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National League East

{{short description|Division of Major League Baseball}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{infobox sports division

| title = National League East

| league = National League

| sport = Major League Baseball

| founded = {{mlby|1969}}

| teams = 5

| champion = Philadelphia Phillies
(2024; 12th title)

| most_champs = Atlanta Braves (18)

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The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title.

After having internal, informal divisions for scheduling purposes during the pre-expansion era,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o2MbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6044%2C448338 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Boston Braves go to Milwaukee |date=March 18, 1953 |page=1}} the division was formally created when the National League (NL) (along with the American League) added two expansion teams and divided into two divisions, East and West effective for the 1969 season. The National League's geographical alignment was rather peculiar as its partitioning was really more north and south instead of east and west. Two teams in the Eastern Time Zone, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, were in the same division as teams on the Pacific coast. This was due to the demands of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, who refused to support expansion unless they were promised they would be kept together in the newly created East division.

During the two-division era, from 1969 to 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates together owned more than half of the division titles, having won a combined 15 of 25 championships during that span.{{cite news|title=Pirates, Phillies Have Owned the Outgoing NL East Division|date=September 27, 1993|first=Gene|last=Collier|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=D1}} They were also the only teams in the division to have won consecutive titles during that span.{{cite news|title=Pirates—Phillies: A Rivalry Lost and Missed|date=July 4, 2005|first=Gene|last=Collier|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=D1}}{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050707&content_id=1119893&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|title=Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading|date=July 7, 2005|access-date=January 3, 2011|first=George|last=Von Benko|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=Major League Baseball|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103810/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050707&content_id=1119893&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=July 14, 2011}}{{cite news|title=Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4-2|date=September 28, 1992|newspaper=USA Today|page=5C}}

When the National League realigned into three divisions in 1994, the Pittsburgh Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Braves were to be moved to the newly created National League Central. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, elected to be placed in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/16/sports/baseball-pirates-relent-on-new-alignment.html?pagewanted=print|title = BASEBALL; Pirates Relent on New Alignment|newspaper = The New York Times|date = September 16, 1993|last1 = Chass|first1 = Murray}} Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East.{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_742330.html#axzz2YtXG2iD2|title=Starkey: Pirates in American League' Yes!|date=June 16, 2011|work=TribLIVE.com|access-date=October 4, 2014}}

Division membership

=Current members=

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=Membership timeline=

Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

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! colspan="29" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;" | NL East Division{{ref label|NL East|A|A}}

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colspan="29" style="background:lightgrey; height:.5px;" |
colspan="25" | Chicago Cubs{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |  

colspan="29" | Montreal Expos
colspan="29" | New York Mets
colspan="29" | Philadelphia Phillies
colspan="25" | Pittsburgh Pirates{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}

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colspan="25" | St. Louis Cardinals{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}

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colspan="24" style="background:lightgrey;"|  

| colspan="5" | Florida Marlins{{ref label|FLA|B|B}}

colspan="25" style="background:lightgrey;"|  

| colspan="4" | Atlanta Braves{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}

colspan="29" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;" | NL East Division{{ref label|NL East|A|A}}
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colspan="29" style="background:lightgrey; height:.5px;" |
colspan="7" | Montreal Expos

| colspan="21" | Washington Nationals{{ref label|WSH|D|D}}

colspan="28" | New York Mets
colspan="28" | Philadelphia Phillies
colspan="14" | Florida Marlins

| colspan="14" | Miami Marlins{{ref label|MIA|E|E}}

colspan="28" | Atlanta Braves
colspan="29" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;" | {{color box|lightgrey}} Team not in division {{color box|#00ff00}} Division Won World Series {{color box|#FFE87C}} Division Won NL Championship

:{{note label|NL East|A|A}} The creation of the division with the expansion of the league – with the Expos added.

