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1959 MLB AL standings
The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League pennant race at 94-60, 5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
🏆How the 1959 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1959
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 94 | 60 | .610 | - | 5-5 | W2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 18 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 | 8-2 | W5 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 66 | 88 | .429 | 28 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 63 | 91 | .409 | 31 | 3-7 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 11 times.
- The Chicago White Sox trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 8, 1959.
- The Chicago White Sox took first place for good on July 28, 1959.
- The Kansas City Athletics won 11 games in a row from July 19, 1959 to July 30, 1959, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 3.5 games as late as May 5, 1959.
- The Chicago White Sox went 27-10 from July 26, 1959 to September 4, 1959, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 75 of the 162 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Chicago White Sox spent 89 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.