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2005 MLB AL East standings
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees finished tied atop the 2005 MLB AL East division race, both at 95-67.
🏆How the 2005 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 2005
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| 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.