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1963 MLB season standings
Every 1963 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 8 to September 29, 1963.
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AL standings, 1963
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 104 | 57 | .646 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 94 | 68 | .580 | 10.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 91 | 70 | .565 | 13 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25.5 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 76 | 85 | .472 | 28 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Angels (LAA) | 70 | 91 | .435 | 34 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 56 | 106 | .346 | 48.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 26 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 28, 1963.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 15, 1963.
- The Minnesota Twins won 10 games in a row from May 19, 1963 to May 30, 1963, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 3.5 games as late as May 28, 1963.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 14.5 games on September 8, 1963.
- The New York Yankees went 31-12 from June 10, 1963 to July 23, 1963, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 168 days played.
- The New York Yankees spent 118 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.