text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER TUESDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-28 Major League Baseball standings after games played on Tuesday ( tabulate under won , lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB NEW YORK 74 57 .565 - BALTIMORE 70 61 .534 4 BOSTON 68 65 .511 7 TORONTO 62 71 .466 13 DETROIT 47 85 .356 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 79 53 .598 - CHICAGO 70 64 .522 10 MINNESOTA 66 66 .500 13 MILWAUKEE 64 69 .481 15 1/2 KANSAS CITY 60 73 .451 19 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 75 57 .568 - SEATTLE 68 63 .519 6 1/2 OAKLAND 63 72 .467 13 1/2 CALIFORNIA 61 71 .462 14 WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 28TH SCHEDULE CLEVELAND AT DETROIT MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE MINNESOTA AT TORONTO TEXAS AT KANSAS CITY BOSTON AT CALIFORNIA NEW YORK AT SEATTLE NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 81 49 .623 - MONTREAL 70 60 .538 11 FLORIDA 62 70 .470 20 NEW YORK 59 73 .447 23 PHILADELPHIA 54 79 .406 28 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 71 62 .534 - ST LOUIS 69 63 .523 1 1/2 CINCINNATI 65 66 .496 5 CHICAGO 64 65 .496 5 PITTSBURGH 56 75 .427 14 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 73 60 .549 - LOS ANGELES 71 60 .542 1 COLORADO 69 64 .519 4 SAN FRANCISCO 56 74 .431 15 1/2 WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 28TH SCHEDULE CINCINNATI AT COLORADO LOS ANGELES AT MONTREAL ATLANTA AT PITTSBURGH SAN DIEGO AT NEW YORK CHICAGO AT HOUSTON FLORIDA AT ST LOUIS PHILADELPHIA AT SAN FRANCISCO