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The League Championship Series (LCS) is the semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball, featuring the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and the National League Championship Series (NLCS). The LCS has been conducted since 1969, determining the winner of the pennant for each league and each league's representative in the World Series. In 1981 and since 1995, the LCS matches up the winners of the Division Series from each league.
History
Prior to 1969, the champion of both leagues was determined by regular season win-loss record. In instances of tiebreakers, there were tiebreaker contests held, which served as unofficial postseason games. The American League held a single-game tiebreaker in 1948 to determine the league champion for that season. The National League held a best-of-three tiebreaker series in 1946, 1951, 1959, and 1962.
In , when both the American League and National League expanded from 10 teams to 12 (the American League added the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, and the National League added the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres), both leagues split their teams into newly-formed East and West divisions. The League Championship Series was created as a new postseason round to determine the champion of each league and featuring the first-place teams from each of the new divisions.
For its first 16 seasons, the League Championship Series were best-of-five, using the format in which the team without home field advantage hosted the first two games, and the team with it hosted the rest of the LCS, making it impossible for the disadvantaged team to win the series at home. It also allowed those teams the unusual luxury of starting a series at home, possibly having home-field advantage in a three-game series, and a guarantee that they play two games at home.
In , the LCS was lengthened to best-of-seven games in the format with the team holding home-field advantage opening the series at home and playing the next three games on the road, before returning home for two more possible games. The disadvantaged team would have had more games played at home than on the road if the series ends in five games.
Since , the LCS has matched up the winners of the Division Series, which were added when both leagues realigned into three divisions.
Until , the home-field advantage in the LCS was allocated on a rotating basis between the two (three from 1995 through ) division champions; since 1998, that advantage is given to the team with the better regular season record, except that if a division champion faces a wild card team, the division champion always gets home-field advantage regardless of record.
As of , all thirty MLB teams have reached the LCS at least once. The Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers are the only teams to have played in both the ALCS and NLCS. Four teams have never lost an LCS: the Colorado Rockies (won in 2007), the Miami Marlins (won as the Florida Marlins in 1997 and 2003), the Tampa Bay Rays (won in 2008 and 2020), and the Texas Rangers (won in 2010, 2011, and 2023).
Nine managers have led a team to the ALCS in three consecutive seasons; the record for most consecutive ALCS appearances by a manager is jointly held by Joe Torre, who led the New York Yankees to four in a row (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), and Dusty Baker, who led the Houston Astros to four in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Seven managers have led a team to the NLCS in three consecutive seasons; however, the most consecutive NLCS appearances by one manager is held by Bobby Cox, who led the Atlanta Braves to eight straight from 1991 to 1999. Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland are the only managers to lead their teams to three consecutive League Championship Series appearances in both leagues.
The Milwaukee Brewers, an American League team between 1969 and 1997, and the Houston Astros, a National League team between 1962 and 2012, are the only franchises to play in both the ALCS and NLCS. The Astros are the only team to have won both an NLCS (2005) and an ALCS (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022). The Astros made four NLCS appearances before moving to the AL in 2013, where they appeared in seven straight ALCS from 2017 to 2023.
Trophies
The William Harridge Trophy is awarded to the AL champion, named in honor of former AL president Will Harridge. The Warren C. Giles Trophy is awarded to the NL champion, named in honor of former NL president Warren Giles.
The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award is given to the most outstanding player in each LCS. The National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League began its LCS MVP award in 1980.
The MVP award has been given to a player on the losing team twice, in 1986 to Mike Scott of the Houston Astros and in 1987 to Jeffrey Leonard of the San Francisco Giants. The ALCS MVP Award is named in honor of former AL president Lee MacPhail.
