Major League Baseball Final Standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | .540 | – |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2.5 |
| 3rd | Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4.5 |
| 4th | Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13.5 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | .429 | 18.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | – |
| 2nd | Cleveland Indians | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
| 3rd | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
| 4th | Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.0 |
| 5th | Minnesota Twins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Oakland Athletics † | 91 | 70 | .565 | – |
| 2nd | Seattle Mariners * | 91 | 71 | .562 | 0.5 |
| 3rd | Anaheim Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 9.5 |
| 4th | Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20.5 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 95 | 67 | .586 | – |
| 2nd | New York Mets * | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | Florida Marlins | 79 | 82 | .491 | 15.5 |
| 4th | Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.0 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | – |
| 2nd | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
| 3rd | Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.0 |
| 4th | Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23.0 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
| 6th | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | San Francisco Giants | 97 | 65 | .599 | – |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 |
| 3rd | Arizona Diamondbacks | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12.0 |
| 4th | Colorado Rockies | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.0 |
| 5th | San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21.0 |
- The asterisk (*) denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
- † Oakland won the American League West Division by a half game over Seattle, playing one less game than the Mariners. The Athletics were not required to play their 162nd game. Even if Oakland had lost this game, their win against Seattle in the season series would have given them the division title.
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