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1926 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1926 National League pennant race at 89-65, 2 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.
🏆How the 1926 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1926
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 89 | 65 | .578 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 84 | 69 | .549 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 82 | 72 | .532 | 7 | 5-5 | L2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 74 | 77 | .490 | 13.5 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Brooklyn Robins (BRO) | 71 | 82 | .464 | 17.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 66 | 86 | .434 | 22 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 58 | 93 | .384 | 29.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 19 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 8 games on May 29, 1926.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on September 17, 1926.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 10 games in a row from August 11, 1926 to August 24, 1926, the longest run of the race.
- The Cincinnati Reds led by 5 games as late as July 6, 1926.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 28-9 from August 3, 1926 to September 8, 1926, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 79 of the 165 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 33 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.