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1968 MLB NL standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1968 National League pennant race at 97-65, 9 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants.
🏆How the 1968 playoffs went
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NL standings, 1968
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | 4-6 | W1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 6-4 | W5 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 3 games on May 29, 1968.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on June 2, 1968.
- The St. Louis Cardinals won 9 games in a row from May 30, 1968 to June 6, 1968, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by 1.5 games as late as May 30, 1968.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by as many as 15 games on August 1, 1968.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 31-9 from May 29, 1968 to July 7, 1968, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 10 games.
- Six teams held first place.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 158 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.