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1948 MLB season standings
Every 1948 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 19 to October 4, 1948.
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AL standings, 1948
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 97 | 58 | .626 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | 5-5 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12.5 | 1-9 | L4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44.5 | 5-5 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Cleveland Indians trailed by as many as 4.5 games on September 6, 1948.
- The Cleveland Indians took first place for good on October 4, 1948.
- The Boston Red Sox won 13 games in a row from July 18, 1948 to July 27, 1948, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 3.5 games as late as September 9, 1948.
- The Cleveland Indians led by as many as 3.5 games on June 8, 1948.
- The Cleveland Indians went 14-3 from September 9, 1948 to September 28, 1948, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 99 of the 156 days played.
- The Cleveland Indians spent 111 of the season's 169 charted days in first place.