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1979 MLB NL West standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1979 MLB NL West division race at 90-71, 1.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros.
🏆How the 1979 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1979
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 90 | 71 | .559 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1.5 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19.5 | 3-7 | L1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 68 | 93 | .422 | 22 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 66 | 94 | .412 | 23.5 | 6-4 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 10.5 games on July 4, 1979.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on September 11, 1979.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 8 games in a row from August 21, 1979 to August 29, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Houston Astros led by 10.5 games as late as July 4, 1979.
- The Cincinnati Reds led by as many as 3.5 games on September 28, 1979.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 17-9 from July 4, 1979 to July 30, 1979, turning a deficit of 10.5 games into a deficit of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 46 of the 175 days played.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 45 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.