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1950-1959

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1950
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Philadelphia Phillies
91
63
.591
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
89
65
.578
2
New York Giants
86
68
.558
5
Boston Braves
83
71
.539
8
St. Louis Cardinals
78
75
.510
12.5
Cincinnati Reds
66
87
.431
24.5
Chicago Cubs
64
89
.418
26.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
57
96
.373
33.5
1950
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
56
.636
--
Detroit Tigers
95
59
.617
3
Boston Red Sox
94
60
.610
4
Cleveland Indians
92
62
.597
6
Washington Senators
67
87
.435
31
Chicago White Sox
60
94
.390
38
St. Louis Browns
58
96
.377
40
Philadelphia Athletics
52
102
.338
46
1951
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
98
59
.624
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
97
60
.618
1
St. Louis Cardinals
81
73
.526
15.5
Boston Braves
76
78
.494
20.5
Philadelphia Phillies
73
81
.474
23.5
Cincinnati Reds
68
86
.442
28.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
64
90
.416
32.5
Chicago Cubs
62
92
.403
43.5
1951
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
56
.636
--
Cleveland Indians
93
61
.604
5
Boston Red Sox
87
67
.565
11
Chicago White Sox
81
73
.526
17
Detroit Tigers
73
81
.474
25
Philadelphia Athletics
70
84
.455
28
Washington Senators
62
92
.403
36
St. Louis Browns
52
102
.338
46
1952
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
96
57
.627
--
New York Giants
92
62
.597
4.5
St. Louis Cardinals
88
66
.571
8.5
Philadelphia Phillies
87
67
.565
9.5
Chicago Cubs
77
77
.500
19.5
Cincinnati Reds
69
85
.448
27.5
Boston Braves
64
89
.418
32
Pittsburgh Pirates
42
112
.273
54.5
1952
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
95
59
.617
--
Cleveland Indians
93
61
.604
2
Chicago White Sox
81
73
.526
14
Philadelphia Athletics
79
75
.513
16
Washington Senators
78
76
.506
17
Boston Red Sox
76
78
.494
14
St. Louis Browns
64
90
.416
31
Detroit Tigers
50
104
.325
45
1953
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
105
49
.682
--
Milwaukee Braves
92
62
.597
13
Philadelphia Phillies
83
71
.539
22
St. Louis Cardinals
83
71
.539
22
New York Giants
70
84
.455
35
Cincinnati Reds
68
86
.442
37
Chicago Cubs
65
89
.422
40
Pittsburgh Pirates
50
104
.325
55
1953
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
99
52
.656
--
Cleveland Indians
92
62
.597
8.5
Chicago White Sox
89
65
.578
11.5
Boston Red Sox
84
69
.549
16
Washington Senators
76
76
.500
23.5
Detroit Tigers
60
94
.390
40.5
Philadelphia Athletics
59
95
.383
41.5
St. Louis Browns
54
100
.351
.46.5
1954
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
97
57
.630
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
92
62
.597
5
Milwaukee Braves
89
65
.578
8
Philadelphia Phillies
75
79
.487
22
Cincinnati Reds
74
80
.481
23
St. Louis Cardinals
72
82
.468
25
Chicago Cubs
64
90
.416
33
Pittsburgh Pirates
53
101
.344
44
1954
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Cleveland Indians
111
43
.721
--
New York Yankees
103
51
.669
8
Chicago White Sox
94
60
.610
17
Boston Red Sox
69
85
.448
42
Detroit Tigers
68
86
.442
43
Washington Senators
66
88
.429
45
Baltimore Orioles
54
100
.351
57
Philadelphia Athletics
51
103
.331
60
1955
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
98
55
.641
--
Milwaukee Braves
85
69
.552
13.5
New York Giants
80
74
.519
18.5
Philadelphia Phillies
77
77
.500
21.5
Cincinnati Reds
75
79
.487
23.5
Chicago Cubs
72
81
.471
26
St. Louis Cardinals
68
86
.442
30.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
60
94
.390
38.5
1955
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
96
58
.623
--
Cleveland Indians
93
61
.604
3
Chicago White Sox
91
63
.591
5
Boston Red Sox
84
70
.545
12
Detroit Tigers
79
75
.513
17
Kansas City Athletics
63
91
.409
33
Baltimore Orioles
57
97
.370
39
Washington Senators
53
101
.344
43
1956
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
93
61
.604
--
Milwaukee Braves
92
62
.597
1
Cincinnati Reds
91
63
.591
2
St. Louis Cardinals
76
78
.494
17
Philadelphia Phillies
71
83
.461
22
New York Giants
67
87
.435
26
Pittsburgh Pirates
66
88
.429
27
Chicago Cubs
60
94
.390
33
1956
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
97
57
.630
--
Cleveland Indians
88
66
.571
9
Chicago White Sox
85
69
.552
12
Boston Red Sox
84
70
.545
13
Detroit Tigers
82
72
.532
15
Baltimore Orioles
69
85
.448
28
Washington Senators
59
95
.383
38
Kansas City Athletics
52
102
.338
45
1957
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Milwaukee Braves
95
59
.617
--
St. Louis Cardinals
87
67
.565
8
Brooklyn Dodgers
84
70
.545
11
Cincinnati Reds
80
74
.519
15
Philadelphia Phillies
77
77
.500
18
New York Giants
69
85
.448
26
Chicago Cubs
62
92
.403
33
Pittsburgh Pirates
62
92
.403
33
1957
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
56
.636
--
Chicago White Sox
90
64
.584
8
Boston Red Sox
82
72
.532
16
Detroit Tigers
78
76
.506
20
Baltimore Orioles
76
76
.500
21
Cleveland Indians
76
77
.497
21.5
Kansas City Athletics
59
94
.386
38.5
Washington Senators
55
99
.357
43
1958
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Milwaukee Braves
92
62
.597
--
Pittsburgh Pirates
84
70
.545
8
San Francisco Giants
80
74
.519
12
Cincinnati Reds
76
78
.494
16
Chicago Cubs
72
82
.468
20
St. Louis Cardinals
72
82
.468
20
Los Angeles Dodgers
71
83
.461
21
Philadelphia Phillies
69
85
.448
23
1958
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
92
62
.597
--
Chicago White Sox
82
72
.532
10
Boston Red Sox
79
75
.513
13
Cleveland Indians
77
76
.503
14
Detroit Tigers
77
77
.500
15
Baltimore Orioles
74
79
.484
17.5
Kansas City Athletics
73
81
.474
19
Washington Senators
61
93
.396
31
1959
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Los Angeles Dodgers
88
68
.564
--
Milwaukee Braves
86
70
.551
2
San Francisco Giants
83
71
.539
4
Pittsburgh Pirates
78
76
.506
9
Chicago Cubs
74
80
.481
13
Cincinnati Reds
74
80
.481
13
St. Louis Cardinals
71
83
.461
16
Philadelphia Phillies
64
90
.416
23
1959
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Chicago White Sox
94
60
.610
--
Cleveland Indians
89
65
.578
5
New York Yankees
79
75
.513
15
Detroit Tigers
76
78
.494
18
Boston Red Sox
75
79
.487
19
Baltimore Orioles
74
80
.481
20
Kansas City Athletics
66
88
.429
28
Washington Senators
63
91
.409
31