1996 MLB NL West standings

NL West standings, 1996

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 18 times.
• The San Diego Padres trailed by as many as 2.5 games on September 25, 1996.
• The San Diego Padres took first place for good on September 29, 1996.
• The Colorado Rockies won 8 games in a row from July 7, 1996 to July 17, 1996, the longest run of the race.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers led by 2.5 games as late as September 25, 1996.
• The San Diego Padres led by as many as 6.5 games on June 1, 1996.
• The San Diego Padres went 16-6 from April 2, 1996 to April 26, 1996, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 4.5 games.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 89 of the 176 days played.
• The San Diego Padres spent 134 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.