Major League Baseball has traditionally had the smallest postseason field of the four major North American sports leagues. However, in recent years MLB has started following in the footsteps of its competitors. 2022 marked the first season of a revised postseason format, in which six teams made the postseason for both the National and American Leagues - up from five in previous years and four from 1994-2011. These six teams are comprised of three division winners (receiving the top three seeds) and three wild card teams. The top two division winners receive a bye to the best-of-five League Division Series, while the the other four teams play in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
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I thought it would be an interesting exercise to explore what an expanded postseason format would have looked like historically in MLB. Specifically, I wanted to look at the era from 1969 to 1993, during which both the AL and NL had two divisions. In that period, the winners of the two divisions played in a League Championship Series, initially best-of-five, then best-of-seven from 1985 onward.
Under my hypothetical six-team format, the two division winners would have advanced automatically to a best-of-five League Division Series, while four wild card teams would have played each other in a best-of-three Wild Card Series. This marks a key departure from today's format in two respects: no division winner has to play a Wild Card Series, and it is guaranteed that the team with the second-best record in a league would not have to play the team with the best record prior to the LCS, regardless of if they are a wild card team or division winner.
Before I share what this would have looked like for each season, I want to make a few observations. First, one key advantage of this format would have been that it ensures that the team with the second-best record would have had an opportunity to reach the World Series via the postseason. In many seasons from 1969-1993, a team with the second-best record lost their own division race, while a team with an inferior record won the opposite division. Notably, twice a team won 100+ regular season games but failed to make the postseason - the Baltimore Orioles in 1980 and the San Francisco Giants in 1993.
Another observation is that while there may be concerns about the quality of teams reaching the postseason in an expanded format, the reality is that upwards of 97% of teams that hypothetically would have made the postseason would have had a .500 or better win percentage. Only 7 out of 300 teams would have made it in with a losing record. Considering that both leagues had at least 12 teams throughout it stands to reason that a format sending the top-half of the league to the postseason would generally result in teams with winning records making it in. Indeed the expansion of the American League to 14 teams in 1977 would have all but guaranteed this, with only one losing team potentially making the postseason in 17 seasons. Conversly, there still exists the possibility that teams with winning records would still miss the postseason, more so in the American League after the 1977 expansion. Those teams are also noted below.
Lastly, a note that this exercise cannot account for every change that this format would have potentially induced - particularly personnel decisions or managerial strategies for teams that would have now found themselves in playoff races they were not in otherwise. I do try to account for obvious changes that can be easily accounted for. Most notably, the absence of playoffs to decide division winners or wild cards in the new format is reflected through the use of tiebreaker criteria. This results, for instance, in the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the NL West over the Houston Astros in 1980 via a head-to-head record tiebreaker as opposed to a one-game playoff.
Without further ado, here are hypothetical postseason matchups for 1969-1993:
1969
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Chicago Cubs (93-69) vs #6 Pittsburgh Pirates (88-74)
#4 San Francisco Giants (90-72) vs #5 Cincinnati Reds (89-73)
