Every 2024 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 30, 2024.
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AL East standings, 2024
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
94
68
.580
-
5-5
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
91
71
.562
3
7-3
W3
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
81
81
.500
13
5-5
W1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
80
82
.494
14
6-4
L1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
74
88
.457
20
2-8
L3
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 14 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 3 games on July 5, 2024.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on September 7, 2024.
The New York Yankees won 8 games in a row from May 29, 2024 to June 6, 2024, the longest run of the race.
The Baltimore Orioles led by 3 games as late as July 9, 2024.
The New York Yankees went 23-15 from August 10, 2024 to September 22, 2024, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 6 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 89 of the 179 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 133 of the season's 195 charted days in first place.