Every 2013 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 30, 2013.
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AL East standings, 2013
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
97
65
.599
-
5-5
L2
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
92
71
.564
5.5
8-2
W2
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
85
77
.525
12
4-6
W2
New York Yankees (NYY)
85
77
.525
12
5-5
W3
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
74
88
.457
23
4-6
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 10 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 3 games on May 14, 2013.
The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on August 25, 2013.
The Toronto Blue Jays won 11 games in a row from June 11, 2013 to June 23, 2013, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 2 games as late as May 15, 2013.
The Boston Red Sox went 25-14 from July 30, 2013 to September 11, 2013, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 9.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 179 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Boston Red Sox spent 159 of the season's 184 charted days in first place.