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2006 National League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-1):   St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers
LgChampSeries (4-3):   St. Louis Cardinals over New York Mets
LgDivSeries (3-0):   New York Mets over Los Angeles Dodgers
LgDivSeries (3-1):   St. Louis Cardinals over San Diego Padres

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Mets NYM 97 65 .599 --
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 85 77 .525 12.0
Atlanta Braves ATL 79 83 .488 18.0
Florida Marlins FLA 78 84 .481 19.0
Washington Nationals WSN 71 91 .438 26.0

Central Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
St. Louis Cardinals STL 83 78 .516 --
Houston Astros HOU 82 80 .506 1.5
Cincinnati Reds CIN 80 82 .494 3.5
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 75 87 .463 8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 67 95 .414 16.5
Chicago Cubs CHC 66 96 .407 17.5

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
San Diego Padres SDP 88 74 .543 --
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 88 74 .543 --
San Francisco Giants SFG 76 85 .472 11.5
Arizona Diamondbacks ARI 76 86 .469 12.0
Colorado Rockies COL 76 86 .469 12.0

NOTE: San Diego and Los Angeles finished the season tied, and San Diego was awarded the division title due to winning their season series. (MLB press release)

NL East Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYM 97 65 .599 --- 5.1 4.5 90-72 6 45-29 23-17 23-10 6-9 50-31 47-34 9-5 31-16 72-43 25-22 33-24 64-41
2 PHI 85 77 .525 12.0 12.0 5.3 5.0 85-77 0 41-34 20-17 19-13 5-13 41-40 44-37 5-11 22-23 62-55 23-22 23-33 62-44
3 ATL 79 83 .488 18.0 24.0 5.2 5.0 84-78 -5 35-38 22-17 17-18 5-10 40-41 39-42 8-3 19-33 61-60 18-23 32-41 47-42
4 FLA 78 84 .481 19.0 27.0 4.7 4.8 79-83 -1 33-42 22-17 14-16 9-9 42-39 36-45 5-7 20-26 58-56 20-28 27-45 51-39
5 WSN 71 91 .438 26.0 55.0 4.6 5.4 69-93 1 31-42 20-19 13-19 7-11 41-40 30-51 7-6 23-20 47-68 24-23 28-45 43-46
Avg 82 80 .506 5.0 4.9 82-80 37-37 21-17 17-15 6-10 42-38 39-41 6-6 23-23 60-56 22-23 28-37 53-42

NL Central Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 STL 83 78 .516 --- 4.9 4.7 84-77 -1 16-15 39-42 23-11 5-10 49-31 34-47 5-6 22-27 60-44 23-34 21-26 62-52
2 HOU 82 80 .506 1.5 1.5 4.5 4.4 83-79 -1 16-18 45-32 14-19 7-11 44-37 38-43 5-10 25-21 60-64 22-16 21-28 61-52
3 CIN 80 82 .494 3.5 5.5 4.6 4.9 76-86 3 17-15 46-38 11-20 6-9 42-39 38-43 5-8 27-20 56-58 24-24 27-34 53-48
4 MIL 75 87 .463 8.5 20.5 4.5 5.1 72-90 2 13-18 37-45 19-15 6-9 48-33 27-54 7-2 27-27 56-67 19-20 28-37 47-50
5 PIT 67 95 .414 16.5 52.5 4.3 4.9 71-91 -4 15-19 34-44 15-20 3-12 43-38 24-57 5-7 24-31 54-59 13-36 23-48 44-47
6 CHC 66 96 .407 17.5 57.5 4.4 5.1 70-92 -4 10-22 42-42 10-21 4-11 36-45 30-51 4-7 15-26 44-66 22-30 29-43 37-53
Avg 75 86 .467 4.5 4.9 76-86 14-17 40-40 15-17 5-10 43-37 31-49 5-6 23-25 55-59 20-26 24-36 50-50

NL West Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 SDP 88 74 .543 --- 4.5 4.2 86-76 1 16-18 26-12 39-36 7-8 43-38 45-36 10-12 30-22 71-57 17-17 30-19 58-55
2 LAD 88 74 .543 --- 5.1 4.6 89-73 -1 19-13 21-20 43-31 5-10 49-32 39-42 3-8 20-20 69-58 19-16 19-38 69-36
3 SFG 76 85 .472 11.5 23.0 4.6 4.9 76-85 0 12-19 19-21 37-38 8-7 43-38 33-47 6-7 23-22 61-63 15-22 33-37 43-48
4 COL 76 86 .469 12.0 24.5 5.0 5.0 81-81 -5 18-15 16-23 31-44 11-4 44-37 32-49 8-4 19-25 59-74 17-12 31-44 45-42
5 ARI 76 86 .469 12.0 24.5 4.8 4.9 79-83 -3 11-21 24-16 37-38 4-11 39-42 37-44 7-5 22-26 55-67 21-19 31-41 45-45
Avg 80 81 .499 4.8 4.7 82-80 15-17 21-18 37-37 7-8 43-37 37-43 6-7 22-23 63-63 17-17 28-35 52-45

