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1969 MLB NL East standings
The New York Mets won the 1969 MLB NL East division race at 100-62, 8 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs.
🏆How the 1969 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1969
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Mets (NYM) | 100 | 62 | .617 | - | 9-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 12 | 6-4 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 87 | 75 | .537 | 13 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 63 | 99 | .389 | 37 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 52 | 110 | .321 | 48 | 3-7 | L6 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The New York Mets trailed by as many as 10 games on August 13, 1969.
- The New York Mets took first place for good on September 10, 1969.
- The New York Mets won 11 games in a row from May 28, 1969 to June 10, 1969, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 9 games as late as August 16, 1969.
- The New York Mets went 36-10 from August 14, 1969 to September 27, 1969, turning a deficit of 10 games into a lead of 8 games.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Chicago Cubs held first place for 156 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The New York Mets spent 24 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.