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2006 MLB AL West standings
The Oakland Athletics won the 2006 MLB AL West division race at 93-69, 4 games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels.
🏆How the 2006 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 2006
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | 4-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Angels (LAA) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 15 | 5-5 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 5 games on May 30, 2006.
- The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on July 29, 2006.
- The Oakland Athletics won 10 games in a row from June 8, 2006 to June 18, 2006, the longest run of the race.
- The Texas Rangers led by 5 games as late as May 30, 2006.
- The Oakland Athletics went 25-6 from July 28, 2006 to September 1, 2006, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 78 of the 177 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Oakland Athletics spent 129 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.