BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES .  NEW YORK 1996-08-23  Major League Baseball  standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under won ,  lost , winning percentage and games behind ) :  AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  NEW YORK 72 54 .571 -  BALTIMORE 67 59 .532 5  BOSTON 64 64 .500 9  TORONTO 59 69 .461 14  DETROIT 45 82 .354 27 1/2  CENTRAL DIVISION  CLEVELAND 76 51 .598 -  CHICAGO 69 60 .535 8  MINNESOTA 63 64 .496 13  MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2  KANSAS CITY 58 71 .450 19  WESTERN DIVISION  TEXAS 74 54 .578 -  SEATTLE 65 61 .516 8  OAKLAND 62 68 .477 13  CALIFORNIA 59 68 .465 14 1/2  FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE  SEATTLE AT BOSTON  MILWAUKEE AT CLEVELAND  CALIFORNIA AT [START_ENT] BALTIMORE [END_ENT] OAKLAND AT NEW YORK  TORONTO AT CHICAGO  DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY  TEXAS AT MINNESOTA  NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  ATLANTA 79 47 .627 -  MONTREAL 68 58 .540 11  NEW YORK 59 69 .461 21  FLORIDA 58 69 .457 21 1/2  PHILADELPHIA 52 76 .406 28  CENTRAL DIVISION  HOUSTON 68 60 .531 -  ST LOUIS 67 60 .528 1/2  CHICAGO 63 62 .504 3 1/2  CINCINNATI 63 62 .504 3 1/2  PITTSBURGH 54 73 .425 13 1/2  WESTERN DIVISION  SAN DIEGO 70 59 .543 -  LOS ANGELES 67 60 .528 2  COLORADO 66 62 .516 3 1/2  SAN FRANCISCO 54 71 .432 14  FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE  CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA ( doubleheader )  CHICAGO AT ATLANTA  ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON  PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO  NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES  PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO  MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO
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