text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER WEDNESDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-22 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 72 53 .576 - BALTIMORE 67 58 .536 5 BOSTON 63 64 .496 10 TORONTO 58 69 .457 15 DETROIT 44 82 .349 28 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 76 51 .598 - CHICAGO 69 59 .539 7 1/2 MINNESOTA 63 63 .500 12 1/2 MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2 KANSAS CITY 58 70 .453 18 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 73 54 .575 - SEATTLE 64 61 .512 8 OAKLAND 62 67 .481 12 CALIFORNIA 58 68 .460 14 1/2 THURSDAY , AUGUST 22 SCHEDULE OAKLAND AT BOSTON SEATTLE AT BALTIMORE CALIFORNIA AT NEW YORK TORONTO AT CHICAGO DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY TEXAS AT MINNESOTA NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 79 46 .632 - MONTREAL 67 58 .536 12 NEW YORK 59 69 .461 21 1/2 FLORIDA 58 69 .457 22 PHILADELPHIA 52 75 .409 28 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 68 59 .535 - ST LOUIS 67 59 .532 1/2 CHICAGO 63 62 .504 4 CINCINNATI 62 62 .500 4 1/2 PITTSBURGH 53 73 .421 14 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 70 59 .543 - LOS ANGELES 66 60 .524 2 1/2 COLORADO 65 62 .512 4 SAN FRANCISCO 54 70 .435 13 1/2 THURSDAY , AUGUST 22 SCHEDULE ST LOUIS AT COLORADO CINCINNATI AT ATLANTA PITTSBURGH AT HOUSTON PHILADELPHIA AT LOS ANGELES MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO