Every 2016 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Wild Card, NL East, NL Central, NL West and NL Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran April 3 to October 2, 2016.
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AL East standings, 2016
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS)y
93
69
.574
-
5-5
L2
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)w
89
73
.549
4
7-3
W1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)w
89
73
.549
4
6-4
W2
New York Yankees (NYY)
84
78
.519
9
5-5
L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
68
94
.420
25
3-7
W2
Final standings.
Clinch key
w
clinched a wild card place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 20 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 5.5 games on June 29, 2016.
The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on September 7, 2016.
The Boston Red Sox won 11 games in a row from September 15, 2016 to September 25, 2016, the longest run of the race.
The Baltimore Orioles led by 5.5 games as late as June 29, 2016.
The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 6 games on September 26, 2016.
The Boston Red Sox went 28-12 from August 11, 2016 to September 22, 2016, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 97 of the 178 days played.
The Boston Red Sox spent 54 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.