2001 Season

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2001 Season

The 2001 season saw a runaway in the American League, as Seattle set a league record for wins, while the National League race was close all season and finally ended in a tie between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals. Houston won the playoff game, 1-0, but was swept by Seattle in the Revisionist World Series.

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FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE	W	L	Pct	GB	NATIONAL LEAGUE	W	L	Pct	GB
Seattle	116	46	.716	--	Houston*	93	69	.574	--
Oakland	102	60	.630	14	St. Louis*	93	69	.574	--
New York	95	65	.594	20	Arizona	92	70	.568	1
Cleveland	91	71	.562	25	San Francisco	90	72	.556	3
Minnesota	85	77	.525	31	Atlanta	88	74	.543	5
Chicago	83	79	.512	33	Chicago	88	74	.543	5
Boston	82	79	.509	33½	Los Angeles	86	76	.531	7
Toronto	80	82	.494	36	Philadelphia	86	76	.531	7
Anaheim	75	87	.463	41	New York	82	80	.506	11
Texas	73	89	.451	43	San Diego	79	83	.488	14
Detroit	66	96	.407	50	Florida	76	86	.469	17
Kansas City	65	97	.401	51	Colorado	73	89	.451	20
Baltimore	63	98	.391	52½	Milwaukee	68	94	.420	25
Tampa Bay	62	100	.383	54	Montreal	68	94	.420	25
					Cincinnati	66	96	.407	27
					Pittsburgh	62	100	.383	31

* Houston defeated St. Louis, 1-0, in the Revisionist NL playoff game.

Data source: www.cnnsi.com

PENNANT RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Seattle Mariners tied the major league record for wins with 116 as they dominated the AL. Details.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
A late slump by Houston left them tied with St. Louis at the end of the season after a hard fought 8-team race. Details.

WORLD SERIES
The Seattle Mariners shut down the Houston offense with two shutouts en route to a 4-game sweep. Details.

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