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1973 MLB NL East standings
The New York Mets won the 1973 MLB NL East division race at 82-79, 1.5 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
🏆How the 1973 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1973
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Mets (NYM) | 82 | 79 | .509 | - | 8-2 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 1.5 | 6-4 | W5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 80 | 82 | .494 | 2.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 77 | 84 | .478 | 5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 71 | 91 | .438 | 11.5 | 4-6 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The New York Mets trailed by as many as 12.5 games on July 4, 1973.
- The New York Mets took first place for good on September 21, 1973.
- The St. Louis Cardinals won 8 games in a row from May 20, 1973 to May 30, 1973, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 8.5 games as late as June 29, 1973.
- The New York Mets went 28-12 from August 14, 1973 to September 25, 1973, turning a deficit of 8.5 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 49 of the 171 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The New York Mets spent 18 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.