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Introduction
For those of you interested in the "what-ifs" of baseball history, presented here is an alternate history of the major leagues stemming from a point of divergence in 1892. (I originally posted this on Baseball Fever, but it received a rather lukewarm reception there, so I thought maybe someone here would find it more interesting.) When the American Association collapsed after the 1891 season, the National League absorbed four AA castoffs to become a 12-team circuit. In our timeline, 1892 bore witness to an experimental split-season setup in which the team with the best record in the first half of the season played the best team in the second half in a postseason series. Unfortunately, this arrangement permitted the winner of the first half to slack off for the rest of the season, making a farce of the second half pennant race. The split season concept did not go over well with fans and was dropped for the next season.
An Alternate History
In the alternate timeline I provide here, the National League instead experimented with a different novel setup in 1892 than in our timeline. The unwieldy complement of twelve teams was split geographically into two more manageable 6-team divisions, an East Division containing Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington and a West Division containing Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis. These teams were already grouped together for scheduling purposes, so the geographic split seemed to follow naturally from this. Unlike in previous seasons, the schedule was unbalanced so that competitors within a team's own division were played more often than those in the other division. Not only did this alignment reduce travel costs, but it also provided for more exciting pennant (or division championship) races, rather than forcing teams bear the stigma of languishing in, say, 9th or 12th place in the standings for most of the season.
Beginning in 1892, the best team in the East Division would play the best team in the West Division in the "National League Championship Series" at season's end. This format would prove successful during the rest of the 1890s, and was adopted by the upstart American League in 1901. Also in this year, the AL and NL would pit their league champions against one another in a "World Series." Divisional play would be a mainstay in Major League Baseball up to the present day.
How "Alternate" Is It?
Unlike many alternate histories, the one presented here stays very true to our timeline. More realistically, an alternate timeline diverging in 1892 would likely, via the butterfly effect, generate a vastly different history thenceforth than our own. Though the close similarities in the timelines may not be very realistic, I needed to work from the actual team vs. team records in order to calculate season standings in the alternate timeline. Thus, the parallels were unavoidable in order for the calculations to remain accurate. Franchise relocations and expansions occur as in OTL (at least up until 1998).
Despite the fundamental similarities in the two timelines, simulated season records can vary substantially from the actual records, due to the presence or absence of strong or weak teams in a particular division. The largest increase in winning percentage was that of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003, who in OTL finished 86-76 (0.531) but in the ATL finished 100-62 (0.617). The largest decrease in winning percentage was that of the Colorado Rockies in 2004, who in OTL finished 68-94 (0.420) but in the ATL finished 51-111 (0.315).
The Unbalanced Schedule
For each season, the total number of scheduled games per team is the same as in OTL, though the unbalanced schedule reapportions the games in favor of more intra-divisional play. The schedules used for each simulated season are as follows:
NL 1892, 1898-99: 12 teams, 154 games (20 games x 5 opponents in own division + 9 games x 6 opponents in other division) NL 1893-97: 12 teams, 132 games (18 games x 5 opponents in own division + 7 games x 6 opponents in other division) NL 1900-03, 1919; AL 1901-03, 1919: 8 teams, 140 games (28 games x 3 opponents in own division + 14 games x 4 opponents in other division) NL 1904-18, 1920-61; AL 1904-18, 1920-60: 8 teams, 154 games (30 games x 3 opponents in own division + 16 games x 4 opponents in other division) NL 1962-68; AL 1961-68: 10 teams, 162 games (23 games x 4 opponents in own division + 14 games x 5 opponents in other division) NL 1969-92; AL 1969-76: 12 teams, 162 games (18 games x 5 opponents in own division + 12 games x 6 opponents in other division) NL 1993-97; AL 1977-97: 14 teams, 162 games (13 games x 6 opponents in own division + 12 games x 7 opponents in other division) NL 1998-present; AL 1998-present: 16 teams, 162 games (22 games x 3 opponents in own division + 8 games x 12 opponents in other 3 divisions)
Even if a team was in OTL unable to complete its full schedule (due to player strikes, rainouts, etc.), the full season has been simulated to show how the team would have finished had they played all their scheduled games. In many seasons, the altered schedule generates an entirely different postseason outcome, while in some others, the outcomes end up the same. Because the divisional setup and schedule for the AL from 1969-76 and 1979-93 are identical to those of OTL, the alternate season standings are almost the same as the true standings, differing only in that missed games have been filled in. However, ALCS results may differ, as they are based on average head-to-head winning percentage (this statistic will be explained further on) and not on the actual results. Though the basic NL schedule from 1969-93 was the same in OTL as in the ATL (18x5 + 12x6 for 1969-92 and 13x6 + 12x7 for 1993), the season standings differed more than the AL because the ATL places Atlanta and Cincinnati in the East and Chicago and St. Louis in the West.
Calculating Alternate Season Standings
The method by which I calculated the alternate season standings is derived almost directly from Don Mankowski on his website here. Although he simulated just 1941-45, it is his site and his technique which inspired me to simulate every season from 1892 to the present. The actual head-to-head winning percentage between any two teams in any one season is extrapolated onto the modified head-to-head schedule between the teams for that season. This is best described by Mr. Mankowski himself on his website (he is using the unbalanced 8-team, 154-game schedule):
If two teams split 22 games 11-11, we assume that they would be 15-15 against each other as divisional rivals, or 8-8 against each other if in opposite divisions. But, if a team went 18-4 (.818) against another, we'd project them to win 81.8% of 30 games and thus go 24.5-and-5.5. Since that looks silly, we'd round off and say 24-6 or 25-5. Similarly, we'd expect them to win 81.8% of 16 games, which works out to 13-3 more or less.
If the simulated head-to-head record amounted to exactly 24.5-5.5, rather than arbitrarily rounding to 24-6 or 25-5, I chose to always round the larger number up. If, for example, in 13 head-to-head games, the simulated record were 6.5-6.5, I rounded up the wins for the team which had a better actual head-to-head record that season. If this were also tied, I next consulted actual head-to-head runs scored that season, and then by the simulated average head-to-head winning percentage against all teams in the league (to be explained shortly). Tiebreaker playoff games were excluded from the actual season records and runs scored before I calculated the alternate season records. This is because these games were only added to the actual regular season because two teams completed their full schedule tied for a playoff spot, which would not necessarily have occurred in the alternate timeline.
Determining Postseason Winners and Breaking Ties
I used the following criteria to decide the winners of postseason series and tiebreaker playoff games, as well as playoff seed when two division winners had the same record and which way to round when simulated head-to-head records were tied but not whole numbers (e.g., 6.5-6.5). If the first criterion listed is not tied, there is no need to consider further criteria. If it is tied, I next looked at the second criterion, and if it is also tied, I went to the third, and so on.
1) Simulated head-to-head win-loss record 2) Actual head-to-head win-loss record 3) Actual head-to-head runs scored 4) Simulated average head-to-head winning percentage against league opponents 5) Actual average head-to-head winning percentage against league opponents 6) Simulated season winning percentage 7) Actual season winning percentage 8) Actual season runs scored-runs allowed ratio
In order to determine a World Series winner, I used a different strategy than for league division and championship series. Since there are no games played during the season between the two World Series teams (with the exception of interleague games, which are discussed later), head-to-head records and runs scored cannot be used as criteria to determine the winner. Instead, each team's overall performance against the other teams in its own league is used to predict a winner. Overall performance could be measured by a team's season winning percentage, but this may obscure the fact that the team happens to be in a particularly weak or strong division.
To better measure a team's overall season performance, the team's winning percentages versus every team in its league that year are averaged to produce the cleverly named "average head-to-head winning percentage." This statistic levels the playing field, so to speak, by effectively balancing an unbalanced schedule. For example, in an 8-team 154-game season, the weight of a 30-game record against a division rival is reduced and the weight of 16-game record against a non-division rival is increased so that they are weighted the same. The final result is a winning percentage similar to that of the team in OTL, if the team played a balanced schedule in OTL (in this example, 22 games versus each other team). Admittedly, even the average head-to-head winning percentage may obscure whether one league is on the whole stronger or weaker than the other, but, finding no viable way to accurately compare the leagues' strength, I deemed the average head-to-head winning percentage the most logical criterion to determine World Series winners for my alternate timeline.
Interleague Play (or lack thereof)
Interleague games are excluded from all extrapolations primarily because interleague play was never instituted in the alternate timeline. Since interleague play horribly complicated scheduling, I figured it was just as well that I didn't have to deal with it in calculating alternate records. Actual head-to-head interleague records are not considered when deciding alternate World Series winners, even if the two teams did play each other that season. With the exception of so-called "geographic rivals," a team plays only 3 games in a season against any particular interleague opponent. The results of so few head-to-head games make poor predictors for postseason series (or poorer than the typically more numerous intra-league head-to-head games, anyway).
Expansion and Realignment in the 1990s
The alternate timeline diverges most dramatically from our timeline in the 1990s. Instead of adopting a 3-division-per-league arrangement in 1994 in which the divisions did not all have an equal number of teams, the East-West format remained in place through 1997. (Presumably, the retention of the 2-division format and the lack of interleague play meant that Bud Selig failed to become acting commissioner in 1992 in the ATL. All the better for baseball, I say.)
In the alternate version of the 1998 season, four expansion teams (2 NL and 2 AL) were added to bring the total number of major league teams to 32. The two leagues were also realigned that season into four 4-team divisions each. In this manner, the awkward, ill-conceived arrangement of 16 NL and 14 AL teams in OTL was avoided. Since in reality the addition of 2 expansion teams in 1998 spurred talks of contraction only a few years later, it is more likely that the 4-team expansion would have occurred later than 1998 in the alternate timeline. However, I needed the actual data from Arizona and Tampa Bay for those years to properly determine simulated season standings, so a premature expansion was another unavoidable consequence of my strategy.
Thus, in the alternate 1998, the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays were added to the NL, and the expansion Portland Timbers and Washington Senators were added to the AL. The absence of Bud Selig as commissioner in the ATL allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to remain in the AL, their league of origin. Tampa Bay was instead placed in the same league as Arizona (as should have occurred in OTL in lieu of shifting Milwaukee to the NL). The presence of an expansion team in Washington prevented Montreal from relocating there in 2005, so the Expos stay put in my ATL. I use the actual stats of the Nationals from 2005 on to simulate how Montreal would have fared.
This departure from OTL complicated the calculations for the alternate standings from 1998 on. It's difficult to explain exactly how I derived the simulated records for Tampa Bay and Milwaukee, but essentially I estimated how these teams would have fared playing in the opposite league based on their season records in OTL. To simulate the records of the new Portland and Washington expansion teams, I averaged the actual records of the 14 existing expansion teams in OTL for each season of their existence and used this average winning percentage to estimate how well Portland and Washington would have fared against the other AL teams. For a more detailed description of the intricate calculations behind the season standings and postseason results, feel free to contact me, and I'll give you the breakdown.
