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1989 MLB AL East standings
The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1989 MLB AL East division race at 89-73, 2 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles.
🏆How the 1989 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1989
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 89 | 73 | .549 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Toronto Blue Jays trailed by as many as 10 games on July 5, 1989.
- The Toronto Blue Jays took first place for good on September 1, 1989.
- The Boston Red Sox won 9 games in a row from August 22, 1989 to August 29, 1989, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 7.5 games as late as July 20, 1989.
- The Toronto Blue Jays went 25-15 from July 5, 1989 to August 19, 1989, turning a deficit of 10 games into a deficit of half a game.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 75 of the 179 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Toronto Blue Jays spent 35 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.