Every 2015 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 April 5 to October 4, 2015.
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AL East standings, 2015
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
93
69
.574
-
6-4
L2
New York Yankees (NYY)
87
75
.537
6
3-7
L3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
81
81
.500
12
5-5
W5
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
80
82
.494
13
6-4
W2
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
78
84
.481
15
6-4
L4
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 12 times.
The Toronto Blue Jays trailed by as many as 8 games on July 28, 2015.
The Toronto Blue Jays took first place for good on August 25, 2015.
The Toronto Blue Jays won 11 games in a row from June 2, 2015 to June 14, 2015, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 7 games as late as July 28, 2015.
The Toronto Blue Jays went 31-9 from July 29, 2015 to September 12, 2015, turning a deficit of 7 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 76 of the 176 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Toronto Blue Jays spent 51 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.