1987 MLB AL East standings

Name: 1987 MLB AL East standings
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The Detroit Tigers won the 1987 MLB AL East division race at 98-64, 2 games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. It came down to the final days: the Detroit Tigers did not lead for good until October 3, 1987.

How the 1987 playoffs went

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AL East standings, 1987

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
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.