NL Division Series
#1 New York Mets (100-62) vs #4 San Francisco/#5 Cincinnati
#2 Atlanta Braves (93-69) vs #3 Chicago/#6 Pittsburgh
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Detroit Tigers (90-72) vs #6 Washington Senators (86-76)
#4 Oakland Athletics (88-74) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (87-75)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (109-53) vs #4 Oakland/#5 Boston
#2 Minnesota Twins (97-65) vs #3 Detroit/#6 Washington
Other winning teams: St. Louis Cardinals (87-75), Los Angeles Dodgers (85-77)
1970
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (87-74) vs #6 New York Mets (83-79)
#4 San Francisco Giants (86-76) vs. #5 Chicago Cubs (84-78)
NL Division Series
#1 Cincinnati Reds (102-60) vs #4 San Francisco/#5 Chicago
#2 Pittsburgh Pirates (89-73) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 New York
AL Wild Card
#3 New York Yankees (93-69) vs #6 California Angels (86-76)
#4 Oakland Athletics (89-73) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (87-75)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (108-54) vs #4 Oakland/#5 Boston
#2 Minnesota Twins (98-64) vs #3 New York/#6 California
1971
NL Wild Card Series
#3 St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) vs #6 New York Mets (83-79)
#4 Los Angeles Dodgers (89-73) vs #5 Chicago Cubs (83-79)
NL Division Series
#1 Pittsburgh Pirates (97-65) vs #4 Los Angeles/#5 Chicago
#2 San Francisco Giants (90-72) vs #3 St. Louis/#6 New York
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Detroit Tigers (91-71) vs #6 New York Yankees (82-80)
#4 Kansas City Royals (85-76) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (85-77)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (101-57) vs #4 Kansas City/#5 Boston
#2 Oakland Athletics (101-60) vs #3 Detroit/#6 New York
Other winning teams: Atlanta Braves (82-80)
1972
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Houston Astros (84-69) vs #6 New York Mets (83-73)
#4 Chicago Cubs (85-70) vs #5 Los Angeles Dodgers (85-70)
NL Division Series
#1 Pittsburgh Pirates (96-59) vs #4 Chicago/#5 Los Angeles
#2 Cincinnati Reds (95-59) vs #3 Houston/#6 New York
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Chicago White Sox (87-67) vs #6 New York Yankees (79-76)
#4 Boston Red Sox (85-70) vs #5 Baltimore Orioles (80-74)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (93-62) vs #4 Boston/#5 Baltimore
#2 Detroit Tigers (86-70) vs #3 Chicago/#6 New York
1973
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (95-66) vs #6 St. Louis Cardinals (81-81)
#4 San Francisco Giants (88-74) vs #5 Houston Astros (82-80)
NL Division Series
#1 Cincinnati Reds (99-63) vs #4 San Francisco/#5 Houston
#2 New York Mets (82-79) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 St. Louis
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Boston Red Sox (89-73) vs #6 Minnesota Twins (81-81)
#4 Kansas City Royals (88-74) vs #5 Detroit Tigers (85-77)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (97-65) vs #4 Kansas City/#5 Detroit
#2 Oakland Athletics (94-68) vs #3 Boston/#6 Minnesota
1974
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Cincinnati Reds (98-64) vs #6 Houston Astros (81-81)
#4 Atlanta Braves (88-74) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (86-75)
NL Division Series
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (102-60) vs #4 Atlanta/#5 St. Louis
#2 Pittsburgh Pirates (88-74) vs #3 Cincinnati/#6 Houston
AL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Yankees (89-73) vs #6 Minnesota Twins (82-80)
#4 Texas Rangers (84-76) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (84-78)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (91-71) vs #4 Texas/#5 Boston
#2 Oakland Athletics (90-72) vs #3 New York/#6 Minnesota
1975
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (88-74) vs #6 St. Louis Cardinals (82-80)
#4 Philadelphia Phillies (86-76) vs #5 New York Mets (82-80)
NL Division Series
#1 Cincinnati Reds (108-54) vs #4 Philadelphia/#5 New York
#2 Pittsburgh Pirates (92-69) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 St. Louis
