Standings

American League leader Yankees 97–65 · 0.599 · +163 National League leader Mets 97–65 · 0.599 · +103 AL West Athletics 93–69 · y AL East Yankees 97–65 · y AL Central Twins 96–66 · y NL West Padres 88–74 · y NL East Mets 97–65 · y NL Central Cardinals 83–78 · y

American League

AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Athletics	93	69	0.574	—	+44
Angels	89	73	0.549	4.0	+34
Rangers	80	82	0.494	13.0	+51
Mariners	78	84	0.481	15.0	-36

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Yankees	97	65	0.599	—	+163
Blue Jays	87	75	0.537	10.0	+55
Red Sox	86	76	0.531	11.0	-5
Orioles	70	92	0.432	27.0	-131
Rays	61	101	0.377	36.0	-167

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Twins	96	66	0.593	—	+118
◆ Tigers	95	67	0.586	1.0	+147
White Sox	90	72	0.556	6.0	+74
Indians	78	84	0.481	18.0	+88
Royals	62	100	0.383	34.0	-214

National League

NL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Padres	88	74	0.543	—	+52
◆ Dodgers	88	74	0.543	—	+69
Giants	76	85	0.472	11.5	-44
D-backs	76	86	0.469	12.0	-15
Rockies	76	86	0.469	12.0	+1

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Mets	97	65	0.599	—	+103
Phillies	85	77	0.525	12.0	+53
Braves	79	83	0.488	18.0	+44
Marlins	78	84	0.481	19.0	-14
Nationals	71	91	0.438	26.0	-126

NL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Cardinals	83	78	0.516	—	+19
Astros	82	80	0.506	1.5	+16
Reds	80	82	0.494	3.5	-52
Brewers	75	87	0.463	8.5	-103
Pirates	67	95	0.414	16.5	-106
Cubs	66	96	0.407	17.5	-118

Wild Card race · 2006

American League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Tigers · AL Central	95	67	0.586	+147	In
2	White Sox · AL Central	90	72	0.556	+74	In
3	Angels · AL West	89	73	0.549	+34	In
4	Blue Jays · AL East	87	75	0.537	+55	Hunt
5	Red Sox · AL East	86	76	0.531	-5	Hunt
6	Rangers · AL West	80	82	0.494	+51	Hunt
7	Mariners · AL West	78	84	0.481	-36	Long shot
8	Indians · AL Central	78	84	0.481	+88	Long shot
9	Orioles · AL East	70	92	0.432	-131	Long shot
10	Royals · AL Central	62	100	0.383	-214	Long shot
11	Rays · AL East	61	101	0.377	-167	Long shot

National League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Dodgers · NL West	88	74	0.543	+69	In
2	Phillies · NL East	85	77	0.525	+53	In
3	Astros · NL Central	82	80	0.506	+16	In
4	Reds · NL Central	80	82	0.494	-52	Hunt
5	Braves · NL East	79	83	0.488	+44	Hunt
6	Marlins · NL East	78	84	0.481	-14	Hunt
7	Giants · NL West	76	85	0.472	-44	Long shot
8	D-backs · NL West	76	86	0.469	-15	Long shot
9	Rockies · NL West	76	86	0.469	+1	Long shot
10	Brewers · NL Central	75	87	0.463	-103	Long shot
11	Nationals · NL East	71	91	0.438	-126	Long shot
12	Pirates · NL Central	67	95	0.414	-106	Long shot
13	Cubs · NL Central	66	96	0.407	-118	Long shot

★ Division leader · ◆ Wild Card · GB = games back of division leader · RD = run differential · Wild Card seeding by win-loss differential