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National League Championship Series#Most Valuable Player Award

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The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Division Series. The winner of the NLCS wins the NL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the American League's (AL) Championship Series. The NLCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to a best-of-seven format.

History

Before 1969, the National League champion (the "pennant winner") was determined by the best win–loss record at the end of the regular season. There were four ad hoc three-game playoff series due to ties under this formulation (in 1946, 1951, 1959, and 1962).

A structured postseason series began in 1969, when both the National and American Leagues were reorganized into two divisions each, East and West. The two division winners within each league played each other in a best-of-five series to determine who would advance to the World Series. In 1985, the format changed to best-of-seven.

The NLCS and ALCS, since the expansion to seven games, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. Home field advantage is given to the team that has the better record, except a division champion would always get home advantage over a Wild Card team. From 1969 to 1993, home field advantage was alternated between divisions each year regardless of regular season record and from 1995 to 1997 home field advantage was predetermined before the season.

In 1981, a one-off division series was held due to a split season caused by a players' strike.

In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild card team advancing to a best-of-five postseason round, the now-permanent National League Division Series (NLDS). The winners of that round advance to the best-of-seven NLCS; however, due to the player's strike later that season, no postseason was played and the new format did not formally begin until 1995. The playoffs were expanded in 2012 to include a second Wild Card team and in 2022 to include a third Wild Card team.

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. The Braves (1991–1999) are also the only team in the National League to have made more than three consecutive National League Championship Series appearances. 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. Every current National League franchise has appeared in the NLCS and all teams except the Brewers have won an NL pennant via the NLCS.

For the first time in history, two wild card teams played in the 2022 National League Championship Series.

Championship Trophy

The Warren C. Giles Trophy is awarded to the NLCS winner.{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20081016__Fantastic_feeling__for_Bill_Giles.html|title='Fantastic feeling' for Bill Giles|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=Oct 16, 2008|access-date=August 17, 2009}} Warren Giles served as president of the National League from 1951 to 1969.{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-giles/ |title=Warren Giles |first=Mark |last=Amour |website=Society for American Baseball Research |accessdate=October 12, 2021}}

Most Valuable Player Award

:See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award#National League winners

A Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given to the outstanding player in the NLCS. No MVP award is given for Division Series play.

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.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award until 1980.[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_lcs.jsp?feature=mvp League Championship Series Most Valuable Players] (MLB.com/News/Awards/History/ ). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved August 31, 2009. The winners are listed in several locations:

Results

{{Further|List of National League pennant winners#1876–1968}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"

|+Key

!scope="row"|{{dagger}}

|Wild card

scope="row"|{{center|*}}

|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 || {{sortname|Gil|Hodges}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Lum|Harris}}

| rowspan="8" bgcolor=lightgray| 

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Danny|Murtaugh}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Danny|Murtaugh}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| San Francisco Giants || {{sortname|Charlie|Fox|dab=baseball}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Bill|Virdon}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973

| New York Mets || {{sortname|Yogi|Berra}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Walter|Alston}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Danny|Murtaugh}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Danny|Murtaugh}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Danny|Ozark}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1977

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Danny|Ozark}}

| Dusty Baker, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1978

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Danny|Ozark}}

| Steve Garvey, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1979

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Chuck|Tanner}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|John|McNamara|John McNamara (baseball)}}

| Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1980

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Dallas|Green|Dallas Green (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|Bill|Virdon}}

| Manny Trillo, Philadelphia

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1981

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Montreal Expos || {{sortname|Jim|Fanning}}

| Burt Hooton, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1982

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

| Darrell Porter, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1983

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Paul|Owens|Paul Owens (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

| Gary Matthews, Philadelphia

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1984

| San Diego Padres || {{sortname|Dick|Williams}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Chicago Cubs || {{sortname|Jim|Frey}}

| Steve Garvey, San Diego

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1985

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

| Ozzie Smith, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986

| New York Mets || {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|Hal|Lanier}}

| Mike Scott, Houston*

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| San Francisco Giants || {{sortname|Roger|Craig|Roger Craig (baseball)}}

| Jeffrey Leonard, San Francisco*

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Tommy|Lasorda}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| New York Mets || {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}}

| Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989

| San Francisco Giants || {{sortname|Roger|Craig|Roger Craig (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Chicago Cubs || {{sortname|Don|Zimmer}}

| Will Clark, San Francisco

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Lou|Piniella}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

| Rob Dibble and Randy Myers, Cincinnati

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

| Steve Avery, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Pittsburgh Pirates || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

| John Smoltz, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Jim|Fregosi}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

| 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 || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Cincinnati Reds || {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}}

| Mike Devereaux, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Javy López, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997

| Florida Marlins{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

| Liván Hernández, Florida

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998

| San Diego Padres || {{sortname|Bruce|Bochy}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

| Sterling Hitchcock, San Diego

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| New York Mets{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Bobby|Valentine}}

| Eddie Pérez, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000

| New York Mets{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Bobby|Valentine}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Mike Hampton, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001

| Arizona Diamondbacks || {{sortname|Bob|Brenly}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

| Craig Counsell, Arizona

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002

| San Francisco Giants{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Benito Santiago, San Francisco

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003

| Florida Marlins{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Jack|McKeon}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Chicago Cubs || {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

| Iván Rodríguez, Florida

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Houston Astros{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Phil|Garner}}

| Albert Pujols, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005

| Houston Astros{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Phil|Garner}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Roy Oswalt, Houston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| New York Mets || {{sortname|Willie|Randolph}}

| Jeff Suppan, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007

| Colorado Rockies{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Clint|Hurdle}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Arizona Diamondbacks || {{sortname|Bob|Melvin}}

| Matt Holliday, Colorado

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Charlie|Manuel}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

| Cole Hamels, Philadelphia

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Charlie|Manuel}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

| Ryan Howard, Philadelphia

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010

| San Francisco Giants || {{sortname|Bruce|Bochy}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Philadelphia Phillies || {{sortname|Charlie|Manuel}}

| Cody Ross, San Francisco

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011

| St. Louis Cardinals{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Milwaukee Brewers || {{sortname|Ron|Roenicke}}

| David Freese, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012

| San Francisco Giants || {{sortname|Bruce|Bochy}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| St. Louis Cardinals{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Mike|Matheny}}

| Marco Scutaro, San Francisco

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Mike|Matheny}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Don|Mattingly}}

| Michael Wacha, St. Louis

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014

| San Francisco Giants{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Bruce|Bochy}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Mike|Matheny}}

| Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015

| New York Mets || {{sortname|Terry|Collins}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Chicago Cubs{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Joe|Maddon}}

| Daniel Murphy, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016

| Chicago Cubs || {{sortname|Joe|Maddon}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

| Javier Báez and Jon Lester, Chicago

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Chicago Cubs || {{sortname|Joe|Maddon}}

| Chris Taylor and Justin Turner, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Milwaukee Brewers || {{sortname|Craig|Counsell}}

| Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

| Washington Nationals{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Dave|Martinez}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| St. Louis Cardinals || {{sortname|Mike|Shildt}}

| Howie Kendrick, Washington

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020

| Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Brian|Snitker}}

| Corey Seager, Los Angeles

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021

| Atlanta Braves || {{sortname|Brian|Snitker}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Los Angeles Dodgers{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

| Eddie Rosario, Atlanta

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022

| Philadelphia Phillies{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Rob|Thomson}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| San Diego Padres{{sup|{{dagger}}}}|| {{sortname|Bob|Melvin}}

| Bryce Harper, Philadelphia

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023

| Arizona Diamondbacks{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Torey|Lovullo}}

|align=center| 4–3

| Philadelphia Phillies{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Rob|Thomson}}

| Ketel Marte, Arizona

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2024

|Los Angeles Dodgers || {{sortname|Dave|Roberts|Dave Roberts (outfielder)}}

|align=center|4–2

| New York Mets{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Carlos|Mendoza|Carlos Mendoza (baseball manager)}}

