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1977 MLB AL West standings
The Kansas City Royals won the 1977 MLB AL West division race at 102-60, 8 games ahead of the Texas Rangers.
🏆How the 1977 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1977
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 102 | 60 | .630 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | 9-1 | W3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 90 | 72 | .556 | 12 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 84 | 77 | .522 | 17.5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28 | 2-8 | L1 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 63 | 98 | .391 | 38.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 21 times.
- The Kansas City Royals trailed by as many as 7.5 games on May 25, 1977.
- The Kansas City Royals took first place for good on August 20, 1977.
- The Kansas City Royals won 16 games in a row from August 31, 1977 to September 15, 1977, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 5.5 games as late as July 31, 1977.
- The Kansas City Royals led by as many as 11 games on September 17, 1977.
- The Kansas City Royals went 35-9 from August 2, 1977 to September 15, 1977, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 10.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 175 days played.
- The Kansas City Royals spent 51 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.