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Standings

East
Team Name	W	L	Pct	GBL	Manager(s)
Boston Red Sox	95	66	.590	--	John McNamara
New York Yankees	90	72	.556	5.5	Lou Piniella
Detroit Tigers	87	75	.537	8.5	Sparky Anderson
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	9.5	Jimy Williams
Cleveland Indians	84	78	.519	11.5	Pat Corrales
Milwaukee Brewers	77	84	.478	18.0	George Bamberger Tom Trebelhorn
Baltimore Orioles	73	89	.451	22.5	Earl Weaver
West
Team Name	W	L	Pct	GBL	Manager(s)
California Angels	92	70	.568	--	Gene Mauch
Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	5.0	Bobby Valentine
Oakland Athletics	76	86	.469	16.0	Jackie Moore Jeff Newman Tony LaRussa
Kansas City Royals	76	86	.469	16.0	Dick Howser Mike Ferraro
Chicago White Sox	72	90	.444	20.0	Doug Rader Jim Fregosi Tony LaRussa
Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	21.0	Ray Miller Tom Kelly
Seattle Mariners	67	95	.414	25.0	Chuck Cottier Dick Williams Marty Martinez

Playoff teams in bold.

League Leaders

Batting Average: Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.357)
On Base Pct (OBP): Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (.453)
Slugging Pct (SLG): Don Mattingly - New York Yankees (.573)
At Bats: Tony Fernandez - Toronto Blue Jays (687)
Runs: Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees (130)
Hits: Don Mattingly - New York Yankees (238)
Doubles: Don Mattingly - New York Yankees (53)
Triples: Brett Butler - Cleveland Indians (14)
Home Runs: Jesse Barfield - Toronto Blue Jays (40)
Runs Batted In: Joe Carter - Cleveland Indians (121)
Total Bases: Don Mattingly - New York Yankees (388)
Walks: Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox (105)
Strikeouts: Pete Incaviglia - Texas Rangers (185)
Stolen Bases: Rickey Henderson - New York Yankees (87)
Hit by Pitch: Don Baylor - Boston Red Sox (35)

Wins: Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (24)
Losses: Richard Dotson - Chicago White Sox, Mike Morgan - Seattle Mariners (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA): Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (2.48)
Games: Mitch Williams - Texas Rangers (80)
Complete Games: Tom Candiotti - Cleveland Indians (17)
Shutouts: Jack Morris - Detroit Tigers (6)
Saves: Dave Righetti - New York Yankees (46)
Innings Pitched: Bert Blyleven - Minnesota Twins (271.2)
Walks: Bobby Witt - Texas Rangers (143)
Strikeouts: Mark Langston - Seattle Mariners (245)
BB+H/IP (WHIP): Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (0.97)
Hits/9 Ip: Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox (6.34)
HR/9 Ip: Mark Gubicza - Kansas City Royals (0.40)
Walks/9 Ip: Ron Guidry - New York Yankees (1.78)
SO/9 Ip: Mark Langston - Seattle Mariners (9.21)

Team Information

Team Name	Payroll	Attendance
Baltimore Orioles	$0	1,973,176
Boston Red Sox	$0	2,147,641
California Angels	$0	2,655,872
Chicago White Sox	$0	1,424,313
Cleveland Indians	$0	1,471,805
Detroit Tigers	$0	1,899,437
Kansas City Royals	$0	2,320,794
Milwaukee Brewers	$0	1,265,041
Minnesota Twins	$0	1,255,453
New York Yankees	$0	2,268,030
Oakland Athletics	$0	1,314,646
Seattle Mariners	$0	1,029,045
Texas Rangers	$0	1,692,002
Toronto Blue Jays	$0	2,455,477