The Texas Rangers won the 1994 MLB AL West division race at 52-62, 1 game ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The strike ended the season on August 11 and the postseason was cancelled, so no division title or wild card was awarded.
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AL West standings, 1994
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Texas Rangers (TEX)
52
62
.456
-
2-8
L6
Oakland Athletics (OAK)
51
63
.447
1
4-6
L2
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
49
63
.438
2
9-1
W6
California Angels (CAL)
47
68
.409
5.5
4-6
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 14 times.
The Texas Rangers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on April 17, 1994.
The Texas Rangers took first place for good on May 30, 1994.
The Oakland Athletics won 8 games in a row from June 23, 1994 to July 1, 1994, the longest run of the race.
The California Angels led by 1.5 games as late as April 7, 1994.
The Texas Rangers went 10-2 from May 28, 1994 to June 10, 1994, 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 49 of the 125 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Texas Rangers spent 90 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.