| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| EASTERN DIVISION | EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 44 | - | .654 | St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 55 | - | .570 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 80 | 46 | 2.5 | .635 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 62 | 8.0 | .508 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 56 | 11.5 | .563 | Chicago Cubs | 61 | 67 | 12.0 | .477 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 69 | 61 | 15.5 | .531 | Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 69 | 14.0 | .461 | |
| New York Yankees | 69 | 63 | 16.5 | .523 | New York Mets | 56 | 72 | 17.0 | .438 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 74 | 28.0 | .435 | Montreal Expos | 51 | 76 | 21.5 | .402 | |
| WESTERN DIVISION | WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 61 | - | .527 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 50 | - | .618 | |
| Minnesota Twins | 61 | 67 | 6.5 | .477 | Atlanta Braves | 74 | 59 | 8.0 | .556 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 70 | 8.5 | .462 | San Francisco Giants | 70 | 58 | 9.5 | .547 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 75 | 13.0 | .427 | Houston Astros | 68 | 64 | 13.5 | .515 | |
| California Angels | 52 | 74 | 14.5 | .413 | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 66 | 16.0 | .496 | |
| Texas Rangers | 46 | 82 | 21.5 | .359 | San Diego Padres | 52 | 76 | 27.5 | .406 | |