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1936 MLB NL standings
The New York Giants won the 1936 National League pennant race at 92-62, 5 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs.
🏆How the 1936 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1936
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Giants (NYG) | 92 | 62 | .597 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 74 | 80 | .481 | 18 | 3-7 | W3 |
| Boston Bees (BSN) | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The New York Giants trailed by as many as 10.5 games on July 15, 1936.
- The New York Giants took first place for good on August 25, 1936.
- The New York Giants won 15 games in a row from August 11, 1936 to August 28, 1936, the longest run of the race.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by 4.5 games as late as June 9, 1936.
- The New York Giants went 32-8 from July 27, 1936 to September 7, 1936, turning a deficit of 9.5 games into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 63 of the 155 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Giants spent 55 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.