text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-23 Major League Baseball standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under won , lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB NEW YORK 72 54 .571 - BALTIMORE 67 59 .532 5 BOSTON 64 64 .500 9 TORONTO 59 69 .461 14 DETROIT 45 82 .354 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 76 51 .598 - CHICAGO 69 60 .535 8 MINNESOTA 63 64 .496 13 MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2 KANSAS CITY 58 71 .450 19 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 74 54 .578 - SEATTLE 65 61 .516 8 OAKLAND 62 68 .477 13 CALIFORNIA 59 68 .465 14 1/2 FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE SEATTLE AT BOSTON MILWAUKEE AT CLEVELAND CALIFORNIA AT BALTIMORE OAKLAND AT NEW YORK TORONTO AT CHICAGO DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY TEXAS AT MINNESOTA NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 79 47 .627 - MONTREAL 68 58 .540 11 NEW YORK 59 69 .461 21 FLORIDA 58 69 .457 21 1/2 PHILADELPHIA 52 76 .406 28 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 68 60 .531 - ST LOUIS 67 60 .528 1/2 CHICAGO 63 62 .504 3 1/2 CINCINNATI 63 62 .504 3 1/2 PITTSBURGH 54 73 .425 13 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 70 59 .543 - LOS ANGELES 67 60 .528 2 COLORADO 66 62 .516 3 1/2 SAN FRANCISCO 54 71 .432 14 FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA ( doubleheader ) CHICAGO AT ATLANTA ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO