Name: 1961 MLB AL standings
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The New York Yankees won the 1961 American League pennant race at 109-53, 8 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers.

AL standings, 1961

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)	109	53	.673	-	7-3	W3
Detroit Tigers (DET)	101	61	.623	8	8-2	W4
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)	95	67	.586	14	6-4	W3
Chicago White Sox (CWS)	86	76	.531	23	4-6	L4
Cleveland Indians (CLE)	78	83	.484	30.5	5-5	W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)	76	86	.469	33	3-7	L3
Minnesota Twins (MIN)	70	90	.438	38	3-7	L4
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)	70	91	.435	38.5	4-6	L1
Kansas City Athletics (KCA)	61	100	.379	47.5	5-5	W1
Washington Senators (WAS)	61	100	.379	47.5	5-5	L1

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 17 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 6 games on May 23, 1961.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on July 25, 1961.
The New York Yankees won 13 games in a row from September 1, 1961 to September 12, 1961, the longest run of the race.
The Detroit Tigers led by 5 games as late as May 19, 1961.
The New York Yankees went 35-11 from July 28, 1961 to September 10, 1961, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 11.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 66 of the 166 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 83 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.