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2004 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2004 MLB AL East division race at 101-61, 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆How the 2004 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 2004
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 101 | 61 | .623 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB) | 70 | 91 | .435 | 30.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 67 | 94 | .416 | 33.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 21 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4.5 games on April 25, 2004.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on May 31, 2004.
- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays won 12 games in a row from June 9, 2004 to June 22, 2004, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 3 games as late as April 30, 2004.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 10.5 games on August 6, 2004.
- The New York Yankees went 23-8 from May 26, 2004 to July 1, 2004, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 45 of the 178 days played.
- The New York Yankees spent 140 of the season's 188 charted days in first place.