Every 2019 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 20 to September 29, 2019.
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AL East standings, 2019
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
103
59
.636
-
4-6
L2
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
96
66
.593
7
7-3
L2
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
84
78
.519
19
4-6
W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
67
95
.414
36
6-4
W2
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
54
108
.333
49
5-5
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 8 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 5.5 games on April 12, 2019.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on June 15, 2019.
The New York Yankees won 9 games in a row from July 31, 2019 to August 8, 2019, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Rays led by 5.5 games as late as April 18, 2019.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 11.5 games on August 28, 2019.
The New York Yankees went 23-6 from June 14, 2019 to July 20, 2019, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 10 games.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 143 of the season's 194 charted days in first place.