Due to a mid-season players' strike, the season was divided into a first half and a second half. The division winner of each half played each other in a five-game divisional series. The Cincinnati Reds, despite having the best overall record during the season, finished 2nd in both halves, so did not qualify for the post-season.
AL | |||||||||||||||||||
East | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Milwaukee | 62 | 47 | .569 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Baltimore | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| y |  | NY Yankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
 | Detroit | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Boston | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Cleveland | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Toronto | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||
West | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Oakland | 64 | 45 | .587 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Texas | 57 | 48 | .543 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Chi. White Sox | 54 | 52 | .509 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
| y |  | Kansas City | 50 | 53 | .485 | 11.0 | |||||||||||||
 | California | 51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Seattle | 44 | 65 | .404 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Minnesota | 41 | 68 | .376 | 23.0 | ||||||||||||||
NL | |||||||||||||||||||
East | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
 | StL Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | - | ||||||||||||||
| y |  | Montreal | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
| y |  | Philadelphia | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||
 | Pittsburgh | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | NY Mets | 41 | 62 | .398 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Chi. Cubs | 38 | 65 | .369 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||
West | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
 | Cincinnati | 66 | 42 | .611 | - | ||||||||||||||
| y |  | LA Dodgers | 63 | 47 | .573 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||
| y |  | Houston | 61 | 49 | .555 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
 | San Francisco | 56 | 55 | .505 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Atlanta | 50 | 56 | .472 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | San Diego | 41 | 69 | .373 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||
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