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The National League pennant winner of a given Major League Baseball season is the team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League (NL). This team receives the Warren C. Giles Trophy and the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the American League (AL).
Before 1969, the National League champion (the "pennant winner") was determined by the best win–loss record at the end of the regular season.There were four ad hoc three-game playoff series due to ties under this formulation (in 1946, 1951, 1959, and 1962).
The 1951 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1951 regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played on October 1, 2, and 3, 1951, between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.
The 2023 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2023 postseason between the defending National League champion and fourth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies and the sixth-seeded Arizona Diamondbacks for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2023 World Series.
The winner of each division series advances to the American League or National League Championship Series. The winners of the ALCS and NLCS play in the World Series. What is the MLB playoff format ...
The 1980 National League pennant race was one of the most exciting races in baseball history, [1] as both divisions came down to the final weekend. The NL East race featured the Pirates, the defending World Series Champions; the Phillies, who were hovering just over a .500 winning percentage and in third place until the middle of August; and the Expos, who were leading the division or within ...
The 2022 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2022 postseason between the fifth-seeded San Diego Padres and the sixth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2022 World Series. The series began on October 18 and ended on ...
The World Series field was set Sunday after L.A. captured the National League pennant by beating the upstart Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in Arlington, Texas, in Game 7 of the National League Championship ...