1990 MLB AL East standings

Name: 1990 MLB AL East standings
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The Boston Red Sox won the 1990 MLB AL East division race at 88-74, 2 games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. It came down to the final days: the Boston Red Sox did not lead for good until September 28, 1990.

The 1990 playoffs, series by series

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AL East standings, 1990

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS) y	88	74	.543	-	6-4	W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)	86	76	.531	2	4-6	L1
Detroit Tigers (DET)	79	83	.488	9	6-4	W1
Cleveland Indians (CLE)	77	85	.475	11	5-5	W3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)	76	85	.472	11.5	6-4	W1
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)	74	88	.457	14	5-5	W2
New York Yankees (NYY)	67	95	.414	21	6-4	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands 18 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 3 games on April 25, 1990.
The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on September 28, 1990.
The Boston Red Sox won 10 games in a row from August 24, 1990 to September 2, 1990, the longest run of the race.
The Milwaukee Brewers led by 3 games as late as May 4, 1990.
The Boston Red Sox went 19-9 from July 30, 1990 to August 30, 1990, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 6.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 85 of the 175 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Boston Red Sox spent 97 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.