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1998 Season
The Yankees had a season so outstanding they should have been given an automatic ticket to the World Series. But in the Wild Card era, they still had to get past 88-74 Texas and 89-73 Cleveland to make it. Fortunately, they were up to the challenge. In the NL, the Atlanta Braves won their 4th straight pennant, winning 106 games to beat out Houston (102 wins). Yet it was third place San Diego representing the National League in the Series, and getting swept in the process. Would Atlanta have been more successful? Well, not really. They did take our simulated World Series to 5 games instead of 4, but the Yankees were still the World Champs.
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FINAL STANDINGS
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | W | L | Pct | GB | NATIONAL LEAGUE | W | L | Pct | GB | |
| New York | 114 | 48 | .704 | -- | Atlanta | 106 | 56 | .654 | -- | |
| Boston | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22 | Houston | 102 | 60 | .630 | 4 | |
| Cleveland | 89 | 73 | .549 | 25 | San Diego | 98 | 64 | .605 | 8 | |
| Texas | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26 | Chicago* | 89 | 73 | .549 | 17 | |
| Toronto | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26 | San Francisco* | 89 | 73 | .549 | 17 | |
| Anaheim | 85 | 77 | .525 | 29 | New York | 88 | 74 | .543 | 18 | |
| Chicago | 80 | 82 | .494 | 34 | Los Angeles | 83 | 79 | .512 | 23 | |
| Baltimore | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35 | St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 23 | |
| Seattle | 76 | 85 | .472 | 37½ | Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 29 | |
| Oakland | 74 | 88 | .457 | 40 | Colorado | 77 | 85 | .475 | 29 | |
| Kansas City | 72 | 89 | .447 | 41½ | Philadelphia | 75 | 87 | .463 | 31 | |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 44 | Milwaukee | 74 | 88 | .457 | 32 | |
| Detroit | 65 | 97 | .401 | 49 | Pittsburgh | 69 | 93 | .426 | 37 | |
| Tampa Bay | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51 | Arizona | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41 | |
| Montreal | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41 | ||||||
| Florida | 54 | 108 | .333 | 52 |
* NOTE -- The Cubs - Giants playoff would not have been necessary under this format and was removed from the two teams' W-L record.
Data source The Sporting News Official Major League Baseball Fact Book 2000 Edition
PENNANT RACE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Yankees ran away with the AL pennant as they won 114 games. The
outcome was never in doubt.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Braves survived a challenge by the Astros, falling to 1 game back for a
few days, but recovered to win their 4th straight NL pennant. Details.
WORLD SERIES
The Atlanta Braves tried to make it 4
World Championships in a row, but could not prevail against a New York Yankees
team that had won 114 games during the season. Details.
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