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1973 MLB NL West standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1973 MLB NL West division race at 99-63, 3.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
🏆How the 1973 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1973
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 99 | 63 | .611 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 95 | 66 | .590 | 3.5 | 8-2 | W5 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 76 | 85 | .472 | 22.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 11 games on June 30, 1973.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on September 4, 1973.
- The Houston Astros won 9 games in a row from April 27, 1973 to May 7, 1973, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers led by 8.5 games as late as July 17, 1973.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 14-2 from August 28, 1973 to September 16, 1973, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 39 of the 175 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 33 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.