Get on with it already
Thus, after intense (and at times aggravating) number-crunching, I've fleshed out an alternate history of Major League Baseball from 1892 to the present, complete with season standings and postseason series results. Due credit must be given to Baseball Reference for providing the essential data I used in my calculations. I am most grateful for the hard work that has been done by Sean Forman and his colleagues to compile that immense database. So, without further ado, here's what you all came here to see.
1892-1900: NL Monopoly
1892 NL East: Boston (108-46), Brooklyn (94-60), Philadelphia (89-65), New York (73-81), Washington (56-98), Baltimore (44-110) NL West: Cleveland (101-53), Pittsburgh (83-71), Cincinnati (82-72), Chicago (72-82), Louisville (67-87), St. Louis (55-99) NLCS: Boston def. Cleveland
1893 NL East: Boston (89-43), New York (71-61), Philadelphia (70-62), Brooklyn (65-67), Baltimore (61-71), Washington (43-89) NL West: Pittsburgh (84-48), Cleveland (80-52), Cincinnati (67-65), St. Louis (58-74), Chicago (52-80), Louisville (52-80) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Boston
1894 NL East: Baltimore (87-45), Boston (82-50), New York (82-50), Philadelphia (74-58), Brooklyn (67-65), Washington (36-96) NL West: Cleveland (79-53), Pittsburgh (72-60), Chicago (60-72), Cincinnati (59-73), St. Louis (55-77), Louisville (39-93) NLCS: Baltimore def. Cleveland
1895 NL East: Baltimore (93-39), Philadelphia (79-53), Brooklyn (69-63), Boston (67-65), New York (57-75), Washington (44-88) NL West: Cleveland (87-45), Chicago (78-54), Pittsburgh (75-57), Cincinnati (69-63), Louisville (38-94), St. Louis (36-96) NLCS: Cleveland def. Baltimore
1896 NL East: Baltimore (92-40), Boston (81-51), New York (60-72), Philadelphia (60-72), Brooklyn (56-76), Washington (56-76) NL West: Cincinnati (83-49), Cleveland (82-50), Chicago (77-55), Pittsburgh (72-60), St. Louis (40-92), Louisville (33-99) NLCS: Baltimore def. Cincinnati
1897 NL East: Boston (92-40), Baltimore (90-42), New York (83-49), Brooklyn (55-77), Washington (55-77), Philadelphia (49-83) NL West: Cincinnati (82-50), Cleveland (73-59), Pittsburgh (68-64), Chicago (60-72), Louisville (57-75), St. Louis (28-104) NLCS: Boston def. Cincinnati
1898 NL East: Boston (108-46), Baltimore (96-58), Philadelphia (80-74), New York (78-76), Brooklyn (57-97), Washington (50-104) NL West: Cincinnati (98-56), Chicago (88-66), Cleveland (84-70), Pittsburgh (76-78), Louisville (69-85), St. Louis (40-114) NLCS: Boston def. Cincinnati
1899 NL East: Brooklyn (104-50), Philadelphia (96-58), Boston (94-60), Baltimore (89-65), New York (54-100), Washington (49-105) NL West: St. Louis (91-64), Cincinnati (90-65), Chicago (82-72), Pittsburgh (80-74), Louisville (77-77), Cleveland (19-135) Note: St. Louis def. Cincinnati in 1-game playoff for NL West NLCS: Brooklyn def. St. Louis
1900 NL East: Brooklyn (85-55), Philadelphia (75-65), Boston (64-76), New York (60-80) NL West: Pittsburgh (78-62), Cincinnati (68-72), St. Louis (66-74), Chicago (64-76) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Brooklyn
1901-1910: The Rise of the American League
1901 NL East: Philadelphia (82-58), Brooklyn (80-60), Boston (71-69), New York (51-89) NL West: Pittsburgh (90-50), St. Louis (75-65), Cincinnati (56-84), Chicago (55-85) AL East: Boston (79-61), Baltimore (74-66), Philadelphia (74-66), Washington (63-77) AL West: Chicago (87-53), Detroit (79-61), Cleveland (55-85), Milwaukee (49-91) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Philadelphia -- ALCS: Boston def. Chicago World Series: Pittsburgh (NL) def. Boston (AL)
1902 NL East: Boston (78-62), Brooklyn (77-63), Philadelphia (61-79), New York (47-93) NL West: Pittsburgh (104-36), Chicago (73-67), Cincinnati (67-73), St. Louis (53-87) AL East: Philadelphia (86-54), Boston (79-61), Washington (63-77), Baltimore (50-90) AL West: St. Louis (81-59), Chicago (80-60), Cleveland (67-73), Detroit (54-86) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Boston -- ALCS: St. Louis def. Philadelphia World Series: Pittsburgh (NL) def. St. Louis (AL)
1903 NL East: New York (88-52), Brooklyn (71-69), Boston (61-79), Philadelphia (52-88) NL West: Pittsburgh (91-49), Chicago (84-56), Cincinnati (71-69), St. Louis (42-98) AL East: Boston (93-47), New York (78-62), Philadelphia (77-63), Washington (40-100) AL West: Cleveland (75-65), St. Louis (69-71), Detroit (65-75), Chicago (63-77) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. New York -- ALCS: Boston def. Cleveland World Series: Boston (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1904 NL East: New York (114-40), Brooklyn (60-94), Boston (56-98), Philadelphia (53-101) NL West: Chicago (91-63), Pittsburgh (86-68), Cincinnati (85-69), St. Louis (71-83) AL East: Boston (98-56), New York (95-59), Philadelphia (82-72), Washington (36-118) AL West: Chicago (92-62), Cleveland (85-69), St. Louis (65-89), Detroit (63-91) NLCS: New York def. Chicago -- ALCS: Boston def. Chicago World Series: New York (NL) def. Boston (AL)
1905 NL East: New York (107-47), Philadelphia (90-64), Boston (50-104), Brooklyn (48-106) NL West: Pittsburgh (98-56), Chicago (92-62), Cincinnati (76-78), St. Louis (55-99) AL East: Philadelphia (94-60), Boston (80-74), New York (73-81), Washington (63-91) AL West: Chicago (93-61), Detroit (81-73), Cleveland (77-77), St. Louis (55-99) NLCS: New York def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Chicago World Series: New York (NL) def. Philadelphia (AL)
1906 NL East: New York (98-56), Philadelphia (76-78), Brooklyn (68-86), Boston (50-104) NL West: Chicago (118-36), Pittsburgh (90-64), Cincinnati (63-91), St. Louis (53-101) AL East: New York (95-59), Philadelphia (85-69), Washington (57-97), Boston (50-104) AL West: Chicago (93-61), Cleveland (90-64), St. Louis (75-79), Detroit (71-83) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Chicago def. New York World Series: Chicago (NL) def. Chicago (AL)
1907 NL East: Philadelphia (87-67), New York (82-72), Boston (66-88), Brooklyn (65-89) NL West: Chicago (107-47), Pittsburgh (93-61), Cincinnati (67-87), St. Louis (49-105) AL East: Philadelphia (94-60), New York (78-76), Boston (61-93), Washington (53-101) AL West: Detroit (90-64), Chicago (89-65), Cleveland (85-69), St. Louis (66-88) NLCS: Chicago def. Philadelphia -- ALCS: Detroit def. Philadelphia World Series: Chicago (NL) def. Detroit (AL)
1908 NL East: New York (102-52), Philadelphia (82-72), Boston (63-91), Brooklyn (52-102) NL West: Chicago (102-52), Pittsburgh (99-55), Cincinnati (69-85), St. Louis (47-107) AL East: Boston (75-79), Philadelphia (73-81), Washington (72-82), New York (54-100) AL West: Cleveland (91-63), Detroit (87-67), Chicago (83-71), St. Louis (81-73) NLCS: New York def. Chicago -- ALCS: Cleveland def. Boston World Series: New York (NL) def. Cleveland (AL)
1909 NL East: New York (92-62), Philadelphia (75-79), Brooklyn (60-94), Boston (53-101) NL West: Pittsburgh (111-43), Chicago (101-53), Cincinnati (72-82), St. Louis (52-102) AL East: Philadelphia (97-57), Boston (90-64), New York (76-78), Washington (40-114) AL West: Detroit (103-51), Cleveland (76-78), Chicago (74-80), St. Louis (60-94) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. New York -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Detroit World Series: Pittsburgh (NL) def. Philadelphia (AL)
1910 NL East: New York (95-59), Philadelphia (82-72), Brooklyn (64-90), Boston (53-101) NL West: Chicago (102-52), Pittsburgh (88-66), Cincinnati (72-82), St. Louis (60-94) AL East: Philadelphia (105-49), New York (90-64), Boston (78-76), Washington (60-94) AL West: Detroit (88-66), Cleveland (77-77), Chicago (70-84), St. Louis (48-106) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Detroit World Series: Philadelphia (AL) def. Chicago (NL)
1911-1920: The Federal League and the World War I Years
1911 NL East: New York (100-54), Philadelphia (84-70), Brooklyn (62-92), Boston (49-105) NL West: Chicago (93-61), Pittsburgh (85-69), St. Louis (76-78), Cincinnati (67-87) AL East: Philadelphia (102-52), Boston (78-76), New York (75-79), Washington (64-90) AL West: Detroit (93-61), Cleveland (81-73), Chicago (76-78), St. Louis (47-107) NLCS: New York def. Chicago -- ALCS: Detroit def. Philadelphia World Series: New York (NL) def. Detroit (AL)
1912 NL East: New York (111-43), Philadelphia (73-81), Brooklyn (60-94), Boston (52-102) NL West: Pittsburgh (93-61), Chicago (88-66), Cincinnati (77-77), St. Louis (62-92) AL East: Boston (106-48), Philadelphia (91-63), Washington (86-68), New York (46-108) AL West: Chicago (81-73), Cleveland (80-74), Detroit (71-83), St. Louis (55-99) NLCS: New York def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Boston def. Chicago World Series: New York (NL) def. Boston (AL)
1913 NL East: New York (101-53), Philadelphia (88-66), Boston (69-85), Brooklyn (67-87) NL West: Chicago (90-64), Pittsburgh (83-71), Cincinnati (64-90), St. Louis (54-100) AL East: Philadelphia (96-58), Washington (91-63), Boston (79-75), New York (54-100) AL West: Cleveland (92-62), Chicago (78-76), Detroit (66-88), St. Louis (60-94) NLCS: New York def. Chicago -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Cleveland World Series: New York (NL) def. Philadelphia (AL)
