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1984 MLB NL East standings
The Chicago Cubs won the 1984 MLB NL East division race at 96-65, 6.5 games ahead of the New York Mets.
🏆How the 1984 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1984
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 96 | 65 | .596 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12.5 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15.5 | 1-9 | L9 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21.5 | 8-2 | W3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 26 times.
- The Chicago Cubs trailed by as many as 4.5 games on July 27, 1984.
- The Chicago Cubs took first place for good on August 1, 1984.
- The Philadelphia Phillies won 10 games in a row from May 11, 1984 to May 22, 1984, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Mets led by 4.5 games as late as July 27, 1984.
- The Chicago Cubs led by as many as 9.5 games on September 15, 1984.
- The Chicago Cubs went 28-11 from July 27, 1984 to September 4, 1984, turning a deficit of 4.5 games into a lead of 7 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 91 of the 174 days played.
- The Chicago Cubs spent 106 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.