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1943 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1943 National League pennant race at 105-49, 18 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.
🏆How the 1943 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1943
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 105 | 49 | .682 | - | 8-2 | W6 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 18 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 81 | 72 | .529 | 23.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 80 | 74 | .519 | 25 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 74 | 79 | .484 | 30.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 68 | 85 | .444 | 36.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 41 | 3-7 | W2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 55 | 98 | .359 | 49.5 | 1-9 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 4 games on May 17, 1943.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on July 2, 1943.
- The St. Louis Cardinals won 12 games in a row from July 18, 1943 to July 27, 1943, the longest run of the race.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers led by 3.5 games as late as May 17, 1943.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 31-9 from July 1, 1943 to August 12, 1943, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 15 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 29 of the 146 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 117 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.