NL Wild Card Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vCent vWest Inter Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYM 97 65 .599 --- --- 5.1 4.5 90-72 6 45-29 23-17 23-10 6-9 50-31 47-34 9-5 31-16 72-43 25-22 33-24 64-41
2 SDP 88 74 .543 --- --- 4.5 4.2 86-76 1 16-18 26-12 39-36 7-8 43-38 45-36 10-12 30-22 71-57 17-17 30-19 58-55
3  LAD 88 74 .543 --- --- 5.1 4.6 89-73 -1 19-13 21-20 43-31 5-10 49-32 39-42 3-8 20-20 69-58 19-16 19-38 69-36
4  PHI 85 77 .525 3.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 85-77 0 41-34 20-17 19-13 5-13 41-40 44-37 5-11 22-23 62-55 23-22 23-33 62-44
5 STL 83 78 .516 4.5 6.0 4.9 4.7 84-77 -1 16-15 39-42 23-11 5-10 49-31 34-47 5-6 22-27 60-44 23-34 21-26 62-52
6  HOU 82 80 .506 6.0 9.0 4.5 4.4 83-79 -1 16-18 45-32 14-19 7-11 44-37 38-43 5-10 25-21 60-64 22-16 21-28 61-52
7  CIN 80 82 .494 8.0 15.0 4.6 4.9 76-86 3 17-15 46-38 11-20 6-9 42-39 38-43 5-8 27-20 56-58 24-24 27-34 53-48
8  ATL 79 83 .488 9.0 19.0 5.2 5.0 84-78 -5 35-38 22-17 17-18 5-10 40-41 39-42 8-3 19-33 61-60 18-23 32-41 47-42
9  FLA 78 84 .481 10.0 24.0 4.7 4.8 79-83 -1 33-42 22-17 14-16 9-9 42-39 36-45 5-7 20-26 58-56 20-28 27-45 51-39
10  SFG 76 85 .472 11.5 33.0 4.6 4.9 76-85 0 12-19 19-21 37-38 8-7 43-38 33-47 6-7 23-22 61-63 15-22 33-37 43-48
11  COL 76 86 .469 12.0 36.5 5.0 5.0 81-81 -5 18-15 16-23 31-44 11-4 44-37 32-49 8-4 19-25 59-74 17-12 31-44 45-42
12  ARI 76 86 .469 12.0 36.5 4.8 4.9 79-83 -3 11-21 24-16 37-38 4-11 39-42 37-44 7-5 22-26 55-67 21-19 31-41 45-45
13  MIL 75 87 .463 13.0 45.5 4.5 5.1 72-90 2 13-18 37-45 19-15 6-9 48-33 27-54 7-2 27-27 56-67 19-20 28-37 47-50
14  WSN 71 91 .438 17.0 85.5 4.6 5.4 69-93 1 31-42 20-19 13-19 7-11 41-40 30-51 7-6 23-20 47-68 24-23 28-45 43-46
15  PIT 67 95 .414 21.0 129.5 4.3 4.9 71-91 -4 15-19 34-44 15-20 3-12 43-38 24-57 5-7 24-31 54-59 13-36 23-48 44-47
16  CHC 66 96 .407 22.0 141.5 4.4 5.1 70-92 -4 10-22 42-42 10-21 4-11 36-45 30-51 4-7 15-26 44-66 22-30 29-43 37-53
Avg 79 82 .489 4.8 4.8 80-82 21-23 28-26 22-23 6-9 43-37 35-45 6-6 23-24 59-59 20-22 27-36 51-46
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |ATL FLA NYM PHI WSN|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ATL| --  11   7   7  10|  6   4   3   2   3   4|  1   3   3   7   3|BAL:2-1,BOS:0-3,NYY:1-2,TBD:2-1,TOR:0-3
  FLA|  8  --   8   6  11|  4   2   3   7   5   1|  4   3   1   3   3|BAL:2-1,BOS:1-2,NYY:1-2,TBD:2-4,TOR:3-0
  NYM| 11  11  --  11  12|  3   4   4   3   5   4|  6   5   4   5   3|BAL:1-2,BOS:0-3,NYY:3-3,TOR:2-1
  PHI| 11  13   8  --   9|  5   4   4   1   3   3|  5   4   3   2   5|BAL:1-2,BOS:1-5,NYY:1-2,TBD:1-2,TOR:1-2
  WSN|  8   7   6  10  --|  4   1   4   5   3   3|  5   0   2   1   5|BAL:3-3,BOS:0-3,NYY:2-1,TBD:2-1,TOR:0-3
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHC|  1   2   3   2   2| --  10   7   8   6  11|  2   2   4   0   2|CHW:2-4,CLE:2-1,DET:0-3,MIN:0-3
  CIN|  3   4   3   2   5|  9  --  10   9   9   9|  2   5   0   2   2|CHW:0-3,CLE:3-3,DET:1-2,KCR:2-1
  HOU|  4   4   2   2   4|  8   5  --  10  13   9|  5   2   3   3   1|CHW:1-2,DET:0-3,KCR:1-2,MIN:1-2,TEX:4-2
