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1989 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1989 MLB AL West division race at 99-63, 7 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1989 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1989
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 99 | 63 | .611 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7 | 5-5 | L1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8 | 2-8 | W1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 3 games on April 15, 1989.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on August 21, 1989.
- The Kansas City Royals won 9 games in a row from August 15, 1989 to August 23, 1989, the longest run of the race.
- The Texas Rangers led by 3 games as late as April 20, 1989.
- The Oakland Athletics went 24-13 from July 29, 1989 to September 6, 1989, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 95 of the 179 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 109 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.