Standings

American League leader Yankees 103–59 · 0.636 · +162 National League leader Dodgers 95–67 · 0.586 · +169 AL West Angels 97–65 · y AL East Yankees 103–59 · y AL Central Twins 87–76 · y NL West Dodgers 95–67 · y NL East Phillies 93–69 · y NL Central Cardinals 91–71 · y

American League

AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Angels	97	65	0.599	—	+122
Rangers	87	75	0.537	10.0	+44
Mariners	85	77	0.525	12.0	-52
Athletics	75	87	0.463	22.0	-2

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Yankees	103	59	0.636	—	+162
◆ Red Sox	95	67	0.586	8.0	+136
Rays	84	78	0.519	19.0	+49
Blue Jays	75	87	0.463	28.0	+27
Orioles	64	98	0.395	39.0	-135

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Twins	87	76	0.534	—	+52
Tigers	86	77	0.528	1.0	-2
White Sox	79	83	0.488	7.5	-8
Indians	65	97	0.401	21.5	-92
Royals	65	97	0.401	21.5	-156

National League

NL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Dodgers	95	67	0.586	—	+169
★ Rockies	92	70	0.568	3.0	+89
Giants	88	74	0.543	7.0	+46
Padres	75	87	0.463	20.0	-131
D-backs	70	92	0.432	25.0	-62

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Phillies	93	69	0.574	—	+111
Marlins	87	75	0.537	6.0	+6
Braves	86	76	0.531	7.0	+94
Mets	70	92	0.432	23.0	-86
Nationals	59	103	0.364	34.0	-164

NL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Cardinals	91	71	0.562	—	+90
Cubs	83	78	0.516	7.5	+35
Brewers	80	82	0.494	11.0	-33
Reds	78	84	0.481	13.0	-50
Astros	74	88	0.457	17.0	-127
Pirates	62	99	0.385	28.5	-132

Wild Card race · 2009

American League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Red Sox · AL East	95	67	0.586	+136	In
2	Rangers · AL West	87	75	0.537	+44	In
3	Tigers · AL Central	86	77	0.528	-2	In
4	Mariners · AL West	85	77	0.525	-52	Hunt
5	Rays · AL East	84	78	0.519	+49	Hunt
6	White Sox · AL Central	79	83	0.488	-8	Hunt
7	Athletics · AL West	75	87	0.463	-2	Long shot
8	Blue Jays · AL East	75	87	0.463	+27	Long shot
9	Indians · AL Central	65	97	0.401	-92	Long shot
10	Royals · AL Central	65	97	0.401	-156	Long shot
11	Orioles · AL East	64	98	0.395	-135	Long shot

National League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Rockies · NL West	92	70	0.568	+89	In
2	Giants · NL West	88	74	0.543	+46	In
3	Marlins · NL East	87	75	0.537	+6	In
4	Braves · NL East	86	76	0.531	+94	Hunt
5	Cubs · NL Central	83	78	0.516	+35	Hunt
6	Brewers · NL Central	80	82	0.494	-33	Hunt
7	Reds · NL Central	78	84	0.481	-50	Long shot
8	Padres · NL West	75	87	0.463	-131	Long shot
9	Astros · NL Central	74	88	0.457	-127	Long shot
10	D-backs · NL West	70	92	0.432	-62	Long shot
11	Mets · NL East	70	92	0.432	-86	Long shot
12	Pirates · NL Central	62	99	0.385	-132	Long shot
13	Nationals · NL East	59	103	0.364	-164	Long shot

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