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1921 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1921 American League pennant race at 98-55, 4.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
🏆How the 1921 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1921
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 98 | 55 | .641 | - | 8-2 | W4 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 80 | 73 | .523 | 18 | 9-1 | W4 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23.5 | 4-6 | L4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27 | 2-8 | L7 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36.5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 53 | 100 | .346 | 45 | 3-7 | L6 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 25 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4 games on May 2, 1921.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 20, 1921.
- The Washington Senators won 11 games in a row from July 24, 1921 to August 5, 1921, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 4 games as late as June 28, 1921.
- The New York Yankees went 30-11 from August 21, 1921 to October 2, 1921, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 82 of the 169 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 54 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.