Ohhhhhhh what a finish! Okay not really as all races were decided before the last day of the season. But we did have a surprise as the '03 Tigers, losers of 119 games, will not advance to the postseason as they were beat out by the '88 Orioles for the Loser Card. All the division races went to those who have been "leading" most of the year. Here are your A.L. playoff match-ups.

'88 Orioles vs. '79 A's

'79 Blue Jays vs. '82 Twins

And let's recognize those who were the best of the Loser League on the A.L. side.

C: Jeff Newman, '79 A's

1B: Eddie Murray, '88 Orioles

2B: Bobby Grich, '80 Angels

3B: Carney Lansford, '80 Angels

SS: Cal Ripken, '88 Orioles

LF: Albert Belle, '91 Indians

CF: Roberto Kelly, '90 Yankees

RF: Emil Brown, '05 Royals

SP: Roger Clemens, '92 Red Sox

RP: Mark Clear, '80 Angels

FINAL STANDINGS/LEADERS

TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1990 NYA  93  69    R.Carew   LAA .339  E.Murray  BAA   40  A.Belle   CLA  124
1992 BOA  87  75    E.Brown   KCA .337  A.Belle   CLA   38  E.Brown   KCA  116
2002 TBA  84  78    T.Long    KCA .334  K.Maas    NYA   36  E.Murray  BAA  114
1988 BAA  74  88    R.Kelly   NYA .334  K.Hrbek   MNA   35  C.Baerga  CLA  112
1979 TOA  59 103    K.Hrbek   MNA .332  C.Ripken  BAA   32  OTHERS TIED W  105

1989 CHA  86  76    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1991 CLA  82  80    R.Clemens BOA   19  T.Niedenf BAA   36  R.Clemens BOA 2.13
2005 KCA  81  81    F.Tanana  LAA   16  E.Yan     TBA   29  C.Hough   TEA 2.18
2003 DEA  75  87    C.Hough   TEA   15  B.Thigpen CHA   28  F.Viola   BOA 2.76
1982 MNA  69  93    G.Swindel CLA   15  G.Harris  TEA   27  D.Aase    LAA 2.89
                    OTHERS TIED W   14  M.Macdoug KCA   24  F.Bannist SEA 2.95
1980 LAA 100  62
1985 TEA  83  79    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1980 SEA  76  86    K.Witt    DEA   12  A.Sanchez DEA   65  R.Clemens BOA  226
1979 OAA  69  93    D.Slaught TEA    9  R.Kelly   NYA   63  T.Underwo TOA  201
                    E.Murray  BAA    8  A.Cole    CLA   50  F.Bannist SEA  187
                    M.Lewis   CLA    8  O.Guillen CHA   41  D.Darwin  BOA  170
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W   38  G.Swindel CLA  169

The '81 Cubs reversed the curse of the goat! Most of the season it was the '91 Astros and '85 Pirates fighting over the bottom of the N.L. Central but the Cubs blew past them with a clutch September record of 4-21 and ending the season on a 13 game losing streak! Truly remarkable. No surprises in the other races as the '98 Marlins did eventually pass up the '88 Braves for the league's worst record but as expected the Loser Card comes out of the East. Here are your N.L. playoff match-ups.

'88 Braves vs. '81 Padres

'98 Marlins vs. '81 Cubs

Here's the All-NL Loser League team.

C: Craig Biggio, '91 Astros

1B: Eddie Murray, '93 Mets

2B: Jeff Kent, '93 Mets

3B: Scott Rolen, '00 Phillies

SS: Jay Bell, '98 Diamondbacks

LF: Bernard Gilkey, '95 Cardinals

CF: Ray Lankford, '95 Cardinals

RF: Bobby Bonilla, '93 Mets

SP: Mike Krukow, '85 Giants

RF: Gregg Olson, '98 Diamondbacks

FINAL STANDINGS/LEADERS

TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1993 NYN  94  68    A.Galarra CON .379  R.Lankfor SLN   39  S.Rolen   PHN  134
2008 WAN  90  72    J.Mabry   SLN .359  B.Bonilla NYN   38  R.Lankfor SLN  123
2000 PHN  88  74    C.Biggio  HON .336  E.Murray  NYN   33  D.Bichett CON  110
1988 ATN  66  96    B.Gilkey  SLN .325  S.Rolen   PHN   33  E.Karros  LAN  108
1998 FLN  63  99    C.Guzman  WAN .325  E.Karros  LAN   31  OTHERS TIED W  104

1995 SLN  99  63    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1982 CIN  89  73    M.Krukow  SFN   21  M.Dejean  MLN   45  M.Krukow  SFN 2.07
2002 MLN  85  77    G.Rusch   MLN   18  G.Olson   ARN   42  R.Reusche PIN 2.48
1991 HON  75  87    M.Soto    CIN   17  T.Henke   SLN   41  D.Gooden  NYN 2.48
1985 PIN  72  90    R.Reusche PIN   17  S.Garrelt SFN   33  R.Person  PHN 2.64
1981 CHN  67  95    OTHERS TIED W   16  D.Holmes  CON   31  O.Daal    ARN 2.75

1985 SFN  96  66    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1992 LAN  88  74    D.James   ATN   14  B.Butler  LAN   61  M.Soto    CIN  278
1998 ARN  85  77    B.Jordan  SLN   11  V.Coleman NYN   58  D.Gooden  NYN  200
1993 CON  81  81    OTHERS TIED W    9  S.Finley  HON   56  B.Sheets  MLN  200
1981 SDN  74  88                        E.Young   MLN   55  P.Harnisc HON  198
                                        E.Young   CON   51  B.Berenyi CIN  194