1985 MLB AL West standings

Name: 1985 MLB AL West standings
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The Kansas City Royals won the 1985 MLB AL West division race at 91-71, 1 game ahead of the California Angels. It came down to the final days: the Kansas City Royals did not lead for good until October 3, 1985.

The 1985 playoffs, series by series

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AL West standings, 1985

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Kansas City Royals (KC) y	91	71	.562	-	5-5	L1
California Angels (CAL)	90	72	.556	1	4-6	W2
Chicago White Sox (CWS)	85	77	.525	6	6-4	W3
Minnesota Twins (MIN)	77	85	.475	14	7-3	W2
Oakland Athletics (OAK)	77	85	.475	14	3-7	W1
Seattle Mariners (SEA)	74	88	.457	17	3-7	L3
Texas Rangers (TEX)	62	99	.385	28.5	5-5	L2

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands 14 times.
The Kansas City Royals trailed by as many as 7.5 games on July 10, 1985.
The Kansas City Royals took first place for good on October 3, 1985.
The Minnesota Twins won 10 games in a row from April 21, 1985 to May 1, 1985, the longest run of the race.
The California Angels led by 6.5 games as late as July 24, 1985.
The Kansas City Royals went 26-11 from August 7, 1985 to September 14, 1985, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 3 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 60 of the 174 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Kansas City Royals spent 30 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.