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1985 MLB AL East standings
The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1985 MLB AL East division race at 99-62, 2 games ahead of the New York Yankees.
🏆How the 1985 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1985
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 99 | 62 | .615 | - | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 84 | 77 | .522 | 15 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 83 | 78 | .516 | 16 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18.5 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.5 | 6-4 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Toronto Blue Jays trailed by as many as 3.5 games on April 16, 1985.
- The Toronto Blue Jays took first place for good on May 20, 1985.
- The New York Yankees won 11 games in a row from August 31, 1985 to September 10, 1985, the longest run of the race.
- The Detroit Tigers led by 2 games as late as April 16, 1985.
- The Toronto Blue Jays led by as many as 9.5 games on August 2, 1985.
- The Toronto Blue Jays went 29-9 from April 23, 1985 to June 7, 1985, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 39 of the 175 days played.
- The Toronto Blue Jays spent 149 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.