2005 Major League Baseball Season - Major League Baseball Final Standings

Major League Baseball Final Standings

The standings in the National League East were quite notable because all the teams in that division finished with at least a .500 record.

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win % GB
East Division
1st New York Yankees‡ 95 67 .586
2nd Boston Red Sox†‡ 95 67 .586
3rd Toronto Blue Jays 80 82 .494 15.0
4th Baltimore Orioles 74 88 .457 21.0
5th Tampa Bay Devil Rays 67 95 .414 28.0
Central Division
1st Chicago White Sox 99 63 .611
2nd Cleveland Indians 93 69 .574 6.0
3rd Minnesota Twins 83 79 .512 16.0
4th Detroit Tigers 71 91 .438 28.0
5th Kansas City Royals 56 106 .346 43.0
West Division
1st Los Angeles Angels 95 67 .586
2nd Oakland Athletics 88 74 .543 7.0
3rd Texas Rangers 79 83 .488 16.0
4th Seattle Mariners 69 93 .426 26.0

Denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
The Yankees and Red Sox finished with the same win-loss record, however because the Yankees had a better head-to-head result against the Red Sox for the season the division championship was awarded to the Yankees and the wild card to the Red Sox.

National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win % GB
East Division
1st Atlanta Braves 90 72 .556
2nd Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 .543 2.0
3rd New York Mets 83 79 .512 7.0
4th Florida Marlins 83 79 .512 7.0
5th Washington Nationals 81 81 .500 9.0
Central Division
1st St. Louis Cardinals 100 62 .617
2nd Houston Astros† 89 73 .549 11.0
3rd Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 .500 19.0
4th Chicago Cubs 79 83 .488 21.0
5th Cincinnati Reds 73 89 .451 27.0
6th Pittsburgh Pirates 67 95 .414 33.0
West Division
1st San Diego Padres 82 80 .506
2nd Arizona Diamondbacks 77 85 .475 5.0
3rd San Francisco Giants 75 87 .463 7.0
4th Los Angeles Dodgers 71 91 .438 11.0
5th Colorado Rockies 67 95 .414 15.0

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