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Playoff Series History

Year	World Series Champions	Finalist	Playoff Series	World Series MVP	ALCS MVP	NLCS MVP
2017	Houston Astros [1]	Los Angeles Dodgers	World Series -- NLCS -- ALCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	George Springer	Justin Verlander	Chris Taylor, Justin Turner
2016	Chicago Cubs [3]	Cleveland Indians	World Series -- NLCS -- ALCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	Ben Zobrist	Andrew Miller	Jon Lester, Javier Baez
2015	Kansas City Royals [2]	New York Mets	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	Salvador Perez	Alcides Escobar	Daniel Murphy
2014	San Francisco Giants [8]	Kansas City Royals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	Madison Bumgarner	Lorenzo Cain	Madison Bumgarner
2013	Boston Red Sox [8]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	David Ortiz	Koji Uehara	Michael Wacha
2012	San Francisco Giants [7]	Detroit Tigers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS -- ALWC -- NLWC	Pablo Sandoval	Delmon Young	Marco Scutaro
2011	St. Louis Cardinals [11]	Texas Rangers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	David Freese	Nelson Cruz	David Freese
2010	San Francisco Giants [6]	Texas Rangers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Edgar Renteria	Josh Hamilton	Cody Ross
2009	New York Yankees [27]	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Hideki Matsui	C.C. Sabathia	Ryan Howard
2008	Philadelphia Phillies [2]	Tampa Bay Rays	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Cole Hamels	Matt Garza	Cole Hamels
2007	Boston Red Sox [7]	Colorado Rockies	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Mike Lowell	Josh Beckett	Matt Holliday
2006	St. Louis Cardinals [10]	Detroit Tigers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	David Eckstein	Placido Polanco	Jeff Suppan
2005	Chicago White Sox [3]	Houston Astros	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Jermaine Dye	Paul Konerko	Roy Oswalt
2004	Boston Red Sox [6]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Manny Ramirez	David Ortiz	Albert Pujols
2003	Florida Marlins [2]	New York Yankees	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Josh Beckett	Mariano Rivera	Ivan Rodriguez
2002	Anaheim Angels [1]	San Francisco Giants	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Troy Glaus	Adam Kennedy	Benito Santiago
2001	Arizona Diamondbacks [1]	New York Yankees	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson	Andy Pettitte	Craig Counsell
2000	New York Yankees [26]	New York Mets	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Derek Jeter	David Justice	Mike Hampton
1999	New York Yankees [25]	Atlanta Braves	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Mariano Rivera	Orlando Hernandez	Eddie Perez
1998	New York Yankees [24]	San Diego Padres	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Scott Brosius	David Wells	Sterling Hitchcock
1997	Florida Marlins [1]	Cleveland Indians	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Livan Hernandez	Marquis Grissom	Livan Hernandez
1996	New York Yankees [23]	Atlanta Braves	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	John Wetteland	Bernie Williams	Javy Lopez
1995	Atlanta Braves [3]	Cleveland Indians	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Tom Glavine	Orel Hershiser	Mike Devereaux
1993	Toronto Blue Jays [2]	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Paul Molitor	Dave Stewart	Curt Schilling
1992	Toronto Blue Jays [1]	Atlanta Braves	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Pat Borders	Roberto Alomar	John Smoltz
1991	Minnesota Twins [3]	Atlanta Braves	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Jack Morris	Kirby Puckett	Steve Avery
1990	Cincinnati Reds [5]	Oakland Athletics	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Jose Rijo	Dave Stewart	Rob Dibble, Randy Myers
1989	Oakland Athletics [9]	San Francisco Giants	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Dave Stewart	Rickey Henderson	Will Clark
1988	Los Angeles Dodgers [6]	Oakland Athletics	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Orel Hershiser	Dennis Eckersley	Orel Hershiser
1987	Minnesota Twins [2]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Frank Viola	Gary Gaetti	Jeff Leonard
1986	New York Mets [2]	Boston Red Sox	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Ray Knight	Marty Barrett	Mike Scott
1985	Kansas City Royals [1]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Bret Saberhagen	George Brett	Ozzie Smith
1984	Detroit Tigers [4]	San Diego Padres	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Alan Trammell	Kirk Gibson	Steve Garvey
1983	Baltimore Orioles [3]	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Rick Dempsey	Mike Boddicker	Gary Matthews
1982	St. Louis Cardinals [9]	Milwaukee Brewers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Darrell Porter	Fred Lynn	Darrell Porter
1981	Los Angeles Dodgers [5]	New York Yankees	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS -- ALDS -- ALDS -- NLDS -- NLDS	Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager	Graig Nettles	Burt Hooton
1980	Philadelphia Phillies [1]	Kansas City Royals	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Mike Schmidt	Frank White	Manny Trillo
1979	Pittsburgh Pirates [5]	Baltimore Orioles	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Willie Stargell		Willie Stargell
