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1929 MLB NL standings
The Chicago Cubs won the 1929 National League pennant race at 98-54, 10.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
🏆How the 1929 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1929
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 98 | 54 | .645 | - | 4-6 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 88 | 65 | .575 | 10.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 84 | 67 | .556 | 13.5 | 7-3 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27.5 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Robins (BRO) | 70 | 83 | .458 | 28.5 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 66 | 88 | .429 | 33 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 56 | 98 | .364 | 43 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 24 times.
- The Chicago Cubs trailed by as many as 3.5 games on June 3, 1929.
- The Chicago Cubs took first place for good on July 24, 1929.
- The Chicago Cubs won 9 games in a row from July 23, 1929 to July 30, 1929, the longest run of the race.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates led by 3 games as late as July 14, 1929.
- The Chicago Cubs went 35-9 from July 14, 1929 to August 27, 1929, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 14.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 74 of the 166 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Chicago Cubs spent 102 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.