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Baltimore Orioles (90-69) vs #6 Cleveland Indians (79-80)
#4 Kansas City Royals (91-71) vs #5 New York Yankees (83-77)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (98-64) vs #4 Kansas City/#5 New York
#2 Boston Red Sox (95-65) vs #3 Baltimore/#6 Cleveland
1976
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70) vs #6 Houston Astros (80-82)
#4 Pittsburgh Pirates (92-70) vs #5 New York Mets (86-76)
NL Division Series
#1 Cincinnati Reds (102-60) vs #4 Pittsburgh/#5 New York
#2 Philadelphia Phillies (101-61) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 Houston
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Baltimore Orioles (88-74) vs #6 Boston Red Sox (83-79)
#4 Oakland Athletics (87-74) vs #5 Minnesota Twins (85-77)
AL Division Series
#1 New York Yankees (97-62) vs #4 Oakland/#5 Minnesota
#2 Kansas City Royals (90-72) vs #3 Baltimore/#6 Boston
Other winning teams: Cleveland Indians (81-78)
1977
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66) vs #6 Houston Astros (81-81)
#4 Cincinnati Reds (88-74) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (83-79)
NL Division Series
#1 Philadelphia Phillies (101-61) vs #4 Cincinnati/#5 St. Louis
#2 Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) vs #3 Pittsburgh/#6 Houston
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Boston Red Sox (97-64) vs #6 Chicago White Sox (90-72)
#4 Baltimore Orioles (97-64) vs #5 Texas Rangers (94-68)
AL Division Series
#1 Kansas City Royals (102-60) vs #4 Baltimore/#5 Texas
#2 New York Yankees (100-62) vs #3 Boston/#6 Chicago
Other winning teams: Minnesota Twins (84-77)
1978
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Cincinnati Reds (92-69) vs #6 San Diego Padres (84-78)
#4 San Francisco Giants (89-73) vs #5 Pittsburgh Pirates (88-73)
NL Division Series
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67) vs #4 San Francisco/#5 Pittsburgh
#2 Philadelphia Phillies (90-72) vs #3 Cincinnati/#6 San Diego
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Boston Red Sox (99-63) vs #6 Texas Rangers (87-75)
#4 Milwaukee Brewers (93-69) vs #5 Baltimore Orioles (90-71)
AL Division Series
#1 New York Yankees (99-63) vs #4 Milwaukee/#5 Baltimore
#2 Kansas City Royals (92-70) vs #3 Boston/#6 Texas
Other winning teams: California Angels (87-75), Detroit Tigers (86-76)
1979
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Montreal Expos (95-65) vs #6 Philadelphia Phillies (84-78)
#4 Houston Astros (89-73) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (86-76)
NL Division Series
#1 Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) vs #4 Houston/#5 St. Louis
#2 Cincinnati Reds (90-71) vs #3 Montreal/#6 Philadelphia
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Milwaukee Brewers (95-66) vs #6 Detroit Tigers (85-76)
#4 Boston Red Sox (91-69) vs #5 New York Yankees (89-71)
AL Division Series
#1 Baltimore Orioles (102-57) vs #4 Boston/#5 New York
#2 California Angels (88-74) vs #3 Milwaukee/#6 Detroit
Other winning teams: Kansas City Royals (85-77), Texas Rangers (83-79), Minnesota Twins (82-80), Cleveland Indians (81-80)
1980
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Houston Astros (92-70) vs #6 Pittsburgh Pirates (83-79)
#4 Montreal Expos (90-72) vs #5 Cincinnati Reds (89-73)
NL Division Series
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70) vs #4 Montreal/#5 Cincinnati
#2 Philadelphia Phillies (91-71) vs #3 Houston/#6 Pittsburgh
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Baltimore Orioles (100-62) vs #6 Detroit Tigers (84-78)
#4 Milwaukee Brewers (86-76) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (83-77)
AL Division Series
#1 New York Yankees (103-59) vs #4 Milwaukee/#5 Boston
#2 Kansas City Royals (97-65) vs #3 Baltimore/#6 Detroit
Other winning teams: Oakland Athletics (83-79), Atlanta Braves (81-80)
1981
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (63-47) vs #6 Philadelphia Phillies (59-48)
#4 Houston Astros (61-49) vs #5 Montreal Expos (60-48)
NL Division Series
#1 Cincinnati Reds (66-42) vs #4 Houston/#5 Montreal
#2 St. Louis Cardinals (59-43) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 Philadelphia
