1987 National League Standings and Head-to-Head

1986 NL / 1988 NL / 1987 AL / 1987 MLB Standings and Head-to-Head

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):	Minnesota Twins over St. Louis Cardinals
LgChampSeries (4-3):	St. Louis Cardinals over San Francisco Giants

East Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	STL	95	67	.586	--
New York Mets	NYM	92	70	.568	3.0
Montreal Expos	MON	91	71	.562	4.0
Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	80	82	.494	15.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	80	82	.494	15.0
Chicago Cubs	CHC	76	85	.472	18.5

West Division

Tm		W	L	W-L%	GB
San Francisco Giants	SFG	90	72	.556	--
Cincinnati Reds	CIN	84	78	.519	6.0
Houston Astros	HOU	76	86	.469	14.0
Los Angeles Dodgers	LAD	73	89	.451	17.0
Atlanta Braves	ATL	69	92	.429	20.5
San Diego Padres	SDP	65	97	.401	25.0

NL East Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	GBsum	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	vEast	vWest	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	STL	95	67	.586	---		4.9	4.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	91-71	4	49-41	46-26	49-32	46-35	13-9	33-27	62-42	33-25	29-31	66-36
2	NYM	92	70	.568	3.0	3.0	5.1	4.3	0.8	-0.1	0.7	93-69	-1	53-37	39-33	49-32	43-38	5-11	29-23	59-43	33-27	33-27	59-43
3	MON	91	71	.562	4.0	5.0	4.6	4.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	83-79	8	48-42	43-29	48-33	43-38	12-1	28-14	61-50	30-21	30-30	61-41
4	PHI	80	82	.494	15.0	38.0	4.3	4.6	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	76-86	4	42-48	38-34	43-38	37-44	10-6	27-21	59-54	21-28	30-48	50-34
5	PIT	80	82	.494	15.0	38.0	4.5	4.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	79-83	1	41-49	39-33	47-34	33-48	5-9	21-21	48-43	32-39	34-44	46-38
6	CHC	76	85	.472	18.5	55.5	4.5	5.0	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	73-88	3	37-53	39-32	40-40	36-45	5-9	18-25	59-64	17-21	36-42	40-43
	Avg	85	76	.529			4.6	4.5				82-79		45-45	40-31	46-34	39-41	8-7	26-21	58-49	27-26	32-37	53-39

NL West Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	GBsum	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	vEast	vWest	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	SFG	90	72	.556	---		4.8	4.1	0.7	-0.1	0.6	93-69	-3	40-32	50-40	46-35	44-37	12-11	29-23	62-50	28-22	28-26	62-46
2	CIN	84	78	.519	6.0	6.0	4.8	4.6	0.2	0.0	0.1	84-78	0	32-40	52-38	42-39	42-39	10-7	27-23	58-57	26-21	24-30	60-48
3	HOU	76	86	.469	14.0	22.0	4.0	4.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	78-84	-2	34-38	42-48	47-34	29-52	6-9	25-29	52-55	24-31	33-39	43-47
4	LAD	73	89	.451	17.0	31.0	3.9	4.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	76-86	-3	26-46	47-43	40-41	33-48	9-13	19-32	51-57	22-32	30-42	43-47
5	ATL	69	92	.429	20.5	45.0	4.6	5.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	73-88	-4	33-38	36-54	42-39	27-53	5-9	23-26	45-68	24-24	29-43	40-49
6	SDP	65	97	.401	25.0	67.5	4.1	4.7	-0.6	0.0	-0.6	71-91	-6	22-50	43-47	37-44	28-53	7-5	19-34	36-61	29-36	22-50	43-47
	Avg	76	85	.471			4.4	4.5				79-82		31-40	45-45	42-38	33-47	8-9	23-27	50-58	25-27	27-38	48-47