:{{note label|FLA|B|B}} Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion

:{{note label|EXP|C|C}} The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly created National League Central

:{{note label|WSH|D|D}} The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals

:{{note label|MIA|E|E}} The Florida Marlins relocated from Miami Gardens, Florida to Miami and changed their name to the Miami Marlins

Champions by year

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played

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!Year

!Winner

!Record

!%

!Playoff Results

1969

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 1969 New York Mets season

|100–62

|.617

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Braves) 3–0
Won World Series (Orioles) 4–1

1970

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|89–73

|.549

|Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–0

1971

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|97–65

|.599

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Giants) 3–1
Won World Series (Orioles) 4–3

1972

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|96–59

|.619

|Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–2

1973

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 1973 New York Mets season

|82–79

|.509

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLCS (Reds) 3–2
Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–3

1974

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|88–74

|.543

|Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–1

1975

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|92–69

|.571

|Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–0

1976

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991|1}}" | 1976 Philadelphia Phillies season

|101–61

|.623

|Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–0

1977

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991|1}}" | 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season

|101–61

|.623

|Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–1

1978

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991|1}}" | 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

|90–72

|.556

|Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–1

1979

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|98–64

|.605

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Reds) 3–0
Won World Series (Orioles) 4–3

1980

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991|1}}" | 1980 Philadelphia Phillies season

|91–71

|.562

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Astros) 3–2
Won World Series (Royals) 4–2

1981

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Montreal Expos|1}}" | 1981 Montreal Expos season

|60–48

|.556

|Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–2
Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–2

1982

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|St. Louis Cardinals|1}}" | 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season

|92–70

|.570

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Braves) 3–0
Won World Series (Brewers) 4–3

1983

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991|1}}" | 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season

|90–72

|.556

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLCS (Dodgers) 3–1
Lost World Series (Orioles) 4–1

1984

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago Cubs|1}}" | 1984 Chicago Cubs season

|96–65

|.596

|Lost NLCS (Padres) 3–2

1985

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|St. Louis Cardinals|1}}" | 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season

|101–61

|.623

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2
Lost World Series (Royals) 4–3

1986

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 1986 New York Mets season

|108–54

|.667

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLCS (Astros) 4–2
Won World Series (Red Sox) 4–3

1987

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|St. Louis Cardinals|1}}" | 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season

|95–67

|.586

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLCS (Giants) 4–3
Lost World Series (Twins) 4–3

1988

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 1988 New York Mets season

|100–60

|.625

|Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–3

1989

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago Cubs|1}}" | 1989 Chicago Cubs season

|93–69

|.574

|Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1

1990

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|95–67

|.586

|Lost NLCS (Reds) 4–2

1991

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|98–64

|.605

|Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–3

1992

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Pittsburgh Pirates|1}}" | 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season

|96–66

|.593

|Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–3

1993

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 1993 Philadelphia Phillies season

|97–65

|.599

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLCS (Braves) 4–2
Lost World Series (Blue Jays) 4–2

{{By|1994}}§

|colspan=4 align=center|No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike

1995

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 1995 Atlanta Braves season

|90–54

|.625

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLDS (Rockies) 3–1
Won NLCS (Reds) 4–0
Won World Series (Indians) 4–2

1996

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 1996 Atlanta Braves season

|96–66

|.593

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3
Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2

1997

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 1997 Atlanta Braves season

|101–61

|.623

|Won NLDS (Astros) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Marlins) 4–2

1998

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 1998 Atlanta Braves season

|106–56

|.654

|Won NLDS (Cubs) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Padres) 4–2

1999

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 1999 Atlanta Braves season

|103–59

|.636

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLDS (Astros) 3–1
Won NLCS (Mets) 4–2
Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0

2000

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2000 Atlanta Braves season

|95–67

|.586

|Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–0

2001

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2001 Atlanta Braves season

|88–74

|.543

|Won NLDS (Astros) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Diamondbacks) 4–1