Results
American League Championship Series
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
|+Key
! scope="row" |
|Wild card
|-
! scope="row" |
|MVP did not play for winning team
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Winning team
! scope="col" |Manager
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Games
! scope="col" |Losing team
! scope="col" |Manager
! scope="col" |Series MVP
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1969
|Baltimore Orioles
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Minnesota Twins
|
| rowspan="11" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1970
|Baltimore Orioles
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Minnesota Twins
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1971
|Baltimore Orioles
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Oakland Athletics
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1972
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Detroit Tigers
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1973
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Baltimore Orioles
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1974
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Baltimore Orioles
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1975
|Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Oakland Athletics
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1976
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Kansas City Royals
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1977
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Kansas City Royals
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1978
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Kansas City Royals
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1979
|Baltimore Orioles
|
| align="center" |3–1
|California Angels
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1980
|Kansas City Royals
|
| align="center" |3–0
|New York Yankees
|
|Frank White, Kansas City
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1981
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Oakland Athletics
|
|Graig Nettles, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1982
|Milwaukee Brewers
|
| align="center" |3–2
|California Angels
|
|Fred Lynn, California*
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1983
|Baltimore Orioles
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Chicago White Sox
|
|Mike Boddicker, Baltimore
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1984
|Detroit Tigers
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Kansas City Royals
|
|Kirk Gibson, Detroit
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1985
|Kansas City Royals
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
|George Brett, Kansas City
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1986
|Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |4–3
|California Angels
|
|Marty Barrett, Boston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1987
|Minnesota Twins
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Detroit Tigers
|
|Gary Gaetti, Minnesota
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1988
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Dennis Eckersley, Oakland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1989
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
|Rickey Henderson, Oakland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1990
|Oakland Athletics
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Dave Stewart, Oakland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1991
|Minnesota Twins
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
|Kirby Puckett, Minnesota
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1992
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Oakland Athletics
|
|Roberto Alomar, Toronto
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1993
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Chicago White Sox
|
|Dave Stewart, Toronto
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1994
| colspan="6" align="center" |No Series due to a players' strike.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1995
|Cleveland Indians
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Seattle Mariners
|
|Orel Hershiser, Cleveland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1996
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Baltimore Orioles
|
|Bernie Williams, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1997
|Cleveland Indians
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Baltimore Orioles
|
|Marquis Grissom, Cleveland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1998
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Cleveland Indians
|
|David Wells, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1999
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Orlando Hernández, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2000
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Seattle Mariners
|
|David Justice, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2001
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Seattle Mariners
|
|Andy Pettitte, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2002
|Anaheim Angels
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Minnesota Twins
|
|Adam Kennedy, Anaheim
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2003
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Mariano Rivera, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2004
|Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |4–3
|New York Yankees
|
|David Ortiz, Boston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2005
|Chicago White Sox
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
|Paul Konerko, Chicago
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2006
|Detroit Tigers
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Oakland Athletics
|
|Plácido Polanco, Detroit
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2007
|Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Cleveland Indians
|
|Josh Beckett, Boston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2008
|Tampa Bay Rays
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Matt Garza, Tampa Bay
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2009
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
|CC Sabathia, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2010
|Texas Rangers
|
| align="center" |4–2
|New York Yankees
|
|Josh Hamilton, Texas
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2011
|Texas Rangers
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Detroit Tigers
|
|Nelson Cruz, Texas
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2012
|Detroit Tigers
|
| align="center" |4–0
|New York Yankees
|
|Delmon Young, Detroit
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2013
|Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Detroit Tigers
|
|Koji Uehara, Boston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2014
|Kansas City Royals
