National League (baseball)
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| Current season | MLB 2019 |
| sport | baseball |
| abbreviation | NL |
| Association | Major League Baseball |
| League foundation | 1876 |
| Teams | 15th |
| Country countries |
 United States
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| Title holder |
 Washington Nationals
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| Record champions |
 San Francisco Giants (23),
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The National League , along with the American League , is one of the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball . Founded in 1876, fifteen teams in three divisions currently compete for the championship title, which is awarded annually. The current champion has played the world championship title since 1903 in the World Series against the winner of the American League (AL).
History and teams
The National League is older than the American League, which only started in 1901; it was founded in New York on February 2, 1876 . The league's founding members were teams from Chicago , St. Louis , Cincinnati , Louisville , New York , Philadelphia , Boston, and Hartford .
The number of teams has changed several times, when in 1899 a reduction from twelve to eight teams took place, this gave the decisive impetus for the establishment of the competing American League. All teams approved at that time are still members today:
are still in the same place. Experienced a move to the West
- the original Boston Beaneaters, later the Boston Braves, now in Milwaukee, now the Atlanta Braves ,
- the New York-based Brooklyn Superbas, later Brooklyn Dodgers , from 1957 Los Angeles Dodgers , as well
- as another New York team the Giants, now the San Francisco Giants .
Various expansions led to the establishment of eight new expansion teams , in chronological order:
- Houston Astros (moved to the American League in 2013 to even out the number of teams)
- New York Mets
- Washington Nationals (temporarily located in Montreal , Canada)
- San Diego Padres
- Colorado Rockies
- Florida Marlins (since late 2011 Miami Marlins )
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Milwaukee Brewers (1998 moved from American League to have an even number of teams in each league)
Championships
1876 to 1968
From the foundation up to 1968 the title was determined in the league procedure; the team with the highest odds (number of wins divided by number of games) won the title. This procedure was chosen because in view of the frequent abandonment or cancellation of matches in the past (e.g. due to darkness or bad weather), the teams rarely played exactly the same number of times. With the same win rate ( percentage , traditionally expressed with three digits after the US decimal point), a best-of-three series decided four times (1946, 1951, 1959 and 1962).
| year | master | Title no. | Record | PCT | Manager |
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| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 1 | 52-14 | .788 | Albert Spalding |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | 1 | 42-18 | .700 | Harry Wright |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps | 2 | 41-19 | .683 | Harry Wright |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 1 | 59-25 | .702 | George Wright |
| 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | 2 | 67-17 | .798 | Cap Anson |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | 3 | 56-28 | .667 | Cap Anson |
| 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | 4th | 55-29 | .655 | Cap Anson |
| 1883 | Boston Beaneaters | 3 | 63-35 | .643 | Jack Burdock, John Morril |
| 1884 | Providence Grays | 2 | 94-28 | .750 | Frank Bancroft |
| 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | 5 | 67-25 | .777 | Cap Anson |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | 6th | 90-34 | .726 | Cap Anson |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | 1 | 79-45 | .637 | Bill Watkins |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 1 | 84-47 | .641 | Jim Mutrie |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 2 | 83-43 | .659 | Jim Mutrie |
| 1890 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 1 | 86-43 | .667 | Bill McGunnigle |
| 1891 | Boston Beaneaters | 4th | 87-51 | .630 | Frank Selee |
| 1892 | Boston Beaneaters | 5 | 102-48 | .680 | Frank Selee |
| 1893 | Boston Beaneaters | 6th | 86-43 | .667 | Frank Selee |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 89-39 | .695 | Ned Hanlon |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 87-43 | .669 | Ned Hanlon |
| 1896 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 90-39 | .698 | Ned Hanlon |
| 1897 | Boston Beaneaters | 7th | 93-39 | .705 | Frank Selee |
| 1898 | Boston Beaneaters | 8th | 102-47 | .685 | Frank Selee |
| 1899 | Brooklyn superbas | 2 | 101-47 | .682 | Ned Hanlon |
| 1900 | Brooklyn superbas | 3 | 82-54 | .603 | Ned Hanlon |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 90-49 | .647 | Fred Clarke |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 103-36 | .741 | Fred Clarke |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 91-49 | .650 | Fred Clarke |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 3 | 106-47 | .693 | John McGraw |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 4th | 105-48 | .686 | John McGraw |
| 1906 | Chicago Cubs | 7th | 116-38 | .763 | Frank chance |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | 8th | 107-45 | .704 | Frank chance |
