1999 MLB NL West standings

NL West standings, 1999

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 6 times.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks trailed by as many as 4.5 games on April 9, 1999.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks took first place for good on July 24, 1999.
• The San Diego Padres won 14 games in a row from June 18, 1999 to July 2, 1999, the longest run of the race.
• The San Francisco Giants led by 3.5 games as late as July 10, 1999.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks went 22-10 from July 10, 1999 to August 17, 1999, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 47 of the 178 days played.
• Four teams held first place.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks spent 111 of the season's 184 charted days in first place.