What Is The Major League Baseball Standings?
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The American League
The American League East
The American League East is composed of 14 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays. The divisional winner of the American League East advances to the playoffs to compete against the other divisional winners for a chance to play in the World Series.
The American League West
The American League West is one of the three divisions of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB). The division was formed when the AL expanded to 14 teams in ’61. It originally contained the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (then the Los Angeles Angels), Minnesota Twins (then the Washington Senators), Oakland Athletics and Seattle Pilots. When MLB redesignated divisions in ’69, it became a 16-team league with four divisions: two were all-new geographic divisions (East and West), while the other two—the American and National—divided existing leagues along different lines. The Pilots moved to Milwaukee in ’70 and became the Brewers; their place was taken by the newly created Milwaukee Brewers (later the Texas Rangers). In 1998, when Major League Baseball further expanded by adding another wild card team to each league—resulting in an odd number of teams per league for the first time ever—the AL West became one of only two three-team divisions ever created.
With Houston beingadded tothe AL in 2013,the division nowconsists of fiveteams:theAngels,Athletics,Astros,MarinersandRangers. All five teams are based west of Mississippi River.
The American League Central
The American League Central is a division of Major League Baseball’s American League. The Central Division was formed in until when the AL expanded from 10 to 12 teams. At that time, it was decided that the new team’s would be placed in the Central Division and Western Division. The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers have been in the Central Division since it was founded. The Cleveland Indians joined the division in .
The winner of the American League Central division automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The team with the best record in the division is awarded the divisional title and is given home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. In recent years, the American League Central has been one of baseball’s most competitive divisions.
The National League
The National League of Major League Baseball is made up of fifteen teams, and they are spread out pretty evenly throughout the United States. The teams are the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Nationals.
The National League East
The National League East is one of the six divisions of Major League Baseball. The division was created in 1969. It consists of teams from Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, and New York.
The National League West
The National League West is a division of the National League in Major League Baseball. The division was created on July 13, 1969, when the National League expanded from twelve teams to sixteen teams. For information on the status of each team in Major League Baseball, see Major League Baseball standings.
1981 Season
* Los Angeles Dodgers – 89-73
* Houston Astros – 86-76
* Atlanta Braves – 84-78
* Cincinnati Reds – 79-83
* San Diego Padres – 67-95
The National League Central
The National League Central is a division of the National League in Major League Baseball. The Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals are all members of the NL Central.
The Wild Card Standings
The Major League Baseball standings are very important for baseball fans. They help to keep track of how their team is doing and how they compare to the other teams in their division. The standings also help to determine who makes the playoffs and who doesn’t.
The American League Wild Card Standings
The American League Wild Card is a playoff berth given to the team with the best record in each Major League Baseball season who does not win their division. The wild card teams face each other in a one-game playoff to determine which team will advance to the American League Division Series.
As of September 28, 2020, the American League Wild Card Standings are as follows:
1. Tampa Bay Rays (40-20)
2. Cleveland Indians (35-25)
3. Oakland Athletics (34-26)
4. Minnesota Twins (33-27)
5. Houston Astros (32-28)
6. Chicago White Sox (31-29)
The National League Wild Card Standings
The National League Wild Card is a play-off slot in baseball’s National League (NL), which is contested by the two NL clubs with the worst regular-season record from among the NL’s four divisions. The Wild Card was first introduced in 1994, when Major League Baseball expanded the number of clubs in each league from two to three.
Under the current format, which has been in place since 2012, each league’s two Wild Card teams play each other in a one-game play-off, with the winner advancing to face the top seed in that league’s Division Series.
As of September 2019, the teams in Wild Card contention are as follows:
National League:
The Chicago Cubs are currently leading the pack with a record of 78-68. They are closely followed by the Milwaukee Brewers (77-69) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (76-69). The San Francisco Giants (73-72) and the New York Mets (71-74) are also still in with a chance of securing a Wild Card berth.
American League:
In the American League, it is the Tampa Bay Rays who occupy top spot on the Wild Card standings with a win-loss record of 84-62. The Oakland Athletics (82-64) and Cleveland Indians (81-65) are not too far behind, while the Boston Red Sox (79-67) and Seattle Mariners (75-71) still have an outside chance of making it to October baseball.
