National League Championship Series

National League Championship Series (NLCS) – w Major League Baseball po raz pierwszy miały miejsce w 1969 roku po przystąpieniu do National League dwóch nowych zespołów i podzieleniu jej na dwie dywizje: West Division i East Division. Zwycięzcy obydwu dywizji przystępowali do National League Championship Series, zaś wygrany zespół w NLCS do World Series. Początkowo obowiązywał format best-of-five i grano do trzech wygranych meczów. Od sezonu 1985 serie rozgrywane są w formacie best-of-seven.

W 1994 utworzono trzecią dywizję Central Division i dodatkową rundę w postseason, National League Division Series (NLDS) rozgrywanej w formacie best-of-five, jednak z powodu strajku zawodników i niedokończenia sezonu, League Division Series zainaugurowano rok później. Zwycięzcy NLDS przystępują do National League Championship Series.

Finały National League

Rok Zwycięzca Przegrany Wynik NLCS MVP
1969 New York Mets Atlanta Braves 3–0 
1970 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0 
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants 3–1 
1972 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 
1973 New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 3–2 
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1 
1975 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0 
1976 Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies 3–0 
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3–1Dusty Baker (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 3–1Steve Garvey (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds 3–0Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 3–2Manny Trillo (Philadelphia Phillies)
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos 3–2Burt Hooton (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves 3–0Darrell Porter (St. Louis Cardinals)
1983 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 3–1Gary Matthews (Philadelphia Phillies)
1984 San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs 3–2Steve Garvey (San Diego Padres)
1985 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2Ozzie Smith (St. Louis Louis Cardinals)
1986 New York Mets Houston Astros 4–2Mike Scott (Houston Astros)
1987 St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants 4–3Jeffrey Leonard (San Francisco Giants)
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets 4–3Orel Hershiser (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1989 San Francisco Giants Chicago Cubs 4–1Will Clark (San Francisco Giants)
1990 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 Rob Dibble i Randy Myers (Cincinnati Reds)
1991 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3Steve Avery (Atlanta Braves)
1992 Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves)
1993 Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves 4–2 Curt Schilling (Philadelphia Phillies)
1994 League Championship Series nie odbyły się z powodu strajku zawodników.
1995 Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds 4–0Mike Devereaux (Atlanta Braves)
1996 Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 Javy López (Atlanta Braves)
1997 Florida Marlins # Atlanta Braves 4–2Liván Hernández (Florida Marlins)
1998 San Diego Padres Atlanta Braves 4–2Sterling Hitchcock (San Diego Padres)
1999 Atlanta Braves New York Mets # 4–2Eddie Pérez (Atlanta Braves)
2000 New York Mets # St. Louis Cardinals 4–1Mike Hampton (New York Yankees)
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves 4–1Craig Counsell (Arizona Diamondbacks)
2002 San Francisco Giants # St. Louis Cardinals 4–1Benito Santiago (San Francisco Giants)
2003 Florida Marlins # Chicago Cubs 4–3Iván Rodríguez (Florida Marlins)
2004 St. Louis CardinalsHouston Astros # 4–3Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)
2005 Houston Astros # St. Louis Cardinals 4–2Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros)
2006 St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets 4–3Jeff Suppan (St. Louis Cardinals)
2007 Colorado Rockies # Arizona Diamondbacks 4–0Matt Holliday (Colorado Rockies)
2008 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4–1Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies)
2009 Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers 4–1Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies)
2010 San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies 4–2Cody Ross (San Francisco Giants)
2011 St. Louis Cardinals # Milwaukee Brewers 4–2David Freese (St. Louis Cardinals)
2012 San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals # 4–3Marco Scutaro (San Francisco Giants)
2013 St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2Michael Wacha (St. Louis Cardinals)
2014 San Francisco Giants # St. Louis Cardinals 4–1Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants)
2015 New York Mets Chicago Cubs 4–0Daniel Murphy (New York Mets)
2016 Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2Javier Báez i Jon Lester (Chicago Cubs)
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs 4–1Chris Taylor i Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2018 Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers 4–3Cody Bellinger (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2019 Washington Nationals # St. Louis Cardinals 4–0Howie Kendrick (Washington Nationals)
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves 4–3Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2021 Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers # 4–2Eddie Rosario (Atlanta Braves)
2022 Philadelphia Phillies # San Diego Padres # 4–1Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies)
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks # Philadelphia Phillies # 4–3Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks)

# – zespół awansował do postseason po otrzymaniu dzikiej karty

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