| American League | |||||||||||
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Cent | West | Streak | L10 |
| Boston | 53 | 33 | .616 | -- | 27-10 | 26-23 | 25-19 | 5-7 | 7-5 | Lost 1 | 5-5 |
| NY Yankees | 50 | 36 | .581 | 3.0 | 26-17 | 24-19 | 18-11 | 13-7 | 9-10 | Lost 1 | 6-4 |
| Toronto | 49 | 39 | .557 | 5.0 | 29-17 | 20-22 | 24-17 | 8-8 | 8-5 | Won 2 | 5-5 |
| Baltimore | 41 | 49 | .456 | 14.0 | 24-21 | 17-28 | 15-23 | 10-8 | 7-9 | Won 2 | 4-6 |
| Tampa Bay | 39 | 50 | .438 | 15.5 | 22-20 | 17-30 | 16-28 | 8-5 | 4-10 | Won 1 | 5-5 |
Wicked cool.
Yanks need another starting pitcher. Matsui and Sheffield will be back in September.