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1920 MLB AL standings
The Cleveland Indians won the 1920 American League pennant race at 98-56, 2 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1920 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1920
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 96 | 58 | .623 | 2 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 7-3 | W4 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 48 | 106 | .312 | 50 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 21 times.
- The Cleveland Indians trailed by as many as 3.5 games on August 26, 1920.
- The Cleveland Indians took first place for good on September 16, 1920.
- The New York Yankees won 10 games in a row from May 25, 1920 to June 2, 1920, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 3.5 games as late as August 26, 1920.
- The Cleveland Indians went 9-3 from July 23, 1920 to August 5, 1920, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 102 of the 169 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Cleveland Indians spent 133 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.