Every 1999 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 4 to October 4, 1999.
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AL East standings, 1999
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
98
64
.605
-
5-5
L1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
94
68
.580
4
6-4
W3
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
84
78
.519
14
6-4
W3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
78
84
.481
20
3-7
L4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
69
93
.426
29
4-6
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 25, 1999.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 9, 1999.
The Baltimore Orioles won 13 games in a row from September 7, 1999 to September 22, 1999, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 2.5 games as late as May 25, 1999.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 8.5 games on August 22, 1999.
The New York Yankees went 22-9 from June 21, 1999 to July 27, 1999, turning a level race into a lead of 7.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 43 of the 178 days played.
The New York Yankees spent 149 of the season's 184 charted days in first place.