The Montreal Expos have won the NL East Pennant on the last day of the regular season. Montreal defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates while St. Louis lost to the Chicago Cubs, completing an amazing run down the stretch to catch and pass the Cardinals.
Montreal was 21-9 in Sept/Oct while St. Louis was 15-16. The Cardinals were 1-9 in their last 10 games, completely falling apart and allowing the Expos to snatch the Pennant on the last day.
Montreal will now face the NL West Champion San Diego Padres in the playoffs for the NL Championship.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1982 National League ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1982 Montreal MON 99 63 .611 ---- *WON* 86 76 .531 86 76 .531 1982 St. Louis SLN 98 64 .605 1.0 92 70 .568 92 70 .568 1982 Pittsburgh PIN 92 70 .568 7.0 84 78 .519 84 78 .519 1982 Philadelphia PHN 82 80 .506 17.0 89 73 .549 89 73 .549 1982 Chicago CHN 74 88 .457 25.0 73 89 .451 73 89 .451 1982 New York NYN 61 101 .377 38.0 65 97 .401 65 97 .401 ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1982 San Diego SDN 83 79 .512 ---- *WON* 81 81 .500 81 81 .500 1982 Los Angeles LAN 81 81 .500 2.0 88 74 .543 88 74 .543 1982 Atlanta ATN 79 83 .488 4.0 89 73 .549 89 73 .549 1982 San Francisco SFN 78 84 .481 5.0 87 75 .537 87 75 .537 1982 Houston HON 77 85 .475 6.0 77 85 .475 77 85 .475 1982 Cincinnati CIN 68 94 .420 15.0 61 101 .377 61 101 .377
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