1959 MLB NL standings

Name: 1959 MLB NL standings
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1959 National League pennant race at 88-68, 2 games ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. It came down to the final days: the Los Angeles Dodgers did not lead for good until September 28, 1959.

How the 1959 playoffs went

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NL standings, 1959

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Los Angeles Dodgers (LA)	88	68	.564	-	8-2	W3
Milwaukee Braves (MIL)	86	70	.551	2	6-4	L2
San Francisco Giants (SF)	83	71	.539	4	2-8	L2
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)	78	76	.506	9	5-5	L2
Chicago Cubs (CHC)	74	80	.481	13	5-5	L1
Cincinnati Redlegs (CIN)	74	80	.481	13	4-6	W2
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)	71	83	.461	16	6-4	W2
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)	64	90	.416	23	4-6	L2

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 25 times.
The Los Angeles Dodgers trailed by as many as 5.5 games on May 29, 1959.
The Los Angeles Dodgers took first place for good on September 28, 1959.
The Milwaukee Braves led by 4.5 games as late as May 19, 1959.
The Los Angeles Dodgers went 20-10 from August 23, 1959 to September 29, 1959, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 83 of the 166 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The San Francisco Giants held first place for 46 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent 15 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.