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1941 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1941 American League pennant race at 101-53, 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 1941 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1941
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 101 | 53 | .656 | - | 6-4 | L2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 6-4 | L2 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 7.5 games on May 17, 1941.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 28, 1941.
- The New York Yankees won 14 games in a row from June 28, 1941 to July 13, 1941, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 5 games as late as May 17, 1941.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 20.5 games on September 5, 1941.
- The New York Yankees went 30-4 from June 19, 1941 to July 26, 1941, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 12 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 99 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.