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1936 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1936 American League pennant race at 102-51, 19.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers.
🏆How the 1936 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1936
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 102 | 51 | .667 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19.5 | 7-3 | L3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 81 | 70 | .536 | 20 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 82 | 71 | .536 | 20 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 80 | 74 | .519 | 22.5 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28.5 | 2-8 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44.5 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 53 | 100 | .346 | 49 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 2.5 games on April 17, 1936.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 10, 1936.
- The Detroit Tigers won 9 games in a row from September 14, 1936 to September 22, 1936, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 1 game as late as April 27, 1936.
- The New York Yankees went 26-9 from May 26, 1936 to July 4, 1936, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 11 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 38 of the 159 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 141 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.