text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER SUNDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-25 Major League Baseball standings after games played on Sunday ( tabulate under won , lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB NEW YORK 74 55 .574 - BALTIMORE 68 61 .527 6 BOSTON 66 65 .504 9 TORONTO 61 70 .466 14 DETROIT 47 83 .362 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 77 53 .592 - CHICAGO 70 62 .530 8 MINNESOTA 65 65 .500 12 MILWAUKEE 62 69 .473 15 1/2 KANSAS CITY 59 73 .447 19 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 75 56 .573 - SEATTLE 66 63 .512 8 OAKLAND 63 70 .474 13 CALIFORNIA 61 69 .469 13 1/2 MONDAY , AUGUST 26TH SCHEDULE CLEVELAND AT DETROIT OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE MINNESOTA AT TORONTO MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO BOSTON AT CALIFORNIA NEW YORK AT SEATTLE NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 81 48 .628 - MONTREAL 70 59 .543 11 FLORIDA 61 70 .466 21 NEW YORK 59 72 .450 23 PHILADELPHIA 53 78 .405 29 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 70 61 .534 - ST LOUIS 68 62 .523 1 1/2 CHICAGO 64 64 .500 4 1/2 CINCINNATI 64 65 .496 5 PITTSBURGH 55 75 .423 14 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 72 60 .545 - LOS ANGELES 70 60 .538 1 COLORADO 68 63 .519 3 1/2 SAN FRANCISCO 55 73 .430 15 MONDAY , AUGUST 26TH SCHEDULE PHILADELPHIA AT SAN FRANCISCO ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON CINCINNATI AT COLORADO