Every 2011 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 March 31 to September 28, 2011.
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AL East standings, 2011
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
97
65
.599
-
5-5
L4
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
91
71
.562
6
6-4
W5
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
90
72
.556
7
3-7
L1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
81
81
.500
16
4-6
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
69
93
.426
28
6-4
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 14 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 3 games on May 16, 2011.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 2, 2011.
The Boston Red Sox won 9 games in a row from June 3, 2011 to June 12, 2011, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Rays led by 3 games as late as May 16, 2011.
The New York Yankees went 17-9 from August 28, 2011 to September 24, 2011, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 8 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 79 of the 178 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 98 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.