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American League Winning Magic Numbers

How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Note that this definition is slightly different than the one traditionally used with MLB. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.

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American League Winning Magic Numbers

		Record		Divisional Winners			Wildcard	No Playoffs
Team	Division	W	L	1	2	3	4	5
Yankees	East	103	59	0	^	^	^	^
Angels	West	97	65	X	0	^	^	^
Twins	Central	86	76	X	X	0	^	^
Red Sox	East	95	67	X	X	X	0	^

Rangers	West	87	75	X	X	X	X	0
Tigers	Central	86	76	X	X	X	X	0
Mariners	West	85	77	X	X	X	X	0
Devil Rays	East	84	78	X	X	X	X	0
White Sox	Central	79	83	X	X	X	X	0
Blue Jays	East	75	87	X	X	X	X	0
Athletics	West	75	87	X	X	X	X	0
Indians	Central	65	97	X	X	X	X	0
Royals	Central	65	97	X	X	X	X	0
Orioles	East	64	98	X	X	X	X	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
numeric indicates the number of consecutive upcoming games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this playoff spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win