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1917 MLB NL standings
The New York Giants won the 1917 National League pennant race at 98-56, 10 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies.
🏆How the 1917 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1917
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Giants (NYG) | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 5-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 87 | 65 | .572 | 10 | 5-5 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 82 | 70 | .539 | 15 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Brooklyn Robins (BRO) | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 51 | 103 | .331 | 47 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The New York Giants trailed by as many as 3 games on May 16, 1917.
- The New York Giants took first place for good on June 27, 1917.
- The Chicago Cubs won 10 games in a row from May 6, 1917 to May 17, 1917, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 3 games as late as May 17, 1917.
- The New York Giants led by as many as 14 games on August 10, 1917.
- The New York Giants went 30-10 from June 26, 1917 to August 9, 1917, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 13 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 167 days played.
- The New York Giants spent 150 of the season's 177 charted days in first place.