1982 MLB AL East standings

Name: 1982 MLB AL East standings
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The Milwaukee Brewers won the 1982 MLB AL East division race at 95-67, 1 game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. It came down to the final days: the Milwaukee Brewers did not lead for good until October 3, 1982.

How the 1982 playoffs went

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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.