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1990 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 1990 MLB AL West division race at 103-59, 9 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 1990 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1990
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 103 | 59 | .636 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 | 3-7 | L2 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29 | 6-4 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as half a game on April 11, 1990.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on July 8, 1990.
- The Chicago White Sox won 8 games in a row from June 20, 1990 to June 29, 1990, the longest run of the race.
- The Oakland Athletics went 28-12 from July 29, 1990 to September 12, 1990, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 11 games.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 169 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.