| 1908 | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 99-55 | .643 | Frank chance |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4th | 110-42 | .724 | Fred Clarke |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 104-50 | .675 | Frank chance |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 5 | 99-54 | .647 | John McGraw |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 6th | 103-48 | .682 | John McGraw |
| 1913 | New York Giants | 7th | 101-51 | .664 | John McGraw |
| 1914 | Boston Braves | 9 | 94-59 | .614 | George Stallings |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 90-62 | .592 | Pat Moran |
| 1916 | Brooklyn Robins | 4th | 94-60 | .610 | Wilbert Robinson |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 8th | 98-56 | .638 | John McGraw |
| 1918 | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 84-45 | .651 | Fred Mitchell |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 96-44 | .686 | Pat Moran |
| 1920 | Brooklyn Robins | 5 | 93-61 | .604 | Wilbert Robinson |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 9 | 94-59 | .614 | John McGraw |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 10 | 93-61 | .604 | John McGraw |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 11 | 95-58 | .621 | John McGraw |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 12 | 93-60 | .608 | John McGraw |
| 1925 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 95-58 | .621 | Bill McKechnie |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 89-85 | .578 | Rogers Hornsby |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6th | 94-60 | .610 | Donie Bush |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 95-59 | .617 | Bill McKechnie |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 98-54 | .645 | Joe McCarthy |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 92-62 | .597 | Gabby Street |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4th | 101-53 | .656 | Gabby Street |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 90-64 | .584 | R. Hornsby (53-44), C. Grimm (37-20) |
| 1933 | New York Giants | 13 | 91-61 | .599 | Bill Terry |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 95-58 | .621 | Frankie Frisch |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 14th | 100-54 | .649 | Charlie Grimm |
| 1936 | New York Giants | 14th | 92-62 | .597 | Bill Terry |
| 1937 | New York Giants | 15th | 85-57 | .625 | Bill Terry |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 15th | 89-83 | .588 | C. Grimm (45-36), G. Hartnett (44-27) |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 97-57 | .630 | Bill McKechnie |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 100-53 | .654 | Bill McKechnie |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6th | 100-54 | .649 | Leo Durocher |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6th | 106-48 | .688 | Billy Southworth |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7th | 105-49 | .682 | Billy Southworth |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8th | 105-49 | .682 | Billy Southworth |
| 1945 | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 98-68 | .636 | Charlie Grimm |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals * | 9 | 98-58 | .628 | Eddie Dyer |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7th | 94-60 | .610 | Sukeforth (1-0), Shotton (93-60) |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 10 | 91-62 | .595 | Billy Southworth |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8th | 97-57 | .630 | Burt Shotton |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 91-63 | .591 | Eddie Sawyer |
| 1951 | New York Giants * | 16 | 98-59 | .624 | Leo Durocher |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 96-57 | .627 | Chuck Dressen |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 105-49 | .682 | Chuck Dressen |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 17th | 97-57 | .630 | Leo Durocher |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 98-55 | .641 | Walt Alston |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 93-61 | .604 | Walt Alston |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 11 | 95-59 | .617 | Fred Haney |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 12 | 92-62 | .597 | Fred Haney |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers * | 13 | 88-68 | .564 | Watt Alston |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7th | 95-59 | .617 | Danny Murtaugh |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 4th | 93-61 | .604 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants * | 18th | 103-62 | .624 | Al Dark |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14th | 99-63 | .611 | Walt Alston |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 93-69 | .574 | Johnny Keane |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 15th | 97-65 | .599 | Walt Alston |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 95-67 | .586 | Walt Alston |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 101-60 | .627 | Red chap service |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 97-65 | .599 | Red chap service |
Anmerkungen: * 1946 gewannen die Cardinals gegen Brooklyn die Playoffs mit 2-0 * 1951 gewannen die Giants gegen Brooklyn die Playoffs mit 2-1 * 1959 schlugen die Dodgers Milwaukee in den Playoffs mit 2-0 * 1962 gewannen die Giants gegen die Dodgers in den Playoffs mit 2-1
1969 until today
From 1969 the championship is held in so-called divisions. The East and West divisions, chosen according to geographical criteria, each determined a division winner until 1993, which then played off the champions of the NL in the Championship Series .
