American League
Code:
AL East W L Pct St GB HR R BA SB RA ERA HR9 BB9 K9 FP ZR RTO
Detroit Tigers 100 62 .617 L2 - 116 741 .277 150 552 3.10 0.9 2.9 5.7 .981 42.4 41.2
New York Yankees 88 74 .543 W2 12 173 745 .250 55 754 4.23 0.8 2.8 5.0 .979 -37.5 36.2
Boston Red Sox 86 76 .531 W3 14 106 678 .268 81 591 3.36 0.7 3.1 5.6 .980 14.3 40.0
Cleveland Indians 76 86 .469 L1 24 129 635 .255 77 660 3.80 0.7 3.4 5.2 .982 -25.1 33.1
Baltimore Orioles 69 93 .426 W1 31 132 671 .250 86 786 4.39 0.7 3.7 5.3 .978 -63.0 37.6
Milwaukee Brewers 65 97 .401 L3 35 105 631 .257 98 750 4.22 0.7 3.6 4.9 .980 -68.3 32.1
Code:
AL East W L Pct St GB HR R BA SB RA ERA HR9 BB9 K9 FP ZR RTO
Chicago White Sox 93 69 .574 L1 - 123 670 .261 99 600 3.33 0.6 3.5 5.0 .981 22.7 34.5
Texas Rangers 91 71 .562 L1 2 104 630 .260 96 547 3.05 0.6 3.2 5.4 .980 14.8 29.6
California Angels 83 79 .512 L1 10 119 701 .267 104 665 3.74 0.8 3.4 4.8 .982 5.4 38.1
Oakland Athletics 78 84 .481 W1 15 112 643 .262 70 700 3.96 0.9 3.3 4.6 .979 -22.6 35.7
Kansas City Royals 73 89 .451 W1 20 113 745 .259 87 806 4.63 0.9 3.4 4.9 .982 -42.5 27.9
Minnesota Twins 70 92 .432 W1 23 113 659 .253 79 738 4.07 0.8 3.4 5.3 .976 -45.2 35.5
National League
Code:
NL East W L Pct St GB HR R BA SB RA ERA HR9 BB9 K9 FP ZR RTO
Philadelphia Phillies 104 58 .642 L1 - 128 759 .253 111 570 3.04 0.6 2.8 5.7 .981 4.1 49.5
St. Louis Cardinals 87 75 .537 W1 17 144 663 .255 40 679 3.60 0.6 3.3 6.1 .978 -42.3 42.9
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 75 .534 W2 17½ 89 573 .242 42 542 3.06 0.5 2.7 5.9 .981 -31.5 40.7
Chicago Cubs 77 83 .481 W4 26 107 616 .253 84 615 3.53 0.8 3.4 5.2 .982 18.7 43.6
New York Mets 73 87 .456 L6 30 81 554 .248 93 631 3.48 0.8 3.1 5.4 .980 -14.3 45.8
Montreal Expos 68 94 .420 L2 36 126 655 .249 64 766 4.02 0.8 3.7 5.2 .975 -53.3 31.2
Code:
NL East W L Pct St GB HR R BA SB RA ERA HR9 BB9 K9 FP ZR RTO
San Diego Padres 89 72 .553 W2 - 96 667 .263 85 523 2.89 0.6 3.3 5.5 .980 38.7 32.8
Atlanta Braves 83 78 .516 L1 6 114 618 .251 60 587 3.25 0.8 3.2 5.9 .981 -34.3 39.2
Houston Astros 83 79 .512 W1 6½ 126 673 .257 73 660 3.60 0.6 3.7 6.0 .979 -23.2 29.7
Cincinnati Reds 81 81 .500 W1 8½ 124 656 .248 68 648 3.67 0.7 3.1 5.8 .981 -44.2 27.1
San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 L1 18½ 110 585 .253 93 666 3.60 0.7 3.3 5.7 .977 -22.0 29.3
Los Angeles Dodgers 66 95 .410 L2 23 109 502 .242 84 634 3.38 0.8 3.1 5.7 .978 1.3 32.1
I didn't quit out, I promise! I did play out the rest of my season in my own time - it's been a hectic year that will only get more hectic in the coming months as I move back to my old home town of Seattle(!) - but the season did get done and we're moving onto the playoffs.
In the AL, it's going to be the Tigers, who are the clear cream of the crop, going against the Chicago White Sox, who narrowly beat out the Rangers to take the West crown. The Sox were already going to be in a bit of a hole with this matchup but they're in an even bigger one now that the rock of their lineup, 1B Alice Cooper (.289, 40, 95), sprained his thumb in mid-September and will miss all of the playoffs (let's face it, that means the ALCS). The Tigers were not free from the injury bug themselves, having lost their ace / probable Cy Young Award winner Jimmy Goddard (24-4, 2.07) for the season on September 5 to a torn back muscle, but they did have more to lose.
So, like, it's the Phillies' postseason to lose, right? They set a franchise record with 104 wins (the previous high: 92) and are mostly healthy going into the postseason. They're led by LF Alberto Juantorena (.311, 29, 113) and LHP/Beatle Ringo Starr (23-12, 2.44). The Padres are, well, just happy to be there, although they did lead all of baseball with a 2.89 ERA so they're no slouches. 2nd year man Don Henley (20-7, 2.36) is the ace of the staff with a youthful 1-2 punch of 3B Dale Earnhardt (.297, 21, 74) and 2B Paul McCartney (.301, 19, 85) providing most of the Pads' offense.
So heeeeeeeeere we go!