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1996 MLB AL wild card
The Baltimore Orioles took the wild card spot in the 1996 MLB AL wild card race, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners.
🏆How the 1996 playoffs went
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AL Wild Card standings, 1996
| Team | W | L | Pct | WCGB | L10 | Streak |
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| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 88 | 74 | .543 | +2.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 85 | 76 | .528 | 2.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 8 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 75 | 86 | .466 | 12.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 6-4 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 70 | 91 | .435 | 17.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 53 | 109 | .327 | 35 | 2-8 | L6 |
The top team holds the wild card spot. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot.