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1961 MLB NL standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1961 National League pennant race at 93-61, 4 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
🏆How the 1961 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1961
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 93 | 61 | .604 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4 | 6-4 | W1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Braves (MIL) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 10 | 7-3 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 29 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 47 | 107 | .305 | 46 | 3-7 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 24 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 4 games on April 30, 1961.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on August 16, 1961.
- The Milwaukee Braves won 10 games in a row from August 11, 1961 to August 20, 1961, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by 3 games as late as May 18, 1961.
- The Cincinnati Reds led by as many as 6 games on July 15, 1961.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 17-10 from August 13, 1961 to September 13, 1961, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 75 of the 164 days played.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 113 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.