MLB : 1998 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        114  48  .704    -  JT                   W TEX 3-0  W CLE 4-2  W SD  4-0
 Boston Red Sox           92  70  .568   22  JW                   L CLE 1-3                      
 Toronto Blue Jays        88  74  .543   26  TJ                                                  
 Baltimore Orioles        79  83  .488   35  RM                                                  
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays     63  99  .389   51  LR                                                  
   
 American League Central                    
 Cleveland Indians        83  73  .549    -  MH                   W BOS 3-1  L NYY 2-4           
 Chicago White Sox        80  82  .494    9  JM                                                  
 Kansas City Royals       72  89  .447 16.5  TM                                                  
 Minnesota Twins          70  92  .432   19  TK                                                  
 Detroit Tigers           65  97  .401   24  BB/LP                                               
                                              
 American League West                       
 Texas Rangers            88  74  .543    -  JO                   L NYY 0-3                      
 Anaheim Angels           85  77  .525    3  TC                                                  
 Seattle Mariners         76  85  .472 11.5  LP                                                  
 Oakland Athletics        74  88  .457   14  AH                                                  


 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          106  56  .654    -  BC                   W CHI 3-0  L SD  2-4           
 New York Mets            88  74  .543   18  BV                                                  
 Philadelphia Phillies    75  87  .463   31  TF                                                  
 Montreal Expos           65  97  .401   41  FA                                                  
 Florida Marlins          54 108  .333   52  JL                                                  

 National League Central
 Houston Astros          102  60  .630    -  LD                   L SD  1-3                      
 Chicago Cubs             90  73  .552 12.5  JR                   L ATL 3-0                      
 St. Louis Cardinals      83  79  .512   19  TL                                                  
 Cincinnati Reds          77  85  .475   25  JM                                                  
 Milwaukee Brewers        74  88  .457   28  PG                                                  
 Pittsburgh Pirates       69  93  .426   33  GL                                                  

 National League West
 San Diego Padres         98  64  .605    -  BB                   W HOU 3-1  W ATL 4-2  L NYY 0-4
 San Francisco Giants     89  74  .546  9.5  DB        RSPL CHI                                  
 Los Angeles Dodgers      83  79  .512   15  BR/GH                                               
 Colorado Rockies         77  85  .475   21  DB                                                  
 Arizona Diamondbacks     65  97  .401   33  BS                                                  


 NOTE: Expansion Arizona Diamondbacks join NL West
       Expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays join AL East
       Detroit Tigers move from AL East to AL Central
       Milwaukee Brewers move from AL Central to NL Central