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1949 MLB season standings
Every 1949 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 18 to October 2, 1949.
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AL standings, 1949
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 97 | 57 | .630 | - | 5-5 | W2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 7-3 | W7 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 | 4-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 50 | 104 | .325 | 47 | 5-5 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 3 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 1 game on September 26, 1949.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on October 2, 1949.
- The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from September 13, 1949 to September 27, 1949, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 1 game as late as September 30, 1949.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 6.5 games on June 6, 1949.
- The New York Yankees went 24-10 from April 18, 1949 to May 28, 1949, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 5.5 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 164 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.