Name: 1966 MLB AL standings
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The Baltimore Orioles won the 1966 American League pennant race at 97-63, 9 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins.

AL standings, 1966

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)	97	63	.606	-	5-5	L1
Minnesota Twins (MIN)	89	73	.549	9	6-4	W1
Detroit Tigers (DET)	88	74	.543	10	4-6	L3
Chicago White Sox (CWS)	83	79	.512	15	4-6	L2
Cleveland Indians (CLE)	81	81	.500	17	6-4	L1
California Angels (CAL)	80	82	.494	18	5-5	W1
Kansas City Athletics (KCA)	74	86	.463	23	4-6	W3
Washington Senators (WAS)	71	88	.447	25.5	6-4	W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)	72	90	.444	26	5-5	W1
New York Yankees (NYY)	70	89	.440	26.5	4-6	W2

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Baltimore Orioles trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 25, 1966.
The Baltimore Orioles took first place for good on June 14, 1966.
The Baltimore Orioles won 10 games in a row from April 16, 1966 to May 1, 1966, the longest run of the race.
The Cleveland Indians led by 4.5 games as late as May 28, 1966.
The Baltimore Orioles led by as many as 13.5 games on July 29, 1966.
The Baltimore Orioles went 34-12 from May 28, 1966 to July 8, 1966, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 43 of the 167 days played.
The Baltimore Orioles spent 124 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.