BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER WEDNESDAY 'S GAMES .  NEW YORK 1996-08-22  Major League Baseball  standings after games played on Wednesday ( tabulate under won ,  lost , winning percentage and games behind ) :  AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  NEW YORK 72 53 .576 -  BALTIMORE 67 58 .536 5  BOSTON 63 64 .496 10  TORONTO 58 69 .457 15  DETROIT 44 82 .349 28 1/2  CENTRAL DIVISION  CLEVELAND 76 51 .598 -  CHICAGO 69 59 .539 7 1/2  MINNESOTA 63 63 .500 12 1/2  MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2  KANSAS CITY 58 70 .453 18 1/2  WESTERN DIVISION  TEXAS 73 54 .575 -  SEATTLE 64 61 .512 8  OAKLAND 62 67 .481 12  CALIFORNIA 58 68 .460 14 1/2  THURSDAY , AUGUST 22 SCHEDULE  OAKLAND AT BOSTON  SEATTLE AT BALTIMORE  CALIFORNIA AT NEW YORK  TORONTO AT [START_ENT] CHICAGO [END_ENT] DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY  TEXAS AT MINNESOTA  NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  ATLANTA 79 46 .632 -  MONTREAL 67 58 .536 12  NEW YORK 59 69 .461 21 1/2  FLORIDA 58 69 .457 22  PHILADELPHIA 52 75 .409 28  CENTRAL DIVISION  HOUSTON 68 59 .535 -  ST LOUIS 67 59 .532 1/2  CHICAGO 63 62 .504 4  CINCINNATI 62 62 .500 4 1/2  PITTSBURGH 53 73 .421 14 1/2  WESTERN DIVISION  SAN DIEGO 70 59 .543 -  LOS ANGELES 66 60 .524 2 1/2  COLORADO 65 62 .512 4  SAN FRANCISCO 54 70 .435 13 1/2  THURSDAY , AUGUST 22 SCHEDULE  ST LOUIS AT COLORADO  CINCINNATI AT ATLANTA  PITTSBURGH AT HOUSTON  PHILADELPHIA AT LOS ANGELES  MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO
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