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2002 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2002 MLB AL East division race at 103-58, 10.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 2002 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 2002
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 103 | 58 | .640 | - | 8-2 | W5 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10.5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25.5 | 8-2 | W7 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.5 | 0-10 | L12 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB) | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 5 games on May 6, 2002.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 28, 2002.
- The Boston Red Sox won 9 games in a row from April 30, 2002 to May 9, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 5 games as late as May 9, 2002.
- The New York Yankees went 24-14 from June 6, 2002 to July 21, 2002, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 42 of the 175 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Yankees spent 107 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.