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2000 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2000 MLB AL East division race at 87-74, 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 2000 playoffs went
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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.