American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 83 73 .532 – Cleveland 74 83 .471 9.5 Detroit 73 83 .468 10.0 Chi White Sox 60 96 .385 23.0 Kansas City 54 102 .346 29.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 97 59 .622 – Tampa Bay 95
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 79 72 .523 – Cleveland 72 79 .477 7.0 Detroit 70 80 .467 8.5 Chi White Sox 58 93 .384 21.0 Kansas City 49 102 .325 30.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 94 56 .627 – Tampa Bay 92
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 75 69 .521 – Cleveland 68 77 .469 7.5 Detroit 66 77 .462 8.5 Chi White Sox 55 88 .385 19.5 Kansas City 44 100 .306 31.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 91 52 .636 – Tampa Bay 89
American League Leaders W L PCT WCGB Baltimore 91 52 .636 – Houston 82 63 .566 – Minnesota 75 69 .521 – AL Wild Card Teams Tampa Bay 89 56 .614 +9.0 Toronto 80 64 .556 +0.5 Texas 79 64 .552 – Seattle 79 65 .549 0.5 National League Leaders
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 69 63 .523 – Cleveland 62 70 .470 7.0 Detroit 59 72 .450 9.5 Chi White Sox 52 80 .394 17.0 Kansas City 41 92 .308 28.5 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 82 49 .626 – Tampa Bay 80
Club PTS W L T Cincinnati 54 16 3 6 Philadelphia 43 13 7 4 New England 43 12 5 7 Orlando 43 12 6 7 Columbus 42 12 7 6 Atlanta 41 11 7 8 Nashville 38 11 9 5 Montréal 35 11 12 2 Chicago 32 8 9
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 65 60 .520 – Cleveland 59 66 .472 6.0 Detroit 57 68 .456 8.0 Chi White Sox 49 76 .392 16.0 Kansas City 40 87 .315 26.0 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 72 53 .576 – Houston 71 55
By Woodrow Carroll A Manager of the Year candidate in the American League would have to strong consideration go to the Texas Rangers’ Bruce Bochy. Entering Monday’s game at home against the L. A. Angels, the Rangers were 70-48 and locked in a heated battle with the defending World Series
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 62 58 .517 – Cleveland 57 62 .479 4.5 Detroit 53 65 .449 8.0 Chi White Sox 47 72 .395 14.5 Kansas City 39 81 .325 23.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 74 45 .622 – Tampa Bay 72
By Woodrow Carroll We all like stories with a twist. Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, Milt Gaston, gives us just that. A native of New Jersey, Gaston played in the big leagues for 11 seasons, 1924-1934. Gaston broke in as a pitcher with the New York Yankees in 1924.
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 60 54 .526 – Cleveland 54 59 .478 5.5 Detroit 49 63 .438 10.0 Chi White Sox 46 68 .404 14.0 Kansas City 36 78 .316 24.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 70 42 .625 – Tampa Bay 68
By Woodrow Carroll Last season, the Chicago White Sox ended up exactly .500 with a final record of 81-81. Tony LaRussa managed the White Sox for most of 2022 and Miguel Cairo called the shots the final month. Cleveland won the American League Central Division championship. At the conclusion, Cleveland
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 54 53 .505 – Cleveland 53 54 .495 1.0 Detroit 47 59 .443 6.5 Chi White Sox 43 64 .402 11.0 Kansas City 32 75 .299 220 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 65 41 .613 – Tampa Bay 65
By Woodrow Carroll I must confess I was fortunate to have a father who was sports-minded. All the major sports were just fine with him for sure, however, similar to most who grew up between the two World Wars, Major League Baseball (MLB) had a hold on him. For my
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 54 48 .529 – Cleveland 49 51 .490 4.0 Detroit 46 54 .460 7.0 Chi White Sox 41 60 .406 12.5 Kansas City 29 73 .284 25.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 62 38 .620 – Tampa Bay 61
Club PTS W L T Cincinnati 51 15 2 6 New England 43 12 4 7 Philadelphia 40 12 7 4 Nashville 38 11 8 5 Orlando 37 10 6 7 Columbus 36 10 7 6 Atlanta 35 9 7 8 Chicago 32 8 7 8 D.C. 30 8 10
By Woodrow Carroll Major League Baseball (MLB) has expanded a great many ways down through the years. Once there were 16 teams strictly in the eastern part of the United States with nary a franchise farther west than St. Louis. That was long ago! Today, we all are familiar with
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 48 47 .505 – Cleveland 46 48 .489 1.5 Detroit 42 51 .452 5.0 Chi White Sox 40 55 .421 8.0 Kansas City 27 68 .284 21.0 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 56 39 .589 – Houston 52 42
American League Central W L PCT GB Cleveland 45 45 .500 – Minnesota 45 46 .495 .5 Detroit 39 50 .438 5.5 Chi White Sox 38 54 .413 8.0 Kansas City 26 65 .286 19.5 American League East W L PCT GB Tampa Bay 58 35 .624 – Baltimore 54
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to an eight-game winning streak through Sunday, July 2, the Atlanta Braves possessed the best record in Major League Baseball with record of 56-27 (.675). The Braves are well-positioned to win another World Series championship to go with the Atlanta championship in 2021. Were he to
