Every 2010 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 4 to October 3, 2010.
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AL East standings, 2010
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
96
66
.593
-
5-5
W2
New York Yankees (NYY)
95
67
.586
1
3-7
L2
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
89
73
.549
7
5-5
W2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
85
77
.525
11
8-2
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
66
96
.407
30
5-5
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 15 times.
The Tampa Bay Rays trailed by as many as 4 games on July 23, 2010.
The Tampa Bay Rays took first place for good on October 3, 2010.
The New York Yankees won 8 games in a row from August 28, 2010 to September 4, 2010, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 4 games as late as July 23, 2010.
The Tampa Bay Rays went 29-9 from April 11, 2010 to May 23, 2010, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 6 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 89 of the 179 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Tampa Bay Rays spent 94 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.