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1978 MLB NL East standings
The Philadelphia Phillies won the 1978 MLB NL East division race at 90-72, 1.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
🏆How the 1978 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1978
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 88 | 73 | .547 | 1.5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 69 | 93 | .426 | 21 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Philadelphia Phillies trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 28, 1978.
- The Philadelphia Phillies took first place for good on June 23, 1978.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates won 11 games in a row from August 27, 1978 to September 6, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 3.5 games as late as May 28, 1978.
- The Philadelphia Phillies went 21-10 from June 20, 1978 to July 22, 1978, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 170 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Philadelphia Phillies spent 134 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.