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1939 MLB NL standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1939 National League pennant race at 97-57, 4.5 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
🏆How the 1939 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1939
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 97 | 57 | .630 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 92 | 61 | .601 | 4.5 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 84 | 69 | .549 | 12.5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 77 | 74 | .510 | 18.5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 68 | 85 | .444 | 28.5 | 1-9 | W1 |
| Boston Bees (BSN) | 63 | 88 | .417 | 32.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 45 | 106 | .298 | 50.5 | 1-9 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 2 games on April 21, 1939.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on May 26, 1939.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 12 games in a row from May 16, 1939 to May 27, 1939, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Bees led by 1.5 games as late as May 4, 1939.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 23-9 from June 24, 1939 to July 30, 1939, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 12 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 158 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 138 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.