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1971 MLB NL West standings
The San Francisco Giants won the 1971 MLB NL West division race at 90-72, 1 game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
🏆How the 1971 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1971
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 5-5 | L1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 61 | 100 | .379 | 28.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands once.
- The San Francisco Giants trailed by as many as half a game on April 5, 1971.
- The San Francisco Giants took first place for good on April 12, 1971.
- The San Francisco Giants won 9 games in a row from April 11, 1971 to April 19, 1971, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by as many as 10.5 games on May 30, 1971.
- The San Francisco Giants went 27-11 from April 11, 1971 to May 25, 1971, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 9.5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Francisco Giants spent 176 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.