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1944 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1944 National League pennant race at 105-49, 14.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
🏆How the 1944 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1944
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 105 | 49 | .682 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 90 | 63 | .588 | 14.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 16 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 30 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 67 | 87 | .435 | 38 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 63 | 91 | .409 | 42 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 61 | 92 | .399 | 43.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 1 game on April 22, 1944.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on May 7, 1944.
- The Chicago Cubs won 11 games in a row from July 25, 1944 to August 5, 1944, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Giants led by 1 game as late as April 22, 1944.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by as many as 19.5 games on August 30, 1944.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 27-7 from June 10, 1944 to July 20, 1944, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 13 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 159 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.