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1957 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1957 American League pennant race at 98-56, 8 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1957 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1957
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 76 | 76 | .500 | 21 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21.5 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 59 | 94 | .386 | 38.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 55 | 99 | .357 | 43 | 1-9 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 6 games on June 8, 1957.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 30, 1957.
- The New York Yankees won 10 games in a row from June 13, 1957 to June 23, 1957, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 6 games as late as June 8, 1957.
- The New York Yankees went 31-8 from June 8, 1957 to July 19, 1957, turning a deficit of 6 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 156 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 107 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.