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1928 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1928 National League pennant race at 95-59, 2 games ahead of the New York Giants.
🏆How the 1928 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1928
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 | 2-8 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Robins (BRO) | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17.5 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 50 | 103 | .327 | 44.5 | 4-6 | L4 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 | 1-9 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 4 games on May 28, 1928.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on August 23, 1928.
- The Chicago Cubs won 13 games in a row from May 5, 1928 to May 19, 1928, the longest run of the race.
- The Cincinnati Reds led by 3.5 games as late as June 2, 1928.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by as many as 6.5 games on August 2, 1928.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 20-6 from May 28, 1928 to June 24, 1928, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 59 of the 168 days played.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 108 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.