1914 NL East: Boston (88-66), New York (83-71), Brooklyn (76-78), Philadelphia (74-80) NL West: Chicago (82-72), St. Louis (78-76), Pittsburgh (75-79), Cincinnati (60-94) AL East: Philadelphia (96-58), Boston (88-66), Washington (80-74), New York (68-86) AL West: Detroit (84-70), St. Louis (76-78), Chicago (73-81), Cleveland (51-103) NLCS: Boston def. Chicago -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Detroit World Series: Philadelphia (AL) def. Boston (NL)
FL East: Brooklyn (83-72), Baltimore (82-73), Buffalo (81-73), Pittsburgh (63-91) FL West: Chicago (89-65), Indianapolis (88-66), St. Louis (66-88), Kansas City (65-89) Note: Brooklyn def. Baltimore in 1-game playoff for FL East FLCS: Chicago def. Brooklyn
1915 NL East: Philadelphia (90-64), Boston (83-71), Brooklyn (81-73), New York (66-88) NL West: Chicago (78-76), Cincinnati (74-80), Pittsburgh (72-82), St. Louis (72-82) AL East: Boston (102-52), Washington (84-70), New York (72-82), Philadelphia (46-108) AL West: Detroit (100-54), Chicago (95-59), St. Louis (61-93), Cleveland (56-98) NLCS: Philadelphia def. Chicago -- ALCS: Boston def. Detroit World Series: Boston (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
FL East: Newark (83-71), Buffalo (79-75), Brooklyn (74-80), Baltimore (49-105) FL West: St. Louis (85-69), Chicago (84-70), Pittsburgh (84-70), Kansas City (78-76) FLCS: St. Louis def. Newark
1916 NL East: Brooklyn (90-64), Boston (88-66), Philadelphia (88-66), New York (80-74) NL West: Pittsburgh (71-83), Chicago (70-84), Cincinnati (67-87), St. Louis (62-92) AL East: Boston (90-64), New York (84-70), Washington (77-77), Philadelphia (40-114) AL West: Chicago (91-63), Detroit (84-70), Cleveland (76-78), St. Louis (74-80) NLCS: Brooklyn def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Boston def. Chicago World Series: Brooklyn (NL) def. Boston (AL)
1917 NL East: New York (98-56), Philadelphia (84-70), Boston (73-81), Brooklyn (69-85) NL West: St. Louis (85-69), Cincinnati (79-75), Chicago (76-78), Pittsburgh (52-102) AL East: Boston (95-59), Washington (76-78), New York (71-83), Philadelphia (53-101) AL West: Chicago (103-51), Cleveland (86-68), Detroit (76-78), St. Louis (56-98) NLCS: New York def. St. Louis -- ALCS: Chicago def. Boston World Series: Chicago (AL) def. New York (NL)
1918 NL East: New York (99-55), Brooklyn (69-85), Philadelphia (68-86), Boston (61-93) NL West: Chicago (102-52), Pittsburgh (84-70), Cincinnati (76-78), St. Louis (57-97) AL East: Boston (89-65), Washington (87-67), New York (79-75), Philadelphia (59-95) AL West: Cleveland (93-61), St. Louis (72-82), Chicago (70-84), Detroit (67-87) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Boston def. Cleveland World Series: Chicago (NL) def. Boston (AL)
1919 NL East: New York (91-49), Brooklyn (71-69), Boston (60-80), Philadelphia (46-94) NL West: Cincinnati (96-44), Chicago (74-66), Pittsburgh (68-72), St. Louis (54-86) AL East: New York (85-55), Boston (72-68), Washington (59-81), Philadelphia (36-104) AL West: Chicago (85-55), Detroit (82-58), Cleveland (77-63), St. Louis (64-76) NLCS: Cincinnati def. New York -- ALCS: Chicago def. New York World Series: Cincinnati (NL) def. Chicago (AL)
1920 NL East: Brooklyn (94-60), New York (82-72), Philadelphia (66-88), Boston (64-90) NL West: Cincinnati (84-70), Pittsburgh (78-76), Chicago (74-80), St. Louis (74-80) AL East: New York (97-57), Washington (76-78), Boston (73-81), Philadelphia (45-109) AL West: Cleveland (98-56), Chicago (97-57), St. Louis (72-82), Detroit (58-96) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. Cincinnati (NL)
1921-1930: Live Ball and the Roaring Twenties
1921 NL East: New York (95-59), Brooklyn (82-72), Boston (78-76), Philadelphia (50-104) NL West: Pittsburgh (91-63), St. Louis (87-67), Cincinnati (69-85), Chicago (64-90) AL East: New York (100-54), Washington (79-75), Boston (73-81), Philadelphia (56-98) AL West: Cleveland (97-57), St. Louis (78-76), Detroit (74-80), Chicago (59-95) NLCS: New York def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. New York (NL)
1922 NL East: New York (94-60), Brooklyn (79-75), Philadelphia (60-94), Boston (54-100) NL West: St. Louis (85-69), Pittsburgh (82-72), Chicago (81-73), Cincinnati (81-73) AL East: New York (93-61), Washington (70-84), Boston (66-88), Philadelphia (65-89) AL West: St. Louis (95-59), Chicago (80-74), Cleveland (76-78), Detroit (71-83) NLCS: New York def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. St. Louis World Series: New York (AL) def. New York (NL)
1923 NL East: New York (99-55), Brooklyn (78-76), Boston (57-97), Philadelphia (51-103) NL West: Cincinnati (87-67), Pittsburgh (86-68), Chicago (80-74), St. Louis (78-76) AL East: New York (102-52), Washington (72-82), Philadelphia (68-86), Boston (65-89) AL West: Detroit (85-69), Cleveland (84-70), St. Louis (73-81), Chicago (67-87) NLCS: Cincinnati def. New York -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. Cincinnati (NL)
1924 NL East: New York (97-57), Brooklyn (92-62), Philadelphia (56-98), Boston (54-100) NL West: Pittsburgh (91-63), Cincinnati (85-69), Chicago (78-76), St. Louis (63-91) AL East: Washington (93-61), New York (91-63), Philadelphia (69-85), Boston (64-90) AL West: Detroit (86-68), St. Louis (74-80), Chicago (70-84), Cleveland (69-85) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. New York -- ALCS: Washington def. Detroit World Series: Washington (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1925 NL East: New York (86-68), Boston (72-82), Philadelphia (72-82), Brooklyn (69-85) NL West: Pittsburgh (94-60), Cincinnati (78-76), St. Louis (77-77), Chicago (68-86) AL East: Washington (99-55), Philadelphia (88-66), New York (70-84), Boston (49-105) AL West: St. Louis (82-72), Chicago (80-74), Detroit (78-76), Cleveland (70-84) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. New York -- ALCS: St. Louis def. Washington World Series: Pittsburgh (NL) def. St. Louis (AL)
1926 NL East: New York (79-75), Brooklyn (76-78), Boston (66-88), Philadelphia (62-92) NL West: Cincinnati (87-68), St. Louis (86-69), Chicago (82-72), Pittsburgh (79-75) AL East: New York (90-64), Washington (88-66), Philadelphia (84-70), Boston (43-111) AL West: Chicago (86-68), Cleveland (84-70), Detroit (77-77), St. Louis (64-90) Note: Cincinnati def. St. Louis in 1-game playoff for NL West NLCS: New York def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. New York (NL)
1927 NL East: New York (93-61), Brooklyn (68-86), Boston (65-89), Philadelphia (54-100) NL West: Pittsburgh (94-60), St. Louis (89-65), Chicago (82-72), Cincinnati (71-83) AL East: New York (109-45), Philadelphia (89-65), Washington (86-68), Boston (45-109) AL West: Detroit (83-71), Chicago (75-79), Cleveland (68-86), St. Louis (61-93) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. New York -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1928 NL East: New York (97-57), Brooklyn (80-74), Boston (54-100), Philadelphia (46-108) NL West: St. Louis (92-62), Chicago (88-66), Pittsburgh (81-73), Cincinnati (78-76) AL East: New York (103-51), Philadelphia (96-58), Washington (73-81), Boston (56-98) AL West: St. Louis (83-71), Chicago (75-79), Detroit (68-86), Cleveland (62-92) NLCS: New York def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. St. Louis World Series: New York (AL) def. New York (NL)
1929 NL East: New York (86-68), Philadelphia (75-79), Brooklyn (73-81), Boston (57-97) NL West: Chicago (98-56), Pittsburgh (91-63), St. Louis (76-78), Cincinnati (60-94) AL East: Philadelphia (109-45), New York (87-67), Washington (69-85), Boston (55-99) AL West: St. Louis (85-69), Cleveland (80-74), Detroit (72-82), Chicago (59-95) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. St. Louis World Series: Philadelphia (AL) def. Chicago (NL)
1930 NL East: Brooklyn (88-66), New York (86-68), Boston (72-82), Philadelphia (51-103) NL West: St. Louis (92-62), Chicago (86-68), Pittsburgh (83-71), Cincinnati (58-96) AL East: Philadelphia (101-53), Washington (97-57), New York (83-71), Boston (47-107) AL West: Cleveland (83-71), Detroit (77-77), Chicago (65-89), St. Louis (63-91) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Cleveland World Series: Philadelphia (AL) def. St. Louis (NL) 1931-1940: The Depression Years
1931 NL East: New York (90-64), Brooklyn (80-74), Boston (65-89), Philadelphia (65-89) NL West: St. Louis (102-52), Chicago (84-70), Pittsburgh (77-77), Cincinnati (53-101) AL East: Philadelphia (104-50), New York (95-59), Washington (88-66), Boston (57-97) AL West: Cleveland (85-69), Detroit (64-90), St. Louis (63-91), Chicago (60-94) NLCS: St. Louis def. New York -- ALCS: Philadelphia def. Cleveland World Series: Philadelphia (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1932 NL East: Philadelphia (80-75), Boston (79-76), Brooklyn (78-76), New York (71-83) NL West: Pittsburgh (89-65), Chicago (86-68), St. Louis (75-79), Cincinnati (59-95) AL East: New York (104-50), Philadelphia (93-61), Washington (92-62), Boston (40-114) AL West: Cleveland (91-63), Detroit (81-73), St. Louis (63-91), Chicago (52-102) Note: Philadelphia def. Boston in 1-game playoff for NL East NLCS: Philadelphia def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
1933 NL East: New York (92-62), Boston (83-71), Brooklyn (67-87), Philadelphia (61-93) NL West: Pittsburgh (89-65), Chicago (84-70), St. Louis (81-73), Cincinnati (59-95) AL East: Washington (100-54), New York (90-64), Philadelphia (77-77), Boston (65-89) AL West: Cleveland (80-74), Detroit (78-76), Chicago (71-83), St. Louis (55-99) NLCS: New York def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Washington def. Cleveland World Series: Washington (AL) def. New York (NL)
