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1972 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1972 MLB AL West division race at 93-62, 5.5 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1972 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1972
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 93 | 62 | .600 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 | 2-8 | W1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 | 5-5 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 13, 1972.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on August 29, 1972.
- The Oakland Athletics won 8 games in a row from June 3, 1972 to June 10, 1972, the longest run of the race.
- The Minnesota Twins led by 2.5 games as late as May 14, 1972.
- The Oakland Athletics led by as many as 8.5 games on July 18, 1972.
- The Oakland Athletics went 27-10 from May 19, 1972 to June 27, 1972, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 40 of the 164 days played.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 132 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.