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2011 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2011 MLB AL East division race at 97-65, 6 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays.
🏆How the 2011 playoffs went
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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.