1976 MLB AL West standings

Name: 1976 MLB AL West standings
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The Kansas City Royals won the 1976 MLB AL West division race at 90-72, 2.5 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics.

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AL West standings, 1976

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Kansas City Royals (KC)	90	72	.556	-	2-8	L3
Oakland Athletics (OAK)	87	74	.540	2.5	6-4	L1
Minnesota Twins (MIN)	85	77	.525	5	8-2	W4
California Angels (CAL)	76	86	.469	14	6-4	W1
Texas Rangers (TEX)	76	86	.469	14	8-2	W3
Chicago White Sox (CWS)	64	97	.398	25.5	1-9	L6

Final standings.

The lead changed hands 6 times.
The Kansas City Royals trailed by as many as 3 games on April 15, 1976.
The Kansas City Royals took first place for good on May 30, 1976.
The Chicago White Sox won 10 games in a row from May 18, 1976 to May 26, 1976, the longest run of the race.
The Texas Rangers led by 3 games as late as May 12, 1976.
The Kansas City Royals went 27-14 from June 24, 1976 to August 6, 1976, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 12 games.
Six teams held first place.
The Kansas City Royals spent 140 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.