1998 MLB AL West standings

AL West standings, 1998

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 11 times.
• The Texas Rangers trailed by as many as 3.5 games on June 22, 1998.
• The Texas Rangers took first place for good on September 21, 1998.
• The Anaheim Angels won 9 games in a row from May 31, 1998 to June 9, 1998, the longest run of the race.
• The Anaheim Angels led by 3.5 games as late as September 6, 1998.
• The Texas Rangers went 28-13 from April 8, 1998 to May 23, 1998, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 6 games.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 55 of the 174 days played.
• Four teams held first place.
• The Texas Rangers spent 104 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.