Every 2003 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 30 to September 28, 2003.
Loading season data…
AL East standings, 2003
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
101
61
.623
-
7-3
W2
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
95
67
.586
6
6-4
L2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
86
76
.531
15
7-3
W2
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
71
91
.438
30
3-7
L2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
63
99
.389
38
3-7
W2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 8 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 26, 2003.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 12, 2003.
The New York Yankees won 8 games in a row from June 24, 2003 to June 30, 2003, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 2.5 games as late as May 26, 2003.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 7.5 games on August 20, 2003.
The New York Yankees went 23-8 from May 26, 2003 to June 30, 2003, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 173 days played.
The New York Yankees spent 172 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.