Major League Baseball during the Bush Presidency

Here are the final regular season standings for the American and National Leagues during the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-09).  The top 5 teams during his tenure were the New York Yankees (775-518); Boston Red Sox (740-555); St. Louis Cardinals (727-568); Oakland Athletics (724-571); and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (721-575). The top National League club was my favorite team, the Cards! (This list is courtesy of Society for American Baseball Research member Brad Sullivan.)

AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
New York Yankees       775-518 .599  --
Boston Red Sox         740-555 .571  36
Toronto Blue Jays      647-648 .4996 129
Baltimore Orioles      560-734 .433  215.5
Tampa Bay(D)Rays       541-753 .418  234.5

Central
Minnesota Twins        707-589 .546  --
Chicago White Sox      683-614 .527  24.5
Cleveland Indians      661-635 .510  46
Detroit Tigers         564-731 .436  142.5
Kansas City Royals     530-766 .409  177

West
Oakland Athletics      724-571 .559  --
Anaheim/LA Angels      721-575 .556  3.5
Seattle Mariners       661-635 .510  63.5
Texas Rangers          618-678 .477  106.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
Atlanta Braves         711-583 .549  --
Philadelphia Phillies  692-603 .534  19.5
New York Mets          651-643 .503  60
Florida Marlins        645-650 .498  66.5
Montreal/Washington    585-710 .452  126.5

Central
St. Louis Cardinals    727-568 .561  --
Houston Astros         686-609 .530  41
Chicago Cubs           659-636 .509  68
Milwaukee Brewers      588-707 .4540 139
Cincinnati Reds        588-708 .4537 139.5
Pittsburgh Pirates     550-744 .425  176.5

West
Los Angeles Dodgers    681-615 .525  --
San Francisco Giants   670-623 .518  9.5
Arizona Diamondbacks   650-646 .502  31
San Diego Padres       618-679 .477  63.5
Colorado Rockies       595-702 .459  86.5