Standings
1998
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 48 | .704 | - | - | 8-2 | W7 | 965 | 656 | +309 | 108-54 | 62-19 | 52-29 | 38-26 | |
| 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 | - | 6-4 | W1 | 876 | 729 | +147 | 94-68 | 51-30 | 41-40 | 32-31 | |
| 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 816 | 768 | +48 | 85-77 | 51-30 | 37-44 | 31-32 | |
| 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 2-8 | L1 | 817 | 785 | +32 | 84-78 | 42-39 | 37-44 | 33-43 | |
| 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 | 29.0 | 2-8 | L6 | 620 | 751 | -131 | 67-95 | 33-48 | 30-51 | 22-52 | |
AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 89 | 73 | .549 | - | - | 3-7 | L1 | 850 | 779 | +71 | 87-75 | 46-35 | 43-38 | 30-32 | |
| 80 | 82 | .494 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 8-2 | W3 | 861 | 931 | -70 | 75-87 | 44-37 | 36-45 | 34-41 | |
| 72 | 89 | .447 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 2-8 | L3 | 714 | 899 | -185 | 64-97 | 29-51 | 43-38 | 26-49 | |
| 70 | 92 | .432 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 734 | 818 | -84 | 73-89 | 35-46 | 35-46 | 37-38 | |
| 65 | 97 | .401 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 7-3 | L2 | 722 | 863 | -141 | 68-94 | 32-49 | 33-48 | 25-48 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 88 | 74 | .543 | - | - | 6-4 | W1 | 940 | 871 | +69 | 87-75 | 48-33 | 40-41 | 32-33 | |
| 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 787 | 783 | +4 | 81-81 | 42-39 | 43-38 | 30-36 | |
| 76 | 85 | .472 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 5-5 | L1 | 859 | 855 | +4 | 81-80 | 42-39 | 34-46 | 25-53 | |
| 74 | 88 | .457 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 804 | 866 | -62 | 76-86 | 39-42 | 35-46 | 36-42 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 106 | 56 | .654 | - | - | 9-1 | W7 | 826 | 581 | +245 | 106-56 | 56-25 | 50-31 | 46-30 | |
| 88 | 74 | .543 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 4-6 | L5 | 706 | 645 | +61 | 88-74 | 47-34 | 41-40 | 35-39 | |
| 75 | 87 | .463 | 31.0 | 14.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 713 | 808 | -95 | 72-90 | 40-41 | 35-46 | 31-56 | |
| 65 | 97 | .401 | 41.0 | 24.5 | 5-5 | L1 | 644 | 783 | -139 | 67-95 | 39-42 | 26-55 | 33-54 | |
| 54 | 108 | .333 | 52.0 | 35.5 | 4-6 | L1 | 667 | 923 | -256 | 58-104 | 31-50 | 23-58 | 30-57 | |
NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 102 | 60 | .630 | - | - | 5-5 | W1 | 874 | 620 | +254 | 106-56 | 55-26 | 47-34 | 38-33 | |
| 90 | 73 | .552 | 12.5 | - | 4-6 | W1 | 831 | 792 | +39 | 85-78 | 51-31 | 39-42 | 34-36 | |
| 83 | 79 | .512 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 8-2 | W1 | 810 | 782 | +28 | 84-78 | 48-34 | 35-45 | 33-40 | |
| 77 | 85 | .475 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 7-3 | W3 | 750 | 760 | -10 | 80-82 | 39-42 | 38-43 | 30-54 | |
| 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 3-7 | L1 | 707 | 812 | -105 | 71-91 | 38-43 | 36-45 | 27-55 | |
| 69 | 93 | .426 | 33.0 | 20.5 | 1-9 | L8 | 650 | 718 | -68 | 74-88 | 40-40 | 29-53 | 32-52 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | WCGB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 98 | 64 | .605 | - | - | 3-7 | W1 | 749 | 635 | +114 | 93-69 | 54-27 | 44-37 | 41-34 | |
| 89 | 74 | .546 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 7-3 | L2 | 845 | 739 | +106 | 91-72 | 49-32 | 40-42 | 34-45 | |
| 83 | 79 | .512 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 6-4 | W1 | 669 | 678 | -9 | 80-82 | 48-33 | 35-46 | 34-41 | |
| 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 826 | 855 | -29 | 78-84 | 42-39 | 35-46 | 36-52 | |
| 65 | 97 | .401 | 33.0 | 24.5 | 4-6 | L1 | 665 | 812 | -147 | 66-96 | 34-47 | 31-50 | 30-61 |
Clinch Indicators
- wClinched Wild Card
- yClinched Division
April 26
Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 5
August 24
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.