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1988 MLB NL West standings
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1988 MLB NL West division race at 94-67, 7 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.
🏆How the 1988 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1988
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 94 | 67 | .584 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7 | 7-3 | W1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | 9-1 | W5 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12.5 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39.5 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers trailed by as many as 2 games on May 23, 1988.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers took first place for good on May 25, 1988.
- The Cincinnati Reds won 8 games in a row from September 19, 1988 to September 26, 1988, the longest run of the race.
- The Houston Astros led by 2 games as late as May 23, 1988.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers went 25-12 from August 9, 1988 to September 19, 1988, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 45 of the 174 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers spent 163 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.