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1940 MLB NL standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1940 National League pennant race at 100-53, 12 games ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
🏆How the 1940 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1940
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 100 | 53 | .654 | - | 5-5 | W2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 88 | 65 | .575 | 12 | 5-5 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 22.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25.5 | 4-6 | L4 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 72 | 80 | .474 | 27.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Boston Bees (BSN) | 65 | 87 | .428 | 34.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 50 | 103 | .327 | 50 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 3 games on April 30, 1940.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on July 7, 1940.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 11 games in a row from September 11, 1940 to September 21, 1940, the longest run of the race.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers led by 3 games as late as April 30, 1940.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 27-9 from June 15, 1940 to July 27, 1940, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 54 of the 158 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 128 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.