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1987 MLB AL West standings
The Minnesota Twins won the 1987 MLB AL West division race at 85-77, 2 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1987 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1987
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 85 | 77 | .525 | - | 3-7 | L5 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | 8-2 | W5 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8 | 9-1 | W2 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 2-8 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- The Minnesota Twins trailed by as many as 5 games on May 25, 1987.
- The Minnesota Twins took first place for good on August 30, 1987.
- The California Angels won 8 games in a row from June 21, 1987 to June 29, 1987, the longest run of the race.
- The Kansas City Royals led by 5 games as late as May 26, 1987.
- The Minnesota Twins led by as many as 7 games on September 28, 1987.
- The Minnesota Twins went 20-7 from May 26, 1987 to June 25, 1987, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 68 of the 178 days played.
- The Minnesota Twins spent 138 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.