List of National League pennant winners
Single table era (1876–1968)

List of National League pennant winners

Section Title: Single table era (1876–1968)
Table Section Text: None

Year	Team	Manager	Record	GA	Ahead of	Manager	Ref

1876	Chicago White Stockings	Albert Spalding	52–14	6	St. Louis Brown Stockings	George McManus

1877	Boston Red Caps	Harry Wright	42–18	7	Louisville Grays	Jack Chapman

1878	Boston Red Caps	Harry Wright	41–19	4	Cincinnati Reds	Jack Chapman

1879	Providence Grays	George Wright	59–25	5	Boston Red Caps	Cal McVey

1880	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson	67–17	15	Providence Grays	Mike Dorgan

1881	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson	56–28	9	Providence Grays	Tom York

1882	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson	55–29	3	Providence Grays	Harry Wright

1883	Boston Beaneaters	John Morrill	63–35	4	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson

1884	Providence Grays	Frank Bancroft	84–28	10½	Boston Beaneaters	John Morrill

1885	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson	87–25	2	New York Giants	Jim Mutrie

1886	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson	90–34	2½	Detroit Wolverines	Bill Watkins

1887	Detroit Wolverines	Bill Watkins	79–45	3½	Philadelphia Quakers	Harry Wright

1888	New York Giants	Jim Mutrie	84–47	9	Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson

1889	New York Giants	Jim Mutrie	83–43	1	Boston Beaneaters	Jim Hart

1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	Bill McGunnigle	86–43	6½	Chicago Colts	Cap Anson

1891	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee	87–51	3½	Chicago Colts	Cap Anson

1892	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee	102–48	8½	Cleveland Spiders	Patsy Tebeau

1893	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee	86–43	5	Pittsburgh Pirates	Al Buckenberger

1894	Baltimore Orioles	Ned Hanlon	89–39	3	New York Giants	John Montgomery Ward

1895	Baltimore Orioles	Ned Hanlon	87–43	3	Cleveland Spiders	Patsy Tebeau

1896	Baltimore Orioles	Ned Hanlon	90–39	9½	Cleveland Spiders	Patsy Tebeau

1897	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee	93–39	2	Baltimore Orioles	Ned Hanlon

1898	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee	102–47	6	Baltimore Orioles	Ned Hanlon

1899	Brooklyn Superbas	Ned Hanlon	101–47	8	Boston Beaneaters	Frank Selee

1900	Brooklyn Superbas	Ned Hanlon	82–54	4½	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke

1901	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	90–49	7½	Philadelphia Phillies	Bill Shettsline

1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	103–36	27½	Brooklyn Superbas	Ned Hanlon

1903	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	91–49	6½	New York Giants	John McGraw

1904	New York Giants	John McGraw	106–47	13	Chicago Cubs	Frank Selee

1905	New York Giants	John McGraw	106–47	9	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke

1906	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	116–36	20	New York Giants	John McGraw

1907	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	107–45	17	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke

1908	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	99–55	1	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke

1909	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	110–42	6½	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance

1910	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	104–50	13	New York Giants	John McGraw

1911	New York Giants	John McGraw	99–54	7½	Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance

1912	New York Giants	John McGraw	103–48	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke

1913	New York Giants	John McGraw	101–51	12½	Philadelphia Phillies	Red Dooin

1914	Boston Braves	George Stallings	94–59	10½	New York Giants	John McGraw

1915	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Moran	90–62	7	Boston Braves	George Stallings

1916	Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson	94–60	2½	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Moran

1917	New York Giants	John McGraw	98–56	10	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Moran

1918	Chicago Cubs	Fred Mitchell	84–45	10½	New York Giants	John McGraw

1919	Cincinnati Reds	Pat Moran	96–44	9	New York Giants	John McGraw

1920	Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson	93–61	7	New York Giants	George Gibson

