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1919 MLB AL standings
The Chicago White Sox won the 1919 American League pennant race at 88-52, 3.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
🏆How the 1919 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1919
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 88 | 52 | .629 | - | 3-7 | L4 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 84 | 55 | .604 | 3.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 80 | 59 | .576 | 7.5 | 9-1 | W6 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 80 | 60 | .571 | 8 | 6-4 | W5 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 67 | 72 | .482 | 20.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 66 | 71 | .482 | 20.5 | 4-6 | L4 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 56 | 84 | .400 | 32 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 36 | 104 | .257 | 52 | 2-8 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Chicago White Sox trailed by as many as 3.5 games on July 1, 1919.
- The Chicago White Sox took first place for good on July 10, 1919.
- The Chicago White Sox won 10 games in a row from August 15, 1919 to August 24, 1919, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 3.5 games as late as July 1, 1919.
- The Chicago White Sox led by as many as 8 games on August 29, 1919.
- The Chicago White Sox went 20-5 from July 1, 1919 to July 25, 1919, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 7 games.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Chicago White Sox spent 139 of the season's 164 charted days in first place.