League Championship Series History
Every LCS in Major League Baseball History
The League Championships Series, love it or hate it, is here to stay. Hardcore fans from yesteryear long for the day when the leader of the American League faced off against the leader of the National League when the regular season was over.
Since 1969, the League Championship Series has decided which two teams from their respective League will face-off against each other in the World Series. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive look at the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS).
NOTES: Team names in bold print won and moved on to the Fall Classic. Team names with an asterisk next to their name denotes wild-card teams.
"The first Championship Series was in 1969, the year baseball added four new franchises: the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, and Seattle Pilots (who moved to Milwaukee the following year and became the Brewers) giving both leagues twelve teams each. Prior to that year, the regular season champs from each league went straight to the World Series. So when cellar-dwellers like the New York Mets and the Houston Astros got stuck in ninth or tenth place early in the season, their pennant hopes were crushed by the middle of May." - Columnist Sean Gregory on Time.com (A Brief History of The League Championship Series, 10/09/2008)
League Championship Series
1985 - 2020 | Best of 7 Series
A.L.C.S. & N.L.C.S.
1985 - 2020 | Best of 7 Series
A.L.C.S. & N.L.C.S.
2020
A.L.C.S. (x-x): To Be Determined vs. To Be Determined
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
N.L.C.S. (x-x): To Be Determined vs. To Be Determined
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
2019
A.L.C.S. (3-1):
Houston Astros
vs.
New York Yankees
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
N.L.C.S. (4-0):
Washington Nationals
vs
St. Louis Cardinals
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
2018
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Boston Red Sox
vs.
Houston Astros
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs
Milwaukee Brewers
2017
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Houston Astros
vs.
New York Yankees
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs
Chicago Cubs
2016
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Cleveland Indians
vs.
Toronto Blue Jays
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Chicago Cubs
vs.
Los Angeles Dodgers
2015
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Kansas City Royals
vs.
Toronto Blue Jays
N.L.C.S. (4-0):
New York Mets
vs.
Chicago Cubs
2014
A.L.C.S. (4-0):
Kansas City Royals
vs.
Baltimore Orioles
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
San Francisco Giants
vs.
St. Louis Cardinals
2013
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Boston Red Sox
vs.
Detroit Tigers
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs.
Los Angeles Dodgers
2012
A.L.C.S. (4-0):
Detroit Tigers
vs.
New York Yankees
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
San Francisco Giants
vs.
St. Louis Cardinals
*
2011
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Texas Rangers
vs.
Detroit Tigers
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
St. Louis Cardinals
*
vs.
Milwaukee Brewers
2010
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Texas Rangers
vs. New York Yankees *
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
San Francisco Giants
vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2009
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
New York Yankees
vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2008
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Tampa Bay Rays
*
vs. Boston Red Sox *
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2007
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Boston Red Sox
vs.
Cleveland Indians
N.L.C.S. (4-0):
Colorado Rockies
*
vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2006
A.L.C.S. (4-0):
Detroit Tigers
*
vs.
Oakland Athletics
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. New York Mets
2005
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Chicago White Sox
vs.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Houston Astros
*
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2004
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Boston Red Sox
*
vs.
New York Yankees
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. Houston Astros *
2003
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
New York Yankees
vs.
Boston Red Sox *
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Florida Marlins
*
vs. Chicago Cubs
2002
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Anaheim Angels
*
vs.
Minnesota Twins
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
San Francisco Giants
*
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2001
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
New York Yankees
vs.
Seattle Mariners
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
Arizona Diamondbacks
vs. Atlanta Braves
2000
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
New York Yankees
vs.
Seattle Mariners *
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
New York Mets
*
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1999
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
New York Yankees
vs.
Boston Red Sox *
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Atlanta Braves
vs. New York Mets *
1998
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
New York Yankees
vs.
Cleveland Indians
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
San Diego Padres
vs. Atlanta Braves
1997
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Cleveland Indians
vs.
Baltimore Orioles
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Florida Marlins
*
vs. Atlanta Braves
1996
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
New York Yankees
vs.
Baltimore Orioles *
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Atlanta Braves
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1995
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Cleveland Indians
vs.
Seattle Mariners
N.L.C.S. (4-0):
Atlanta Braves
vs. Cincinnati Reds
1994
No League Championship Series (Player Strike)
1993
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Toronto Blue Jays
vs.
Chicago White Sox
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Atlanta Braves
1992
A.L.C.S. (4-2):
Toronto Blue Jays
vs.
