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1986 MLB NL West standings
The Houston Astros won the 1986 MLB NL West division race at 96-66, 10 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.
🏆How the 1986 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1986
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | 8-2 | W5 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 8-2 | L1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 6-4 | W1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 2-8 | L1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 72 | 89 | .447 | 23.5 | 2-8 | L5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Houston Astros trailed by as many as 2 games on April 9, 1986.
- The Houston Astros took first place for good on July 21, 1986.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers won 8 games in a row from July 27, 1986 to August 4, 1986, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco Giants led by 2 games as late as July 17, 1986.
- The Houston Astros went 24-12 from July 17, 1986 to August 25, 1986, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 8 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 65 of the 174 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Houston Astros spent 149 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.