2002

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2002 Atlanta Braves season

|101–59

|.631

|Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–2

2003

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2003 Atlanta Braves season

|101–61

|.623

|Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–2

2004

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2004 Atlanta Braves season

|96–66

|.593

|Lost NLDS (Astros) 3–2

2005

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2005 Atlanta Braves season

|90–72

|.556

|Lost NLDS (Astros) 3–1

2006

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2006 New York Mets season

|97–65

|.599

|Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3

2007

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2007 Philadelphia Phillies season

|89–73

|.549

|Lost NLDS (Rockies) 3–0

2008

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2008 Philadelphia Phillies season

|92–70

|.568

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLDS (Brewers) 3–1
Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1
Won World Series (Rays) 4–1

2009

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

|93–69

|.574

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLDS (Rockies) 3–1
Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1
Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2

2010

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2010 Philadelphia Phillies season

|97–65

|.599

|Won NLDS (Reds) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–2

2011

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2011 Philadelphia Phillies season

|102–60

|.630

|Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–2

2012

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Washington Nationals|1}}" | 2012 Washington Nationals season

|98–64

|.605

|Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–2

2013

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2013 Atlanta Braves season

|96–66

|.593

|Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1

2014

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Washington Nationals|1}}" | 2014 Washington Nationals season

|96–66

|.593

|Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–1

2015

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2015 New York Mets season

|90–72

|.556

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2
Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–0
Lost World Series (Royals) 4–1

2016

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Washington Nationals|1}}" | 2016 Washington Nationals season

|95–67

|.586

|Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2

2017

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Washington Nationals|1}}" | 2017 Washington Nationals season

|97–65

|.599

|Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–2

2018

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2018 Atlanta Braves season

|90–72

|.556

|Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1

2019

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2019 Atlanta Braves season

|97–65

|.599

|Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–2

2020††

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2020 Atlanta Braves season

|35–25

|.583

|Won NLWC (Reds) 2–0
Won NLDS (Marlins) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–3

2021

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2021 Atlanta Braves season

|88–73

|.547

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLDS (Brewers) 3–1
Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2
Won World Series (Astros) 4–2

2022

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2022 Atlanta Braves season

|101–61

|.623

| Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–1

2023

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2023 Atlanta Braves season

|104–58

|.642

| Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–1

2024

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2024 Philadelphia Phillies season

| 95–67

| {{winpct|95|67}}

| Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–1

† – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason.

§ – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike.

†† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Miami (30–29, .508) also qualified for the playoffs.

††† – The Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth.

Other postseason teams

{{further information|List of National League Wild Card winners}}

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!Year

!Winner

!Record

!%

!GB

!Playoff Results

1997

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Florida Marlins|1}}" | 1997 Florida Marlins season

|92–70

|.568

|9

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLDS (Giants) 3–0
Won NLCS (Braves) 4–2
Won World Series (Indians) 4–3

1999

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 1999 New York Mets season

|97–66

|.595

|6.5

|Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–1
Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–2

2000

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2000 New York Mets season

|94–68

|.580

|1

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–1
Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1

2003

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Florida Marlins|1}}" | 2003 Florida Marlins season

|91–71

|.562

|10

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1
Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–3
Won World Series (Yankees) 4–2

2010

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2010 Atlanta Braves season

|91–71

|.562

|6

|Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–1

2012

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2012 Atlanta Braves season

|94–68

|.580

|4

Lost NLWC (Cardinals)
2016

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2016 New York Mets season

|87–75

|.537

|8

Lost NLWC (Giants)
2019

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Washington Nationals|1}}" | 2019 Washington Nationals season

|93–69

|.574

|4

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won NLWC (Brewers)
Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–0
Won World Series (Astros) 4–3