Since 1994 the game has been in three divisions (East, Central and West). The three division winners and the best second (so-called wild card) then determine the title holder via a semi-final ( Division Series ) and final ( Championship Series ). See the World Series for the respective results .
| year | Winner NL | title | Loser NLCS | Result |
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| 1969 | New York Mets | 1 | Atlanta Braves | 3 - 0 |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 - 0 |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8th | San Francisco Giants | 3 - 1 |
| 1972 | Cincinnati Reds | 6th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 - 2 |
| 1973 | New York Mets | 2 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 - 2 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 - 1 |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | 7th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 - 0 |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | 8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 - 0 |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18th | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 - 1 |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19th | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 - 1 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 - 0 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | Houston Astros | 3 - 2 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 20th | Montreal Expos | 3 - 2 |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | Atlanta Braves | 3 - 0 |
| 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 - 1 |
| 1984 | San Diego Padres | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 3 - 2 |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 2 |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 3 | Houston Astros | 4 - 2 |
| 1987 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15th | San Francisco Giants | 4 - 3 |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21st | New York Mets | 4 - 3 |
| 1989 | San Francisco Giants | 19th | Chicago Cubs | 4 - 1 |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 - 2 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Braves | 13 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 - 3 |
| 1992 | Atlanta Braves | 14th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 - 3 |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | Atlanta Braves | 4 - 2 |
| 1994 | not held after players' strike | |||
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | 15th | Cincinnati Reds | 4 - 0 |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 3 |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins * | 1 | Atlanta Braves | 4 - 2 |
| 1998 | San Diego Padres | 2 | Atlanta Braves | 4 - 2 |
| 1999 | Atlanta Braves | 17th | New York Mets * | 4 - 2 |
| 2000 | New York Mets * | 4th | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 1 |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | Atlanta Braves | 4 - 1 |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants * | 20th | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 1 |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins * | 2 | Chicago Cubs | 4 - 3 |
| 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | Houston Astros * | 4 - 3 |
| 2005 | Houston Astros * | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 2 |
| 2006 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17th | New York Mets | 4 - 3 |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies * | 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 - 0 |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | 6th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 1 |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 1 |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants | 21st | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 - 2 |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals * | 18th | Milwaukee Brewers | 4 - 2 |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | 22nd | St. Louis Cardinals * | 4 - 3 |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 19th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 2 |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants * | 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 1 |
| 2015 | New York Mets | 5 | Chicago Cubs | 4 - 0 |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 17th | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 2 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 22nd | Chicago Cubs | 4 - 1 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | Milwaukee Brewers | 4 - 3 |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals * | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 0 |
Anmerkung: * Sieger der Wild-Card
Game operation
National League venues. Divisions:  West,  Central,  East. |
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The National League has been divided into three divisions (geographically East, Central and West) since 1994. The last change of assignment so far was necessary in 1998 when two teams were added to the MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks came to the NL West, at the same time the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the American League to the NL Central to make room for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the AL . The relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington (now the Nationals) was completed before the 2005 season and the Houston Astros relocated to the AL West for the 2013 season.
The following overviews show the teams' positions since 1998.
