| New York | 77 | 60 | .562 | - | - | 44-25 | 33-35 | 23-26 | 18-13 | 25-14 | 11-7 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland | 77 | 61 | .558 | 0.5 | 25 | 33-32 | 44-29 | 18-15 | 27-30 | 17-13 | 15-3 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Oakland | 76 | 62 | .551 | 1.5 | 24 | 40-30 | 36-32 | 19-25 | 22-12 | 25-17 | 10-8 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Minnesota | 72 | 66 | .522 | 5.5 | 20 | 38-32 | 34-34 | 18-12 | 31-24 | 15-20 | 8-10 | 5-5 | L2 |
How about that Tribe.
That's one hell of a wild card race -- you'd think Minnesota really has no chance, since they'd have to play 5 games better than THREE teams to win it.