Oakland Athletics
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Atlanta Braves
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1991
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Minnesota Twins
vs.
Toronto Blue Jays
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Atlanta Braves
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1990
A.L.C.S. (4-0):
Oakland Athletics
vs.
Boston Red Sox
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
Cincinnati Reds
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1989
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Oakland Athletics
vs.
Toronto Blue Jays
N.L.C.S. (4-1):
San Francisco Giants
vs. Chicago Cubs
1988
A.L.C.S. (4-0):
Oakland Athletics
vs.
Boston Red Sox
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. New York Mets
1987
A.L.C.S. (4-1):
Minnesota Twins
vs.
Detroit Tigers
N.L.C.S. (4-3):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. San Francisco Giants
1986
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Boston Red Sox
vs.
California Angels
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
New York Mets
vs. Houston Astros
1985
A.L.C.S. (4-3):
Kansas City Royals
vs.
Toronto Blue Jays
N.L.C.S. (4-2):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
League Championship Series
1984 - 1969 | Best of 5
A.L.C.S. & N.L.C.S.
1984 - 1969 | Best of 5
A.L.C.S. & N.L.C.S.
1984
A.L.C.S. (3-0):
Detroit Tigers
vs.
Kansas City Royals
N.L.C.S. (3-2):
San Diego Padres
vs. Chicago Cubs
1983
A.L.C.S. (3-1):
Baltimore Orioles
vs.
Chicago White Sox
N.L.C.S. (3-1):
Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1982
A.L.C.S. (3-2):
Milwaukee Brewers
vs.
California Angels
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. Atlanta Braves
1981
A.L.C.S. (3-0):
New York Yankees
vs.
Oakland Athletics
N.L.C.S. (3-2):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. Montreal Expos
1980
A.L.C.S. (3-0):
Kansas City Royals
vs.
New York Yankees
N.L.C.S. (3-2):
Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Houston Astros
1979
A.L.C.S. (3-1):
Baltimore Orioles
vs.
California Angels
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
Pittsburgh Pirates
vs. Cincinnati Reds
1978
A.L.C.S. (3-1):
New York Yankees
vs.
Kansas City Royals
N.L.C.S. (3-1):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1977
A.L.C.S. (3-2):
New York Yankees
vs.
Kansas City Royals
N.L.C.S. (3-1):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1976
A.L.C.S. (3-2):
New York Yankees
vs.
Kansas City Royals
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
Cincinnati Reds
vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1975
A.L.C.S. (3-0):
Boston Red Sox
vs.
Oakland Athletics
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
Cincinnati Reds
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1974
A.L.C.S. (3-1):
Oakland Athletics
vs.
Baltimore Orioles
N.L.C.S. (3-1):
Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1973
N.L.C.S. (3-2):
New York Mets
vs.
Cincinnati Reds
1972
N.L.C.S. (3-2):
Cincinnati Reds
vs.
Pittsburgh Pirates
1971
N.L.C.S. (3-1):
Pittsburgh Pirates
vs.
San Francisco Giants
1970
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
Cincinnati Reds
vs.
Pittsburgh Pirates
1969
A.L.C.S. (3-0):
Baltimore Orioles
vs.
Minnesota Twins
N.L.C.S. (3-0):
New York Mets
vs.
Atlanta Braves
League Championship History | Research by Baseball Almanac
Did you know that the L.C.S. was originally a best of five format? Did you know that the
1996 Baltimore Orioles
were the first wild card team to play in the A.L.C.S. and the
1997 Florida Marlins
were the first wild card team to play in the N.L.C.S.?
If you are interested in Division Series data or World Series data please take a look at our sections dedicated to these postseason contests. Also note that EVERY player page on the site has built in tabs for each player who has played in any one of these events at any point during their Major League career.
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If you are interested in Division Series data or World Series data please take a look at our sections dedicated to these postseason contests. Also note that EVERY player page on the site has built in tabs for each player who has played in any one of these events at any point during their Major League career.
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League Championship Wins By Team |
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| A.L. Team | ALCS Wins | N.L. Team | NLCS Wins | |
| New York Yankees | 11 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 | Atlanta Braves | 5 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | New York Mets | 5 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | San Francisco Giants | 5 | |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | Miami Marlins | 2 | |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | San Diego Padres | 2 | |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | Houston Astros | 1 | |
| Houston Astros | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | Colorado Rockies | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | Washington Nationals | 1 | |
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