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1942 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1942 National League pennant race at 106-48, 2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
🏆How the 1942 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1942
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 106 | 48 | .688 | - | 9-1 | W6 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 104 | 50 | .675 | 2 | 9-1 | W8 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 85 | 67 | .559 | 20 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 76 | 76 | .500 | 29 | 4-6 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 66 | 81 | .449 | 36.5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 68 | 86 | .442 | 38 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 59 | 89 | .399 | 44 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 42 | 109 | .278 | 62.5 | 3-7 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 10 games on August 4, 1942.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on September 13, 1942.
- The St. Louis Cardinals won 8 games in a row from August 14, 1942 to August 22, 1942, the longest run of the race.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers led by 10 games as late as August 5, 1942.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 30-5 from August 15, 1942 to September 17, 1942, turning a deficit of 9.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers held first place for 147 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 16 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.