1974 MLB NL East standings

Name: 1974 MLB NL East standings
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The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1974 MLB NL East division race at 88-74, 1.5 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. It came down to the final days: the Pittsburgh Pirates did not lead for good until October 1, 1974.

How the 1974 playoffs went

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NL East standings, 1974

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)	88	74	.543	-	8-2	W3
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)	86	75	.534	1.5	5-5	L1
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)	80	82	.494	8	5-5	W2
Montreal Expos (MON)	79	82	.491	8.5	8-2	W1
New York Mets (NYM)	71	91	.438	17	2-8	L2
Chicago Cubs (CHC)	66	96	.407	22	2-8	L4

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 22 times.
The Pittsburgh Pirates trailed by as many as 9 games on May 25, 1974.
The Pittsburgh Pirates took first place for good on October 1, 1974.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won 8 games in a row from July 14, 1974 to July 21, 1974, the longest run of the race.
The St. Louis Cardinals led by 3 games as late as July 6, 1974.
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 24-7 from August 6, 1974 to September 10, 1974, turning a deficit of 5.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 93 of the 174 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Pirates spent 29 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.