BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES .  NEW YORK 1996-08-24  Major League Baseball  standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won ,  lost , winning percentage and games behind ) :  AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  NEW YORK 73 54 .575 -  BALTIMORE 67 60 .528 6  BOSTON 64 65 .496 10  TORONTO 60 69 .465 14  DETROIT 46 82 .359 27 1/2  CENTRAL DIVISION  CLEVELAND 76 52 .594 -  CHICAGO 69 61 .531 8  MINNESOTA 64 64 .500 12  MILWAUKEE 61 68 .473 15 1/2  KANSAS CITY 58 72 .446 19  WESTERN DIVISION [START_ENT] TEXAS [END_ENT] 74 55 .574 -  SEATTLE 66 61 .520 7  OAKLAND 62 69 .473 13  CALIFORNIA 60 68 .469 13 1/2  SATURDAY , AUGUST 24TH SCHEDULE  SEATTLE AT BOSTON  MILWAUKEE AT CLEVELAND  CALIFORNIA AT BALTIMORE  TORONTO AT CHICAGO  OAKLAND AT NEW YORK  DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY  TEXAS AT MINNESOTA  NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION  W L PCT GB  ATLANTA 80 47 .630 -  MONTREAL 69 58 .543 11  NEW YORK 59 70 .457 22  FLORIDA 59 70 .457 22  PHILADELPHIA 53 76 .411 28  CENTRAL DIVISION  ST LOUIS 68 60 .531 -  HOUSTON 68 61 .527 1/2  CINCINNATI 64 63 .504 3 1/2  CHICAGO 63 63 .500 4  PITTSBURGH 55 73 .430 13  WESTERN DIVISION  SAN DIEGO 70 60 .538 -  LOS ANGELES 68 60 .531 1  COLORADO 66 63 .512 3 1/2  SAN FRANCISCO 54 72 .429 14  SATURDAY , AUGUST 24TH SCHEDULE  CHICAGO AT ATLANTA  ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON  NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES  MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO  CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA  PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO  PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO
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