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Baltimore Orioles (59-46) vs #6 Boston Red Sox (59-49)
#4 New York Yankees (59-48) vs #5 Detroit Tigers (60-49)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (64-45) vs #4 New York/#5 Detroit
#2 Milwaukee Brewers (62-47) vs #3 Baltimore/#6 Boston
Other winning teams: Texas Rangers (57-48), Chicago White Sox (54-52), Cleveland Indians (52-51), San Francisco Giants (56-55)
1982
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Philadelphia Phillies (89-73) vs #6 Montreal Expos (86-76)
#4 Los Angeles Dodgers (88-74) vs #5 San Francisco Giants (87-75)
NL Division Series
#1 St. Louis Cardinals (92-70) vs #4 Los Angeles/#5 San Francisco
#2 Atlanta Braves (89-73) vs #4 Philadelphia/#6 Montreal
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Baltimore Orioles (94-68) vs #6 Chicago White Sox (87-75)
#4 Kansas City Royals (90-72) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (89-73)
AL Division Series
#1 Milwaukee Brewers (95-67) vs #4 Kansas City/#5 Boston
#2 California Angels (93-69) vs #3 Baltimore/#6 Chicago
Other winning teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (84-78), Detroit Tigers (83-79)
1983
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Atlanta Braves (88-74) vs #6 Montreal Expos (82-80)
#4 Houston Astros (85-77) vs #5 Pittsburgh Pirates (84-78)
NL Division Series
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71) vs #4 Houston/#5 Pittsburgh
#2 Philadelphia Phillies (90-72) vs #3 Atlanta/#6 Montreal
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Detroit Tigers (92-70) vs #6 Milwaukee Brewers (87-75)
#4 New York Yankees (91-71) vs #5 Toronto Blue Jays (89-73)
AL Division Series
#1 Chicago White Sox (99-63) vs #4 New York/#5 Toronto
#2 Baltimore Orioles (98-64) vs #3 Detroit/#6 Milwaukee
1984
NL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Mets (90-72) vs #6 Atlanta Braves (80-82)
#4 St. Louis Cardinals (84-78) vs #5 Philadelphia Phillies (81-81)
NL Division Series
#1 Chicago Cubs (96-65) vs #4 St. Louis/#5 Philadelphia
#2 San Diego Padres (92-70) vs #3 New York/#6 Atlanta
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Toronto Blue Jays (89-73) vs #6 Baltimore Orioles (85-77)
#4 New York Yankees (87-75) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (86-76)
AL Division Series
#1 Detroit Tigers (104-58) vs #4 New York/#5 Boston
#2 Kansas City Royals (84-78) vs #3 Toronto/#6 Baltimore
1985
NL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Mets (98-64) vs #6 Houston Astros (83-79)
#4 Cincinnati Reds (89-72) vs #5 Montreal Expos (84-77)
NL Division Series
#1 St. Louis Cardinals (101-61) vs #4 Cincinnati/#5 Montreal
#2 Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67) vs #3 New York/#6 Houston
AL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Yankees (97-64) vs #6 Detroit Tigers (84-77)
#4 California Angels (90-72) vs #5 Chicago White Sox (85-77)
AL Division Series
#1 Toronto Blue Jays (99-62) vs #4 California/#5 Chicago
#2 Kansas City Royals (91-71) vs #3 New York/#6 Detroit
Other winning teams: Baltimore Orioles (83-78), San Diego Padres (83-79)
1986
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Philadelphia Phillies (86-75) vs #6 St. Louis Cardinals (79-82)
#4 Cincinnati Reds (86-76) vs #5 San Francisco Giants (83-79)
NL Division Series
#1 New York Mets (108-54) vs #4 Cincinnati/#5 San Francisco
#2 Houston Astros (96-66) vs #3 Philadelphia/#6 St. Louis
AL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Yankees (90-72) vs #6 Toronto Blue Jays (86-76)
#4 Detroit Tigers (87-75) vs #5 Texas Rangers (87-75)
AL Division Series
#1 Boston Red Sox (95-66) vs #4 Detroit/#5 Texas
#2 California Angels (92-70) vs #3 New York/#6 Toronto
Other winning teams: Cleveland Indians (84-78)
1987
NL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Mets (92-70) vs #6 Philadelphia Phillies (80-82)
#4 Montreal Expos (91-71) vs #5 Cincinnati Reds (84-78)
NL Division Series
#1 St. Louis Cardinals (95-67) vs #4 Montreal/#5 Cincinnati
#2 San Francisco Giants (90-72) vs #3 New York/#6 Philadelphia
