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2003 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2003 MLB AL East division race at 101-61, 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 2003 playoffs went
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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.