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1930 MLB AL standings
The Philadelphia Athletics won the 1930 American League pennant race at 102-52, 8 games ahead of the Washington Senators.
🏆How the 1930 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1930
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 102 | 52 | .662 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27 | 5-5 | L2 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | 5-5 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Philadelphia Athletics trailed by as many as 4 games on May 24, 1930.
- The Philadelphia Athletics took first place for good on July 13, 1930.
- The Philadelphia Athletics won 10 games in a row from May 25, 1930 to June 4, 1930, the longest run of the race.
- The Washington Senators led by 4 games as late as May 28, 1930.
- The Philadelphia Athletics went 23-8 from July 11, 1930 to August 9, 1930, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 10 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 54 of the 162 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Philadelphia Athletics spent 133 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.