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1975 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1975 MLB AL West division race at 98-64, 7 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1975 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1975
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | 5-5 | W3 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 76 | 83 | .478 | 20.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22.5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 72 | 89 | .447 | 25.5 | 5-5 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 2 games on April 18, 1975.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on June 4, 1975.
- The Chicago White Sox won 9 games in a row from June 22, 1975 to June 30, 1975, the longest run of the race.
- The Kansas City Royals led by 2 games as late as April 19, 1975.
- The Oakland Athletics went 24-11 from June 12, 1975 to July 20, 1975, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 11 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 49 of the 171 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 161 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.