Every 2014 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 22 to September 28, 2014.
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AL East standings, 2014
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
96
66
.593
-
4-6
W1
New York Yankees (NYY)
84
78
.519
12
6-4
W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
83
79
.512
13
6-4
L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
77
85
.475
19
3-7
L1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
71
91
.438
25
5-5
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 18 times.
The Baltimore Orioles trailed by as many as 6.5 games on June 6, 2014.
The Baltimore Orioles took first place for good on July 3, 2014.
The Toronto Blue Jays won 9 games in a row from May 20, 2014 to May 28, 2014, the longest run of the race.
The Toronto Blue Jays led by 6 games as late as June 6, 2014.
The Baltimore Orioles led by as many as 14.5 games on September 17, 2014.
The Baltimore Orioles went 30-12 from August 2, 2014 to September 16, 2014, turning a lead of 2.5 games into a lead of 13.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 46 of the 177 days played.
The Baltimore Orioles spent 114 of the season's 191 charted days in first place.