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1946 MLB AL standings
The Boston Red Sox won the 1946 American League pennant race at 104-50, 12 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers.
🏆How the 1946 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1946
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 104 | 50 | .675 | - | 6-4 | L2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 | 3-7 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 | 0-10 | L10 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 1 game on April 24, 1946.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on April 28, 1946.
- The Boston Red Sox won 15 games in a row from April 25, 1946 to May 10, 1946, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 1 game as late as April 24, 1946.
- The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 16.5 games on September 4, 1946.
- The Boston Red Sox went 31-6 from April 29, 1946 to June 11, 1946, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 10 games.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 168 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.