Name: 1964 MLB NL standings
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The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1964 National League pennant race at 93-69, 1 game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. It came down to the final days: the St. Louis Cardinals did not lead for good until October 4, 1964.

NL standings, 1964

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)	93	69	.574	-	8-2	W1
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)	92	70	.568	1	6-4	L2
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)	92	70	.568	1	2-8	W2
San Francisco Giants (SF)	90	72	.556	3	6-4	L2
Milwaukee Braves (MIL)	88	74	.543	5	9-1	W2
Los Angeles Dodgers (LA)	80	82	.494	13	5-5	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)	80	82	.494	13	3-7	L2
Chicago Cubs (CHC)	76	86	.469	17	6-4	W2
Houston Colt 45's (HOU)	66	96	.407	27	2-8	L2
New York Mets (NYM)	53	109	.327	40	2-8	L1

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 19 times.
The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 11 games on July 9, 1964.
The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on October 4, 1964.
The Cincinnati Reds won 9 games in a row from September 20, 1964 to September 27, 1964, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia Phillies led by 7.5 games as late as August 23, 1964.
The St. Louis Cardinals went 27-9 from August 23, 1964 to September 30, 1964, turning a deficit of 11 games into a lead of 1 game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 90 of the 171 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The St. Louis Cardinals spent 6 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.