Every 1994 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Wild Card, NL East, NL Central, NL West and NL Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran April 3 to August 11, 1994.
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AL East standings, 1994
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
70
43
.619
-
5-5
L3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
63
49
.563
6.5
7-3
W2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
55
60
.478
16
5-5
W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
54
61
.470
17
3-7
L4
Detroit Tigers (DET)
53
62
.461
18
5-5
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 4, 1994.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 9, 1994.
The New York Yankees won 10 games in a row from May 6, 1994 to May 15, 1994, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 2.5 games as late as May 6, 1994.
The New York Yankees went 16-3 from July 15, 1994 to August 4, 1994, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 10 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 125 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 97 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.