1934 NL East: New York (96-58), Boston (82-72), Brooklyn (69-85), Philadelphia (58-96) NL West: St. Louis (92-62), Chicago (88-66), Pittsburgh (78-76), Cincinnati (53-101) AL East: New York (91-63), Boston (79-75), Philadelphia (70-84), Washington (66-88) AL West: Detroit (104-50), Cleveland (83-71), St. Louis (69-85), Chicago (54-100) NLCS: St. Louis def. New York -- ALCS: Detroit def. New York World Series: Detroit (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1935 NL East: New York (93-61), Brooklyn (75-79), Philadelphia (69-85), Boston (39-115) NL West: St. Louis (96-59), Chicago (95-60), Pittsburgh (85-69), Cincinnati (65-89) AL East: New York (94-60), Boston (81-73), Washington (67-87), Philadelphia (57-97) AL West: Detroit (96-58), Cleveland (82-72), Chicago (76-78), St. Louis (63-91) Note: St. Louis def. Chicago in 1-game playoff for NL West NLCS: New York def. St. Louis -- ALCS: Detroit def. New York World Series: Detroit (AL) def. New York (NL)
1936 NL East: New York (94-60), Brooklyn (70-84), Boston (70-84), Philadelphia (56-98) NL West: St. Louis (88-66), Chicago (83-71), Pittsburgh (82-72), Cincinnati (73-81) AL East: New York (103-51), Washington (85-69), Boston (73-81), Philadelphia (52-102) AL West: Detroit (85-69), Chicago (81-73), Cleveland (78-76), St. Louis (59-95) NLCS: St. Louis def. New York -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1937 NL East: New York (96-58), Boston (84-70), Philadelphia (63-91), Brooklyn (61-93) NL West: Pittsburgh (93-61), Chicago (92-62), St. Louis (76-78), Cincinnati (51-103) AL East: New York (102-52), Boston (82-72), Washington (75-79), Philadelphia (52-102) AL West: Detroit (90-64), Chicago (87-67), Cleveland (86-68), St. Louis (42-112) NLCS: New York def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. New York (NL)
1938 NL East: New York (91-63), Boston (78-76), Brooklyn (73-81), Philadelphia (46-108) NL West: Chicago (89-65), Pittsburgh (87-67), Cincinnati (83-71), St. Louis (69-85) AL East: New York (101-53), Boston (90-64), Washington (76-78), Philadelphia (51-103) AL West: Cleveland (87-67), Detroit (84-70), Chicago (69-85), St. Louis (58-96) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. Chicago (NL)
1939 NL East: Brooklyn (87-67), New York (81-73), Boston (69-85), Philadelphia (46-108) NL West: Cincinnati (96-58), St. Louis (89-65), Chicago (84-70), Pittsburgh (64-90) AL East: New York (105-49), Boston (95-59), Washington (67-87), Philadelphia (50-104) AL West: Chicago (88-66), Cleveland (87-67), Detroit (82-72), St. Louis (42-112) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Cincinnati (NL)
1940 NL East: Brooklyn (95-59), New York (72-82), Boston (69-85), Philadelphia (50-104) NL West: Cincinnati (101-53), St. Louis (82-72), Pittsburgh (76-78), Chicago (71-83) AL East: New York (92-62), Boston (86-68), Washington (64-90), Philadelphia (52-102) AL West: Detroit (90-64), Cleveland (88-66), Chicago (81-73), St. Louis (63-91) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: Detroit def. New York World Series: Cincinnati (NL) def. Detroit (AL)
1941-1950: World War II and Integration
1941 NL East: Brooklyn (105-49), New York (80-74), Boston (60-94), Philadelphia (42-112) NL West: St. Louis (95-59), Cincinnati (87-67), Pittsburgh (78-76), Chicago (69-85) AL East: New York (101-53), Boston (87-67), Washington (67-87), Philadelphia (63-91) AL West: Chicago (80-74), Detroit (75-79), Cleveland (73-81), St. Louis (70-84) NLCS: Brooklyn def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Brooklyn (NL)
1942 NL East: Brooklyn (108-46), New York (86-68), Boston (62-92), Philadelphia (42-112) NL West: St. Louis (105-49), Cincinnati (75-79), Chicago (69-85), Pittsburgh (69-85) AL East: New York (103-51), Boston (94-60), Washington (61-93), Philadelphia (55-99) AL West: St. Louis (87-67), Detroit (77-77), Cleveland (73-81), Chicago (66-88) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. St. Louis World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. New York (AL)
1943 NL East: Brooklyn (84-70), Boston (72-82), Philadelphia (66-88), New York (58-96) NL West: St. Louis (101-53), Cincinnati (85-69), Pittsburgh (80-74), Chicago (70-84) AL East: New York (99-55), Washington (87-67), Boston (68-86), Philadelphia (50-104) AL West: Cleveland (84-70), Chicago (76-78), Detroit (76-78), St. Louis (76-78) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. New York (AL)
1944 NL East: Brooklyn (72-82), New York (71-83), Boston (66-88), Philadelphia (64-90) NL West: St. Louis (102-52), Pittsburgh (86-68), Cincinnati (85-69), Chicago (70-84) AL East: New York (85-69), Boston (76-78), Philadelphia (70-84), Washington (68-86) AL West: St. Louis (89-65), Detroit (85-69), Chicago (72-82), Cleveland (71-83) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: St. Louis def. New York World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. St. Louis (AL)
1945 NL East: Brooklyn (94-60), New York (80-74), Boston (70-84), Philadelphia (44-110) NL West: Chicago (97-57), St. Louis (95-59), Pittsburgh (79-75), Cincinnati (57-97) AL East: New York (89-65), Washington (86-68), Boston (72-82), Philadelphia (50-104) AL West: Detroit (88-66), St. Louis (80-74), Cleveland (78-76), Chicago (73-81) NLCS: Chicago def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: Detroit def. New York World Series: Chicago (NL) def. Detroit (AL)
1946 NL East: Brooklyn (100-54), Boston (80-74), Philadelphia (65-89), New York (62-92) NL West: St. Louis (96-58), Chicago (81-73), Cincinnati (68-86), Pittsburgh (64-90) AL East: Boston (105-49), New York (88-66), Washington (75-79), Philadelphia (46-108) AL West: Detroit (93-61), Chicago (77-77), Cleveland (67-87), St. Louis (65-89) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: Boston def. Detroit World Series: Boston (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1947 NL East: Brooklyn (93-61), Boston (87-67), New York (77-77), Philadelphia (62-92) NL West: St. Louis (91-63), Cincinnati (73-81), Chicago (70-84), Pittsburgh (63-91) AL East: New York (97-57), Boston (81-73), Philadelphia (76-78), Washington (66-88) AL West: Detroit (89-65), Cleveland (80-74), Chicago (69-85), St. Louis (58-96) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1948 NL East: Boston (92-62), Brooklyn (83-71), New York (80-74), Philadelphia (64-90) NL West: Pittsburgh (85-69), St. Louis (81-73), Cincinnati (66-88), Chicago (65-89) AL East: Boston (95-59), New York (92-62), Philadelphia (83-71), Washington (54-100) AL West: Cleveland (98-56), Detroit (79-75), St. Louis (64-90), Chicago (51-103) NLCS: Boston def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Cleveland def. Boston World Series: Cleveland (AL) def. Boston (NL)
1949 NL East: Brooklyn (93-61), Philadelphia (80-74), Boston (76-78), New York (72-82) NL West: St. Louis (97-57), Pittsburgh (74-80), Chicago (62-92), Cincinnati (62-92) AL East: New York (97-57), Boston (96-58), Philadelphia (80-74), Washington (47-107) AL West: Cleveland (91-63), Detroit (86-68), Chicago (65-89), St. Louis (54-100) NLCS: St. Louis def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. New York (AL)
1950 NL East: Philadelphia (89-66), Brooklyn (88-67), New York (82-72), Boston (80-74) NL West: St. Louis (79-75), Cincinnati (72-82), Chicago (64-90), Pittsburgh (63-91) AL East: New York (97-57), Boston (93-61), Washington (66-88), Philadelphia (54-100) AL West: Detroit (95-59), Cleveland (93-61), Chicago (60-94), St. Louis (58-96) Note: Philadelphia def. Brooklyn in 1-game playoff for NL East NLCS: Philadelphia def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
1951-1960: Franchise Migration Begins
1951 NL East: Brooklyn (95-60), New York (94-61), Boston (73-81), Philadelphia (69-85) NL West: St. Louis (87-67), Cincinnati (70-84), Pittsburgh (66-88), Chicago (63-91) AL East: New York (97-57), Boston (89-65), Philadelphia (68-86), Washington (61-93) AL West: Cleveland (95-59), Chicago (83-71), Detroit (69-85), St. Louis (54-100) Note: Brooklyn def. New York in 1-game playoff for NL East NLCS: Brooklyn def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. Brooklyn (NL)
1952 NL East: Brooklyn (94-60), New York (92-62), Philadelphia (87-67), Boston (60-94) NL West: St. Louis (89-65), Chicago (80-74), Cincinnati (72-82), Pittsburgh (42-112) AL East: New York (95-59), Washington (79-75), Philadelphia (75-79), Boston (74-80) AL West: Cleveland (95-59), Chicago (83-71), St. Louis (66-88), Detroit (49-105) NLCS: Brooklyn def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: Brooklyn (NL) def. New York (AL)
1953 NL East: Brooklyn (106-48), Philadelphia (83-71), New York (68-86), Pittsburgh (50-104) NL West: Milwaukee (93-61), St. Louis (81-73), Chicago (68-86), Cincinnati (67-87) AL East: New York (101-53), Boston (82-72), Washington (76-78), Philadelphia (56-98) AL West: Cleveland (94-60), Chicago (92-62), Detroit (59-95), St. Louis (56-98) NLCS: Brooklyn def. Milwaukee -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: Brooklyn (NL) def. New York (AL)
