National League Championship Series

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies stand in front of a US flag during the national anthem before game 3 of the 2008 NLCS at Dodger Stadium
2008 NLCS Game 3 between Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies

The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is part of the play-offs in Major League Baseball . In it, the two winners of the National League Division Series play for the championship of the National League and the entry into the World Series . There the winner meets the winner of the American League Championship Series .

history

The National League Championship Series was launched in 1969 after the National League was divided into two divisions, East and West. It was a best-of-five series, the winner of which entered the World Series. In 1985 the series was expanded to a best-of-seven. In 1994 the National League was restructured again and divided into three divisions (East, Central, West). Since then, the participants in the Championship Series have been determined in the previous National League Division Series , in which the three division winners and a wildcard team take part.

Since the series was expanded to include best-of-seven, it has been played in a 2-3-2 format: Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 (if necessary) are played in the stadium of the team that has the home field advantage (Home Field Advantage ) Has; the remaining games in the opponent's stadium. The series ends as soon as a team has won four wins. Since 1995, the team that has won the most games in the regular season has received the Home Field Advantage . However, if this is the wildcard team, the other team receives home advantage. If both teams have the same number of wins, the direct comparison decides. From 1969 to 1993, however, the Home Field Advantage switched between the two divisions.

The Milwaukee Brewers are the only National League team that has never played in the NLCS. However, they won the American League Championship Series in 1982 during their time in the American League (1969-1997).

The NLCS winner will receive the Warren C. Giles Trophy.

Most Valuable Player Award

Since 1977 the best player in the NLCS has been given the Most Valuable Player Award.

Results

year  winner loser Victory
defeats 		Series MVP
1969 New York Mets Atlanta Braves 3–0  
1970 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0  
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants 3-1  
1972 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2  
1973 New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 3–2  
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1  
1975 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0  
1976 Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies 3–0  
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3–1 Dusty Baker , Los Angeles
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3–1 Steve Garvey , Los Angeles
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds 3–1 Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 3–2 Manny Trillo , Philadelphia
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos 3–2 Burt Hooton , Los Angeles
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves 3–0 Darrel Porter , St. Louis
1983 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 3–1 Gary Matthews , Philadelphia
1984 San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs 3–2 Steve Garvey , San Diego
1985 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Ozzie Smith , St. Louis
1986 New York Mets Houston Astros 4-2 Mike Scott , Houston
1987 St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants 4-3 Jeffrey Leonard , San Francisco
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets 4-3 Orel Hershiser , Los Angeles
1989 San Francisco Giants Chicago Cubs 4–1 Will Clark , San Francisco
1990 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Rob Dibble , Cincinnati
Randy Myers, Cincinnati
1991 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Steve Avery , Atlanta
1992 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 John Smoltz , Atlanta
1993 Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves 4-2 Curt Schilling , Philadelphia
1994 No NLCS because of the players' strike.
1995 Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Mike Devereaux , Atlanta
1996 Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Javy López , Atlanta
1997 Florida Marlins (toilet) Atlanta Braves 4-2 Liván Hernández , Florida
1998 San Diego Padres Atlanta Braves 4-2 Sterling Hitchcock , San Diego
1999 Atlanta Braves New York Mets (toilet) 4–1 Eddie Pérez , Atlanta
2000 New York Mets (toilet) St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 Mike Hampton , New York
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves 4–1 Craig Counsell , Arizona
2002 San Francisco Giants (toilet) St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 Benito Santiago , San Francisco
2003 Florida Marlins (toilet) Chicago Cubs 4-3 Iván Rodríguez , Florida
2004 St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros (toilet) 4-3 Albert Pujols , St. Louis
2005 Houston Astros (toilet) St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Roy Oswalt , Houston
2006 St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets 4-3 Jeff Suppan , St. Louis
2007 Colorado Rockies (toilet) Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 Matt Holiday , Colorado
2008 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4–1 Cole Hamels , Philadelphia
2009 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Ryan Howard , Philadelphia
2010 San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Cody Ross , San Francisco
2011 St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 David Freese , St. Louis
2012 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Marco Scutaro , San Francisco
2013 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Michael Wacha , St. Louis
2014 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 Madison Bumgarner , San Francisco
2015 New York Mets Chicago Cubs (toilet) 4-0 Daniel Murphy , New York
2016 Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Javier Báez and Jon Lester , Chicago
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs 4–1 Justin Turner and Chris Taylor, Los Angeles
2018 Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Cody Bellinger , Los Angeles
2019 Washington Nationals (WC) St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Howie Kendrick, Washington

(WC) = Wildcard team (since 1995)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Superb Ross garners NLCS MVP honors. MLB.com, accessed October 19, 2012 .
  2. ^ Freese named NLCS MVP after powerful series. MLB.com, accessed October 19, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Scutaro does it all to earn NLCS MVP. San Francisco Chronicle, October 23, 2012, accessed October 24, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Wacha! Wacha! No joke, rookie named NLCS MVP. MLB.com, October 19, 2013, accessed October 24, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Bumgarner earns well-deserved NLCS MVP honors. MLB.com, October 16, 2014, accessed October 17, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Murphy hits record homer, wins NLCS MVP. MLB.com, October 21, 2015, accessed October 22, 2015 .
  7. ^ Turner, Taylor share NLCS MVP honors. MLB.com, October 19, 2017, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Bellinger's turnaround results in NLCS MVP nod. MLB.com, October 20, 2018, accessed October 26, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Kendrick's 'magical season' leads to NLCS MVP. MLB.com, accessed October 16, 2019 .

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