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1960 MLB AL standings
The New York Yankees won the 1960 American League pennant race at 97-57, 8 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles.
🏆How the 1960 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1960
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 97 | 57 | .630 | - | 10-0 | W15 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 1-9 | L7 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 | 2-8 | L3 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 | 6-4 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 27 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 6 games on June 2, 1960.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 10, 1960.
- The New York Yankees won 15 games in a row from September 16, 1960 to October 2, 1960, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 2.5 games as late as June 6, 1960.
- The New York Yankees went 20-4 from September 4, 1960 to September 30, 1960, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 8 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 93 of the 157 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 105 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.