Every 2001 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 1 to October 7, 2001.
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AL East standings, 2001
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
95
65
.594
-
6-4
W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
82
79
.509
13.5
6-4
W5
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
80
82
.494
16
6-4
L1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
63
98
.391
32.5
3-7
L5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
62
100
.383
34
7-3
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 14 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4 games on April 26, 2001.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on July 22, 2001.
The New York Yankees won 9 games in a row from June 27, 2001 to July 6, 2001, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 4 games as late as June 21, 2001.
The New York Yankees went 18-8 from August 24, 2001 to October 2, 2001, turning a lead of 3 games into a lead of 16.5 games. That stretch runs either side of the September 11 pause.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 72 of the 175 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 112 of the season's 190 charted days in first place.