2012 MLB AL East standings

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The New York Yankees won the 2012 MLB AL East division race at 95-67, 2 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. It came down to the final days: the New York Yankees did not lead for good until October 1, 2012.

The 2012 playoffs, series by series

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AL East standings, 2012

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
New York Yankees (NYY) z	95	67	.586	-	7-3	W4
Baltimore Orioles (BAL) w	93	69	.574	2	6-4	L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)	90	72	.556	5	8-2	W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)	73	89	.451	22	7-3	W3
Boston Red Sox (BOS)	69	93	.426	26	1-9	L8

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 14 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 5.5 games on May 19, 2012.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on October 1, 2012.
The New York Yankees won 10 games in a row from June 8, 2012 to June 18, 2012, the longest run of the race.
The Baltimore Orioles led by 2 games as late as May 22, 2012.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 10 games on July 18, 2012.
The New York Yankees went 26-9 from May 22, 2012 to July 1, 2012, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 6 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 87 of the 175 days played.
The New York Yankees spent 130 of the season's 190 charted days in first place.