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1970 MLB AL West standings
The Minnesota Twins won the 1970 MLB AL West division race at 98-64, 9 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics.
🏆How the 1970 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1970
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 5-5 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 12 | 6-4 | W5 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 56 | 106 | .346 | 42 | 2-8 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Minnesota Twins trailed by as many as 1 game on April 12, 1970.
- The Minnesota Twins took first place for good on May 16, 1970.
- The Oakland Athletics won 8 games in a row from September 1, 1970 to September 7, 1970, the longest run of the race.
- The California Angels led by 1 game as late as May 15, 1970.
- The Minnesota Twins went 28-14 from June 26, 1970 to August 8, 1970, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 45 of the 169 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Minnesota Twins spent 165 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.