Baseball standings

May 12 (Reuters) - Major Baseball League standings onWednesday



AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION                                 

                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. NY Yankees        20 14 .588  -     

2. Tampa Bay         21 15 .583  -     

3. Toronto           17 20 .459  4 1/2 

3. Boston            17 20 .459  4 1/2 

5. Baltimore         16 19 .457  4 1/2 

CENTRAL DIVISION                                 



                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. Cleveland         23 12 .657  -     

2. Kansas City       19 17 .528  4 1/2 

3. Detroit           20 18 .526  4 1/2 

4. Chicago White Sox 15 23 .395  9 1/2 

5. Minnesota         12 23 .343 11    

WESTERN DIVISION                                 



                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. LA Angels         21 17 .553  -     

2. Texas             19 18 .514  1 1/2 

2. Oakland           19 18 .514  1 1/2 

4. Seattle           16 21 .432  4 1/2 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION                                 



                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. Philadelphia      24 12 .667  -     

2. Florida           21 15 .583  3     

3. Atlanta           20 18 .526  5     

4. Washington        18 18 .500  6     

5. NY Mets           16 20 .444  8     

CENTRAL DIVISION                                 



                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. St. Louis         21 16 .568  -     

2. Cincinnati        20 17 .541  1     

3. Pittsburgh        18 19 .486  3     

4. Chicago Cubs      16 19 .457  4     

5. Milwaukee         16 21 .432  5     

6. Houston           14 23 .378  7     

WESTERN DIVISION                                 



                                                                   

                   W  L  PCT  GB    

1. Colorado          19 15 .559  -     

2. San Francisco     20 16 .556  -     

3. LA Dodgers        18 20 .474  3     

4. Arizona           15 20 .429  4 1/2 

5. San Diego         15 22 .405  5 1/2