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1999 Season

The 1999 AL race would have been a classic, with the top 4 teams only 4 games apart at the end.  But in the Wild Card Era, all 4 knew they would make the playoffs, so there was no suspense at all during the last month of the season.  The NL was in a similar situation, except that there was a bit of a race for the Wild Card spot, to see which also-ran team would be allowed into the postseason.  The Yankees and Braves (who won their 5th straight pennant) made it to the top again, and this time both got through to the World Series, where the Yankees swept to another title.

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FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB   NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB
New York 98 64 .605 -- Atlanta 103 59 .636 --
Cleveland 97 65 .599 1 Arizona 100 62 .617 3
Texas 95 67 .586 3 Houston 97 65 .599 6
Boston 94 68 .580 4 New York* 96 66 .593 7
Oakland 87 75 .537 11 Cincinnati* 96 66 .593 7
Toronto 84 78 .519 14 San Francisco 86 76 ..531 17
Seattle 79 83 .488 19 Pittsburgh 78 83 .484 24½
Baltimore 78 84 .481 20 Los Angeles 77 85 .475 26
Chicago 75 86 .466 22½ Philadelphia 77 85 .475 26
Anaheim 70 92 .432 28 St. Louis 75 86 .466 27½
Detroit 69 92 .429 28½ Milwaukee 74 87 .460 28½
Tampa Bay 69 93 .426 29 San Diego 74 88 .457 29
Kansas City 64 97 .398 33½ Colorado 72 90 .444 31
Minnesota 63 97 .394 34 Montreal 68 94 .420 35
Chicago 67 95 .414 36
Florida 64 98 .395 39

* NOTE -- The Mets - Reds 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 New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians battled it out during the month of September, with the lead changing hands a few times, and the Yankees finally clinched the title on the final day as Cleveland lost to Toronto, 9-2.  Details.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Atlanta Braves edged the Arizona Diamondbacks by 3 games after surviving challenges by the Houston Astros and New York Mets in the final month of the season.  Details.

WORLD SERIES
Since both first place teams actually played in the real World Series, we had no need to play one.  The Yankees took their second World Championship by sweeping the Braves this time, despite Atlanta's superior record during the season.

POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
The matchups are set for the 1999 Postseason Tournament.

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