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

RokZwycięzcaPrzegranyWynikNLCS MVP
1969New York MetsAtlanta Braves3–0 
1970Cincinnati RedsPittsburgh Pirates3–0 
1971Pittsburgh PiratesSan Francisco Giants3–1 
1972Cincinnati RedsPittsburgh Pirates3–2 
1973New York MetsCincinnati Reds3–2 
1974Los Angeles DodgersPittsburgh Pirates3–1 
1975Cincinnati RedsPittsburgh Pirates3–0 
1976Cincinnati RedsPhiladelphia Phillies3–0 
1977Los Angeles DodgersPhiladelphia Phillies3–1Dusty Baker (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1978Los Angeles DodgersPhiladelphia Phillies3–1Steve Garvey (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1979Pittsburgh PiratesCincinnati Reds3–0Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1980Philadelphia PhilliesHouston Astros3–2Manny Trillo (Philadelphia Phillies)
1981Los Angeles DodgersMontreal Expos3–2Burt Hooton (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1982St. Louis CardinalsAtlanta Braves3–0Darrell Porter (St. Louis Cardinals)
1983Philadelphia PhilliesLos Angeles Dodgers3–1Gary Matthews (Philadelphia Phillies)
1984San Diego PadresChicago Cubs3–2Steve Garvey (San Diego Padres)
1985St. Louis CardinalsLos Angeles Dodgers4–2Ozzie Smith (St. Louis Louis Cardinals)
1986New York MetsHouston Astros4–2Mike Scott (Houston Astros)
1987St. Louis CardinalsSan Francisco Giants4–3Jeffrey Leonard (San Francisco Giants)
1988Los Angeles DodgersNew York Mets4–3Orel Hershiser (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1989San Francisco GiantsChicago Cubs4–1Will Clark (San Francisco Giants)
1990Cincinnati RedsPittsburgh Pirates4–2Rob Dibble i Randy Myers (Cincinnati Reds)
1991Atlanta BravesPittsburgh Pirates4–3Steve Avery (Atlanta Braves)
1992Atlanta BravesPittsburgh Pirates4–3John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves)
1993Philadelphia PhilliesAtlanta Braves4–2Curt Schilling (Philadelphia Phillies)
1994League Championship Series nie odbyły się z powodu strajku zawodników.
1995Atlanta BravesCincinnati Reds4–0Mike Devereaux (Atlanta Braves)
1996Atlanta BravesSt. Louis Cardinals4–3Javy López (Atlanta Braves)
1997Florida Marlins #Atlanta Braves4–2Liván Hernández (Florida Marlins)
1998San Diego PadresAtlanta Braves4–2Sterling Hitchcock (San Diego Padres)
1999Atlanta BravesNew York Mets #4–2Eddie Pérez (Atlanta Braves)
2000New York Mets #St. Louis Cardinals4–1Mike Hampton (New York Yankees)
2001Arizona DiamondbacksAtlanta Braves4–1Craig Counsell (Arizona Diamondbacks)
2002San Francisco Giants #St. Louis Cardinals4–1Benito Santiago (San Francisco Giants)
2003Florida Marlins #Chicago Cubs4–3Iván Rodríguez (Florida Marlins)
2004St. Louis CardinalsHouston Astros #4–3Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)
2005Houston Astros #St. Louis Cardinals4–2Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros)
2006St. Louis CardinalsNew York Mets4–3Jeff Suppan (St. Louis Cardinals)
2007Colorado Rockies #Arizona Diamondbacks4–0Matt Holliday (Colorado Rockies)
2008Philadelphia PhilliesLos Angeles Dodgers4–1Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies)
2009Philadelphia PhilliesLos Angeles Dodgers4–1Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies)
2010San Francisco GiantsPhiladelphia Phillies4–2Cody Ross (San Francisco Giants)
2011St. Louis Cardinals #Milwaukee Brewers4–2David Freese (St. Louis Cardinals)
2012San Francisco GiantsSt. Louis Cardinals #4–3Marco Scutaro (San Francisco Giants)
2013St. Louis CardinalsLos Angeles Dodgers4–2Michael Wacha (St. Louis Cardinals)
2014San Francisco Giants #St. Louis Cardinals4–1Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants)
2015New York MetsChicago Cubs4–0Daniel Murphy (New York Mets)
2016Chicago CubsLos Angeles Dodgers4–2Javier Báez i Jon Lester (Chicago Cubs)
2017Los Angeles DodgersChicago Cubs4–1Chris Taylor i Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2018Los Angeles DodgersMilwaukee Brewers4–3Cody Bellinger (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2019Washington Nationals #St. Louis Cardinals4–0Howie Kendrick (Washington Nationals)

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