text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-30 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 74 59 .556 - BALTIMORE 70 63 .526 4 BOSTON 69 65 .515 5 1/2 TORONTO 63 71 .470 11 1/2 DETROIT 48 86 .358 26 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 80 53 .602 - CHICAGO 71 64 .526 10 MINNESOTA 67 67 .500 13 1/2 MILWAUKEE 64 71 .474 17 KANSAS CITY 61 74 .452 20 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 75 58 .564 - SEATTLE 70 63 .526 5 OAKLAND 64 72 .471 12 1/2 CALIFORNIA 62 72 .463 13 1/2 FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT CHICAGO AT TORONTO MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE CLEVELAND AT TEXAS NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA BOSTON AT OAKLAND BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 83 49 .629 - MONTREAL 71 61 .538 12 FLORIDA 64 70 .478 20 NEW YORK 59 75 .440 25 PHILADELPHIA 54 80 .403 30 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 72 63 .533 - ST LOUIS 69 65 .515 2 1/2 CINCINNATI 66 67 .496 5 CHICAGO 65 66 .496 5 PITTSBURGH 56 77 .421 15 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 75 60 .556 - LOS ANGELES 72 61 .541 2 COLORADO 70 65 .519 5 SAN FRANCISCO 57 74 .435 16 FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE ATLANTA AT CHICAGO FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK COLORADO AT ST LOUIS