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1953 MLB NL standings
The Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1953 National League pennant race at 105-49, 13 games ahead of the Milwaukee Braves.
🏆How the 1953 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1953
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 105 | 49 | .682 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Braves (MIL) | 92 | 62 | .597 | 13 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 22 | 5-5 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 22 | 4-6 | L2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 70 | 84 | .455 | 35 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 68 | 86 | .442 | 37 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 50 | 104 | .325 | 55 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers trailed by as many as 3 games on April 26, 1953.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers took first place for good on June 28, 1953.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers won 13 games in a row from August 7, 1953 to August 20, 1953, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Braves led by 3 games as late as June 24, 1953.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers went 29-10 from June 24, 1953 to August 3, 1953, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 156 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Brooklyn Dodgers spent 111 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.