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1948 MLB NL standings
The Boston Braves won the 1948 National League pennant race at 91-62, 6.5 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
🏆How the 1948 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1948
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Braves (BSN) | 91 | 62 | .595 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 85 | 69 | .552 | 6.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 78 | 76 | .506 | 13.5 | 3-7 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25.5 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 64 | 89 | .418 | 27 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 27.5 | 5-5 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Boston Braves trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 28, 1948.
- The Boston Braves took first place for good on September 2, 1948.
- The Boston Braves won 8 games in a row from September 12, 1948 to September 21, 1948, the longest run of the race.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by 3 games as late as May 28, 1948.
- The Boston Braves went 30-13 from June 6, 1948 to July 18, 1948, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 8 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 56 of the 161 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Boston Braves spent 113 of the season's 169 charted days in first place.