1954 NL East: New York (99-55), Brooklyn (90-64), Philadelphia (75-79), Pittsburgh (52-102) NL West: Milwaukee (89-65), Cincinnati (74-80), St. Louis (73-81), Chicago (64-90) AL East: New York (104-50), Boston (73-81), Washington (66-88), Philadelphia (52-102) AL West: Cleveland (109-45), Chicago (91-63), Detroit (70-84), Baltimore (51-103) NLCS: New York def. Milwaukee -- ALCS: Cleveland def. New York World Series: Cleveland (AL) def. New York (NL)
1955 NL East: Brooklyn (100-54), New York (80-74), Philadelphia (76-78), Pittsburgh (57-97) NL West: Milwaukee (86-68), Cincinnati (74-80), Chicago (73-81), St. Louis (70-84) AL East: New York (102-52), Boston (84-70), Baltimore (57-97), Washington (53-101) AL West: Cleveland (93-61), Chicago (90-64), Detroit (76-78), Kansas City (61-93) NLCS: Brooklyn def. Milwaukee -- ALCS: Cleveland def. New York World Series: Brooklyn (NL) def. Cleveland (AL)
1956 NL East: Brooklyn (94-60), New York (70-84), Philadelphia (70-84), Pittsburgh (69-85) NL West: Milwaukee (92-62), Cincinnati (90-64), St. Louis (74-80), Chicago (57-97) AL East: New York (98-56), Boston (82-72), Baltimore (67-87), Washington (62-92) AL West: Chicago (88-66), Cleveland (86-68), Detroit (83-71), Kansas City (50-104) NLCS: Milwaukee def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Milwaukee (NL)
1957 NL East: Brooklyn (81-73), Philadelphia (80-74), New York (69-85), Pittsburgh (65-89) NL West: Milwaukee (97-57), St. Louis (85-69), Cincinnati (75-79), Chicago (64-90) AL East: New York (97-57), Boston (83-71), Baltimore (76-78), Washington (56-98) AL West: Chicago (90-64), Cleveland (75-79), Detroit (75-79), Kansas City (64-90) NLCS: Milwaukee def. Brooklyn -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Milwaukee (NL)
1958 NL East: Milwaukee (94-60), Pittsburgh (82-72), Cincinnati (75-79), Philadelphia (69-85) NL West: San Francisco (83-71), St. Louis (73-81), Chicago (71-83), Los Angeles (69-85) AL East: New York (91-63), Boston (79-75), Baltimore (76-78), Washington (60-94) AL West: Chicago (81-73), Cleveland (78-76), Detroit (77-77), Kansas City (74-80) NLCS: Milwaukee def. San Francisco -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: Milwaukee (NL) def. New York (AL)
1959 NL East: Milwaukee (87-67), Pittsburgh (78-76), Cincinnati (71-83), Philadelphia (67-87) NL West: Los Angeles (86-68), San Francisco (82-72), Chicago (75-79), St. Louis (70-84) AL East: Boston (80-75), New York (79-76), Baltimore (73-81), Washington (64-90) AL West: Chicago (93-61), Cleveland (88-66), Detroit (75-79), Kansas City (65-89) Note: Boston def. New York in 1-game playoff for AL East NLCS: Los Angeles def. Milwaukee -- ALCS: Chicago def. Boston World Series: Chicago (AL) def. Los Angeles (NL)
1960 NL East: Pittsburgh (97-57), Milwaukee (88-66), Cincinnati (64-90), Philadelphia (60-94) NL West: St. Louis (84-70), Los Angeles (82-72), San Francisco (82-72), Chicago (59-95) AL East: New York (96-58), Baltimore (86-68), Washington (74-80), Boston (63-91) AL West: Chicago (86-68), Cleveland (76-78), Detroit (75-79), Kansas City (60-94) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. St. Louis -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1961-1970: The Advent of the Expansion Era
1961 NL East: Cincinnati (96-58), Milwaukee (82-72), Pittsburgh (78-76), Philadelphia (46-108) NL West: Los Angeles (87-67), San Francisco (85-69), St. Louis (82-72), Chicago (60-94) AL East: New York (109-53), Baltimore (96-66), Cleveland (81-81), Boston (73-89), Washington (60-102) AL West: Detroit (102-60), Chicago (86-76), Minnesota (73-89), Los Angeles (69-93), Kansas City (61-101) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: New York def. Detroit World Series: New York (AL) def. Cincinnati (NL)
1962 NL East: Cincinnati (100-62), Pittsburgh (91-71), Milwaukee (85-77), Philadelphia (82-80), New York (41-121) NL West: San Francisco (101-61), Los Angeles (99-63), St. Louis (86-76), Houston (67-95), Chicago (58-104) AL East: New York (96-66), Cleveland (82-80), Baltimore (81-81), Boston (77-85), Washington (60-102) AL West: Minnesota (91-71), Los Angeles (85-77), Chicago (84-78), Detroit (84-78), Kansas City (70-92) NLCS: San Francisco def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: New York def. Minnesota World Series: San Francisco (NL) def. New York (AL)
1963 NL East: Philadelphia (89-73), Cincinnati (87-75), Milwaukee (84-78), Pittsburgh (76-86), New York (53-109) NL West: Los Angeles (98-64), St. Louis (93-69), San Francisco (86-76), Chicago (81-81), Houston (63-99) AL East: New York (105-57), Baltimore (86-76), Cleveland (80-82), Boston (77-85), Washington (53-109) AL West: Chicago (94-68), Minnesota (92-70), Detroit (81-81), Kansas City (72-90), Los Angeles (70-92) NLCS: Philadelphia def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
1964 NL East: Philadelphia (92-70), Milwaukee (91-71), Cincinnati (90-72), Pittsburgh (80-82), New York (50-112) NL West: San Francisco (92-70), St. Louis (91-71), Los Angeles (80-82), Chicago (78-84), Houston (66-96) AL East: New York (99-63), Baltimore (98-64), Cleveland (80-82), Boston (73-89), Washington (60-102) AL West: Chicago (98-64), Detroit (85-77), Los Angeles (82-80), Minnesota (78-84), Kansas City (57-105) NLCS: Philadelphia def. San Francisco -- ALCS: New York def. Chicago World Series: New York (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
1965 NL East: Pittsburgh (93-69), Cincinnati (92-70), Milwaukee (85-77), Philadelphia (83-79), New York (50-112) NL West: Los Angeles (98-64), San Francisco (95-67), St. Louis (78-84), Chicago (72-90), Houston (64-98) AL East: Baltimore (95-67), Cleveland (88-74), New York (76-86), Washington (69-93), Boston (66-96) AL West: Minnesota (99-63), Chicago (94-68), Detroit (90-72), California (78-84), Kansas City (55-107) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Minnesota def. Baltimore World Series: Minnesota (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1966 NL East: Pittsburgh (92-70), Atlanta (86-76), Philadelphia (86-76), Cincinnati (79-83), New York (63-99) NL West: San Francisco (95-67), Los Angeles (94-68), St. Louis (83-79), Houston (74-88), Chicago (58-104) AL East: Baltimore (99-63), Cleveland (84-78), Washington (76-86), Boston (71-91), New York (68-94) AL West: Detroit (89-74), Minnesota (88-75), Chicago (82-80), California (81-81), Kansas City (73-89) Note: Detroit def. Minnesota in 1-game playoff for AL West NLCS: San Francisco def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Baltimore def. Detroit World Series: Baltimore (AL) def. San Francisco (NL)
1967 NL East: Cincinnati (91-71), Philadelphia (82-80), Pittsburgh (81-81), Atlanta (76-86), New York (63-99) NL West: St. Louis (101-61), San Francisco (91-71), Chicago (85-77), Houston (70-92), Los Angeles (70-92) AL East: Boston (93-69), Baltimore (81-81), Cleveland (76-86), New York (73-89), Washington (72-90) AL West: Minnesota (92-71), Detroit (91-72), Chicago (87-75), California (84-78), Kansas City (62-100) Note: Minnesota def. Detroit in 1-game playoff for AL West NLCS: St. Louis def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Minnesota def. Boston World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. Minnesota (AL)
1968 NL East: Cincinnati (84-78), Atlanta (83-79), Pittsburgh (81-81), Philadelphia (75-87), New York (72-90) NL West: St. Louis (95-67), San Francisco (89-73), Chicago (85-77), Los Angeles (75-87), Houston (71-91) AL East: Baltimore (94-68), Boston (87-75), Cleveland (86-76), New York (81-81), Washington (64-98) AL West: Detroit (106-56), Oakland (81-81), Minnesota (78-84), Chicago (70-92), California (63-99) NLCS: St. Louis def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Detroit def. Baltimore World Series: Detroit (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1969 NL East: New York (100-62), Atlanta (91-71), Cincinnati (90-72), Pittsburgh (87-75), Philadelphia (63-99), Montreal (51-111) NL West: Chicago (96-66), St. Louis (90-72), San Francisco (88-74), Houston (83-79), Los Angeles (83-79), San Diego (50-112) AL East: Baltimore (109-53), Detroit (90-72), Boston (87-75), Washington (86-76), New York (80-82), Cleveland (63-99) AL West: Minnesota (97-65), Oakland (88-74), California (71-91), Kansas City (69-93), Chicago (68-94), Seattle (64-98) NLCS: New York def. Chicago -- ALCS: Baltimore def. Minnesota World Series: Baltimore (AL) def. New York (NL)
1970 NL East: Cincinnati (103-59), Pittsburgh (87-75), New York (80-82), Atlanta (79-83), Montreal (74-88), Philadelphia (71-91) NL West: Los Angeles (89-73), Chicago (88-74), San Francisco (85-77), Houston (80-82), St. Louis (76-86), San Diego (60-102) AL East: Baltimore (108-54), New York (93-69), Boston (87-75), Detroit (79-83), Cleveland (76-86), Washington (70-92) AL West: Minnesota (98-64), Oakland (89-73), California (86-76), Kansas City (65-97), Milwaukee (65-97), Chicago (56-106) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Minnesota def. Baltimore World Series: Cincinnati (NL) def. Minnesota (AL)
1971-1980: The Reserve Clause Falls
