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1909 MLB season standings
Every 1909 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 12 to October 7, 1909.
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AL standings, 1909
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 98 | 54 | .645 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 95 | 58 | .621 | 3.5 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 88 | 63 | .583 | 9.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 8-2 | L1 |
| New York Highlanders (NYH) | 74 | 77 | .490 | 23.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Naps (CLE) | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 61 | 89 | .407 | 36 | 1-9 | L1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 42 | 110 | .276 | 56 | 3-7 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Detroit Tigers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on August 18, 1909.
- The Detroit Tigers took first place for good on August 25, 1909.
- The Detroit Tigers won 14 games in a row from August 19, 1909 to September 2, 1909, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia Athletics led by 1.5 games as late as August 21, 1909.
- The Detroit Tigers went 10-2 from July 12, 1909 to July 24, 1909, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 35 of the 167 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Detroit Tigers spent 166 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.