1978	New York Yankees [22]	Los Angeles Dodgers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Bucky Dent		Steve Garvey
1977	New York Yankees [21]	Los Angeles Dodgers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Reggie Jackson		Dusty Baker
1976	Cincinnati Reds [4]	New York Yankees	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Johnny Bench
1975	Cincinnati Reds [3]	Boston Red Sox	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Pete Rose
1974	Oakland Athletics [8]	Los Angeles Dodgers	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Rollie Fingers
1973	Oakland Athletics [7]	New York Mets	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Reggie Jackson
1972	Oakland Athletics [6]	Cincinnati Reds	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Gene Tenace
1971	Pittsburgh Pirates [4]	Baltimore Orioles	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Roberto Clemente
1970	Baltimore Orioles [2]	Cincinnati Reds	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Brooks Robinson
1969	New York Mets [1]	Baltimore Orioles	World Series -- ALCS -- NLCS	Donn Clendenon
1968	Detroit Tigers [3]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series	Mickey Lolich
1967	St. Louis Cardinals [8]	Boston Red Sox	World Series	Bob Gibson
1966	Baltimore Orioles [1]	Los Angeles Dodgers	World Series	Frank Robinson
1965	Los Angeles Dodgers [4]	Minnesota Twins	World Series	Sandy Koufax
1964	St. Louis Cardinals [7]	New York Yankees	World Series	Bob Gibson
1963	Los Angeles Dodgers [3]	New York Yankees	World Series	Sandy Koufax
1962	New York Yankees [20]	San Francisco Giants	World Series	Ralph Terry
1961	New York Yankees [19]	Cincinnati Reds	World Series	Whitey Ford
1960	Pittsburgh Pirates [3]	New York Yankees	World Series	Bobby Richardson
1959	Los Angeles Dodgers [2]	Chicago White Sox	World Series	Larry Sherry
1958	New York Yankees [18]	Milwaukee Braves	World Series	Bob Turley
1957	Milwaukee Braves [2]	New York Yankees	World Series	Lew Burdette
1956	New York Yankees [17]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series	Don Larsen
1955	Brooklyn Dodgers [1]	New York Yankees	World Series	Johnny Podres
1954	New York Giants [5]	Cleveland Indians	World Series
1953	New York Yankees [16]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series
1952	New York Yankees [15]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series
1951	New York Yankees [14]	New York Giants	World Series
1950	New York Yankees [13]	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series
1949	New York Yankees [12]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series
1948	Cleveland Indians [2]	Boston Braves	World Series
1947	New York Yankees [11]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series
1946	St. Louis Cardinals [6]	Boston Red Sox	World Series
1945	Detroit Tigers [2]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1944	St. Louis Cardinals [5]	St. Louis Browns	World Series
1943	New York Yankees [10]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series
1942	St. Louis Cardinals [4]	New York Yankees	World Series
1941	New York Yankees [9]	Brooklyn Dodgers	World Series
1940	Cincinnati Reds [2]	Detroit Tigers	World Series
1939	New York Yankees [8]	Cincinnati Reds	World Series
1938	New York Yankees [7]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1937	New York Yankees [6]	New York Giants	World Series
1936	New York Yankees [5]	New York Giants	World Series
1935	Detroit Tigers [1]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1934	St. Louis Cardinals [3]	Detroit Tigers	World Series
1933	New York Giants [4]	Washington Senators I	World Series
1932	New York Yankees [4]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1931	St. Louis Cardinals [2]	Philadelphia Athletics	World Series
1930	Philadelphia Athletics [5]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series
1929	Philadelphia Athletics [4]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1928	New York Yankees [3]	St. Louis Cardinals	World Series
1927	New York Yankees [2]	Pittsburgh Pirates	World Series
1926	St. Louis Cardinals [1]	New York Yankees	World Series
1925	Pittsburgh Pirates [2]	Washington Senators I	World Series
1924	Washington Senators I [1]	New York Giants	World Series
1923	New York Yankees [1]	New York Giants	World Series
1922	New York Giants [3]	New York Yankees	World Series
1921	New York Giants [2]	New York Yankees	World Series
1920	Cleveland Indians [1]	Brooklyn Robins	World Series
1919	Cincinnati Reds [1]	Chicago White Sox	World Series
1918	Boston Red Sox [5]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1917	Chicago White Sox [2]	New York Giants	World Series
1916	Boston Red Sox [4]	Brooklyn Robins	World Series
1915	Boston Red Sox [3]	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series
1914	Boston Braves [1]	Philadelphia Athletics	World Series
1913	Philadelphia Athletics [3]	New York Giants	World Series
1912	Boston Red Sox [2]	New York Giants	World Series
1911	Philadelphia Athletics [2]	New York Giants	World Series
1910	Philadelphia Athletics [1]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1909	Pittsburgh Pirates [1]	Detroit Tigers	World Series
1908	Chicago Cubs [2]	Detroit Tigers	World Series
1907	Chicago Cubs [1]	Detroit Tigers	World Series
1906	Chicago White Sox [1]	Chicago Cubs	World Series
1905	New York Giants [1]	Philadelphia Athletics	World Series

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