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1978 MLB season standings
Every 1978 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 5 to October 2, 1978.
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AL East standings, 1978
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 100 | 63 | .613 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 | 1-9 | L8 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 14 games on July 17, 1978.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on October 2, 1978.
- The Baltimore Orioles won 13 games in a row from May 31, 1978 to June 14, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 10 games as late as July 8, 1978.
- The New York Yankees went 25-6 from August 13, 1978 to September 16, 1978, turning a deficit of 9 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 174 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 23 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.