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Atop the division was on the final day of the season. the rangers spent 178 days in first place this season. that's the most in the divisional era without winning the title. of course, they do get to go on and play in the wild card. front page of "the san francisco chronicle," "all about the a's. how the west is won." yankees could clinch the a.l. east with an orioles' loss or a win over the red sox. daisuke dealing. >> perfect through one. >> batting practice at yankee stadium. >> groomed one to curtis granderson. a towering three-one home run. yankees up 3-1 there. two home runs for grande...

The error. they are now trailing, 7-5. ninth inning, the final out of the game and the celebration is on. the comeback is complete. as win, 12-5, take the division title. an incredible story. they join the 2006 twins and 1951 giants whose lone day on top was the final day of the division. rangers spent 178 days in first place. forget the debate, the front page of the san francisco chronicle is all about the as, how the west is won. it took the 162nd and final game to decide two more games. yankees could clinch the a.l. east. second inning, yankees down a run. granderson puts the yankees on

>> at home plate whenever daisuke goes up. >> yankees win 5-1. they were up 5-1. seventh inning, they flash on the board the orioles had lost. without even finishing the game, the yankees had already won the division. celebration after. they win 14-2. clinch their 13th a.l. east title in 17 years. >> well, at least we kept it close. >> the champagne's flowing. ichiro back in the playoffs after an 11-year drought. >> i feel sorry for the yankees. again, you're spending so much money. the red sox fiscally sound, mike barnicle. >> absolutely. >> this has been our best season in years. >> a republ...

A's last night caught up and passed the texas rangers. >> that's unbelievable. moneyball. >> capturing the a.l. west title on the final day of the season. we'll have that and the rest of the playoff picture in sports. >> the red sox almost did that last night.

>> all right. >> america thanks you. >> we're going to do sports. let's do a little sports. june the 30th, i want to take you back to june the 30th. the a's were 13 games behind the rangers in the a.l. west. yesterday the a's and rangers found themselves, after 161 games, tied atop the standings. so one game for the division title. it was in oakland. here's what happened. let's go to the highlights. tied at 5-5 in the fourth, two on, two out for rookie phenom jonas. >> what just happened there? >> looks like a routine fly ball. josh hamilton, i don't know what happened there. off his glove. tw...