1971 NL East: Pittsburgh (97-65), Atlanta (84-78), New York (82-80), Cincinnati (81-81), Montreal (72-90), Philadelphia (69-93) NL West: St. Louis (92-70), San Francisco (90-72), Los Angeles (87-75), Chicago (82-80), Houston (77-85), San Diego (59-103) AL East: Baltimore (105-57), Detroit (91-71), Boston (85-77), New York (82-80), Washington (64-98), Cleveland (60-102) AL West: Oakland (101-61), Kansas City (85-77), Chicago (79-83), California (76-86), Minnesota (74-88), Milwaukee (70-92) NLCS: Pittsburgh def. St. Louis -- ALCS: Baltimore def. Oakland World Series: Baltimore (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1972 NL East: Cincinnati (103-59), Pittsburgh (98-64), New York (84-78), Atlanta (76-86), Montreal (73-89), Philadelphia (60-102) NL West: Houston (91-71), Chicago (90-72), Los Angeles (88-74), St. Louis (81-81), San Francisco (71-91), San Diego (57-105) AL East: Detroit (90-72), Boston (88-74), Baltimore (85-77), New York (82-80), Cleveland (74-88), Milwaukee (68-94) AL West: Oakland (98-64), Chicago (90-72), Minnesota (81-81), Kansas City (80-82), California (79-83), Texas (57-105) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Houston -- ALCS: Oakland def. Detroit World Series: Cincinnati (NL) def. Oakland (AL)
1973 NL East: Cincinnati (100-62), New York (82-80), Montreal (78-84), Atlanta (77-85), Pittsburgh (77-85), Philadelphia (70-92) NL West: Los Angeles (97-65), San Francisco (90-72), Houston (83-79), St. Louis (82-80), Chicago (76-86), San Diego (60-102) AL East: Baltimore (97-65), Boston (89-73), Detroit (85-77), New York (80-82), Milwaukee (74-88), Cleveland (71-91) AL West: Oakland (94-68), Kansas City (88-74), Minnesota (81-81), California (79-83), Chicago (77-85), Texas (57-105) NLCS: Cincinnati def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Oakland def. Baltimore World Series: Cincinnati (NL) def. Oakland (AL)
1974 NL East: Cincinnati (99-63), Atlanta (89-73), Pittsburgh (89-73), Philadelphia (78-84), Montreal (77-85), New York (69-93) NL West: Los Angeles (103-59), Houston (84-78), St. Louis (84-78), San Francisco (73-89), Chicago (64-98), San Diego (63-99) AL East: Baltimore (91-71), New York (89-73), Boston (84-78), Cleveland (77-85), Milwaukee (76-86), Detroit (72-90) AL West: Oakland (90-72), Texas (85-77), Minnesota (82-80), Chicago (81-81), Kansas City (77-85), California (68-94) NLCS: Los Angeles def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Oakland def. Baltimore World Series: Los Angeles (NL) def. Oakland (AL)
1975 NL East: Cincinnati (108-54), Pittsburgh (92-70), Philadelphia (87-75), New York (81-81), Montreal (72-90), Atlanta (66-96) NL West: Los Angeles (88-74), St. Louis (87-75), San Francisco (81-81), Chicago (74-88), San Diego (71-91), Houston (65-97) AL East: Boston (96-66), Baltimore (93-69), New York (84-78), Cleveland (80-82), Milwaukee (68-94), Detroit (57-105) AL West: Oakland (98-64), Kansas City (91-71), Texas (79-83), Minnesota (78-84), Chicago (75-87), California (73-89) NLCS: Los Angeles def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Boston def. Oakland World Series: Boston (AL) def. Los Angeles (NL)
1976 NL East: Philadelphia (102-60), Cincinnati (101-61), Pittsburgh (92-70), New York (86-76), Atlanta (68-94), Montreal (54-108) NL West: Los Angeles (97-65), Houston (83-79), Chicago (73-89), San Diego (73-89), San Francisco (72-90), St. Louis (71-91) AL East: New York (99-63), Baltimore (88-74), Boston (83-79), Cleveland (82-80), Detroit (75-87), Milwaukee (66-96) AL West: Kansas City (90-72), Oakland (88-74), Minnesota (85-77), California (76-86), Texas (76-86), Chicago (64-98) NLCS: Philadelphia def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Kansas City def. New York World Series: Philadelphia (NL) def. Kansas City (AL)
1977 NL East: Philadelphia (100-62), Pittsburgh (99-63), Cincinnati (90-72), Montreal (73-89), New York (61-101), Atlanta (58-104) NL West: Los Angeles (97-65), Chicago (86-76), St. Louis (84-78), Houston (79-83), San Francisco (74-88), San Diego (71-91) AL East: New York (101-61), Baltimore (97-65), Boston (97-65), Detroit (73-89), Cleveland (71-91), Milwaukee (65-97), Toronto (53-109) AL West: Kansas City (105-57), Texas (95-67), Chicago (91-71), Minnesota (85-77), California (74-88), Seattle (64-98), Oakland (63-99) NLCS: Philadelphia def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Kansas City def. New York World Series: Kansas City (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
1978 NL East: Cincinnati (93-69), Pittsburgh (90-72), Philadelphia (86-76), Montreal (75-87), Atlanta (67-95), New York (67-95) NL West: Los Angeles (95-68), San Francisco (94-69), San Diego (85-77), Chicago (81-81), Houston (76-86), St. Louis (64-98) AL East: New York (101-61), Boston (99-63), Baltimore (93-69), Milwaukee (93-69), Detroit (89-73), Cleveland (69-93), Toronto (60-102) AL West: Kansas City (93-69), Texas (86-76), California (85-77), Minnesota (74-88), Chicago (69-93), Oakland (66-96), Seattle (57-105) Note: Los Angeles def. San Francisco in 1-game playoff for NL West NLCS: Los Angeles def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Kansas City def. New York World Series: Los Angeles (NL) def. Kansas City (AL)
1979 NL East: Montreal (98-64), Pittsburgh (96-66), Cincinnati (93-69), Philadelphia (83-79), New York (64-98), Atlanta (63-99) NL West: Houston (88-74), St. Louis (87-75), Chicago (84-78), Los Angeles (82-80), San Francisco (69-93), San Diego (65-97) AL East: Baltimore (104-58), Milwaukee (95-67), Boston (92-70), New York (90-72), Detroit (86-76), Cleveland (81-81), Toronto (53-109) AL West: California (88-74), Kansas City (85-77), Texas (83-79), Minnesota (82-80), Chicago (74-88), Seattle (67-95), Oakland (54-108) NLCS: Houston def. Montreal -- ALCS: Baltimore def. California World Series: Baltimore (AL) def. Houston (NL)
1980 NL East: Montreal (91-71), Philadelphia (90-72), Cincinnati (88-74), Atlanta (80-82), Pittsburgh (80-82), New York (67-95) NL West: Los Angeles (96-67), Houston (95-68), San Diego (78-84), San Francisco (77-85), St. Louis (71-91), Chicago (60-102) AL East: New York (103-59), Baltimore (100-62), Milwaukee (86-76), Boston (84-78), Detroit (84-78), Cleveland (80-82), Toronto (67-95) AL West: Kansas City (97-65), Oakland (83-79), Minnesota (78-84), Texas (76-86), Chicago (71-91), California (66-96), Seattle (59-103) Note: Los Angeles def. Houston in 1-game playoff for NL West NLCS: Los Angeles def. Montreal -- ALCS: Kansas City def. New York World Series: Kansas City (AL) def. Los Angeles (NL)
1981-1990: Rampant Commercialization
1981 NL East: Cincinnati (98-64), Montreal (90-72), Philadelphia (86-76), Atlanta (75-87), Pittsburgh (73-89), New York (60-102) NL West: St. Louis (97-65), Los Angeles (96-66), Houston (90-72), San Francisco (81-81), Chicago (63-99), San Diego (63-99) AL East: Baltimore (95-67), Boston (89-73), Milwaukee (89-73), Detroit (88-74), New York (87-75), Cleveland (82-80), Toronto (54-108) AL West: Oakland (95-67), Texas (87-75), Chicago (85-77), Kansas City (76-86), California (74-88), Seattle (67-95), Minnesota (66-96) NLCS: St. Louis def. Cincinnati -- ALCS: Baltimore def. Oakland World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. Baltimore (AL)
1982 NL East: Philadelphia (91-71), Atlanta (89-73), Montreal (87-75), Pittsburgh (87-75), Cincinnati (63-99), New York (63-99) NL West: St. Louis (90-72), Los Angeles (88-74), San Francisco (85-77), San Diego (81-81), Chicago (74-88), Houston (74-88) AL East: Milwaukee (95-67), Baltimore (94-68), Boston (89-73), Detroit (83-79), New York (79-83), Cleveland (78-84), Toronto (78-84) AL West: California (93-69), Kansas City (90-72), Chicago (87-75), Seattle (76-86), Oakland (68-94), Texas (64-98), Minnesota (60-102) NLCS: St. Louis def. Philadelphia -- ALCS: Milwaukee def. California World Series: Milwaukee (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1983 NL East: Atlanta (91-71), Philadelphia (86-76), Pittsburgh (84-78), Montreal (81-81), Cincinnati (76-86), New York (67-95) NL West: Los Angeles (91-71), Houston (84-78), San Diego (82-80), St. Louis (81-81), San Francisco (79-83), Chicago (70-92) AL East: Baltimore (98-64), Detroit (92-70), New York (91-71), Toronto (89-73), Milwaukee (87-75), Boston (78-84), Cleveland (70-92) AL West: Chicago (99-63), Kansas City (79-83), Texas (77-85), Oakland (74-88), California (70-92), Minnesota (70-92), Seattle (60-102) NLCS: Los Angeles def. Atlanta -- ALCS: Baltimore def. Chicago World Series: Baltimore (AL) def. Los Angeles (NL)
1984 NL East: New York (95-67), Atlanta (81-81), Philadelphia (81-81), Montreal (79-83), Pittsburgh (75-87), Cincinnati (70-92) NL West: Chicago (98-64), San Diego (91-71), Houston (82-80), St. Louis (78-84), Los Angeles (76-86), San Francisco (66-96) AL East: Detroit (104-58), Toronto (89-73), New York (87-75), Boston (86-76), Baltimore (85-77), Cleveland (75-87), Milwaukee (67-95) AL West: Kansas City (84-78), California (81-81), Minnesota (81-81), Oakland (77-85), Chicago (74-88), Seattle (74-88), Texas (70-92) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Detroit def. Kansas City World Series: Detroit (AL) def. Chicago (NL)
1985 NL East: New York (99-63), Cincinnati (92-70), Montreal (84-78), Philadelphia (73-89), Atlanta (66-96), Pittsburgh (58-104) NL West: St. Louis (102-60), Los Angeles (95-67), Houston (85-77), San Diego (80-82), Chicago (77-85), San Francisco (61-101) AL East: Toronto (100-62), New York (97-65), Detroit (85-77), Baltimore (83-79), Boston (81-81), Milwaukee (72-90), Cleveland (60-102) AL West: Kansas City (91-71), California (90-72), Chicago (85-77), Minnesota (77-85), Oakland (77-85), Seattle (74-88), Texas (62-100) NLCS: St. Louis def. New York -- ALCS: Kansas City def. Toronto World Series: St. Louis (NL) def. Kansas City (AL)
