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1979 MLB AL West standings
The California Angels won the 1979 MLB AL West division race at 88-74, 3 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1979 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1979
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| California Angels (CAL) | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 19 times.
- The California Angels trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 12, 1979.
- The California Angels took first place for good on August 31, 1979.
- The California Angels won 10 games in a row from April 11, 1979 to April 21, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Minnesota Twins led by 4.5 games as late as May 13, 1979.
- The California Angels went 21-11 from May 13, 1979 to June 16, 1979, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 59 of the 175 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The California Angels spent 124 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.