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Baltimore Orioles
|
|Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2015
|Kansas City Royals
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
|Alcides Escobar, Kansas City
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2016
|Cleveland Indians
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
|Andrew Miller, Cleveland
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2017
| Houston Astros
|
| align="center" |4–3
| New York Yankees
|
|Justin Verlander, Houston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2018
| Boston Red Sox
|
| align="center" |4–1
| Houston Astros
|
|Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2019
| Houston Astros
|
| align="center" |4–2
| New York Yankees
|
|Jose Altuve, Houston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2020
|Tampa Bay Rays
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Houston Astros
|
|Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2021
| Houston Astros
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Boston Red Sox
|
|Yordan Alvarez, Houston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2022
|Houston Astros
|
| align="center" |4–0
| New York Yankees
|
|Jeremy Peña, Houston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2023
|Texas Rangers
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Houston Astros
|
|Adolis García, Texas
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2024
|New York Yankees
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Cleveland Guardians
|
|Giancarlo Stanton, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2025
|Toronto Blue Jays
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Seattle Mariners
|
|Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto
|}
Appearances by team
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
!Apps
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win %
!Most recent
win
!Most recent
appearance
!Games
won
!Games
lost
!Game
win %
|-
|19
| style="text-align:left;" |New York Yankees
|12
|7
|
|2024
|2024
|54
|45
|
|-
|12
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston Red Sox
|6
|6
|
|2018
|2021
|32
|36
|
|-
|11
| style="text-align:left;" |Athletics
|6
|5
|
|1990
|2006
|23
|23
|
|-
|10
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore Orioles
|5
|5
|
|1983
|2014
|21
|20
|
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Kansas City Royals
|4
|4
|
|2015
|2015
|20
|17
|
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Toronto Blue Jays
|3
|5
|
|2025
|2025
|20
|27
|
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |Detroit Tigers
|3
|4
|
|2012
|2013
|18
|15
|
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros
|4
|3
|
|2022
|2023
|23
|19
|
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Angels
|1
|5
|
|2002
|2009
|13
|19
|
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Cleveland Indians
|3
|3
|
|2016
|2024
|18
|17
|
|-
|5
| style="text-align:left;" |Minnesota Twins
|2
|3
|
|1991
|2002
|9
|12
|
|-
|4
| style="text-align:left;" |Seattle Mariners
|0
|4
|
|Never
|2025
|8
|16
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago White Sox
|1
|2
|
|2005
|2005
|7
|8
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Texas Rangers
|3
|0
|
|2023
|2023
|12
|7
|
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Tampa Bay Rays
|2
|0
|
|2020
|2020
|8
|6
|
|-
|1
| style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers
|1
|0
|
|1982
|1982
|3
|2
|
|}
Years of appearance
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Wins
! scope="col" |Losses
! scope="col" |Win %
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Season(s)
|-
|19
| style="text-align:left;" |New York Yankees
|12
|7
|
| align="left" |1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
|-
|12
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston Red Sox
|6
|6
|
| align="left" |1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021
|-
|11
| style="text-align:left;" |Athletics
|6
|5
|
| align="left" |1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006
|-
|10
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore Orioles
|5
|5
|
| align="left" |1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2014
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Kansas City Royals
|4
|4
|
| align="left" |1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 2014, 2015
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros
|4
|3
|
| align="left" |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Toronto Blue Jays
|3
|5
|
| align="left" |1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2016, 2025
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |Detroit Tigers
|3
|4
|
| align="left" |1972, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Cleveland Indians
|3
|3
|
| align="left" |1995, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2024
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Texas Rangers
|3
|0
|
| align="left" |2010, 2011, 2023
|-
|5
| style="text-align:left;" |Minnesota Twins
|2
|3
|
| align="left" |1969, 1970, 1987, 1991, 2002
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Tampa Bay Rays
|2
|0
|
| align="left" |2008, 2020
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Angels
|1
|5
|
| align="left" |1979, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2009
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago White Sox
|1
|2
|
| align="left" |1983, 1993, 2005
|-
|1
| style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers
|1
|0
|
| align="left" |1982
|-
|4
| style="text-align:left;" |Seattle Mariners
|0
|4
|
| align="left" |1995, 2000, 2001, 2025
|}
Recurring matchups
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
!Count
!Matchup
!Record
!Years
|-
| align="center" |4
|Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees
|Yankees, 3–1
|1976, 1977, 1978, 1980
|-
| align="center" |3
|Baltimore Orioles vs. Athletics
|Athletics, 2–1
|1971, 1973, 1974
|-
| align="center" |3
|Boston Red Sox vs. Athletics
|Athletics, 2–1
|1975, 1988, 1990
|-
| align="center" |3
|Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
|Yankees, 2–1
|1999, 2003, 2004
|-
| align="center" |3
|Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees
|Astros, 3–0
|2017, 2019, 2022
|-
| align="center" |2
|Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
|Orioles, 2–0
|1969, 1970
|-
| align="center" |2
|Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays
|Tied, 1–1
|1989, 1992
|-
| align="center" |2
|New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners
|Yankees, 2–0
|2000, 2001
|-
| align="center" |2
|Detroit Tigers vs. Athletics
|Tied, 1–1
|1972, 2006
|-
| align="center" |2
|Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays
|Royals, 2–0
|1985, 2015
|-
| align="center" |2
|Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros
|Tied, 1–1
|2018, 2021
|-
| align="center" |2
|Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
|Yankees, 2–0
|1998, 2024
|}
National League Championship Series
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
|+Key
