Every 2017 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 2 to October 1, 2017.
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AL East standings, 2017
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
93
69
.574
-
5-5
L1
New York Yankees (NYY)
91
71
.562
2
6-4
L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
80
82
.494
13
6-4
W4
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
76
86
.469
17
5-5
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
75
87
.463
18
2-8
L5
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 18 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 5 games on May 9, 2017.
The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on August 1, 2017.
The Boston Red Sox won 8 games in a row from July 31, 2017 to August 9, 2017, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 4 games as late as June 12, 2017.
The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 5.5 games on August 13, 2017.
The Boston Red Sox went 15-9 from June 12, 2017 to July 7, 2017, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 179 days played.
The Boston Red Sox spent 97 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.