Name: 1962 MLB NL standings
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The San Francisco Giants won the 1962 National League pennant race at 103-62, 1 game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It came down to the final days: the San Francisco Giants did not lead for good until October 3, 1962.

NL standings, 1962

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco Giants (SF) z	103	62	.624	-	7-3	W1
Los Angeles Dodgers (LA)	102	63	.618	1	2-8	L1
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)	98	64	.605	3.5	5-5	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)	93	68	.578	8	5-5	W1
Milwaukee Braves (MIL)	86	76	.531	15.5	7-3	L1
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)	84	78	.519	17.5	7-3	W4
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)	81	80	.503	20	6-4	L2
Houston Colt 45's (HOU)	64	96	.400	36.5	5-5	L1
Chicago Cubs (CHC)	59	103	.364	42.5	4-6	W1
New York Mets (NYM)	40	120	.250	60.5	3-7	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

z: clinched the best record in the National League

Turning points

The lead changed hands 13 times.
The San Francisco Giants trailed by as many as 5.5 games on August 8, 1962.
The San Francisco Giants took first place for good on October 3, 1962.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won 13 games in a row from May 21, 1962 to June 1, 1962, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Dodgers led by 5.5 games as late as August 9, 1962.
The San Francisco Giants went 19-6 from April 24, 1962 to May 20, 1962, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 55 of the 170 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The San Francisco Giants spent 54 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.