Standings. On the morning of June 1, the AL East standings looked like this:

New York  30  19  .612  --

Boston    31  20  .608   ½

Here are the daily results from June 1-18 (x = day off):

New York  W W W W L W x W W W L W W x W W L L  42-23

Boston    L L x L W W x W L W W L W x L L W W  39-27  3½ GB

Red Sox on days Yankees won: 4-7
Red Sox on days Yankees lost: 4-0