2020

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Miami Marlins|1}}" | 2020 Miami Marlins season

|31–29

|.517

|4

| Won NLWC (Cubs) 2–0
Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0

rowspan=2|2022

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2022 New York Mets season

|101–61

|.623

|0

| Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–1

bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2022 Philadelphia Phillies season

|87–75

|.537

|14

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won NLWC (Cardinals) 2–0
Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1
Won NLCS (Padres) 4–1
Lost World Series (Astros) 4–2

rowspan=2|2023

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Philadelphia Phillies|1}}" | 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season

|90–72

|.556

|14

|Won NLWC (Marlins) 2–0
Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1
Lost NLCS (Diamondbacks) 4–3

bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Miami Marlins|1}}" | 2023 Miami Marlins season

|84–78

|.519

|20

|Lost NLWC (Phillies) 2–0

rowspan=2|2024

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Atlanta Braves|1}}" | 2024 Atlanta Braves season

|89–73

|.549

|6

|Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–0

bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|New York Mets|1}}" | 2024 New York Mets season

|89–73

|.549

|6

|Won NLWC (Brewers) 2–1
Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–1
Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2

* – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0.

** – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the National League Division Series. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

††† – In 2022, the Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical 101–61 records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth.

†††† – In 2024, the Braves and Mets finished tied for the second wild card berth with identical 89–73 records. The Braves won the second wild card berth, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the third wild card berth.

Season results

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|bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the World Series

bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the National League pennant, but lost World Series

bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason

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!rowspan="2" width=60px| Season

colspan="7"| Team (record)
1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th
colspan="8"|

