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1921 MLB NL standings
The New York Giants won the 1921 National League pennant race at 94-59, 4 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
🏆How the 1921 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1921
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Giants (NYG) | 94 | 59 | .614 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 90 | 63 | .588 | 4 | 5-5 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 87 | 66 | .569 | 7 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 79 | 74 | .516 | 15 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Brooklyn Robins (BRO) | 77 | 75 | .507 | 16.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 70 | 83 | .458 | 24 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 64 | 89 | .418 | 30 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 51 | 103 | .331 | 43.5 | 3-7 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The New York Giants trailed by as many as 7.5 games on August 22, 1921.
- The New York Giants took first place for good on September 11, 1921.
- The Brooklyn Robins won 11 games in a row from April 20, 1921 to May 2, 1921, the longest run of the race.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates led by 7.5 games as late as August 23, 1921.
- The New York Giants went 23-7 from August 23, 1921 to September 30, 1921, turning a deficit of 7.5 games into a lead of 5 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates held first place for 139 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The New York Giants spent 30 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.