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1978 MLB NL West standings
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1978 MLB NL West division race at 95-67, 2.5 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.
🏆How the 1978 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1978
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | 3-7 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2.5 | 9-1 | W7 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 6-4 | L2 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 1-9 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers trailed by as many as 6 games on June 25, 1978.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers took first place for good on August 16, 1978.
- The San Diego Padres won 10 games in a row from July 25, 1978 to August 4, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by 3.5 games as late as June 29, 1978.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers went 30-10 from August 4, 1978 to September 16, 1978, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 76 of the 173 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers spent 74 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.