2012 MLB AL West standings

AL West standings, 2012

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 4 times.
• The Oakland Athletics trailed by as many as 13 games on June 30, 2012.
• The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on October 3, 2012.
• The Oakland Athletics won 9 games in a row from August 24, 2012 to September 2, 2012, the longest run of the race.
• The Texas Rangers led by 6.5 games as late as August 12, 2012.
• The Oakland Athletics went 18-3 from June 30, 2012 to July 28, 2012, turning a deficit of 13 games into a deficit of 3.5 games.
• Four teams held first place.
• The Texas Rangers held first place for 177 straight days, the season's longest run.
• The Oakland Athletics spent 10 of the season's 190 charted days in first place.