1997 MLB NL West standings

Name: 1997 MLB NL West standings
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The San Francisco Giants won the 1997 MLB NL West division race at 90-72, 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It came down to the final days: the San Francisco Giants did not lead for good until September 19, 1997.

How the 1997 playoffs went

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NL West standings, 1997

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco Giants (SF)	90	72	.556	-	7-3	L1
Los Angeles Dodgers (LA)	88	74	.543	2	4-6	L1
Colorado Rockies (COL)	83	79	.512	7	5-5	W1
San Diego Padres (SD)	76	86	.469	14	4-6	W1

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 9 times.
The San Francisco Giants trailed by as many as 2.5 games on August 28, 1997.
The San Francisco Giants took first place for good on September 19, 1997.
The San Francisco Giants won 9 games in a row from April 9, 1997 to April 20, 1997, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Dodgers led by 2.5 games as late as August 31, 1997.
The San Francisco Giants went 14-8 from June 11, 1997 to July 4, 1997, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 6 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 62 of the 172 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The San Francisco Giants spent 137 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.