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The Mets were playing pretty good ball going into the trading deadline with a 65-38 record and a 12 1/2 game lead. Then they traded SP Jim McAndrew to the Houston Astros for Catcher Bob Watson. Over their final 60 games, they went 43-17 to finish with a 25 game cushion and a team record 107 wins. The Reds won their second straight division title.
In the American League, the Yankees and Athletics finally stopped Baltimore and Minnesota's division title streaks at 3 a piece.
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