text: BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-08-31 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 75 59 .560 - BALTIMORE 71 63 .530 4 BOSTON 69 66 .511 6 1/2 TORONTO 63 72 .467 12 1/2 DETROIT 49 86 .363 26 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION CLEVELAND 80 54 .597 - CHICAGO 72 64 .529 9 MINNESOTA 67 68 .496 13 1/2 MILWAUKEE 65 71 .478 16 KANSAS CITY 61 75 .449 20 WESTERN DIVISION TEXAS 76 58 .567 - SEATTLE 70 64 .522 6 OAKLAND 65 72 .474 12 1/2 CALIFORNIA 62 73 .459 14 1/2 SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE CHICAGO AT TORONTO MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE CLEVELAND AT TEXAS BOSTON AT OAKLAND NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB ATLANTA 84 50 .627 - MONTREAL 71 62 .534 12 1/2 FLORIDA 65 70 .481 19 1/2 NEW YORK 59 76 .437 25 1/2 PHILADELPHIA 54 81 .400 30 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON 73 63 .537 - ST LOUIS 70 65 .519 2 1/2 CHICAGO 66 67 .496 5 1/2 CINCINNATI 66 68 .493 6 PITTSBURGH 56 78 .418 16 WESTERN DIVISION SAN DIEGO 76 60 .559 - LOS ANGELES 73 61 .545 2 COLORADO 70 66 .515 6 SAN FRANCISCO 58 74 .439 16 SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE ATLANTA AT CHICAGO HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL COLORADO AT ST LOUIS