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1996 MLB Standings

🏆 World Series Champion: New York Yankees

🏅 MVP Winners: Ken Caminiti, Juan Gonzalez

🏅 Cy Young Winners: Pat Hentgen, John Smoltz

📊 League Batting: 0.270/0.340/0.427 -- 0.767

📈 League ERA: 4.60

Hitting Stats for 1996 Pitching Stats for 1996

MVP results for 1996
Cy Young results for 1996
All-Stars in 1996
Gold Glove in 1996
Silver Slugger in 1996

American League

AL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
New York Yankees	92	70	0.568	-	871	787	162	0.288	0.360	0.436	4.65	1.44
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	0.543	4.0	949	903	257	0.274	0.350	0.472	5.15	1.50
Boston Red Sox	85	77	0.525	7.0	928	921	209	0.283	0.359	0.457	5.00	1.60
Toronto Blue Jays	74	88	0.457	18.0	766	809	177	0.259	0.331	0.420	4.58	1.44
Detroit Tigers	53	109	0.327	39.0	783	1103	204	0.256	0.323	0.420	6.38	1.73

AL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Cleveland Indians	99	62	0.615	-	952	769	218	0.293	0.369	0.475	4.34	1.39
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	14.5	898	794	195	0.281	0.360	0.447	4.53	1.47
Milwaukee Brewers	80	82	0.494	19.5	894	899	178	0.279	0.353	0.441	5.15	1.52
Minnesota Twins	78	84	0.482	21.5	877	900	118	0.288	0.357	0.425	5.30	1.49
Kansas City Royals	75	86	0.466	24.0	746	786	123	0.267	0.332	0.398	4.55	1.40

AL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Texas Rangers	90	72	0.556	-	928	799	221	0.284	0.358	0.469	4.65	1.48
Seattle Mariners	85	76	0.528	4.5	993	895	245	0.287	0.366	0.484	5.21	1.51
Oakland Athletics	78	84	0.482	12.0	861	900	243	0.265	0.344	0.452	5.20	1.57
California Angels	70	91	0.435	19.5	762	943	192	0.276	0.339	0.431	5.31	1.53

National League

NL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	96	66	0.593	-	773	648	197	0.270	0.333	0.432	3.54	1.24
Montreal Expos	88	74	0.543	8.0	741	668	148	0.262	0.327	0.406	3.78	1.27
Florida Marlins	80	82	0.494	16.0	688	703	150	0.257	0.329	0.393	3.95	1.37
New York Mets	71	91	0.438	25.0	746	779	147	0.270	0.324	0.412	4.22	1.42
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	0.414	29.0	650	790	132	0.256	0.325	0.387	4.48	1.39

NL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	0.543	-	759	706	142	0.267	0.330	0.407	3.98	1.32
Houston Astros	82	80	0.506	6.0	753	792	129	0.262	0.336	0.397	4.38	1.44
Cincinnati Reds	81	81	0.500	7.0	778	773	191	0.256	0.331	0.422	4.33	1.41
Chicago Cubs	76	86	0.469	12.0	772	771	175	0.251	0.320	0.401	4.36	1.37
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	89	0.451	15.0	776	833	138	0.266	0.329	0.407	4.64	1.43

NL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
San Diego Padres	91	71	0.562	-	771	682	147	0.265	0.338	0.402	3.72	1.28
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	72	0.556	1.0	703	652	150	0.252	0.316	0.384	3.48	1.30
Colorado Rockies	83	79	0.512	8.0	961	964	221	0.287	0.355	0.472	5.60	1.56
San Francisco Giants	68	94	0.420	23.0	752	862	153	0.253	0.331	0.388	4.72	1.45

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