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1973 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1973 MLB AL West division race at 94-68, 6 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1973 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1973
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | 4-6 | L1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | 6-4 | L2 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 15 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 17 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 57 | 105 | .352 | 37 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 22 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 6 games on May 29, 1973.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on August 16, 1973.
- The Oakland Athletics won 9 games in a row from August 11, 1973 to August 20, 1973, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 4 games as late as May 29, 1973.
- The Oakland Athletics went 25-10 from August 11, 1973 to September 19, 1973, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 72 of the 171 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 83 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.