National League Championship Series
Best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.
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World Series
Annual championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
Annual championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
Since then, each league has conducted a championship series (ALCS and NLCS) preceding the World Series to determine which teams will advance, while those series have in turn been preceded by division series (ALDS and NLDS) since 1995 and by wild card games in each league since 2012.
List of National League pennant winners
Team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League .
Team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League .
The trophy is named for Warren Giles, the league president from 1951 to 1969, and is presented immediately after each NL Championship Series (NLCS) by Warren's son Bill Giles, the honorary league president and owner of the Philadelphia Phillies.
League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
Given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that comprise the penultimate round of the MLB postseason.
Given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that comprise the penultimate round of the MLB postseason.
The award is given separately for a player in both the American League Championship Series and the National League Championship Series.
2005 National League Championship Series
The 2005 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the 2005 National League playoffs, matched the Central Division champion and defending league champion St. Louis Cardinals against the wild card qualifier Houston Astros, a rematch of the 2004 NLCS.
League Championship Series
Semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969.
Semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969.
The LCS comprises the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS).
Major League Baseball postseason
Elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the Major League Baseball regular season.
Elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the Major League Baseball regular season.
The winners of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and the National League Championship Series (NLCS) play each other in the best-of-seven World Series.
National League Division Series
In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series.
American League Championship Series
Best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.
Best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.
The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the National League's (NL) Championship Series.
National League
Older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.
Older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.
In 1969, as a result of its expansion to 12 teams, the National League—which for its first 93 years had competed equally in a single grouping—was reorganized into two divisions of six teams (respectively named the National League East and West, although geographically it was more like North and South), with the division champions meeting in the National League Championship Series (an additional round of postseason competition) for the right to advance to the World Series.
2019 American League Championship Series
Best-of-seven series between the two winners of the 2019 American League Division Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2019 World Series.
Best-of-seven series between the two winners of the 2019 American League Division Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2019 World Series.
When they competed in the National League, Houston was 1–3 in NLCS appearances.