1986 NL East: New York (108-54), Cincinnati (91-71), Philadelphia (88-74), Montreal (78-84), Atlanta (70-92), Pittsburgh (63-99) NL West: Houston (95-67), San Francisco (81-81), St. Louis (78-84), Los Angeles (74-88), San Diego (74-88), Chicago (72-90) AL East: Boston (96-66), New York (90-72), Detroit (87-75), Toronto (86-76), Cleveland (84-78), Milwaukee (77-85), Baltimore (73-89) AL West: California (92-70), Texas (87-75), Kansas City (76-86), Oakland (76-86), Chicago (72-90), Minnesota (71-91), Seattle (67-95) NLCS: New York def. Houston -- ALCS: California def. Boston World Series: New York (NL) def. California (AL)
1987 NL East: Montreal (92-70), New York (90-72), Cincinnati (82-80), Philadelphia (80-82), Pittsburgh (79-83), Atlanta (73-89) NL West: St. Louis (98-64), San Francisco (91-71), Chicago (80-82), Houston (75-87), Los Angeles (70-92), San Diego (62-100) AL East: Detroit (98-64), Toronto (96-66), Milwaukee (91-71), New York (89-73), Boston (78-84), Baltimore (67-95), Cleveland (61-101) AL West: Minnesota (85-77), Kansas City (83-79), Oakland (81-81), Seattle (78-84), Chicago (77-85), California (75-87), Texas (75-87) NLCS: Montreal def. St. Louis -- ALCS: Detroit def. Minnesota World Series: Detroit (AL) def. Montreal (NL)
1988 NL East: New York (101-61), Cincinnati (89-73), Pittsburgh (83-79), Montreal (82-80), Philadelphia (64-98), Atlanta (57-105) NL West: Los Angeles (93-69), San Francisco (85-77), San Diego (83-79), Houston (80-82), Chicago (78-84), St. Louis (77-85) AL East: Boston (89-73), Detroit (88-74), Milwaukee (87-75), Toronto (87-75), New York (85-77), Cleveland (78-84), Baltimore (54-108) AL West: Oakland (104-58), Minnesota (91-71), Kansas City (85-77), California (75-87), Chicago (72-90), Texas (71-91), Seattle (68-94) NLCS: New York def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Oakland def. Boston World Series: Oakland (AL) def. New York (NL)
1989 NL East: New York (90-72), Montreal (83-79), Pittsburgh (74-88), Cincinnati (73-89), Philadelphia (68-94), Atlanta (64-98) NL West: Chicago (93-69), San Francisco (92-70), Houston (88-74), St. Louis (87-75), San Diego (85-77), Los Angeles (75-87) AL East: Toronto (89-73), Baltimore (87-75), Boston (83-79), Milwaukee (81-81), New York (75-87), Cleveland (73-89), Detroit (59-103) AL West: Oakland (99-63), Kansas City (92-70), California (91-71), Texas (83-79), Minnesota (80-82), Seattle (73-89), Chicago (69-93) NLCS: Chicago def. New York -- ALCS: Oakland def. Toronto World Series: Oakland (AL) def. Chicago (NL)
1990 NL East: Pittsburgh (95-68), Cincinnati (94-69), New York (91-71), Montreal (83-79), Philadelphia (78-84), Atlanta (65-97) NL West: Los Angeles (88-74), San Francisco (84-78), Chicago (77-85), Houston (75-87), San Diego (72-90), St. Louis (71-91) AL East: Boston (88-74), Toronto (86-76), Detroit (79-83), Baltimore (77-85), Cleveland (77-85), Milwaukee (74-88), New York (67-95) AL West: Oakland (103-59), Chicago (94-68), Texas (83-79), California (80-82), Seattle (77-85), Kansas City (75-87), Minnesota (74-88) Note: Pittsburgh def. Cincinnati in 1-game playoff for NL East NLCS: Pittsburgh def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Oakland def. Boston World Series: Oakland (AL) def. Pittsburgh (NL)
1991-2000: Steroids and Realignment
1991 NL East: Pittsburgh (96-66), Atlanta (95-67), New York (78-84), Philadelphia (78-84), Cincinnati (74-88), Montreal (74-88) NL West: Los Angeles (93-69), San Diego (88-74), St. Louis (82-80), Chicago (77-85), San Francisco (74-88), Houston (63-99) AL East: Toronto (91-71), Boston (84-78), Detroit (84-78), Milwaukee (83-79), New York (71-91), Baltimore (67-95), Cleveland (57-105) AL West: Minnesota (95-67), Chicago (87-75), Texas (85-77), Oakland (84-78), Seattle (83-79), Kansas City (82-80), California (81-81) NLCS: Los Angeles def. Pittsburgh -- ALCS: Toronto def. Minnesota World Series: Los Angeles (NL) def. Toronto (AL)
1992 NL East: Atlanta (95-67), Pittsburgh (93-69), Cincinnati (89-73), Montreal (89-73), New York (70-92), Philadelphia (70-92) NL West: St. Louis (87-75), San Diego (84-78), Chicago (80-82), Houston (80-82), San Francisco (71-91), Los Angeles (64-98) AL East: Toronto (96-66), Milwaukee (92-70), Baltimore (89-73), Cleveland (76-86), New York (76-86), Detroit (75-87), Boston (73-89) AL West: Oakland (96-66), Minnesota (90-72), Chicago (86-76), Texas (77-85), California (72-90), Kansas City (72-90), Seattle (64-98) NLCS: St. Louis def. Atlanta -- ALCS: Oakland def. Toronto World Series: Oakland (AL) def. St. Louis (NL)
1993 NL East: Atlanta (104-58), Philadelphia (97-65), Montreal (93-69), Cincinnati (74-88), Pittsburgh (74-88), Florida (63-99), New York (59-103) NL West: San Francisco (103-59), Houston (86-76), St. Louis (86-76), Chicago (85-77), Los Angeles (81-81), Colorado (67-95), San Diego (62-100) AL East: Toronto (95-67), New York (88-74), Baltimore (85-77), Detroit (85-77), Boston (80-82), Cleveland (76-86), Milwaukee (69-93) AL West: Chicago (94-68), Texas (86-76), Kansas City (84-78), Seattle (82-80), California (71-91), Minnesota (71-91), Oakland (68-94) NLCS: Atlanta def. San Francisco -- ALCS: Toronto def. Chicago World Series: Atlanta (NL) def. Toronto (AL)
1994 NL East: Atlanta (101-61), Montreal (99-63), Cincinnati (94-68), New York (81-81), Philadelphia (77-85), Pittsburgh (77-85), Florida (71-91) NL West: Houston (91-71), Los Angeles (81-81), St. Louis (77-85), San Francisco (76-86), Colorado (75-87), Chicago (68-94), San Diego (66-96) AL East: New York (97-65), Cleveland (96-66), Baltimore (91-71), Detroit (77-85), Milwaukee (77-85), Toronto (77-85), Boston (74-88) AL West: Chicago (95-67), Kansas City (89-73), Minnesota (79-83), Texas (75-87), Oakland (72-90), Seattle (71-91), California (64-98) NLCS: Houston def. Atlanta -- ALCS: Chicago def. New York World Series: Chicago (AL) def. Houston (NL)
1995 NL East: Atlanta (104-58), Cincinnati (94-68), Florida (79-83), New York (77-85), Philadelphia (76-86), Montreal (74-88), Pittsburgh (66-96) NL West: Colorado (89-73), Houston (87-75), Los Angeles (85-77), Chicago (82-80), San Diego (78-84), San Francisco (73-89), St. Louis (70-92) AL East: Cleveland (111-51), Boston (96-66), New York (90-72), Baltimore (83-79), Milwaukee (72-90), Detroit (67-95), Toronto (66-96) AL West: California (93-69), Seattle (84-78), Texas (81-81), Kansas City (80-82), Chicago (76-86), Oakland (73-89), Minnesota (62-100) NLCS: Atlanta def. Colorado -- ALCS: California def. Cleveland World Series: Atlanta (NL) def. California (AL)
1996 NL East: Atlanta (96-66), Montreal (88-74), Florida (80-82), Cincinnati (78-84), Pittsburgh (73-89), New York (72-90), Philadelphia (68-94) NL West: San Diego (90-72), Los Angeles (89-73), St. Louis (87-75), Colorado (85-77), Houston (83-79), Chicago (77-85), San Francisco (68-94) AL East: Cleveland (99-63), New York (93-69), Baltimore (88-74), Boston (84-78), Milwaukee (78-84), Toronto (74-88), Detroit (53-109) AL West: Texas (88-74), Chicago (86-76), Seattle (86-76), Oakland (80-82), Minnesota (79-83), Kansas City (77-85), California (69-93) NLCS: Atlanta def. San Diego -- ALCS: Texas def. Cleveland World Series: Atlanta (NL) def. Texas (AL)
1997 NL East: Atlanta (104-58), New York (89-73), Florida (87-75), Pittsburgh (79-83), Montreal (73-89), Cincinnati (72-90), Philadelphia (70-92) NL West: San Francisco (89-73), Houston (88-74), Los Angeles (88-74), Colorado (83-79), San Diego (77-85), St. Louis (71-91), Chicago (64-98) AL East: New York (102-60), Baltimore (101-61), Cleveland (85-77), Toronto (80-82), Detroit (79-83), Boston (78-84), Milwaukee (77-85) AL West: Seattle (93-69), Anaheim (90-72), Chicago (80-82), Texas (73-89), Kansas City (67-95), Minnesota (66-96), Oakland (63-99) NLCS: Atlanta def. San Francisco -- ALCS: Seattle def. New York World Series: Atlanta (NL) def. Seattle (AL)
1998 NL North: New York (84-78), Philadelphia (83-79), Pittsburgh (70-92), Montreal (69-93) NL East: Atlanta (109-53), Cincinnati (84-78), Tampa Bay (63-99), Florida (53-109) NL Central: Houston (93-69), Chicago (91-71), St. Louis (89-73), Colorado (74-88) NL West: San Diego (103-59), San Francisco (87-75), Los Angeles (82-80), Arizona (62-100) AL North: Cleveland (93-69), Toronto (88-74), Milwaukee (77-85), Detroit (63-99) AL East: New York (115-47), Boston (93-69), Baltimore (83-79), Washington (58-104) AL Central: Texas (91-71), Chicago (85-77), Minnesota (73-89), Kansas City (67-95) AL West: Anaheim (88-74), Seattle (79-83), Oakland (79-83), Portland (64-98) NLDS: Houston def. San Diego, Atlanta def. New York -- NLCS: Houston def. Atlanta ALDS: Texas def. Cleveland, Anaheim def. New York -- ALCS: Texas def. Anaheim World Series: Houston (NL) def. Texas (AL)
1999 NL North: New York (96-66), Pittsburgh (84-78), Philadelphia (74-88), Montreal (69-93) NL East: Atlanta (109-53), Cincinnati (97-65), Tampa Bay (68-94), Florida (56-106) NL Central: Houston (97-65), St. Louis (78-84), Colorado (69-93), Chicago (67-95) NL West: Arizona (108-54), San Francisco (81-81), Los Angeles (73-89), San Diego (70-92) AL North: Cleveland (100-62), Toronto (90-72), Milwaukee (76-86), Detroit (65-97) AL East: Boston (107-55), New York (100-62), Baltimore (77-85), Washington (66-96) AL Central: Texas (101-61), Chicago (79-83), Kansas City (69-93), Minnesota (56-106) AL West: Oakland (82-81), Seattle (81-82), Anaheim (78-84), Portland (70-92) Note: Oakland def. Seattle in 1-game playoff for AL West NLDS: Atlanta def. New York, Arizona def. Houston -- NLCS: Atlanta def. Arizona ALDS: Texas def. Cleveland, Oakland def. Boston -- ALCS: Texas def. Oakland World Series: Atlanta (NL) def. Texas (AL)
