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1917 MLB AL standings
The Chicago White Sox won the 1917 American League pennant race at 100-54, 9 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 1917 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1917
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 100 | 54 | .649 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 90 | 62 | .592 | 9 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 88 | 66 | .571 | 12 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 78 | 75 | .510 | 21.5 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 74 | 79 | .484 | 25.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 71 | 82 | .464 | 28.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 57 | 97 | .370 | 43 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 55 | 98 | .359 | 44.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The Chicago White Sox trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 11, 1917.
- The Chicago White Sox took first place for good on August 18, 1917.
- The Boston Red Sox won 10 games in a row from May 20, 1917 to May 31, 1917, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 3 games as late as May 12, 1917.
- The Chicago White Sox went 27-5 from August 17, 1917 to September 21, 1917, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 10.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 58 of the 170 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Chicago White Sox spent 128 of the season's 177 charted days in first place.