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Toronto Blue Jays (96-66) vs #6 Kansas City Royals (83-79)
#4 Milwaukee Brewers (91-71) vs #5 New York Yankees (89-73)
AL Division Series
#1 Detroit Tigers (98-64) vs #4 Milwaukee/#5 New York
#2 Minnesota Twins (85-77) vs #3 Toronto/#6 Kansas City
1988
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Cincinnati Reds (87-74) vs #6 San Francisco Giants (83-79)
#4 Pittsburgh Pirates (85-75) vs #5 San Diego Padres (83-78)
NL Division Series
#1 New York Mets (100-60) vs #4 Pittsburgh/#5 San Diego
#2 Los Angeles Dodgers (94-67) vs #3 Cincinnati/#6 San Francisco
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Minnesota Twins (91-71) vs #6 Toronto Blue Jays (87-75)
#4 Detroit Tigers (88-74) vs #5 Milwaukee Brewers (87-75)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (104-58) vs #4 Detroit/#5 Milwaukee
#2 Boston Red Sox (89-73) vs #3 Minnesota/#6 Toronto
Other winning teams: New York Yankees (85-76), Kansas City Royals (84-77), Houston Astros (82-80)
1989
NL Wild Card Series
#3 San Diego Padres (89-73) vs #6 St. Louis Cardinals (86-76)
#4 New York Mets (87-75) vs #5 Houston Astros (86-76)
NL Division Series
#1 Chicago Cubs (93-69) vs #4 New York/#5 Houston
#2 San Francisco Giants (92-70) vs #3 San Diego/# St. Louis
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Kansas City Royals (92-70) vs #6 Boston Red Sox (83-79)
#4 California Angels (91-71) vs #5 Baltimore Orioles (87-75)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (99-63) vs #4 California/#5 Baltimore
#2 Toronto Blue Jays (89-73) vs #3 Kansas City/#6 Boston
Other winning teams: Texas Rangers (83-79)
1990
NL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Mets (91-71) vs #6 San Francisco Giants (85-77)
#4 Los Angeles Dodgers (86-76) vs #5 Montreal Expos (85-77)
NL Division Series
#1 Pittsburgh Pirates (95-67) vs #4 Los Angeles/#5 Montreal
#2 Cincinnati Reds (91-71) vs #3 New York/#6 San Francisco
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Chicago White Sox (94-68) vs #6 California Angels (80-82)
#4 Toronto Blue Jays (86-76) vs #5 Texas Rangers (83-79)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (103-59) vs #4 Toronto/#5 Texas
#2 Boston Red Sox (88-74) vs #3 Chicago/#6 California
1991
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) vs #6 Philadelphia Phillies (78-84)
#4 San Diego Padres (84-78) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (84-78)
NL Division Series
#1 Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) vs #4 San Diego/#5 St. Louis
#2 Atlanta Braves (94-68) vs #3 Los Angeles/#6 Philadelphia
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Chicago White Sox (87-75) vs #6 Oakland Athletics (84-78)
#4 Texas Rangers (85-77) vs #5 Boston Red Sox (84-78)
AL Division Series
#1 Minnesota Twins (95-67) vs #4 Texas/#5 Boston
#2 Toronto Blue Jays (91-71) vs #3 Chicago/#6 Oakland
Other winning teams: Detroit Tigers (84-78), Milwaukee Brewers (83-79), Seattle Mariners (83-79), Kansas City Royals (82-80)
1992
NL Wild Card Series
#3 Cincinnati Reds (90-72) vs #6 San Diego Padres (82-80)
#4 Montreal Expos (87-75) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (83-79)
NL Division Series
#1 Atlanta Braves (98-64) vs #4 Montreal/#5 St. Louis
#2 Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66) vs #3 Cincinnati/#6 San Diego
AL Wild Card Series
#3 Milwaukee Brewers (92-70) vs #6 Chicago White Sox (86-76)
#4 Minnesota Twins (90-72) vs #5 Baltimore Orioles (89-73)
AL Division Series
#1 Oakland Athletics (96-66) vs #4 Minnesota/#5 Baltimore
#2 Toronto Blue Jays (96-66) vs #3 Milwaukee/#6 Chicago
1993
NL Wild Card Series
#3 San Francisco Giants (103-59) vs #6 Houston Astros (85-77)
#4 Montreal Expos (94-68) vs #5 St. Louis Cardinals (87-75)
NL Division Series
#1 Atlanta Braves (104-58) vs #4 Montreal/#5 St. Louis
#2 Philadelphia Phillies (97-65) vs #3 San Francisco/#6 Houston
AL Wild Card Series
#3 New York Yankees (88-74) vs #6 Baltimore Orioles (85-77)
#4 Texas Rangers (86-76) vs #5 Detroit Tigers (85-77)
AL Division Series
#1 Toronto Blue Jays (95-67) vs #4 Texas/#5 Detroit
#2 Chicago White Sox (94-68) vs #3 New York/#6 Baltimore
