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1988 MLB AL East standings
The Boston Red Sox won the 1988 MLB AL East division race at 89-73, 1 game ahead of the Detroit Tigers.
🏆How the 1988 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1988
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 89 | 73 | .549 | - | 3-7 | L3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 9-1 | W6 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 | 2-8 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 10 games on June 13, 1988.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on September 5, 1988.
- The Boston Red Sox won 12 games in a row from July 15, 1988 to July 25, 1988, the longest run of the race.
- The Detroit Tigers led by 4.5 games as late as August 11, 1988.
- The Boston Red Sox went 21-14 from August 11, 1988 to September 18, 1988, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 71 of the 179 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 30 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.