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1943 MLB season standings
Every 1943 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 20 to October 3, 1943.
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AL standings, 1943
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 7-3 | W3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 84 | 69 | .549 | 13.5 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15.5 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 8-2 | W3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 5-5 | W4 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 72 | 80 | .474 | 25 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 49 | 105 | .318 | 49 | 3-7 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 1 game on May 23, 1943.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 30, 1943.
- The Washington Senators won 10 games in a row from September 10, 1943 to September 22, 1943, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 1 game as late as May 26, 1943.
- The New York Yankees went 21-6 from July 3, 1943 to July 30, 1943, turning a level race into a lead of 10 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 30 of the 138 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 158 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.