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1926 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1926 American League pennant race at 91-63, 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
🏆How the 1926 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1926
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 91 | 63 | .591 | - | 4-6 | L2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 81 | 72 | .529 | 9.5 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 | 5-5 | W2 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 62 | 92 | .403 | 29 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44.5 | 1-9 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 1 game on April 14, 1926.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 12, 1926.
- The New York Yankees won 16 games in a row from May 10, 1926 to May 26, 1926, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 11 games on August 6, 1926.
- The New York Yankees went 26-6 from May 9, 1926 to June 13, 1926, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 10 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 161 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.