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1952 MLB NL standings
The Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1952 National League pennant race at 96-57, 4.5 games ahead of the New York Giants.
🏆How the 1952 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1952
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 96 | 57 | .627 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 92 | 62 | .597 | 4.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 88 | 66 | .571 | 8.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 9.5 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 77 | 77 | .500 | 19.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 69 | 85 | .448 | 27.5 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Boston Braves (BSN) | 64 | 89 | .418 | 32 | 1-9 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 42 | 112 | .273 | 54.5 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 28, 1952.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers took first place for good on June 1, 1952.
- The St. Louis Cardinals won 10 games in a row from June 30, 1952 to July 10, 1952, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Giants led by 2.5 games as late as May 28, 1952.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers led by as many as 10.5 games on August 25, 1952.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers went 12-1 from May 28, 1952 to June 9, 1952, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 35 of the 158 days played.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers spent 152 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.