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1985 MLB NL East standings
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1985 MLB NL East division race at 101-61, 3 games ahead of the New York Mets.
🏆How the 1985 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1985
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 101 | 61 | .623 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 84 | 77 | .522 | 16.5 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 77 | 84 | .478 | 23.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 57 | 104 | .354 | 43.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 19 times.
- The St. Louis Cardinals trailed by as many as 7.5 games on May 19, 1985.
- The St. Louis Cardinals took first place for good on September 14, 1985.
- The New York Mets won 9 games in a row from July 2, 1985 to July 10, 1985, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 4 games as late as June 11, 1985.
- The St. Louis Cardinals led by as many as 4.5 games on September 27, 1985.
- The St. Louis Cardinals went 28-10 from June 11, 1985 to July 26, 1985, turning a deficit of 6 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 102 of the 173 days played.
- The St. Louis Cardinals spent 89 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.