1921	New York Giants	John McGraw	94–59	4	Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson

1922	New York Giants	John McGraw	93–61	7	Cincinnati Reds	Pat Moran

1923	New York Giants	John McGraw	95–58	4½	Cincinnati Reds	Pat Moran

1924	New York Giants	John McGraw	93–60	1½	Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson

1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bill McKechnie	95–58	8½	New York Giants	John McGraw

1926	St. Louis Cardinals	Rogers Hornsby	89–65	2	Cincinnati Reds	Jack Hendricks

1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	Rogers Hornsby	94–60	1½	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob O'Farrell

1928	St. Louis Cardinals	Donie Bush	95–59	2	New York Giants	John McGraw

1929	Chicago Cubs	Joe McCarthy	98–54	2	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jewel Ens

1930	St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Street	92–62	2	Chicago Cubs	Rogers Hornsby

1931	St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Street	101–53	13	New York Giants	John McGraw

1932	Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm	90–64	4	Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson

1933	New York Giants	Bill Terry	91–61	5	Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson

1934	St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch	95–58	2	New York Giants	Bill Terry

1935	Chicago Cubs	Frankie Frisch	100–54	4	St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch

1936	New York Giants	Bill Terry	92–62	5	St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch

1937	New York Giants	Bill Terry	95–57	3	Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm

1938	Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm	89–63	2	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pie Traynor

1939	Cincinnati Reds	Bill McKechnie	97–57	4½	St. Louis Cardinals	Ray Blades

1940	Cincinnati Reds	Bill McKechnie	100–53	12	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leo Durocher

1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leo Durocher	100–54	2½	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Southworth

1942	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Southworth	106–48	2	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leo Durocher

1943	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Southworth	105–49	18	Cincinnati Reds	Bill McKechnie

1944	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Southworth	105–49	14½	Pittsburgh Pirates	Frankie Frisch

1945	Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm	98–56	3	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Southworth

1946	St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer	98–58	2	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leo Durocher

1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton	94–60	5	St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer

1948	Boston Braves	Billy Southworth	91–62	6½	St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer

1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton	97–57	1	St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer

1950	Philadelphia Phillies	Eddie Sawyer	91–63	2	Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton

1951	New York Giants	Leo Durocher	98–59	1	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Dressen

1952	Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton	96–57	4½	New York Giants	Leo Durocher

1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Dressen	105–49	13	Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm

1954	New York Giants	Leo Durocher	97–57	5	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston

1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston	98–55	13½	Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm

1956	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston	93–61	1	Milwaukee Braves	Fred Haney

1957	Milwaukee Braves	Fred Haney	95–59	8	St. Louis Cardinals	Fred Hutchinson

1958	Milwaukee Braves	Fred Haney	92–62	8	Pittsburgh Pirates	Danny Murtaugh

1959	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston	88–68	2	Milwaukee Braves	Fred Haney

1960	Pittsburgh Pirates	Danny Murtaugh	95–59	7	Milwaukee Braves	Chuck Dressen

1961	Cincinnati Reds	Fred Hutchinson	93–61	4	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston

1962	San Francisco Giants	Alvin Dark	103–62	1	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston

1963	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston	99–63	6	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnny Keane

1964	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnny Keane	93–69	1	Philadelphia Phillies	Gene Mauch

1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston	97–65	2	San Francisco Giants	Herman Franks

1966	Los Angeles Dodgers	Walter Alston	95–67	1½	San Francisco Giants	Herman Franks

1967	St. Louis Cardinals	Red Schoendienst	101–60	10½	San Francisco Giants	Herman Franks

1968	St. Louis Cardinals	Red Schoendienst	97–65	9	San Francisco Giants	Herman Franks

Sentence(s)

The team with the best record to win the National League pennant was the 1906 Cubs, who won 116 games during that season and finished 20 games ahead of the Giants.

final_sentence: The team with the best record to win the National League pennant was the 1906 Cubs, who won 116 games during that season and finished 20 games ahead of the Giants.