Every 2005 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 April 3 to October 2, 2005.
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AL East standings, 2005
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
95
67
.586
-
7-3
W1
New York Yankees (NYY)
95
67
.586
-
6-4
L1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
80
82
.494
15
5-5
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
74
88
.457
21
4-6
W3
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
67
95
.414
28
4-6
L4
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 8 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 5 games on May 26, 2005.
The New York Yankees won 10 games in a row from May 7, 2005 to May 17, 2005, the longest run of the race.
The Baltimore Orioles led by 4.5 games as late as May 26, 2005.
The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 5.5 games on August 10, 2005.
The Boston Red Sox went 23-13 from May 27, 2005 to July 6, 2005, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 48 of the 179 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Boston Red Sox spent 98 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.