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1979 MLB AL East standings
The Baltimore Orioles won the 1979 MLB AL East division race at 102-57, 8 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers.
🏆How the 1979 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1979
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 102 | 57 | .642 | - | 4-6 | L2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 | 8-2 | W8 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 | 3-7 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The Baltimore Orioles trailed by as many as 4.5 games on April 18, 1979.
- The Baltimore Orioles took first place for good on June 6, 1979.
- The Milwaukee Brewers won 10 games in a row from July 11, 1979 to July 22, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 2.5 games as late as April 26, 1979.
- The Baltimore Orioles went 15-4 from August 19, 1979 to September 9, 1979, turning a lead of 4 games into a lead of 12.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 175 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Baltimore Orioles spent 151 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.