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1974 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1974 MLB AL West division race at 90-72, 5 games ahead of the Texas Rangers.
🏆How the 1974 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1974
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 84 | 76 | .525 | 5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 80 | 80 | .500 | 9 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | 3-7 | L4 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 7-3 | W5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 11 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 3 games on May 4, 1974.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on May 20, 1974.
- The Texas Rangers led by 2.5 games as late as April 30, 1974.
- The Oakland Athletics went 25-11 from June 21, 1974 to July 30, 1974, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 51 of the 175 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 142 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.