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1973 MLB AL East standings
The Baltimore Orioles won the 1973 MLB AL East division race at 97-65, 8 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 1973 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1973
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 25 times.
- The Baltimore Orioles trailed by as many as 4 games on June 24, 1973.
- The Baltimore Orioles took first place for good on August 15, 1973.
- The Baltimore Orioles won 14 games in a row from August 12, 1973 to August 27, 1973, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 4 games as late as July 2, 1973.
- The Baltimore Orioles went 32-10 from August 13, 1973 to September 26, 1973, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 10.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 86 of the 172 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Baltimore Orioles spent 76 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.