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1987 MLB season standings
Every 1987 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 6 to October 4, 1987.
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AL East standings, 1987
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | 6-4 | W4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 3-7 | L7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Detroit Tigers trailed by as many as 11 games on May 2, 1987.
- The Detroit Tigers took first place for good on October 3, 1987.
- The Milwaukee Brewers won 13 games in a row from April 6, 1987 to April 20, 1987, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Brewers led by 5 games as late as May 2, 1987.
- The Detroit Tigers went 26-12 from June 13, 1987 to July 27, 1987, turning a deficit of 7.5 games into a deficit of half a game.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 80 of the 178 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Detroit Tigers spent 33 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.