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1972 MLB NL West standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1972 MLB NL West division race at 95-59, 10.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros.
🏆How the 1972 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1972
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | 6-4 | W3 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 84 | 69 | .549 | 10.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 85 | 70 | .548 | 10.5 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 70 | 84 | .455 | 25 | 3-7 | L5 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 69 | 86 | .445 | 26.5 | 6-4 | W5 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 58 | 95 | .379 | 36.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 5.5 games on May 10, 1972.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on June 25, 1972.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 9 games in a row from May 12, 1972 to May 19, 1972, the longest run of the race.
- The Houston Astros led by 3.5 games as late as May 26, 1972.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 26-6 from May 10, 1972 to June 14, 1972, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 165 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 115 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.