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1950 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1950 American League pennant race at 98-56, 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers.
🏆How the 1950 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1950
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 92 | 62 | .597 | 6 | 9-1 | W1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 67 | 87 | .435 | 31 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38 | 4-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 58 | 96 | .377 | 40 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4.5 games on June 27, 1950.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 22, 1950.
- The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from August 15, 1950 to August 25, 1950, the longest run of the race.
- The Detroit Tigers led by 4.5 games as late as July 17, 1950.
- The New York Yankees went 28-9 from August 17, 1950 to September 25, 1950, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 157 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 51 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.