NL Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	GBsum	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	vEast	vWest	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	STL	95	67	.586	---		4.9	4.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	91-71	4	49-41	46-26	49-32	46-35	13-9	33-27	62-42	33-25	29-31	66-36
2	NYM	92	70	.568	3.0	6.0	5.1	4.3	0.8	-0.1	0.7	93-69	-1	53-37	39-33	49-32	43-38	5-11	29-23	59-43	33-27	33-27	59-43
3	MON	91	71	.562	4.0	9.0	4.6	4.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	83-79	8	48-42	43-29	48-33	43-38	12-1	28-14	61-50	30-21	30-30	61-41
4	SFG	90	72	.556	---		4.8	4.1	0.7	-0.1	0.6	93-69	-3	40-32	50-40	46-35	44-37	12-11	29-23	62-50	28-22	28-26	62-46
5	CIN	84	78	.519	6.0	17.0	4.8	4.6	0.2	0.0	0.1	84-78	0	32-40	52-38	42-39	42-39	10-7	27-23	58-57	26-21	24-30	60-48
6	PHI	80	82	.494	15.0	63.0	4.3	4.6	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	76-86	4	42-48	38-34	43-38	37-44	10-6	27-21	59-54	21-28	30-48	50-34
7	PIT	80	82	.494	15.0	63.0	4.5	4.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	79-83	1	41-49	39-33	47-34	33-48	5-9	21-21	48-43	32-39	34-44	46-38
8	CHC	76	85	.472	18.5	92.5	4.5	5.0	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	73-88	3	37-53	39-32	40-40	36-45	5-9	18-25	59-64	17-21	36-42	40-43
9	HOU	76	86	.469	14.0	57.0	4.0	4.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	78-84	-2	34-38	42-48	47-34	29-52	6-9	25-29	52-55	24-31	33-39	43-47
10	LAD	73	89	.451	17.0	79.0	3.9	4.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	76-86	-3	26-46	47-43	40-41	33-48	9-13	19-32	51-57	22-32	30-42	43-47
11	ATL	69	92	.429	20.5	112.5	4.6	5.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	73-88	-4	33-38	36-54	42-39	27-53	5-9	23-26	45-68	24-24	29-43	40-49
12	SDP	65	97	.401	25.0	162.0	4.1	4.7	-0.6	0.0	-0.6	71-91	-6	22-50	43-47	37-44	28-53	7-5	19-34	36-61	29-36	22-50	43-47
	Avg	80	80	.500			4.5	4.5				80-81		38-42	42-38	44-36	36-44	8-8	24-24	54-53	26-27	29-37	51-43

Pennant Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: NL | East | West

Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses

     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CHC| --  10   9   8   4   6|  5   6   8   6   9   5
  MON|  8  --   8  10  11  11|  9   6   5   9   9   5
  NYM|  9  10  --  13  12   9|  5   5   6   6   8   9
  PHI| 10   8   5  --  11   8|  5   7   6  10   8   2
  PIT| 14   7   6   7  --   7|  5   8   6   6   8   6
  STL| 12   7   9  10  11  --|  9   8   7   9   8   5
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  ATL|  6   3   7   7   7   3| --   8   8   6   6   8
  CIN|  6   6   7   5   4   4| 10  --  13  10  12   7
  HOU|  4   7   6   6   6   5| 10   5  --  12   5  10
  LAD|  6   3   6   2   6   3| 12   8   6  --  11  10
  SDP|  3   3   4   4   4   4| 12   6  13   7  --   5
  SFG|  7   7   3  10   6   7| 10  11   8   8  13  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed

     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CHC| --  84  83  89  45  64| 60  50  72  54  70  49
  MON| 76  --  84  98  89  90| 53  61  24  65  47  54
  NYM|110  95  --  94 119  86| 57  47  51  40  61  63
  PHI| 89  80  56  --  87  75| 59  70  42  46  66  32
  PIT| 98  83  88  82  --  68| 46  56  42  41  74  45
  STL| 93  79  84  79  85  --| 65  67  56  66  68  56
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  ATL| 65  44  57  66  62  46| --  95  80  83  71  78
  CIN| 49  68  57  62  56  50|105  --  94  76  97  69
  HOU| 50  37  52  44  47  43|102  62  --  74  58  79
  LAD| 57  47  41  31  45  49| 95  72  53  --  70  75
  SDP| 56  33  44  45  54  55|103  79  83  47  --  69
  SFG| 58  70  52  59  55  67| 84  93  81  83  81  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG

1986 NL / 1988 NL / 1987 AL / 1987 MLB Standings and Head-to-Head

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