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1996 MLB AL West standings
The Texas Rangers won the 1996 MLB AL West division race at 90-72, 4.5 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners.
🏆The 1996 playoffs, series by series
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AL West standings, 1996
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Texas Rangers (TEX) y | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12 | 5-5 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 3 times.
- The Texas Rangers trailed by as many as 1 game on April 18, 1996.
- The Texas Rangers took first place for good on May 1, 1996.
- The Seattle Mariners won 10 games in a row from September 12, 1996 to September 21, 1996, the longest run of the race.
- The Seattle Mariners led by 1 game as late as April 18, 1996.
- The Texas Rangers went 21-11 from August 5, 1996 to September 10, 1996, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 9 games.
- The Texas Rangers spent 177 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.