text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER MONDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-27 Major League Baseball standings after games played on Monday ( tabulate under won , lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB NEW YORK 74 56 .569 - BALTIMORE 69 61 .531 5 BOSTON 67 65 .508 8 TORONTO 62 70 .470 13 DETROIT 47 84 .359 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 78 53 .595 - CHICAGO 70 63 .526 9 MINNESOTA 65 66 .496 13 MILWAUKEE 63 69 .477 15 1/2 KANSAS CITY 59 73 .447 19 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 75 56 .573 - SEATTLE 67 63 .515 7 1/2 OAKLAND 63 71 .470 13 1/2 CALIFORNIA 61 70 .466 14 TUESDAY , AUGUST 27TH SCHEDULE CLEVELAND AT DETROIT OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE MINNESOTA AT TORONTO MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO TEXAS AT KANSAS CITY 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 79 .402 29 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 70 62 .530 - ST LOUIS 69 62 .527 1/2 CHICAGO 64 64 .500 4 CINCINNATI 64 66 .492 5 PITTSBURGH 55 75 .423 14 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 72 60 .545 - LOS ANGELES 70 60 .538 1 COLORADO 69 63 .523 3 SAN FRANCISCO 56 73 .434 14 1/2 TUESDAY , AUGUST 27TH SCHEDULE PHILADELPHIA AT SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES AT MONTREAL ATLANTA AT PITTSBURGH SAN DIEGO AT NEW YORK CHICAGO AT HOUSTON FLORIDA AT ST LOUIS CINCINNATI AT COLORADO