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1971 MLB NL East standings
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1971 MLB NL East division race at 97-65, 7 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
🏆How the 1971 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1971
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates trailed by as many as 3 games on May 15, 1971.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates took first place for good on June 11, 1971.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates won 11 games in a row from July 5, 1971 to July 18, 1971, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Mets led by 2.5 games as late as May 15, 1971.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates went 30-10 from June 5, 1971 to July 18, 1971, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 11 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 54 of the 171 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates spent 125 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.