Other winning teams: Chicago Cubs (84-78), Kansas City Royals (84-78), Seattle Mariners (82-80)
Now that we've done the year-by-year overview, let's take a look at the breakdown for each team:
National League
Atlanta Braves (8 appearances, 5 division titles): 1969*, 1974, 1982*, 1983, 1984, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*
Chicago Cubs (6 appearances, 2 division titles): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984*, 1989*
Cincinnati Reds (18 appearances, 8 division titles): 1969, 1970*, 1972*, 1973*, 1974, 1975*, 1976*, 1977, 1978, 1979*, 1980, 1981*, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990*, 1992
Colorado Rockies: none
Florida Marlins: none
Houston Astros (13 appearances, 1 division title): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986*, 1989, 1993
Los Angeles Dodgers (17 appearances, 7 division titles): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975, 1976, 1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1983*, 1985*, 1988*, 1990, 1991
Montreal Expos (10 appearances, 0 division titles): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993
New York Mets (14 appearances, 4 division titles): 1969*, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973*, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1988*, 1989, 1990
Philadelphia Phillies (14 appearances, 6 division titles): 1975, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1983*, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993*
Pittsburgh Pirates (16 appearances, 9 division titles): 1969, 1970*, 1971*, 1972*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979*, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990*, 1991*, 1992*
San Diego Padres (6 appearances, 1 division title): 1978, 1984*, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
San Francisco Giants (12 appearances, 3 division titles): 1969, 1970, 1971*, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1993
St. Louis Cardinals (16 appearances, 4 division titles): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981*, 1982*, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1987*, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
American League
Baltimore Orioles (19 appearances, 7 division titles): 1969*, 1970*, 1971*, 1972, 1973*, 1974*, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979*, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983*, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993
Boston Red Sox (20 appearances, 4 division titles): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986*, 1988*, 1989, 1990*, 1991
California Angels (7 appearances, 3 division titles): 1970, 1979*, 1982*, 1985, 1986*, 1989, 1990
Chicago White Sox (9 appearances, 2 division titles): 1972, 1977, 1982, 1983*, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993*
Cleveland Indians (1 appearance, 0 division titles): 1975
Detroit Tigers (14 appearances, 3 division titles): 1969, 1971, 1972*, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984*, 1985, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1993
Kansas City Royals (12 appearances, 6 division titles): 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1982, 1984*, 1985*, 1987, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers (9 appearances, 2 division titles): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982*, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992
Minnesota Twins (9 appearances, 4 division titles): 1969*, 1970*, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987*, 1988, 1991*, 1992
New York Yankees (17 appearances, 4 division titles): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993
Oakland Athletics (14 appearances, 10 division titles): 1969, 1970, 1971*, 1972*, 1973*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976, 1981*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1991, 1992*
Seattle Mariners: none
Texas Rangers/Washington Senators (8 appearances, 0 division titles): 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993
Toronto Blue Jays (11 appearances, 5 division titles): 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*
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