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1980 MLB season standings
Every 1980 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 9 to October 6, 1980.
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AL East standings, 1980
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Yankees (NYY) | 103 | 59 | .636 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 83 | 77 | .519 | 19 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 79 | 81 | .494 | 23 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | 3-7 | W3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 2 games on April 12, 1980.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 14, 1980.
- The Baltimore Orioles won 10 games in a row from August 1, 1980 to August 11, 1980, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Brewers led by 1 game as late as April 12, 1980.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 9.5 games on July 17, 1980.
- The New York Yankees went 28-12 from May 8, 1980 to June 20, 1980, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 47 of the 172 days played.
- The New York Yankees spent 158 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.