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1990 MLB NL East standings
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1990 MLB NL East division race at 95-67, 4 games ahead of the New York Mets.
🏆How the 1990 playoffs went
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NL East standings, 1990
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| New York Mets (NYM) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Montreal Expos (MON) | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Chicago Cubs (CHC) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (PHI) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18 | 5-5 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 2-8 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates trailed by as many as 2 games on April 14, 1990.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates took first place for good on September 4, 1990.
- The New York Mets won 11 games in a row from June 17, 1990 to June 29, 1990, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Cubs led by 1 game as late as April 18, 1990.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates went 17-4 from April 18, 1990 to May 12, 1990, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 67 of the 171 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates spent 151 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.