Major League Baseball Final Standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | New York Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | -- |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox * | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
| 3rd | Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
| 4th | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Cleveland Indians | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- |
| 2nd | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 82 | .494 | 9.0 |
| 3rd | Kansas City Royals | 72 | 89 | .447 | 16.5 |
| 4th | Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 19.0 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 65 | 97 | .401 | 24.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- |
| 2nd | Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11.5 |
| 4th | Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14.0 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 106 | 56 | .654 | -- |
| 2nd | New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 18.0 |
| 3rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 31.0 |
| 4th | Montreal Expos | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41.0 |
| 5th | Florida Marlins | 54 | 108 | .333 | 52.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Houston Astros | 102 | 60 | .630 | -- |
| 2nd | Chicago Cubs * | 90 | 73 | .552 | 12.5 |
| 3rd | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19.0 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25.0 |
| 5th | Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
| 6th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 33.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | San Diego Padres | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| 2nd | San Francisco Giants | 89 | 74 | .546 | 9.5 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15.0 |
| 4th | Colorado Rockies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
| 5th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33.0 |
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-3 in a one-game playoff to determine the NL wild card.
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