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1957 MLB NL standings
The Milwaukee Braves won the 1957 National League pennant race at 95-59, 8 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
🏆How the 1957 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1957
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Milwaukee Braves (MIL) | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | 8-2 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (BRO) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 11 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs (CIN) | 80 | 74 | .519 | 15 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 77 | 77 | .500 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 69 | 85 | .448 | 26 | 1-9 | L4 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 62 | 92 | .403 | 33 | 5-5 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 62 | 92 | .403 | 33 | 4-6 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Milwaukee Braves trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 27, 1957.
- The Milwaukee Braves took first place for good on August 7, 1957.
- The Cincinnati Redlegs won 12 games in a row from April 30, 1957 to May 12, 1957, the longest run of the race.
- The Cincinnati Redlegs led by 3 games as late as June 3, 1957.
- The Milwaukee Braves went 27-7 from July 10, 1957 to August 15, 1957, 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 70 of the 153 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Milwaukee Braves spent 105 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.