{{mlby|1969}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| N.Y. Mets (100–62)Chicago Cubs (92–70)Pittsburgh (88–74)St. Louis (87–75)Philadelphia (63–99)Montreal (52–110)
{{mlby|1970}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (89–73)Chicago Cubs (84–78)N.Y. Mets (83–79)St. Louis (76–86)Philadelphia (73–88)Montreal (73–89)
{{mlby|1971}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Pittsburgh (97–65)St. Louis (90–72)Chicago Cubs (83–79)N.Y. Mets (83–79)Montreal (71–90)Philadelphia (67–95)
{{mlby|1972}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (96–59)Chicago Cubs (85–70)N.Y. Mets (83–73)St. Louis (75–81)Montreal (70–86)Philadelphia (59–97)
{{mlby|1973}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| N.Y. Mets (82–79)St. Louis (81–81)Pittsburgh (80–82)Montreal (79–83)Chicago Cubs (77–84)Philadelphia (71–91)
{{mlby|1974}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (88–74)St. Louis (86–75)Philadelphia (80–82)Montreal (79–82)N.Y. Mets (71–91)Chicago Cubs (66–96)
{{mlby|1975}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (92–69)Philadelphia (86–76)N.Y. Mets (82–80)St. Louis (82–80)Chicago Cubs (75–87)Montreal (75–87)
{{mlby|1976}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Philadelphia (101–61)Pittsburgh (92–70)N.Y. Mets (86–76)Chicago Cubs (75–87)St. Louis (72–90)Montreal (55–107)
{{mlby|1977}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Philadelphia (101–61)Pittsburgh (96–66)St. Louis (83–79)Chicago Cubs (81–81)Montreal (75–87)N.Y. Mets (64–98)
{{mlby|1978}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Philadelphia (90–72)Pittsburgh (88–73)Chicago Cubs (79–83)Montreal (76–86)St. Louis (69–93)N.Y. Mets (66–96)
{{mlby|1979}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Pittsburgh (98–64)Montreal (95–65)St. Louis (86–76)Philadelphia (84–78)Chicago Cubs (80–82)N.Y. Mets (63–99)
{{mlby|1980}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Philadelphia (91–71)Montreal (90–72)Pittsburgh (83–79)St. Louis (74–88)N.Y. Mets (67–95)Chicago Cubs (64–98)
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  • 1981: Due to the player's strike, the season was split and a Division Series was created to pit the first and second half champions from each division. The Philadelphia Phillies won the first half and the Montreal Expos won the second half. The Expos won the NLDS 3–2 to claim the National League East championship.
    • {{mlby|1981}}St. Louis (59–43)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Montreal (60–48)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Philadelphia (59–48)Pittsburgh (46–56)N.Y. Mets (41–62)Chicago Cubs (38–65)
    {{mlby|1982}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| St. Louis (92–70)Philadelphia (89–73)Montreal (86–76)Pittsburgh (84–78)Chicago Cubs (73–89)N.Y. Mets (65–97)
    {{mlby|1983}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Philadelphia (90–72)Pittsburgh (84–78)Montreal (82–80)St. Louis (79–83)Chicago Cubs (71–91)N.Y. Mets (68–94)
    {{mlby|1984}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Chicago Cubs (96–65)N.Y. Mets (90–72)St. Louis (84–78)Philadelphia (81–81)Montreal (78–83)Pittsburgh (75–87)
    {{mlby|1985}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| St. Louis (101–61)N.Y. Mets (98–64)Montreal (84–77)Chicago Cubs (77–84)Philadelphia (75–87)Pittsburgh (57–104)
    {{mlby|1986}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| N.Y. Mets (108–54)Philadelphia (86–75)St. Louis (79–82)Montreal (78–83)Chicago Cubs (70–90)Pittsburgh (64–98)
    {{mlby|1987}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| St. Louis (95–67)N.Y. Mets (92–70)Montreal (91–71)Philadelphia (80–82)Pittsburgh (80–82)Chicago Cubs (76–85)
    {{mlby|1988}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| N.Y. Mets (100–60)Pittsburgh (85–75)Montreal (81–81)Chicago Cubs (77–85)St. Louis (76–86)Philadelphia (65–96)
    {{mlby|1989}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Chicago Cubs (93–69)N.Y. Mets (87–75)St. Louis (86–76)Montreal (81–81)Pittsburgh (74–88)Philadelphia (67–95)
    {{mlby|1990}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (95–67)N.Y. Mets (91–71)Montreal (85–77)Chicago Cubs (77–85)Philadelphia (77–85)St. Louis (70–92)
    {{mlby|1991}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (98–64)St. Louis (84–78)Philadelphia (78–84)Chicago Cubs (77–83)N.Y. Mets (77–84)Montreal (71–90)
    {{mlby|1992}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Pittsburgh (96–66)Montreal (87–75)St. Louis (83–79)Chicago Cubs (78–84)N.Y. Mets (72–90)Philadelphia (70–92)
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  • 1993: An expansion team, Florida Marlins, joined the division.
    • {{mlby|1993}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Philadelphia (97–65)Montreal (94–68)St. Louis (87–75)Chicago Cubs (84–78)Pittsburgh (75–87)Florida (64–98)N.Y. Mets (59–103)
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  • 1994: The Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals left to join the National League Central. The Atlanta Braves joined from the National League West. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and World Series was also cancelled.
    • {{mlby|1994}}Montreal (74–40)Atlanta (68–46)N.Y. Mets (55–58)Philadelphia (54–61)Florida (51–64)
    {{mlby|1995}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) Atlanta (90–54)N.Y. Mets (69–75)Philadelphia (69–75)Florida (67–76)Montreal (66–78)