! scope="row" |
|Wild card
|-
! scope="row" |
|MVP did not play for winning team
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Winning team
! scope="col" |Manager
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Games
! scope="col" |Losing team
! scope="col" |Manager
! scope="col" |Series MVP
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1969
|New York Mets
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Atlanta Braves
|
| rowspan="8" bgcolor="lightgray" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1970
|Cincinnati Reds
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1971
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| align="center" |3–1
|San Francisco Giants
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1972
|Cincinnati Reds
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1973
|New York Mets
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Cincinnati Reds
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1974
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1975
|Cincinnati Reds
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1976
|Cincinnati Reds
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1977
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
|Dusty Baker, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1978
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
|Steve Garvey, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1979
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Cincinnati Reds
|
|Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1980
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Houston Astros
|
|Manny Trillo, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1981
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Montreal Expos
|
|Burt Hooton, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1982
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |3–0
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Darrell Porter, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1983
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |3–1
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Gary Matthews, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1984
|San Diego Padres
|
| align="center" |3–2
|Chicago Cubs
|
|Steve Garvey, San Diego
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1985
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Ozzie Smith, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1986
|New York Mets
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Houston Astros
|
|Mike Scott, Houston*
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1987
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–3
|San Francisco Giants
|
|Jeffrey Leonard, San Francisco*
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1988
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–3
|New York Mets
|
|Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1989
|San Francisco Giants
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Chicago Cubs
|
|Will Clark, San Francisco
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1990
|Cincinnati Reds
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|Rob Dibble and Randy Myers, Cincinnati
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1991
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|Steve Avery, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1992
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|
|John Smoltz, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1993
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Curt Schilling, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1994
| colspan="6" align="center" |No Series due to a players' strike.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1995
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Cincinnati Reds
|
|Mike Devereaux, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1996
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–3
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Javy López, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1997
|Florida Marlins
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Liván Hernández, Florida
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1998
|San Diego Padres
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Sterling Hitchcock, San Diego
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1999
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–2
|New York Mets
|
|Eddie Pérez, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2000
|New York Mets
|
| align="center" |4–1
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Mike Hampton, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2001
|Arizona Diamondbacks
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Craig Counsell, Arizona
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2002
|San Francisco Giants
|
| align="center" |4–1
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Benito Santiago, San Francisco
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2003
|Florida Marlins
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Chicago Cubs
|
|Iván Rodríguez, Florida
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2004
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Houston Astros
|
|Albert Pujols, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2005
|Houston Astros
|
| align="center" |4–2
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Roy Oswalt, Houston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2006
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–3
|New York Mets
|
|Jeff Suppan, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2007
|Colorado Rockies
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Arizona Diamondbacks
|
|Matt Holliday, Colorado
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2008
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Cole Hamels, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2009
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Ryan Howard, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2010
|San Francisco Giants
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
|Cody Ross, San Francisco
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2011
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Milwaukee Brewers
|
|David Freese, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2012
|San Francisco Giants
|
| align="center" |4–3
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Marco Scutaro, San Francisco
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2013
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Michael Wacha, St. Louis
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2014
|San Francisco Giants
|
| align="center" |4–1
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2015
|New York Mets
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Chicago Cubs
|
|Daniel Murphy, New York
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2016
|Chicago Cubs
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Javier Báez and Jon Lester, Chicago
