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The National League Championship Series (often abbreviated NLCS) is a 7-game series played between the winners of the Division Series to determine which team will represent the National League in the World Series. It was introduced in 1969, when the National League was split into an Eastern and a Western division following the expansion of 1969. Until 1984, the NLCS was a 5-game series between the two division winners. Starting in 1995 with the introduction of the wild card, it became possible for two teams from the same division to meet in the NLCS. This happened for the first time in 1997, with the meeting between the Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins, who both played in the NL East Division that year.

Since 1977, a Most Valuable Player Award has been given out at the end of each series.

History[edit]

Year Winner Loser Games MVP
1969 New York Mets Atlanta Braves 3-0 N/A
1970 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 N/A
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants 3-2 N/A
1972 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 N/A
1973 New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 3-2 N/A
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 N/A
1975 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 N/A
1976 Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 N/A
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Dusty Baker
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Steve Garvey
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Willie Stargell
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 3-2 Manny Trillo
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos 3-2 Burt Hooton
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves 3-0 Darrell Porter
1983 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Gary Matthews
1984 San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs 3-2 Steve Garvey
1985 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Ozzie Smith
1986 New York Mets Houston Astros 4-2 Mike Scott
1987 St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants 4-3 Jeffrey Leonard
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets 4-3 Orel Hershiser
1989 San Francisco Giants Chicago Cubs 4-1 Will Clark
1990 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Rob Dibble & Randy Myers
1991 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Steve Avery
1992 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 John Smoltz
1993 Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves 4-2 Curt Schilling
1995 Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Mike Devereaux
1996 Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Javier Lopez
1997 Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves 4-2 Livan Hernandez
1998 San Diego Padres Atlanta Braves 4-2 Sterling Hitchcock
1999 Atlanta Braves New York Mets 4-2 Eddie Perez
2000 New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Mike Hampton
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves 4-1 Craig Counsell
2002 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Benito Santiago
2003 Florida Marlins Chicago Cubs 4-3 Ivan Rodriguez
2004 St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 4-3 Albert Pujols
2005 Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Roy Oswalt
2006 St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets 4-3 Jeff Suppan
2007 Colorado Rockies Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 Matt Holliday
2008 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Cole Hamels
2009 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Ryan Howard
2010 San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Cody Ross
2011 St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 David Freese
2012 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Marco Scutaro
2013 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Michael Wacha
2014 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Madison Bumgarner
2015 New York Mets Chicago Cubs 4-0 Daniel Murphy
2016 Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Jon Lester & Javier Baez
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs 4-1 Justin Turner & Chris Taylor
2018 Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Cody Bellinger
2019 Washington Nationals St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Howie Kendrick
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves 4-3 Corey Seager
2021 Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Eddie Rosario
2022 Philadephia Phillies San Diego Padres 4-1 Bryce Harper
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Philadephia Phillies 4-3 Ketel Marte

Managers[edit]

Manager Games Wins Losses Win PCT. Series Series Wins Series Losses Series Win PCT. Teams
Walter Alston 4 3 1 .750 1 1 0 1.000 Los Angeles Dodgers
Sparky Anderson 19 14 5 .737 5 4 1 .800 Cincinnati Reds
Dusty Baker 12 7 5 .583 2 1 1 .500 San Francisco Giants & Chicago Cubs
Yogi Berra 5 3 2 .600 1 1 0 1.000 New York Mets
Bruce Bochy 24 16 8 .667 4 4 0 1.000 San Diego Padres & San Francisco Giants
Bob Brenly 5 4 1 .800 1 1 0 1.000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Terry Collins 4 4 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 New York Mets
Craig Counsell 7 3 4 .429 1 0 1 .000 Milwaukee Brewers
Bobby Cox 59 28 31 .475 10 5 5 .500 Atlanta Braves
Roger Craig 12 7 5 .583 2 1 1 .500 San Francisco Giants
Jim Fanning 5 2 3 .400 1 0 1 .000 Montreal Expos
Charlie Fox 4 1 3 .250 1 0 1 .000 San Francisco Giants
Jim Fregosi 6 4 2 .666 1 1 0 1.000 Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Frey 5 2 3 .400 1 0 1 .000 Chicago Cubs
Phil Garner 13 7 6 .538 2 1 1 .500 Houston Astros
Dallas Green 5 3 2 .600 1 1 0 1.000 Philadelphia Phillies
Lum Harris 3 0 3 .000 1 0 1 .000 Atlanta Braves
Whitey Herzog 16 11 5 .687 3 3 0 1.000 St. Louis Cardinals
Gil Hodges 3 3 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 New York Mets
Clint Hurdle 4 4 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Colorado Rockies
Davey Johnson 17 7 10 .412 3 1 2 .333 New York Mets & Cincinnati Reds
Hal Lanier 6 2 4 .333 1 0 1 .000 Houston Astros
Tony LaRussa 43 19 24 .442 7 3 4 .429 St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Lasorda 31 16 15 .516 6 4 2 .667 Los Angeles Dodgers
Jim Leyland 26 12 14 .461 4 1 3 .250 Pittsburgh Pirates & Florida Marlins
Torey Lovullo 7 4 3 .571 1 1 0 1.000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Maddon 15 5 10 .333 3 1 2 .333 Chicago Cubs
Charlie Manuel 16 10 6 .625 3 2 1 .667 Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Martinez 4 4 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Washington Nationals
Mike Matheny 18 8 10 .444 3 1 2 .333 St. Louis Cardinals
Don Mattingly 6 2 4 .333 1 0 1 .000 Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack McKeon 7 4 3 .571 1 1 0 1.000 Florida Marlins
John McNamara 3 0 3 .000 1 0 1 .000 Cincinnati Reds
Bob Melvin 9 1 8 .111 2 0 2 .000 Arizona Diamondbacks & San Diego Padres
Danny Murtaugh 14 4 10 .286 4 1 3 .250 Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Owens 4 3 1 .750 1 1 0 1.000 Philadelphia Phillies
Danny Ozark 10 1 9 .100 3 0 3 .000 Philadelphia Phillies
Lou Piniella 6 4 2 .666 1 1 0 1.000 Cincinnati Reds
Willie Randolph 7 3 4 .429 1 0 1 .000 New York Mets
Dave Roberts 31 16 15 .516 5 3 2 .600 Los Angeles Dodgers
Ron Roenicke 6 2 4 .333 1 0 1 .000 Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Shildt 4 0 4 .000 1 0 1 .000 St. Louis Cardinals
Brian Snitker 13 7 6 .538 2 1 1 .500 Atlanta Braves
Chuck Tanner 3 3 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Pittsburgh Pirates
Rob Thomson 12 7 5 .583 2 1 1 .500 Philadelphia Phillies
Joe Torre 13 2 11 .153 3 0 3 .000 Atlanta Braves & Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Valentine 11 6 5 .545 2 1 1 .500 New York Mets
Bill Virdon 10 4 6 .400 2 0 2 .000 Pittsburgh Pirates & Houston Astros
Dick Williams 5 3 2 .600 1 1 0 1.000 San Diego Padres
Don Zimmer 5 1 4 .200 1 0 1 .000 Chicago Cubs

Statistical Leaders[edit]

Batting

Pitching

See also[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • Evan Thompson: A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs - Volume I: Pre-divisional tiebreakers through 1976, BookBaby, Pennsauken Township, NJ, 2021, ISBN 9781098372804


Major League Baseball National League Championship Series

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