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1931 MLB AL standings
The Philadelphia Athletics won the 1931 American League pennant race at 107-45, 13.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees.
🏆How the 1931 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1931
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 107 | 45 | .704 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 94 | 59 | .614 | 13.5 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 92 | 62 | .597 | 16 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 30 | 5-5 | W4 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 63 | 91 | .409 | 45 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 62 | 90 | .408 | 45 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 61 | 93 | .396 | 47 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 56 | 97 | .366 | 51.5 | 1-9 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Philadelphia Athletics trailed by as many as 3 games on April 21, 1931.
- The Philadelphia Athletics took first place for good on May 12, 1931.
- The Philadelphia Athletics won 17 games in a row from May 5, 1931 to May 25, 1931, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 2 games as late as May 5, 1931.
- The Philadelphia Athletics led by as many as 16.5 games on August 29, 1931.
- The Philadelphia Athletics went 29-8 from June 25, 1931 to July 29, 1931, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 12 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Philadelphia Athletics spent 140 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.