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1964 MLB season standings
Every 1964 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 13 to October 4, 1964.
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AL standings, 1964
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 99 | 63 | .611 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1 | 9-1 | W9 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 97 | 65 | .599 | 2 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Angels (LAA) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 57 | 105 | .352 | 42 | 2-8 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 27 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 6 games on June 10, 1964.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 17, 1964.
- The New York Yankees won 11 games in a row from September 16, 1964 to September 26, 1964, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 4.5 games as late as June 29, 1964.
- The New York Yankees went 23-7 from August 22, 1964 to September 23, 1964, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 120 of the 168 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 36 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.