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1966 MLB NL standings
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1966 National League pennant race at 95-67, 1.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants.
🏆How the 1966 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1966
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 93 | 68 | .578 | 1.5 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 4-6 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 76 | 84 | .475 | 18 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23 | 5-5 | W2 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 66 | 95 | .410 | 28.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 59 | 103 | .364 | 36 | 4-6 | L4 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 25 times.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers trailed by as many as 7 games on May 13, 1966.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers took first place for good on September 11, 1966.
- The San Francisco Giants won 12 games in a row from April 30, 1966 to May 13, 1966, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by 4.5 games as late as June 23, 1966.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers led by as many as 3.5 games on September 16, 1966.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers went 19-7 from May 13, 1966 to June 11, 1966, turning a deficit of 7 games into a lead of 1 game.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 77 of the 168 days played.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers spent 30 of the season's 175 charted days in first place.