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1982 MLB season standings
Every 1982 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 3, 1982.
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AL East standings, 1982
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | 4-6 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 7-3 | W4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Milwaukee Brewers trailed by as many as 8.5 games on June 9, 1982.
- The Milwaukee Brewers took first place for good on October 3, 1982.
- The Cleveland Indians won 11 games in a row from May 23, 1982 to June 4, 1982, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 5 games as late as June 23, 1982.
- The Milwaukee Brewers led by as many as 6.5 games on August 27, 1982.
- The Milwaukee Brewers went 26-8 from June 9, 1982 to July 18, 1982, turning a deficit of 8.5 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 78 of the 176 days played.
- The Milwaukee Brewers spent 89 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.