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2009 MLB AL East standings
The New York Yankees won the 2009 MLB AL East division race at 103-59, 8 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
🏆The 2009 playoffs, series by series
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AL East standings, 2009
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| New York Yankees (NYY) z | 103 | 59 | .636 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) w | 95 | 67 | .586 | 8 | 4-6 | W4 |
| Tampa Bay Rays (TB) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28 | 6-4 | L3 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 4-6 | W4 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- w
- clinched a wild card place
- z
- clinched the best record in the American League
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 6.5 games on May 12, 2009.
- The New York Yankees took first place for good on July 21, 2009.
- The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from April 15, 2009 to April 27, 2009, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Red Sox led by 5 games as late as June 24, 2009.
- The New York Yankees led by as many as 10.5 games on September 29, 2009.
- The New York Yankees went 22-6 from July 17, 2009 to August 15, 2009, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 62 of the 175 days played.
- The New York Yankees spent 93 of the season's 185 charted days in first place.