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1965 MLB AL standings
The Minnesota Twins won the 1965 American League pennant race at 102-60, 7 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1965 playoffs went
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AL standings, 1965
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 102 | 60 | .630 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 | 8-2 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Angels (LAA) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Kansas City Athletics (KCA) | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 | 3-7 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The Minnesota Twins trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 18, 1965.
- The Minnesota Twins took first place for good on July 5, 1965.
- The Chicago White Sox won 10 games in a row from August 14, 1965 to August 22, 1965, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 4.5 games as late as May 18, 1965.
- The Minnesota Twins led by as many as 10 games on September 14, 1965.
- The Minnesota Twins went 29-11 from July 2, 1965 to August 10, 1965, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 169 days played.
- The Minnesota Twins spent 136 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.