Template:2005 NL Central standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	100	62	0.617	—	50–31	50–31
Houston Astros	89	73	0.549	11	53–28	36–45
Milwaukee Brewers	81	81	0.500	19	46–35	35–46
Chicago Cubs	79	83	0.488	21	38–43	41–40
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	0.451	27	42–39	31–50
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	0.414	33	34–47	33–48