text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER WEDNESDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-29 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 74 58 .561 - BALTIMORE 70 62 .530 4 BOSTON 69 65 .515 6 TORONTO 63 71 .470 12 DETROIT 47 86 .353 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 80 53 .602 - CHICAGO 71 64 .526 10 MINNESOTA 66 67 .496 14 MILWAUKEE 64 70 .478 16 1/2 KANSAS CITY 61 73 .455 19 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 75 58 .564 - SEATTLE 69 63 .523 5 1/2 OAKLAND 64 72 .471 12 1/2 CALIFORNIA 61 72 .459 14 THURSDAY , AUGUST 29TH SCHEDULE KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 82 49 .626 - MONTREAL 71 60 .542 11 FLORIDA 63 70 .474 20 NEW YORK 59 74 .444 24 PHILADELPHIA 54 80 .403 29 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 72 62 .537 - ST LOUIS 69 64 .519 2 1/2 CINCINNATI 65 67 .492 6 CHICAGO 64 66 .492 6 PITTSBURGH 56 76 .424 15 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 74 60 .552 - LOS ANGELES 71 61 .538 2 COLORADO 70 64 .522 4 SAN FRANCISCO 57 74 .435 15 1/2 THURSDAY , AUGUST 29TH SCHEDULE SAN DIEGO AT NEW YORK CHICAGO AT HOUSTON CINCINNATI AT COLORADO ATLANTA AT PITTSBURGH LOS ANGELES AT MONTREAL FLORIDA AT ST LOUIS