  MIL|  4   0   3   5   1|  8  10   5  --   7   7|  3   4   2   4   6|CLE:3-0,DET:1-2,KCR:1-2,MIN:1-5
  PIT|  3   2   4   3   3|  9   7   3   9  --   6|  1   3   4   1   6|CHW:1-2,CLE:1-2,DET:1-2,KCR:0-3,MIN:0-3
  STL|  2   5   2   3   4|  8   6   7   9   9  --|  3   7   7   2   4|CHW:0-3,CLE:1-2,DET:0-3,KCR:4-2
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ARI|  6   2   1   1   1|  4   4   4   3   5   4| --  12   8   9   8|LAA:1-2,OAK:3-0,SEA:0-3,TBD:0-3,TEX:0-3
  COL|  3   3   1   3   8|  4   1   4   2   3   2|  7  --   4  10  10|LAA:2-1,OAK:2-1,SEA:2-1,TEX:2-1,TOR:3-0
  LAD|  3   5   3   4   4|  2   6   3   4   6   0| 10  15  --   5  13|LAA:4-2,MIN:0-3,OAK:0-3,SEA:1-2
  SDP|  2   3   2   4   5|  7   4   3   3   5   4| 10   9  13  --   7|LAA:2-1,OAK:2-1,SEA:1-5,TEX:2-1
  SFG|  4   3   3   1   1|  4   5   5   3   1   1| 11   8   6  12  --|LAA:2-1,OAK:3-3,SEA:0-3,TEX:3-0
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |ATL FLA NYM PHI WSN|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed
     |ATL FLA NYM PHI WSN|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ATL| --  96  95  84  97| 41  41  25  22  19  55| 26  34  41  60  53|BAL:19-13,BOS:11-19,NYY:10-11,TBD:10-7,TOR:10-15
  FLA| 78  --  88  85 103| 34  32  29  43  38  26| 23  31  24  25  22|BAL:14-11,BOS:13-17,NYY:11-8,TBD:24-24,TOR:15-4
  NYM| 81  98  -- 105  96| 35  38  28  35  35  35| 48  40  29  34  28|BAL:14-14,BOS:8-23,NYY:30-35,TOR:17-12
  PHI|104 120  92  -- 106| 32  30  27  30  24  39| 37  41  29  29  44|BAL:13-19,BOS:29-41,NYY:11-16,TBD:14-22,TOR:14-19
  WSN| 81  87  62 100  --| 26  24  40  38  33  24| 30  41  30  24  38|BAL:24-19,BOS:9-26,NYY:19-18,TBD:11-16,TOR:5-20
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHC| 34  22  35  34  22| -- 102  44  76  76  85| 23  33  25  15  24|CHW:31-42,CLE:23-14,DET:9-26,MIN:3-18
  CIN| 38  36  26  26  30| 82  --  86 101  85  70| 16  28  20  15  17|CHW:11-28,CLE:26-32,DET:15-12,KCR:21-16
  HOU| 37  30  22  21  43| 49  60  --  79  97  72| 56  23  31  19  21|CHW:19-22,DET:4-19,KCR:13-16,MIN:12-13,TEX:27-17
  MIL| 25  23  37  33  22| 83  94  65  --  61  62| 22  28  25  29  63|CLE:15-9,DET:6-16,KCR:12-14,MIN:25-52
  PIT| 17  27  36  15  27| 80  80  53  87  --  58| 24  31  50  10  25|CHW:12-14,CLE:12-13,DET:23-18,KCR:17-31,MIN:7-17
  STL| 29  42  27  33  29| 89  69  72  86  54  --| 34  38  35  27  40|CHW:11-34,CLE:9-17,DET:13-21,KCR:44-33
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ARI| 52  21  23  19  26| 42  32  40  29  31  38| --  99  83  79  94|LAA:15-21,OAK:16-7,SEA:12-24,TBD:8-15,TEX:14-23
  COL| 32  19  23  41  78| 46  18  19  20  42  27| 85  --  80  95 100|LAA:22-11,OAK:15-3,SEA:13-11,TEX:20-14,TOR:18-7
  LAD| 46  35  32  39  35| 26  37  37  24  71   8| 88 125  --  61  88|LAA:39-21,MIN:7-23,OAK:9-17,SEA:13-19
  SDP| 37  25  20  38  29| 40  29  21  27  22  35| 86  78  99  --  77|LAA:14-10,OAK:16-7,SEA:26-42,TEX:12-12
  SFG| 49  27  29  22  30| 29  27  46  45  16  23|100  96  70  86  --|LAA:8-9,OAK:25-24,SEA:6-18,TEX:12-5
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |ATL FLA NYM PHI WSN|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records
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