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2002 MLB AL Central standings
The Minnesota Twins won the 2002 MLB AL Central division race at 94-67, 13.5 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
🏆How the 2002 playoffs went
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AL Central standings, 2002
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 94 | 67 | .584 | - | 6-4 | W3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13.5 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 55 | 106 | .342 | 39 | 1-9 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Minnesota Twins trailed by as many as 4 games on April 11, 2002.
- The Minnesota Twins took first place for good on May 27, 2002.
- The Cleveland Indians won 10 games in a row from April 3, 2002 to April 13, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 4 games as late as April 13, 2002.
- The Minnesota Twins went 29-10 from June 21, 2002 to August 4, 2002, turning a lead of 4 games into a lead of 17 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 43 of the 177 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Minnesota Twins spent 161 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.