St. Louis has been eliminated from first place. To show that St. Louis is eliminated from first place, we start with the current standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Milwaukee 97 65 0 0.599 0.0 Chicago 92 70 0 0.568 5.0 Cincinnati 83 79 0 0.512 14.0 St. Louis 78 84 0 0.481 19.0 Pittsburgh 71 91 0 0.438 26.0 Total 421 389 0 St. Louis can finish the season with at most 78 + 0 = 78 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Milwaukee has already won 97 games. Chicago has already won 92 games. Cincinnati has already won 83 games. # St. Louis Cardinals' magic number # St. Louis's magic number # Cardinals' magic number # MLB Playoff Race