1972 MLB AL East standings

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The Detroit Tigers won the 1972 MLB AL East division race at 86-70, half a game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. It came down to the final days: the Detroit Tigers did not lead for good until October 2, 1972.

How the 1972 playoffs went

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AL East standings, 1972

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Detroit Tigers (DET)	86	70	.551	-	7-3	L1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)	85	70	.548	0.5	6-4	W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)	80	74	.519	5	3-7	W1
New York Yankees (NYY)	79	76	.510	6.5	4-6	L5
Cleveland Indians (CLE)	72	84	.462	14	6-4	L1
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)	65	91	.417	21	5-5	W3

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 22 times.
The Detroit Tigers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 20, 1972.
The Detroit Tigers took first place for good on October 2, 1972.
The Baltimore Orioles won 9 games in a row from June 7, 1972 to June 17, 1972, the longest run of the race.
The Cleveland Indians led by 2.5 games as late as May 23, 1972.
The Detroit Tigers went 9-5 from May 23, 1972 to June 6, 1972, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 120 of the 164 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Detroit Tigers spent 109 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.