Eastern Division
- Atlanta Braves
- Miami Marlins (until 2011 Florida Marlins)
- New York Mets
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Washington Nationals (until 2004 Montreal Expos )
| National League East 1998-2017 | |||||
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| year | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. |
| 1998 | ATL | NYM | PHI | MON | FLO |
| 1999 | ATL | NYM | PHI | MON | FLO |
| 2000 | ATL | NYM | FLO | MON | PHI |
| 2001 | ATL | PHI | NYM | FLO | MON |
| 2002 | ATL | MON | PHI | FLO | NYM |
| 2003 | ATL | FLO | PHI | MON | NYM |
| 2004 | ATL | PHI | FLO | NYM | MON |
| 2005 | ATL | PHI | FLO | NYM | WHAT |
| 2006 | NYM | PHI | ATL | FLO | WHAT |
| 2007 | PHI | NYM | ATL | WHAT | FLO |
| 2008 | PHI | NYM | FLO | ATL | WHAT |
| 2009 | PHI | FLO | ATL | NYM | WHAT |
| 2010 | PHI | ATL | FLO | NYM | WHAT |
| 2011 | PHI | ATL | WHAT | NYM | FLO |
| 2012 | WHAT | ATL | PHI | NYM | MIA |
| 2013 | ATL | WHAT | NYM | PHI | MIA |
| 2014 | WHAT | ATL | NYM | MIA | PHI |
| 2015 | NYM | WHAT | MIA | ATL | PHI |
| 2016 | WHAT | NYM | MIA | PHI | ATL |
| 2017 | WHAT | MIA | ATL | NYM | PHI |
| 2018 | ATL | WHAT | PHI | NYM | MIA |
Central Division
- Chicago Cubs
- Cincinnati Reds
- Houston Astros (until 2012, move to the American League )
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals
| National League Central 1998-2017 | ||||||
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| year | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th |
| 1998 | HOU | CHC | STL | CIN | Mil | PIT |
| 1999 | HOU | CIN | PIT | STL | Mil | CHC |
| 2000 | STL | CIN | Mil | HOU | PIT | CHC |
| 2001 | HOU | STL | CHC | Mil | CIN | PIT |
| 2002 | STL | HOU | CIN | PIT | CHC | Mil |
| 2003 | CHC | HOU | STL | PIT | CIN | Mil |
| 2004 | STL | HOU | CHC | CIN | PIT | Mil |
| 2005 | STL | HOU | Mil | CHC | CIN | PIT |
| 2006 | STL | HOU | CIN | Mil | PIT | CHC |
| 2007 | CHC | Mil | STL | HOU | CIN | PIT |
| 2008 | CHC | Mil | HOU | STL | CIN | PIT |
| 2009 | STL | CHC | Mil | CIN | HOU | PIT |
| 2010 | CIN | STL | Mil | HOU | CHC | PIT |
| 2011 | Mil | STL | CIN | PIT | CHC | HOU |
| 2012 | CIN | STL | Mil | PIT | CHC | HOU |
| 2013 | STL | PIT | CIN | Mil | CHC | |
| 2014 | STL | PIT | Mil | CIN | CHC | |
| 2015 | STL | PIT | CHC | Mil | CIN | |
| 2016 | CHC | STL | PIT | Mil | CIN | |
| 2017 | CHC | Mil | STL | PIT | CIN | |
| 2018 | Mil | CHC | STL | PIT | CIN | |
Western Division
| National League West 1998-2017 | |||||
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| year | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. |
| 1998 | SD | SF | LAD | COL | ARI |
| 1999 | ARI | SF | LAD | SD | COL |
| 2000 | SF | LAD | ARI | COL | SD |
| 2001 | ARI | SF | LAD | SD | COL |
| 2002 | ARI | SF | LAD | COL | SD |
| 2003 | SF | LAD | ARI | COL | SD |
| 2004 | LAD | SF | SD | COL | ARI |
| 2005 | SD | ARI | SF | LAD | COL |
| 2006 | LAD | SD | SF | ARI | COL |
| 2007 | ARI | COL | SD | LAD | SF |
| 2008 | LAD | ARI | COL | SF | SD |
| 2009 | LAD | COL | SF | SD | ARI |
| 2010 | SF | SD | COL | LAD | ARI |
| 2011 | ARI | SF | LAD | COL | SD |
| 2012 | SF | LAD | ARI | SD | COL |
| 2013 | LAD | ARI | SD | SF | COL |
| 2014 | LAD | SF | SD | COL | ARI |
| 2015 | LAD | SF | ARI | SD | COL |
| 2016 | LAD | SF | COL | SD | ARI |
| 2017 | LAD | ARI | COL | SD | SF |
| 2018 | LAD | COL | ARI | SF | SD |
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The National League does not allow a designated hitter to this day, so the pitchers (throwers) still have to hit the pitch.
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