braves one game back and the Phillies six back. The Braves are only one game back of the Mets, so GBs=1.0 for them. For the Phillies they are six back of the Mets and five back of the Braves, so their GBs=11.0. It probably isn't a perfect measure of a team's difficulty of getting into first place, but it is likely a better measure than just plain old GB. Note that for the wild card this becomes a bit of a mess, but in this calculation we exclude the current division leaders, to give you a number for just the teams in the current wild card race.
R - Runs scored per game
RA - Runs allowed per game
pythW-L - Pythagorean Win-Loss created by Bill James this estimates a team's Win-Loss record by the runs scored and runs allowed. This is typically more accurate for predicting a team's future record than their actual win-loss record.
Luck - The difference between the team's actual wins and the team's pythagorean wins.
Home - Record in home games.
Road - Record in road games.
ExInn - Record in Extra-inning games.
1-Run - Record in one-run games.
vs.RH - Record in games where the opposing starter was right-handed.
vs.LH - Record in games where the opposing starter was left-handed.
≥.500 - Record in games where the opposing team has a record at or above .500. This is based on the opposing team's record for the entire season.
<.500 - Record in games where the opposing team has a record under .500. This is based on the opposing team's record for the entire season.
L10 - Record in their last 10 games.
L20 - Record in their last 20 games.
L30 - Record in their last 30 games.

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