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1977 MLB NL East standings
The Philadelphia Phillies won the 1977 MLB NL East division race at 101-61, 5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
🏆How the 1977 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1977
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 101 | 61 | .623 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5 | 9-1 | W5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Philadelphia Phillies trailed by as many as 8.5 games on June 25, 1977.
- The Philadelphia Phillies took first place for good on August 7, 1977.
- The Philadelphia Phillies won 13 games in a row from August 3, 1977 to August 16, 1977, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 8.5 games as late as June 29, 1977.
- The Philadelphia Phillies led by as many as 9 games on September 12, 1977.
- The Philadelphia Phillies went 30-9 from July 11, 1977 to August 22, 1977, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 7.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 40 of the 169 days played.
- The Philadelphia Phillies spent 60 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.