2014 American League
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The 2014 season of the American League was the one hundred fourteenth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | -.- | 757 (4.67) | 705 (4.35) | 0.277 | 0.331 | 0.426 | 4.01 | 0.983 |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals * | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0 | .549 | 1.0 | 651 (4.02) | 624 (3.85) | 0.263 | 0.314 | 0.376 | 3.85 | 0.983 |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 5.0 | 669 (4.13) | 653 (4.03) | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.389 | 3.57 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 73 | 89 | 0 | .451 | 17.0 | 660 (4.07) | 758 (4.68) | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.398 | 4.30 | 0.982 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 70 | 92 | 0 | .432 | 20.0 | 715 (4.41) | 777 (4.80) | 0.254 | 0.324 | 0.389 | 4.58 | 0.984 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 96 | 66 | 0 | .593 | -.- | 705 (4.35) | 593 (3.66) | 0.256 | 0.311 | 0.422 | 3.44 | 0.986 |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 12.0 | 633 (3.91) | 664 (4.10) | 0.245 | 0.307 | 0.380 | 3.75 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 13.0 | 723 (4.46) | 686 (4.23) | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.414 | 4.00 | 0.985 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays | 162 | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 19.0 | 612 (3.78) | 625 (3.86) | 0.247 | 0.317 | 0.367 | 3.56 | 0.985 |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 25.0 | 634 (3.91) | 715 (4.41) | 0.244 | 0.316 | 0.369 | 4.01 | 0.985 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 162 | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 | -.- | 773 (4.77) | 630 (3.89) | 0.259 | 0.322 | 0.406 | 3.58 | 0.986 |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics* | 162 | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 10.0 | 729 (4.50) | 572 (3.53) | 0.244 | 0.320 | 0.381 | 3.22 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 87 | 75 | 0 | .537 | 11.0 | 634 (3.91) | 554 (3.42) | 0.244 | 0.300 | 0.376 | 3.17 | 0.986 |
| 4 | Houston Astros | 162 | 70 | 92 | 0 | .432 | 28.0 | 629 (3.88) | 723 (4.46) | 0.242 | 0.309 | 0.383 | 4.14 | 0.983 |
| 5 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 31.0 | 637 (3.93) | 773 (4.77) | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.375 | 4.49 | 0.982 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League won the 2014 All-Star Game, played at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by a score of 5 to 3 over the National League. The league's manager was John Farrell.
Postseason[edit]
The 2014 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with two wild card teams. The teams competed in a Wild Card Game, a best-of-five Division Series, and a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Wild Card Game | Division Series | League Championship Series | |||||||||||
| West. | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 0 | |||||||||||
| WC1 | Kansas City Royals | 1 | WC | Kansas City Royals | 3 | ||||||||
| WC2 | Oakland Athletics | 0 | WC | Kansas City Royals | 4 | ||||||||
| East. | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Detroit Tigers | 0 | |||||||||||
| East. | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | |||||||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion Kansas City Royals were defeated by the National League's San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Mike Trout, an outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 420 out of a possible 420 points and all 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians. In the award's voting, he had 169 out of a possible 210 points and 17 of 30 first-place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Jose Abreu, a first baseman with the Chicago White Sox, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 150 out of a possible 150 points and all 30 first-place votes.
The inaugural Mariano Rivera Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Greg Holland of the Kansas City Royals.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
- May: Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
- June: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- July: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
- August: Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers
- September: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics
- May: Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
- June: Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
- July: Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics
- August: Matt Shoemaker, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- September: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- Rookie of the Month Award
- April: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
- May: George Springer, Houston Astros
- June: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
- July: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
- August: Matt Shoemaker, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- September: Collin McHugh, Houston Astros
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
See 2014 Major League Baseball
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