text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-24 Major League Baseball standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB NEW YORK 73 54 .575 - BALTIMORE 67 60 .528 6 BOSTON 64 65 .496 10 TORONTO 60 69 .465 14 DETROIT 46 82 .359 27 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 76 52 .594 - CHICAGO 69 61 .531 8 MINNESOTA 64 64 .500 12 MILWAUKEE 61 68 .473 15 1/2 KANSAS CITY 58 72 .446 19 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 74 55 .574 - SEATTLE 66 61 .520 7 OAKLAND 62 69 .473 13 CALIFORNIA 60 68 .469 13 1/2 SATURDAY , AUGUST 24TH SCHEDULE SEATTLE AT BOSTON MILWAUKEE AT CLEVELAND CALIFORNIA AT BALTIMORE TORONTO AT CHICAGO OAKLAND AT NEW YORK DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY TEXAS AT MINNESOTA NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 80 47 .630 - MONTREAL 69 58 .543 11 NEW YORK 59 70 .457 22 FLORIDA 59 70 .457 22 PHILADELPHIA 53 76 .411 28 CENTRAL DIVISION ST LOUIS 68 60 .531 - HOUSTON 68 61 .527 1/2 CINCINNATI 64 63 .504 3 1/2 CHICAGO 63 63 .500 4 PITTSBURGH 55 73 .430 13 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 70 60 .538 - LOS ANGELES 68 60 .531 1 COLORADO 66 63 .512 3 1/2 SAN FRANCISCO 54 72 .429 14 SATURDAY , AUGUST 24TH SCHEDULE CHICAGO AT ATLANTA ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO