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1999 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 1999 MLB AL East division race at 98-64, 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 1999 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 1999
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| 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.