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1970 MLB NL East standings
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1970 MLB NL East division race at 89-73, 5 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs.
🏆How the 1970 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1970
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 89 | 73 | .549 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | 4-6 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 73 | 88 | .453 | 15.5 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 | 6-4 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates trailed by as many as 6 games on June 18, 1970.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates took first place for good on September 11, 1970.
- The Chicago Cubs won 11 games in a row from April 14, 1970 to April 27, 1970, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 5 games as late as June 13, 1970.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates went 20-7 from June 18, 1970 to July 17, 1970, turning a deficit of 6 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 173 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates spent 86 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.