| Tommy Edman, Los Angeles

=Appearances by team=

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!Apps

!Team

!Wins

!Losses

!Win %

!Most recent
win

!Most recent
appearance

!Games
won

!Games
lost

!Game
win %

|16style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Dodgers97{{winpct|9|7}}202420244344{{winpct|43|44}}
|14style="text-align:left;" |St. Louis Cardinals77{{winpct|7|7}}201320193843{{winpct|38|43}}
|13style="text-align:left;" |Atlanta Braves67{{winpct|6|7}}202120213439{{winpct|34|39}}
|11style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia Phillies65{{winpct|6|5}}202220232925{{winpct|29|25}}
|9style="text-align:left;" |Pittsburgh Pirates27{{winpct|2|7}}197919921725{{winpct|17|25}}
|8style="text-align:left;" |Cincinnati Reds53{{winpct|5|3}}199019951814{{winpct|18|14}}
|9style="text-align:left;" |New York Mets54{{winpct|5|4}}201520242821{{winpct|28|21}}
|7style="text-align:left;" |San Francisco Giants52{{winpct|5|2}}201420142415{{winpct|24|15}}
|6style="text-align:left;" |Chicago Cubs15{{winpct|1|5}}201620171121{{winpct|11|21}}
|4style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros{{efn|name=HOU|The Houston Astros moved to the American League in 2013.}}13{{winpct|1|3}}200520051113{{winpct|11|13}}
|3style="text-align:left;" |Arizona Diamondbacks21{{winpct|2|1}}2023202388{{winpct|8|8}}
|3style="text-align:left;" |San Diego Padres21{{winpct|2|1}}1998202288{{winpct|8|8}}
|2style="text-align:left;" |Miami Marlins20{{winpct|2|0}}2003200385{{winpct|8|5}}
|2style="text-align:left;" |Washington Nationals11{{winpct|1|1}}2019201963{{winpct|6|3}}
|2style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers02{{winpct|0|2}}Never201858{{winpct|5|8}}
|1style="text-align:left;" |Colorado Rockies10{{winpct|1|0}}2007200740{{winpct|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.

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!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}

!scope="col"|Team

!scope="col"|Wins

!scope="col"|Losses

!scope="col"|Win %

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Season(s)

|16style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Dodgers97{{winpct|9|7}}align="left" | 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
|14style="text-align:left;" |St. Louis Cardinals77{{winpct|7|7}}align="left" |1982, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
|13style="text-align:left;" |Atlanta Braves67{{winpct|6|7}}align="left" | 1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2020, 2021
|11style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia Phillies65{{winpct|6|5}}align="left" | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2023
|9style="text-align:left;" |New York Mets54{{winpct|5|4}}align="left" | 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2024
|8style="text-align:left;" |Cincinnati Reds53{{winpct|5|3}}align="left" | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1995
|7style="text-align:left;" |San Francisco Giants52{{winpct|5|2}}align="left" | 1971, 1987, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014
|9style="text-align:left;" |Pittsburgh Pirates27{{winpct|2|7}}align="left" | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992
|3style="text-align:left;" |San Diego Padres21{{winpct|2|1}}align="left" |1984, 1998, 2022
|3style="text-align:left;" |Arizona Diamondbacks21{{winpct|2|1}}align="left" |2001, 2007, 2023
|2style="text-align:left;" |Miami Marlins20{{winpct|2|0}}align="left" | 1997, 2003
|6style="text-align:left;" |Chicago Cubs15{{winpct|1|5}}align="left" | 1984, 1989, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
|4style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros{{efn|name=HOU}}13{{winpct|1|3}}align="left" | 1980, 1986, 2004, 2005
|2style="text-align:left;" |Washington Nationals11{{winpct|1|1}}align="left" |1981, 2019
|1style="text-align:left;" |Colorado Rockies10{{winpct|1|0}}align="left" |2007
|2style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers02{{winpct|0|2}}align="left" |2011, 2018

=Frequent matchups=

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! 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. New York Mets

| Tied, 1–1

| 1969, 1999

align="center"| 2

| Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals

| Tied, 1–1

| 1982, 1996

align="center"| 2

| Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

| Braves, 2–0

| 1991, 1992

align="center"| 2

| Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

| Tied, 1–1

| 2020, 2021

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

| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

| Dodgers, 2–0

| 1988, 2024

See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/League_Championship_Series.shtml League Championship Series History] at Baseball Almanac
  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/ World Series and MLB Playoffs] at Baseball-Reference.com
  • [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/MISC/masterPS.htm Post-Season Games Directory] at Retrosheet

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