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1990 MLB season standings
Every 1990 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 9 to October 3, 1990.
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AL East standings, 1990
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 6-4 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 3 games on April 25, 1990.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on September 28, 1990.
- The Boston Red Sox won 10 games in a row from August 24, 1990 to September 2, 1990, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Brewers led by 3 games as late as May 4, 1990.
- The Boston Red Sox went 19-9 from July 30, 1990 to August 30, 1990, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 85 of the 175 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 97 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.