A Look at the Acc Standings in Baseball

A look at the American League and National League Standings in baseball as of August 1st.

American League Standings

The American League of Major League Baseball (MLB) is one of two leagues that make up the MLB. The other is the National League Together, they are considered the highest level of professional baseball in North America There are 15 teams in the American League and they are divided into three divisions: the East, the Central, and the West. Below are the current standings for each division.

| Division |Team |Wins |Losses |Win % |GB |
|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|
| East |Yankees |85 |51 |.625 |- |
| Red Sox ||79 |57 |.581 |6 ||
| Rays ||76 |60 ||.559 |9 ||
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National League Standings

The National League Standings as of June 1st show the Chicago Cubs in first place with a record of 37-19. The St. Louis Cardinals are in second place with a record of 35-21. The San Francisco Giants are in third place with a record of 32-24. The Los Angeles Dodgers are in fourth place with a record of 31-25. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in fifth place with a record of 30-26.

Interleague Standings

In baseball, there are two leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). Each league is made up of three divisions, and each division has five teams. The teams that finish in first place in their respective divisional standings are known as division champions. The team that finishes with the best record in all of baseball is the World Series champion.

Interleague play is when teams from the AL play teams from the NL. The schedule is set up so that each team plays all the other teams in its own league the same number of times. They also play a similar number of games against teams in the other league. For example, if a team plays 162 games in a season, it might play 81 games against AL opponents and 81 against NL opponents.

The League Standings are important because they help to determine which team will have home-field advantage in the World Series Home-field advantage means that a team gets to play more of its games at its home stadium, where it is more familiar with the playing surface and where its fans can cheer it on.

The team with the best record in all of baseball is guaranteed home-field advantage in the World Series regardless of whether it plays in the AL or NL. If two teams from different leagues have identical records, then the team with the better interleague record gets home-field advantage.

As of June 10, 2019, here are the League standings

| American League | National League |
|—————--|————————-|
| Boston | Chicago Cubs |
| Houston | Milwaukee Brewers |
| New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Oakland | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Seattle | San Diego Padres |

AL Wild Card Standings

As of September 23, 2020, the AL Wild Card Standings are as follows:

1. Tampa Bay Rays (37-20)
2. Houston Astros (35-22)
3. Minneapolis Twins (34-22)
4. Chicago White Sox (34-23)
5. Cleveland Indians (32-25)
6. Toronto Blue Jays (31-26)
7. Oakland Athletics (30-27)
8. Seattle Mariners (29-28)

NL Wild Card Standings

The National League Wild Card race is wide open heading into the final weeks of the season. Here’s a look at the current standings:

1. Chicago Cubs (84-68)
2. Milwaukee Brewers (83-69)
3. New York Mets (82-70)
4. San Francisco Giants (81-71)
5. St. Louis Cardinals (79-73)
6. Philadelphia Phillies (78-74)
7. Miami Marlins (77-75)
8. Pittsburgh Pirates (76-76)

AL East Standings

The AL East standings are as follows: the Yankees are in first place with a record of 98-59, the Rays are in second place with a record of 96-61, the Red Sox are in third place with a record of 91-66, the Blue Jays are in fourth place with a record of 76-81, and the Orioles are in last place with a record of 54-103.

AL Central Standings

The AL Central standings as of June 1st are as follows:
1. Cleveland Indians 31-19
2. Detroit Tigers 28-22
3. Kansas City Royals 27-23
4. Chicago White Sox 24-26
5. Minnesota Twins 20-30

AL West Standings

As of September 23, 2019, the AL West standings are as follows:
1. Houston Astros (92-57)
2. Oakland Athletics (89-60)
3. Los Angeles Angels (79-71)
4. Texas Rangers (75-75)
5. Seattle Mariners (63-87)

NL East Standings

The NL East standings as of September 5th are as follows:

Washington Nationals – 84-54
Atlanta Braves – 80-58
New York Mets – 77-61
Philadelphia Phillies – 67-71
Miami Marlins – 52-86

As you can see, the Washington Nationals are in first place, followed by the Atlanta Braves New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins

NL Central Standings

The NL Central is made up of teams from the Midwest. The current standings are as follows:

1. Milwaukee Brewers – The Brewers are in first place with a record of 33-22.
2. Chicago Cubs – The Cubs are in second place with a record of 31-24.
3. St. Louis Cardinals – The Cardinals are in third place with a record of 30-25.
4. Pittsburgh Pirates – The Pirates are in fourth place with a record of 27-27.
5. Cincinnati Reds – The Reds are in fifth place with a record of 25-29.