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1942 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1942 American League pennant race at 103-51, 9 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 1942 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1942
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 103 | 51 | .669 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 | 7-3 | W3 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19.5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4 games on May 2, 1942.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 6, 1942.
- The Cleveland Indians won 13 games in a row from April 18, 1942 to May 2, 1942, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 2.5 games as late as May 2, 1942.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 13.5 games on August 14, 1942.
- The New York Yankees went 28-5 from May 2, 1942 to June 9, 1942, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 11 games.
- Four teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 157 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.