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1986 MLB AL East standings
The Boston Red Sox won the 1986 MLB AL East division race at 95-66, 5.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees.
🏆How the 1986 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1986
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 95 | 66 | .590 | - | 4-6 | L4 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8.5 | 7-3 | W5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9.5 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 77 | 84 | .478 | 18 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.5 | 2-8 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 4 games on April 25, 1986.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on May 15, 1986.
- The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from August 30, 1986 to September 10, 1986, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 3.5 games as late as April 25, 1986.
- The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 10.5 games on September 18, 1986.
- The Boston Red Sox went 29-8 from April 25, 1986 to June 6, 1986, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 5 games.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 147 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.