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Every Major League Baseball (MLB) season, one American League (AL) team wins the pennant, signifying that they are the league's champion and have the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the National League (NL). The pennant was presented to the team with the best win–loss record each year through the 1968 season, [1 ...
The 19th century Baltimore Orioles team won three National League pennants, one of three defunct teams to have won the league. The Detroit Wolverines won their only pennant in 1887, followed by a victory in the World's Championship Series. Italics represent a franchise that is defunct in Major League Baseball as of the 2023 season.
A The Brewers were in the American League from 1969 to 1997, after which they moved to the National League. [8] N The Astros were in the National League from 1962 to 2012, after which they moved to the American League. W Indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team (rather than by winning a division). [1] Source for this Table [9]
The Milwaukee Brewers, an American League team between 1969 and 1997, and the Houston Astros, a National League team between 1962 and 2012, are the only franchises to play in both the ALCS and NLCS. The Astros are the only team to have won both an NLCS and an ALCS (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022). The Astros made four NLCS appearances before moving ...
The Milwaukee Brewers, an American League team between 1969 and 1997, and the Houston Astros, a National League team between 1962 and 2012, are the only franchises to play in both the ALCS and NLCS. The Astros are the only team to have won both an NLCS and an ALCS (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022). Every current American League franchise has ...
The last few weeks of the regular American professional baseball season are known as a pennant race: this is a reference to the period between 1876 and 1968 when the league championships were determined by the team with the best record at the end of the regular season. The pennant winners earn the right to play in MLB's title round, the World ...
Note: Established in 1936, this award was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league. See footnote [1] 1966: Hank Bauer (in MLB) 1977: Earl Weaver (in MLB) 1979: Earl Weaver (in MLB) 1989: Frank Robinson (in AL) 1993: Johnny Oates (in AL) 1997: Davey Johnson (in AL)
The most successful postseason team in MLB history is the New York Yankees, who have achieved three of the four instances of a franchise winning more than two World Series championships in a row (one streak each of durations 3, 4, and 5 seasons) and five of the six instances of a franchise winning the league pennant (i.e., an appearance in the ...