1978 MLB AL East standings

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The New York Yankees won the 1978 MLB AL East division race at 100-63, 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. It came down to the final days: the New York Yankees did not lead for good until October 2, 1978.

The 1978 playoffs, series by series

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AL East standings, 1978

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
New York Yankees (NYY) z	100	63	.613	-	7-3	W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)	99	64	.607	1	8-2	L1
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)	93	69	.574	6.5	7-3	W3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)	90	71	.559	9	5-5	W1
Detroit Tigers (DET)	86	76	.531	13.5	5-5	L1
Cleveland Indians (CLE)	69	90	.434	29	4-6	W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)	59	102	.366	40	1-9	L8

Final standings.

Clinch key

z: clinched the best record in the American League

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 14 games on July 17, 1978.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on October 2, 1978.
The Baltimore Orioles won 13 games in a row from May 31, 1978 to June 14, 1978, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 10 games as late as July 8, 1978.
The New York Yankees went 25-6 from August 13, 1978 to September 16, 1978, turning a deficit of 9 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 174 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 23 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.