MLB : 1996 standings


 AMERICAN LEAGUE                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 American League East      W   L  PCT.   GB  COACH                DIV SERIES   LCS      WORLD SERIES
 New York Yankees         92  70  .568    -  JT                   W TEX 3-0  W BAL 4-1  W ATL 4-2
 Baltimore Orioles        88  74  .543    4  DJ                   W CLE 3-1  L NYY 1-4           
 Boston Red Sox           85  77  .525    7  KK                                                  
 Toronto Blue Jays        74  88  .457   18  CG                                                  
 Detroit Tigers           53 109  .327   39  BB                                                  
   
 American League Central                    
 Team                      W   L  PCT.   GB
 Cleveland Indians        99  62  .615    -  MH                   L BAL 1-3                      
 Chicago White Sox        85  77  .525 14.5  TB                                                  
 Milwaukee Brewers        80  82  .494 19.5  PG                                                  
 Minnesota Twins          78  84  .481 21.5  TK                                                  
 Kansas City Royals       75  88  .466   24  BB                                                  
   
 American League West                       
 Team                      W   L  PCT.   GB
 Texas Rangers            90  72  .556    -  JO                   L NYY 0-3                      
 Seattle Mariners         85  76  .528  4.5  LP                                                  
 Oakland Athletics        78  74  .481   12  AH                                                  
 California Angels        70  91  .435 19.5  ML/JM/JM                                            


 NATIONAL LEAGUE                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 National League East      W   L  PCT.   GB  COACH                DIV SERIES   LCS      WORLD SERIES
 Atlanta Braves           96  66  .593    -  BC                   W LA  3-0  W STL 4-3  L NYY 2-4
 Montreal Expos           88  74  .543    8  FA                                                  
 Florida Marlins          80  82  .494   16  RL                                                  
 New York Mets            71  91  .438   25  DG/BV                                               
 Philadelphia Phillies    67  95  .414   29  JF                                                  
   
 National League Central
 St. Louis Cardinals      88  74  .543    -  TL                   W SD  3-0  L ATL 3-4           
 Houston Astros           82  80  .506    6  TC                                                  
 Cincinnati Reds          81  81  .500    7  RK                                                  
 Chicago Cubs             76  86  .469   12  JR                                                  
 Pittsburgh Pirates       73  89  .451   15  JL                                                  
   
 National League West
 San Diego Padres         91  71  .562    -  BB                   L STL 0-3                      
 Los Angeles Dodgers      90  72  .556    1  TL/BR                L ATL 0-3                      
 Colorado Rockies         83  79  .512    8  DB                                                  
 San Francisco Giants     68  94  .420   23  DB                                                  


 NOTE: California Angels renamed Anaheim Angels