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1937 MLB season standings
Every 1937 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 19 to October 3, 1937.
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AL standings, 1937
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 102 | 52 | .662 | - | 4-6 | W2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 | 3-7 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 2 games on May 11, 1937.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 10, 1937.
- The Boston Red Sox won 12 games in a row from July 28, 1937 to August 8, 1937, the longest run of the race.
- The Detroit Tigers led by 1 game as late as May 3, 1937.
- The New York Yankees went 24-5 from June 9, 1937 to July 15, 1937, turning a level race into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 43 of the 154 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 143 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.