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1969 MLB AL West standings
The Minnesota Twins won the 1969 MLB AL West division race at 97-65, 9 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics.
🏆How the 1969 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1969
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 7-3 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 69 | 93 | .426 | 28 | 5-5 | W4 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 68 | 94 | .420 | 29 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Seattle Pilots (SEA) | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Minnesota Twins trailed by as many as 3 games on April 12, 1969.
- The Minnesota Twins took first place for good on July 5, 1969.
- The Minnesota Twins won 9 games in a row from July 10, 1969 to July 17, 1969, the longest run of the race.
- The Kansas City Royals led by 1.5 games as late as April 15, 1969.
- The Minnesota Twins went 21-12 from August 16, 1969 to September 20, 1969, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 11 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 59 of the 167 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Minnesota Twins spent 139 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.