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Standings

Central
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Chicago White Sox8974.546--Ozzie Guillen
Minnesota Twins8875.5401.0Ron Gardenhire
Cleveland Indians8181.5007.5Eric Wedge
Kansas City Royals7587.46313.5Trey Hillman
Detroit Tigers7488.45714.5Jim Leyland
East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Tampa Bay Rays9765.599--Joe Maddon
Boston Red Sox9567.5862.0Terry Francona
New York Yankees8973.5498.0Joe Girardi
Toronto Blue Jays8676.53111.0Cito Gaston
John Gibbons
Baltimore Orioles6893.42228.5Dave Trembley
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Los Angeles Angels10062.617--Mike Scioscia
Texas Rangers7983.48821.0Ron Washington
Oakland Athletics7586.46624.5Bob Geren
Seattle Mariners61101.37739.0Jim Riggleman
John McLaren

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins (.328)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Milton Bradley - Texas Rangers (.436)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees (.573)
At Bats:   Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners (686)
Runs:   Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox (118)
Hits:   Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners, Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox (213)
Doubles:   Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox (54)
Triples:   Curtis Granderson - Detroit Tigers (13)
Home Runs:   Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers (37)
Runs Batted In:   Josh Hamilton - Texas Rangers (130)
Total Bases:   Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers, Josh Hamilton - Texas Rangers (331)
Walks:   Jack Cust - Oakland Athletics (111)
Strikeouts:   Jack Cust - Oakland Athletics (197)
Stolen Bases:   Jacoby Ellsbury - Boston Red Sox (50)
Hit by Pitch:   Jason Giambi - New York Yankees (22)

Wins:   Cliff Lee - Cleveland Indians (22)
Losses:   Justin Verlander - Detroit Tigers (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Cliff Lee - Cleveland Indians (2.54)
Games:   Francisco Rodriguez - Los Angeles Angels, Matt Guerrier - Minnesota Twins (76)
Complete Games:   Roy Halladay - Toronto Blue Jays (9)
Shutouts:   Jesse Litsch - Toronto Blue Jays, Matt Garza - Tampa Bay Rays ()
Saves:   Francisco Rodriguez - Los Angeles Angels (62)
Innings Pitched:   Roy Halladay - Toronto Blue Jays (246)
Walks:   Daisuke Matsuzaka - Boston Red Sox (94)
Strikeouts:   A.J. Burnett - Toronto Blue Jays (231)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Roy Halladay - Toronto Blue Jays (1.05)
Hits/9 Ip:   Daisuke Matsuzaka - Boston Red Sox (6.87)
HR/9 Ip:   Cliff Lee - Cleveland Indians (0.48)
Walks/9 Ip:   Cliff Lee - Cleveland Indians (1.37)
SO/9 Ip:   A.J. Burnett - Toronto Blue Jays (9.39)

Team Information

Team NamePayrollAttendance
Baltimore Orioles$67,196,2461,950,075
Boston Red Sox$133,390,0353,048,250
Chicago White Sox$121,189,3322,501,103
Cleveland Indians$78,970,0662,169,760
Detroit Tigers$137,685,1963,202,654
Kansas City Royals$58,245,5001,578,922
Los Angeles Angels$119,216,3333,336,744
Minnesota Twins$56,932,7662,302,431
New York Yankees$209,081,5774,298,655
Oakland Athletics$47,967,1261,665,256
Seattle Mariners$117,666,4822,329,702
Tampa Bay Rays$43,820,5971,780,791
Texas Rangers$67,712,3261,945,677
Toronto Blue Jays$97,793,9002,399,786