    {{mlby|1996}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) Atlanta (96–66)Montreal (88–74)Florida (80–82)N.Y. Mets (71–91)Philadelphia (67–95)
    {{mlby|1997}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (101–61)bgcolor=#FFCC00| (4) Florida (92–70)N.Y. Mets (88–74)Montreal (78–84)Philadelphia (68–94)
    {{mlby|1998}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (106–56)N.Y. Mets (88–74)Philadelphia (75–87)Montreal (65–97)Florida (54–108)
    {{mlby|1999}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) Atlanta (103–59)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) N.Y. Mets{{ref label|a|a}} (97–66)Philadelphia (77–85)Montreal (68–94)Florida (64–98)
    {{mlby|2000}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Atlanta{{ref label|b|b}} (95–67)bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (4) N.Y. Mets (94–68)Florida (79–82)Montreal (67–95)Philadelphia (65–97)
    {{mlby|2001}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Atlanta (88–74)Philadelphia (86–76)N.Y. Mets (82–80)Florida (76–86)Montreal (68–94)
    {{mlby|2002}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (101–59)Montreal (83–79)Philadelphia (80–81)Florida (79–83)N.Y. Mets (75–86)
    {{mlby|2003}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (101–61)bgcolor=#FFCC00| (4) Florida (91–71)Philadelphia (86–76)Montreal (83–79)N.Y. Mets (66–95)
    {{mlby|2004}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta (96–66)Philadelphia (86–76)Florida (83–79)N.Y. Mets (71–91)Montreal (67–95)
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  • 2005: The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Nationals.
    • {{mlby|2005}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta (90–72)Philadelphia (88–74)Florida (83–79)N.Y. Mets (83–79)Washington (81–81)
    {{mlby|2006}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) N.Y. Mets (97–65)Philadelphia (85–77)Atlanta (79–83)Florida (78–84)Washington (71–91)
    {{mlby|2007}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Philadelphia (89–73)N.Y. Mets (88–74)Atlanta (84–78)Washington (73–89)Florida (71–91)
    {{mlby|2008}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (2) Philadelphia (92–70)N.Y. Mets (89–73)Florida (84–77)Atlanta (72–90)Washington (59–102)
    {{mlby|2009}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) Philadelphia (93–69)Florida (87–75)Atlanta (86–76)N.Y. Mets (70–92)Washington (59–103)
    {{mlby|2010}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Philadelphia (97–65)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Atlanta (91–71)Florida (80–82)N.Y. Mets (79–83)Washington (69–93)
    {{mlby|2011}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Philadelphia (102–60)Atlanta (89–73)Washington (80–81)N.Y. Mets (77–85)Florida (72–90)
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  • 2012: The Florida Marlins rebranded as the Miami Marlins.
    • {{mlby|2012}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Washington (98–64)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Atlanta (94–68)Philadelphia (81–81)N.Y. Mets (74–88)Miami (69–93)
    {{mlby|2013}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta (96–66)Washington (86–76)N.Y. Mets (74–88)Philadelphia (73–89)Miami (62–100)
    {{mlby|2014}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Washington (96–66)Atlanta (79–83)N.Y. Mets (79–83)Miami (77–85)Philadelphia (73–89)
    {{mlby|2015}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (3) N.Y. Mets (90–72)Washington (83–79)Miami (71–91)Atlanta (67–95)Philadelphia (63–99)
    {{mlby|2016}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Washington (95–67)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) N.Y. Mets{{ref label|c|c}} (87–75)Miami (79–82)Philadelphia (71–91)Atlanta (68–93)
    {{mlby|2017}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Washington (97–65)Miami (77–85)Atlanta (72–90)N.Y. Mets (70–92)Philadelphia (66–96)
    {{mlby|2018}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Atlanta (90–72)Washington (82–80)Philadelphia (80–82)N.Y. Mets (77–85)Miami (63–98)
    {{mlby|2019}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta (97–65)bgcolor=#FFCC00|(4) Washington (93–69)N.Y. Mets (86–76)Philadelphia (81–81)Miami (57–105)
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  • 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
    • {{mlby|2020}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta (35–25)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) Miami (31–29)Philadelphia (28–32)Washington (26–34)N.Y. Mets (26–34)
    {{mlby|2021}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (3) Atlanta (88–73)Philadelphia (82–80)N.Y. Mets (77–85)Miami (67–95)Washington (65–97)
    {{mlby|2022}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Atlanta{{ref label|d|d}} (101–61)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) N.Y. Mets{{ref label|d|d}} (101–61)bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (6) Philadelphia (87–75)Miami (69–93)Washington (55–107)
    {{mlby|2023}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (104–58)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Philadelphia (90–72)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Miami{{ref label|e|e}} (84–78)N.Y. Mets (75–87)Washington (71–91)
    {{mlby|2024}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Philadelphia (95–67)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Atlanta{{ref label|f|f}} (89–73)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) N.Y. Mets{{ref label|f|f}} (89–73)Washington (71–91)Miami (62–100)