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2017
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–1
|Chicago Cubs
|
|Chris Taylor and Justin Turner, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2018
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Milwaukee Brewers
|
|Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2019
|Washington Nationals
|
| align="center" |4–0
|St. Louis Cardinals
|
|Howie Kendrick, Washington
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2020
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Atlanta Braves
|
|Corey Seager, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2021
|Atlanta Braves
|
| align="center" |4–2
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
|Eddie Rosario, Atlanta
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2022
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
| align="center" |4–1
|San Diego Padres
|
|Bryce Harper, Philadelphia
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2023
|Arizona Diamondbacks
|
| align="center" |4–3
|Philadelphia Phillies
|
|Ketel Marte, Arizona
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2024
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–2
|New York Mets
|
|Tommy Edman, Los Angeles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2025
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| align="center" |4–0
|Milwaukee Brewers
|
|Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles
|}
Appearances by team
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Apps
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win %
!Most recent
win
!Most recent
appearance
!Games
won
!Games
lost
!Game
win %
|-
|17
| style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Dodgers
|10
|7
|
|2025
|2025
|47
|44
|
|-
|14
| style="text-align:left;" |St. Louis Cardinals
|7
|7
|
|2013
|2019
|38
|43
|
|-
|13
| style="text-align:left;" |Atlanta Braves
|6
|7
|
|2021
|2021
|34
|39
|
|-
|11
| style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia Phillies
|6
|5
|
|2022
|2023
|29
|25
|
|-
|9
| style="text-align:left;" |Pittsburgh Pirates
|2
|7
|
|1979
|1992
|17
|25
|
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Cincinnati Reds
|5
|3
|
|1990
|1995
|18
|14
|
|-
|9
| style="text-align:left;" |New York Mets
|5
|4
|
|2015
|2024
|28
|21
|
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |San Francisco Giants
|5
|2
|
|2014
|2014
|24
|15
|
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago Cubs
|1
|5
|
|2016
|2017
|11
|21
|
|-
|4
| style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros
|1
|3
|
|2005
|2005
|11
|13
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Arizona Diamondbacks
|2
|1
|
|2023
|2023
|8
|8
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |San Diego Padres
|2
|1
|
|1998
|2022
|8
|8
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers
|0
|3
|
|Never
|2025
|5
|12
|
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Miami Marlins
|2
|0
|
|2003
|2003
|8
|5
|
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Washington Nationals
|1
|1
|
|2019
|2019
|6
|3
|
|-
|1
| style="text-align:left;" |Colorado Rockies
|1
|0
|
|2007
|2007
|4
|0
|
|}
Years of appearance
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Wins
! scope="col" |Losses
! scope="col" |Win %
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Season(s)
|-
|17
| style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Dodgers
|10
|7
|
| align="left" |1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
|-
|14
| style="text-align:left;" |St. Louis Cardinals
|7
|7
|
| align="left" |1982, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
|-
|13
| style="text-align:left;" |Atlanta Braves
|6
|7
|
| align="left" |1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2020, 2021
|-
|11
| style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia Phillies
|6
|5
|
| align="left" |1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2023
|-
|9
| style="text-align:left;" |New York Mets
|5
|4
|
| align="left" |1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2024
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left;" |Cincinnati Reds
|5
|3
|
| align="left" |1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1995
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left;" |San Francisco Giants
|5
|2
|
| align="left" |1971, 1987, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014
|-
|9
| style="text-align:left;" |Pittsburgh Pirates
|2
|7
|
| align="left" |1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |San Diego Padres
|2
|1
|
| align="left" |1984, 1998, 2022
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Arizona Diamondbacks
|2
|1
|
| align="left" |2001, 2007, 2023
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Miami Marlins
|2
|0
|
| align="left" |1997, 2003
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago Cubs
|1
|5
|
| align="left" |1984, 1989, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
|-
|4
| style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros
|1
|3
|
| align="left" |1980, 1986, 2004, 2005
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left;" |Washington Nationals
|1
|1
|
| align="left" |1981, 2019
|-
|1
| style="text-align:left;" |Colorado Rockies
|1
|0
|
| align="left" |2007
|-
|3
| style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers
|0
|3
|
| align="left" |2011, 2018, 2025
|}
Frequent matchups
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
!Count
!Matchup
!Record
!Years
|-
| align="center" |5
|Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
|Reds, 4–1
|1970, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1990
|-
| align="center" |5
|Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
|Phillies, 3–2
|1977, 1978, 1983, 2008, 2009
|-
| align="center" |4
|San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
|Giants, 3–1
|1987, 2002, 2012, 2014
|-
| align="center" |2
|Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
|Braves, 2–0
|1991, 1992
|-
| align="center" |2
|Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals
|Tied, 1–1
|1982, 1996
|-
| align="center" |2
|Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets
|Tied, 1–1
|1969, 1999
|-
| align="center" |2
|Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals
|Tied, 1–1
|2004, 2005
|-
| align="center" |2
|New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
|Tied, 1–1
|2000, 2006
|-
| align="center" |2
|Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
|Cardinals, 2–0
|1985, 2013
|-
| align="center" |2
|Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
|Tied, 1–1
|2016, 2017
|-
| align="center" |2
|Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
|Tied, 1–1
|2020, 2021
|-
| align="center" |2
|Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets
|Dodgers, 2–0
|1988, 2024
|-
| align="center" |2
|Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers
|Dodgers, 2–0
|2018, 2025
|}
See also
- MLB postseason
- Wild Card Series
- Division Series
Notes
References
External links
- League Championship Series at Baseball Almanac