1946 MLB NL standings

Name: 1946 MLB NL standings
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The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1946 National League pennant race at 98-58, 2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It came down to the final days: the St. Louis Cardinals did not lead for good until October 1, 1946.

The 1946 playoffs, series by series

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NL standings, 1946

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
St. Louis Cardinals (STL) z	98	58	.628	-	6-4	W2
Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO)	96	60	.615	2	5-5	L3
Chicago Cubs (CHC)	82	71	.536	14.5	5-5	W1
Boston Braves (BSN)	81	72	.529	15.5	5-5	W1
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)	69	85	.448	28	5-5	L3
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)	67	87	.435	30	6-4	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)	63	91	.409	34	3-7	L2
New York Giants (NYG)	61	93	.396	36	4-6	W3

Final standings.

Clinch key

z: clinched the best record in the National League

Turning points

The lead changed hands 13 times.
The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 7.5 games on July 2, 1946.
The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on October 1, 1946.
The Brooklyn Dodgers won 8 games in a row from April 17, 1946 to April 26, 1946, the longest run of the race.
The Brooklyn Dodgers led by 7.5 games as late as July 2, 1946.
The St. Louis Cardinals went 13-4 from July 2, 1946 to July 18, 1946, turning a deficit of 7.5 games into a lead of half a game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 159 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The St. Louis Cardinals spent 70 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.