Check out these standings with only 31 GAMES in the regular-season. This is the 1962-68 Historical Format where first-place in your respective league gets you the Pennant and automatic qualification for the Tournament of Champions. The '88 Cubs are way ahead in the National League and it hasn't been much of a race, but in the American League, we've got a 4-way tie with even more teams still in contention.

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
W-L PCT GB Owner
88 Cubs Illuminated 86-45 0.656 - lagermcale
1993 J*I*N*T*S: Giants! 78-53 0.595 8 sjh0825
92 Pirates 68-63 0.519 18 frank_drebin
Won't be Swept LA 1966 68-63 0.519 18 Yaz_Benders
2005 'We Believe' Nationals 66-65 0.504 20 futurekid6
'03 D'Back Attack 66-65 0.504 20 Jtpsops
I Hate the Mets 87 61-70 0.466 25 dagger0021
'81 Atlanta Braves 58-73 0.443 28 wandmtribe
Flying Fathers 2007 56-75 0.427 30 spikeboots
1944 Cardinals 48-83 0.366 38 specsman

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

W-L   PCT GB  Owner
Rime of the 2002 Mariner 69-62 0.527 - halo23
1913 Chicago White Sox 69-62 0.527 - dorkster
'93 Brokeback Rangers 69-62 0.527 - greenwellmvp
All aboot the '98 Jays, eh? 69-62 0.527 - jfranco77
'85 Angels 68-63 0.519 1 TRrrr
'33 Yankees 67-64 0.511 2 sevenfifty5
1996 Indians 65-66 0.496 4 deathdealer
2004 Boston Red Sox 62-69 0.473 7 timstout
2005 Oriole Magic 62-69 0.473 7 DougsDawgs
1929 PHILDELPHIA A's 55-76 0.420 14 bud4875

This is the second season of this league. In the first-season, both pennant winners won their leagues by six games. Obviously, the dream as a commissioner is to have both leagues go down to the wire in the same season. Hopefully the AL race is decided in the final game of the year or even with play-in games.

AL race goes right to the last day. Reminded me a little of the classic 1967 AL pennant race. Lots of teams in it to the end. jfranco's Jays win it with 88 wins....just 1 game in front of dokster's White Sox.