The schedule for the expanded playoffs, should a players' strike wipe out the rest of the regular season:
In each series, the team opening on the road would be host for the final three games in the best-of-5 series, if necessary.American League
Yankees at Indians
White Sox at Rangers
National League
Reds at Braves
Dodgers at Expos
League Championship Series
By winning division series, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers would have the home-field advantage. If the wild-card teams (Cleveland and Atlanta) win a series, the winner of the other series in that league would have home-field advantage.
World Series
Begins in the city of the American League champion.
American League frontrunners
East Division
W L Pct. GB
New York 70 43 .619 -
Baltimore 63 49 .563 6 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct. GB
Chicago 67 46 .593 -
Cleveland 66 47 .584 1
Kansas City 64 51 .557 4
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Texas 52 62 .456 -
Oakland 51 63 .447 1
Seattle 49 63 .438 2
National League frontrunners
East Division
W L Pct. GB
Montreal 74 40 .649 -
Atlanta 68 46 .596 6
Central Division
W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati 66 48 .579 -
Houston 66 49 .574 1/2
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles 58 56 .509 -
S. Francisco 55 60 .478 3 1/2