Every 2000 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 March 29 to October 1, 2000.
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AL East standings, 2000
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
87
74
.540
-
2-8
L7
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
85
77
.525
2.5
5-5
L1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
83
79
.512
4.5
2-8
L4
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
74
88
.457
13.5
7-3
W4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
69
92
.429
18
8-2
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 3 games on June 28, 2000.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on July 7, 2000.
The New York Yankees won 8 games in a row from April 12, 2000 to April 19, 2000, the longest run of the race.
The Toronto Blue Jays led by 3 games as late as June 30, 2000.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 9 games on September 13, 2000.
The New York Yankees went 24-12 from June 30, 2000 to August 10, 2000, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 70 of the 178 days played.
The New York Yankees spent 146 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.