2000 NL North: New York (99-63), Pittsburgh (74-88), Philadelphia (66-96), Montreal (63-99) NL East: Cincinnati (89-73), Atlanta (88-74), Florida (85-77), Tampa Bay (68-94) NL Central: St. Louis (96-66), Colorado (88-74), Houston (73-89), Chicago (63-99) NL West: San Francisco (93-69), Los Angeles (90-72), Arizona (89-73), San Diego (72-90) AL North: Cleveland (89-73), Toronto (87-75), Detroit (78-84), Milwaukee (72-90) AL East: New York (91-71), Boston (90-72), Baltimore (73-89), Washington (68-94) AL Central: Chicago (91-71), Kansas City (81-81), Minnesota (74-88), Texas (73-89) AL West: Oakland (94-68), Seattle (89-73), Anaheim (79-83), Portland (67-95) NLDS: San Francisco def. St. Louis, Cincinnati def. New York -- NLCS: San Francisco def. Cincinnati ALDS: Chicago def. New York, Cleveland def. Oakland -- ALCS: Chicago def. Cleveland World Series: San Francisco (NL) def. Chicago (AL)
2001-present: A New Millennium of Baseball
2001 NL North: Philadelphia (93-69), New York (82-80), Montreal (77-85), Pittsburgh (48-114) NL East: Atlanta (91-71), Cincinnati (76-86), Florida (72-90), Tampa Bay (63-99) NL Central: Houston (93-69), St. Louis (89-73), Chicago (85-77), Colorado (79-83) NL West: Arizona (94-68), San Francisco (90-72), Los Angeles (86-76), San Diego (78-84) AL North: Toronto (93-70), Cleveland (92-71), Milwaukee (70-92), Detroit (63-99) AL East: New York (99-63), Boston (78-84), Washington (75-87), Baltimore (63-99) AL Central: Minnesota (89-73), Chicago (81-81), Texas (73-89), Kansas City (62-100) AL West: Seattle (116-46), Oakland (101-61), Anaheim (72-90), Portland (70-92) Note: Toronto def. Cleveland in 1-game playoff for AL North NLDS: Houston def. Philadelphia, Arizona def. Atlanta -- NLCS: Houston def. Arizona ALDS: Seattle def. Minnesota, New York def. Toronto -- ALCS: Seattle def. New York World Series: Seattle (AL) def. Houston (NL)
2002 NL North: Montreal (85-78), Pittsburgh (84-79), Philadelphia (76-86), New York (67-95) NL East: Atlanta (100-62), Cincinnati (83-79), Florida (75-87), Tampa Bay (50-112) NL Central: St. Louis (98-64), Houston (82-80), Colorado (74-88), Chicago (71-91) NL West: San Francisco (99-63), Arizona (97-65), Los Angeles (89-73), San Diego (67-95) AL North: Toronto (88-74), Cleveland (82-80), Milwaukee (57-105), Detroit (54-108) AL East: New York (108-54), Boston (93-69), Washington (76-86), Baltimore (67-95) AL Central: Minnesota (94-68), Chicago (84-78), Texas (70-92), Kansas City (64-98) AL West: Oakland (96-66), Seattle (95-67), Anaheim (94-68), Portland (74-88) Note: Montreal def. Pittsburgh in 1-game playoff for NL North NLDS: Atlanta def. Montreal, St. Louis def. San Francisco -- NLCS: Atlanta def. St. Louis ALDS: New York def. Toronto, Oakland def. Minnesota -- ALCS: New York def. Oakland World Series: New York (AL) def. Atlanta (NL)
2003 NL North: Philadelphia (90-72), Montreal (85-77), Pittsburgh (79-83), New York (73-89) NL East: Atlanta (103-59), Florida (87-75), Cincinnati (70-92), Tampa Bay (61-101) NL Central: Chicago (86-77), Houston (85-78), St. Louis (78-84), Colorado (71-91) NL West: San Francisco (101-61), Los Angeles (81-81), Arizona (80-82), San Diego (67-95) AL North: Toronto (100-62), Milwaukee (76-86), Cleveland (72-90), Detroit (42-120) AL East: New York (100-62), Boston (94-68), Baltimore (75-87), Washington (71-91) AL Central: Chicago (87-75), Minnesota (86-76), Kansas City (84-78), Texas (75-87) AL West: Seattle (95-67), Oakland (94-68), Anaheim (74-88), Portland (71-91) Note: Chicago def. Houston in 1-game playoff for NL Central NLDS: San Francisco def. Philadelphia, Atlanta def. Chicago -- NLCS: San Francisco def. Atlanta ALDS: Chicago def. New York, Toronto def. Seattle -- ALCS: Chicago def. Toronto World Series: San Francisco (NL) def. Chicago (AL)
2004 NL North: Philadelphia (89-73), Pittsburgh (81-81), Montreal (76-86), New York (69-93) NL East: Atlanta (93-69), Cincinnati (88-74), Florida (77-85), Tampa Bay (67-95) NL Central: St. Louis (105-57), Houston (90-72), Chicago (89-73), Colorado (51-111) NL West: Los Angeles (96-66), San Diego (89-73), San Francisco (87-75), Arizona (49-113) AL North: Cleveland (85-77), Detroit (77-85), Milwaukee (71-91), Toronto (65-97) AL East: New York (99-63), Boston (95-67), Baltimore (83-79), Washington (73-89) AL Central: Minnesota (94-68), Chicago (86-76), Texas (80-82), Kansas City (57-105) AL West: Anaheim (97-65), Oakland (91-71), Portland (76-86), Seattle (67-95) NLDS: Atlanta def. Los Angeles, Philadelphia def. St. Louis -- NLCS: Atlanta def. Philadelphia ALDS: Anaheim def. Minnesota, New York def. Cleveland -- ALCS: Anaheim def. New York World Series: Anaheim (AL) def. Atlanta (NL)
2005 NL North: Philadelphia (92-70), New York (89-73), Montreal (82-80), Pittsburgh (65-97) NL East: Atlanta (95-67), Florida (88-74), Cincinnati (74-88), Tampa Bay (64-98) NL Central: St. Louis (95-67), Houston (90-72), Chicago (83-79), Colorado (66-96) NL West: San Diego (85-77), Arizona (79-83), San Francisco (77-85), Los Angeles (72-90) AL North: Cleveland (94-68), Milwaukee (83-79), Toronto (76-86), Detroit (67-95) AL East: New York (99-63), Boston (92-70), Washington (77-85), Baltimore (70-92) AL Central: Texas (92-70), Chicago (91-71), Minnesota (79-83), Kansas City (51-111) AL West: Los Angeles (93-69), Oakland (92-70), Portland (75-87), Seattle (65-97) NLDS: Philadelphia def. Atlanta, San Diego def. St. Louis -- NLCS: Philadelphia def. San Diego ALDS: Los Angeles def. Cleveland, New York def. Texas -- ALCS: Los Angeles def. New York World Series: Philadelphia (NL) def. Los Angeles (AL)
2006 NL North: New York (104-58), Philadelphia (91-71), Montreal (73-89), Pittsburgh (70-92) NL East: Atlanta (87-75), Cincinnati (85-77), Florida (73-89), Tampa Bay (59-103) NL Central: St. Louis (91-71), Houston (79-83), Colorado (78-84), Chicago (65-97) NL West: San Diego (95-67), Los Angeles (89-73), San Francisco (79-83), Arizona (78-84) AL North: Detroit (89-73), Toronto (82-80), Cleveland (79-83), Milwaukee (75-87) AL East: New York (96-66), Washington (80-82), Boston (79-83), Baltimore (62-100) AL Central: Minnesota (88-74), Chicago (84-78), Texas (82-80), Kansas City (62-100) AL West: Oakland (97-65), Los Angeles (93-69), Portland (78-84), Seattle (70-92) NLDS: New York def. Atlanta, San Diego def. St. Louis -- NLCS: New York def. San Diego ALDS: New York def. Detroit, Minnesota def. Oakland -- ALCS: New York def. Minnesota World Series: New York (NL) def. New York (AL)
2007 NL North: Philadelphia (93-69), New York (91-71), Montreal (70-92), Pittsburgh (69-93) NL East: Atlanta (84-78), Cincinnati (83-79), Florida (73-89), Tampa Bay (67-95) NL Central: Chicago (86-76), Houston (79-83), Colorado (78-84), St. Louis (77-85) NL West: Arizona (95-67), San Diego (91-71), Los Angeles (88-74), San Francisco (72-90) AL North: Cleveland (95-67), Detroit (83-79), Milwaukee (81-81), Toronto (79-83) AL East: New York (97-65), Boston (94-68), Washington (79-83), Baltimore (65-97) AL Central: Minnesota (86-76), Chicago (72-90), Texas (72-90), Kansas City (67-95) AL West: Seattle (87-75), Los Angeles (86-76), Portland (79-83), Oakland (74-88) NLDS: Arizona def. Atlanta, Philadelphia def. Chicago -- NLCS: Arizona def. Philadelphia ALDS: New York def. Minnesota, Cleveland def. Seattle -- ALCS: New York def. Cleveland World Series: New York (AL) def. Arizona (NL)
2008 NL North: Philadelphia (98-64), New York (90-72), Pittsburgh (68-94), Montreal (57-105) NL East: Tampa Bay (96-66), Cincinnati (77-85), Florida (76-86), Atlanta (73-89) NL Central: Chicago (102-60), St. Louis (92-70), Houston (87-75), Colorado (70-92) NL West: Los Angeles (84-78), Arizona (81-81), San Francisco (78-84), San Diego (67-95) AL North: Milwaukee (90-72), Cleveland (88-74), Toronto (86-76), Detroit (67-95) AL East: Boston (100-62), New York (87-75), Washington (82-80), Baltimore (69-93) AL Central: Chicago (84-79), Texas (83-80), Minnesota (80-82), Kansas City (61-101) AL West: Los Angeles (103-59), Portland (85-77), Oakland (77-85), Seattle (55-107) Note: Chicago def. Texas in 1-game playoff for AL Central NLDS: Philadelphia def. Tampa Bay, Chicago def. Los Angeles -- NLCS: Philadelphia def. Chicago ALDS: Boston def. Milwaukee, Chicago def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: Boston def. Chicago World Series: Boston (AL) def. Philadelphia (NL)
2009 NL North: Philadelphia (106-56), New York (75-87), Pittsburgh (66-96), Montreal (60-102) NL East: Tampa Bay (84-78), Florida (83-79), Atlanta (80-82), Cincinnati (76-86) NL Central: Colorado (93-69), St. Louis (84-78), Houston (81-81), Chicago (78-84) NL West: Los Angeles (95-67), San Francisco (88-74), San Diego (77-85), Arizona (70-92) AL North: Toronto (87-75), Detroit (81-81), Milwaukee (81-81), Cleveland (65-97) AL East: New York (105-57), Boston (99-63), Washington (81-81), Baltimore (54-108) AL Central: Texas (87-75), Minnesota (83-79), Chicago (69-93), Kansas City (68-94) AL West: Los Angeles (95-67), Seattle (82-80), Portland (80-82), Oakland (79-83) NLDS: Los Angeles def. Colorado, Philadelphia def. Tampa Bay -- NLCS: Los Angeles def. Philadelphia ALDS: New York def. Texas, Toronto def. Los Angeles -- ALCS: New York def. Toronto World Series: New York (AL) def. Los Angeles (NL)
Conclusion
And there you have it, folks. Questions, comments, and constructive criticism are encouraged and more than welcome.