2004 MLB AL West standings

AL West standings, 2004

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 16 times.
• The Anaheim Angels trailed by as many as 6 games on July 21, 2004.
• The Anaheim Angels took first place for good on October 1, 2004.
• The Anaheim Angels won 9 games in a row from May 1, 2004 to May 9, 2004, the longest run of the race.
• The Texas Rangers led by 4.5 games as late as July 23, 2004.
• The Anaheim Angels led by as many as 3.5 games on May 18, 2004.
• The Anaheim Angels went 15-11 from September 4, 2004 to October 2, 2004, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 2 games.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 76 of the 173 days played.
• The Anaheim Angels spent 58 of the season's 188 charted days in first place.