    ;Notes and Tiebreakers

    • {{note label|NLE1|a|a}} New York and Cincinnati of the National League Central were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Mets won 5–0 to claim the wild-card spot.
    • {{note label|NLE1|b|b}} Atlanta and St. Louis of the National League Central were tied for the second and third seed, but the Braves were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 4–3.
    • {{note label|NLE1|c|c}} New York and San Francisco of the National League West were tied for both wild-card berths, but the Mets claimed the first wild-card spot by winning the season series 4–3.
    • {{note label|NLE1|d|d}} Atlanta and New York were tied for the division title, but the Braves claimed the National League East title by winning the season series 10–9.
    • {{note label|NLE1|e|e}} Miami and Arizona of the National League West were tied for the fifth seed and the second wild-card berth, but the Marlins claimed the second wild-card spot by winning the season series 4–2.
    • {{note label|NLE1|f|f}} Atlanta, New York and Arizona of the National League West were tied for the fifth seed and the second wild card berth, but the Braves claimed the second wild card spot by winning the season series 7–6 over the Mets, and the Mets claimed the third wild card spot by winning the season series 4–3 over the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks also lost to the Braves 5–2 in their season series.

    NL East statistics

    class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

    ! rowspan=2|Team

    ! colspan=3|Division championships

    ! colspan="5" |Postseason records{{efn|Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the NL East}}

    Number

    !Year(s)

    !Most recent

    !Wild Card{{efn|Number of times qualifying as a wild card team}}

    !NLWC

    !NLDS

    !NLCS

    !World Series

    colspan="9" |Current Teams in Division
    Atlanta Braves

    |18

    |1995–2005, 2013, 2018–2021, 2022*, 2023

    |2023

    |3

    |1–2

    |8–11

    |4–4

    |2–2

    Philadelphia Phillies

    |12

    |1976–1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2007–2011, 2024

    |2024

    |2

    |2–0

    |5–4

    |6–5

    |2–4

    New York Mets

    |6

    |1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006, 2015

    |2015

    |5

    |1–2

    |5–0

    |5–4

    |2–3

    {{nowrap|Washington Nationals}} / {{nowrap|Montreal Expos}}

    |5

    |1981, 2012, 2014, 2016–2017

    |2017

    |1

    |1–0

    |2–4

    |1–1

    |1–0

    Miami Marlins{{efn|Formerly known as Florida Marlins}}

    |0

    |—

    |—

    |4

    |1–1

    |2–1

    |2–0

    |2–0

    colspan="9" |Former Teams in Division
    Pittsburgh Pirates{{dagger}}

    |9

    |1970–1972, 1974–1975, 1979, 1990–1992

    |1992

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |2–7

    |2–0

    St. Louis Cardinals{{dagger}}

    |3

    |1982, 1985, 1987

    |1987

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |3–0

    |1–2

    Chicago Cubs{{dagger}}

    |2

    |1984, 1989

    |1989

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |0–2

    |0–0

    Total551969–1993, 1995–present2024156{{nbnd}}522{{nbnd}}2023{{nbnd}}2312{{nbnd}}11

    * – Won division via tiebreaker

    {{dagger}} indicates no longer in division since 1994

    :Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

    Rivalries

    See also

    Notes

    {{notelist}}

    References

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    • [http://shrpsports.com/mlb/stand.htm MLB Final Standings By Year]

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