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2016 MLB AL East standings
The Boston Red Sox won the 2016 MLB AL East division race at 93-69, 4 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles.
🏆How the 2016 playoffs went
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AL East standings, 2016
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 9 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays (TB) | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 3-7 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 20 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 5.5 games on June 29, 2016.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on September 7, 2016.
- The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from September 15, 2016 to September 25, 2016, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 5.5 games as late as June 29, 2016.
- The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 6 games on September 26, 2016.
- The Boston Red Sox went 28-12 from August 11, 2016 to September 22, 2016, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 97 of the 178 days played.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 54 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.