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NL East League National League Sport Major League Baseball Founded 1969 No. of teams 5 Most recent champion(s) Philadelphia Phillies (11th title) Most titles Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies (11) The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are tied for the most National League East Division titles (11). All of Atlanta's NL East titles came during a record stretch of 14 consecutive division titles. (The first three titles of that streak came when the Braves were in the National League West Division.) Philadelphia has won the last five consecutive division titles (2007-2011).
During the two-division era, from 1969 to 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates alone owned more than half of the division titles, having won a combined 15 of 25 championships during that span.[1] They were also the only teams in the division to have won consecutive titles during that span.[2][3][4]
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Divisional membership
Current members
- Atlanta Braves – Joined in 1994; formerly of the NL West
- Miami Marlins – Joined in 1993 as an expansion team
- New York Mets – Founding member
- Philadelphia Phillies – Founding member
- Washington Nationals – Founding member (originally as the Montreal Expos in 1969; then in 2005 when the Expos relocated to Washington)
Former members
- Chicago Cubs - Founding member, Currently part of the NL Central.
- Pittsburgh Pirates - Founding member, Currently part of the NL Central.
- St. Louis Cardinals - Founding member, Currently part of the NL Central.
Division lineups
Time period Lineup Changes from previous setup 1969–1992 Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals Creation of division due to 1969 expansion, Montreal added as well 1993 Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion 1994–2004 Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly-created National League Central Division 2005–2011 Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals 2012–present Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals The Marlins changed their name to the Miami Marlins NL East champions by year
- Team names link to the season in which each team played
Year Winner Record % Playoffs 1969 New York Mets 100–62 .617 Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–1 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 89–73 .549 Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 97–65 .599 Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–3 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 96–59 .619 Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–2 1973 New York Mets 82–79 .509 Lost World Series to Oakland, 4–3 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 88–74 .543 Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 92–69 .571 Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0 1976 Philadelphia Phillies 101–61 .623 Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0 1977 Philadelphia Phillies 101–61 .623 Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 90–72 .556 Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 98–64 .605 Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–3 1980 Philadelphia Phillies 91–71 .562 Won World Series over Kansas City, 4–2 1981 Montreal Expos† 60–48 .556 Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–2 1982 St. Louis Cardinals 92–70 .570 Won World Series over Milwaukee, 4–3 1983 Philadelphia Phillies 90–72 .556 Lost World Series to Baltimore, 4–1 1984 Chicago Cubs 96–65 .596 Lost NLCS to San Diego, 3–2 1985 St. Louis Cardinals 101–61 .623 Lost World Series to Kansas City, 4–3 1986 New York Mets 108–54 .667 Won World Series over Boston, 4–3 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 95–67 .586 Lost World Series to Minnesota, 4–3 1988 New York Mets 100–60 .625 Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 4–3 1989 Chicago Cubs 93–69 .574 Lost NLCS to San Francisco, 4–1 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 95–67 .586 Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 4–2 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 98–64 .605 Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–3 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 96–66 .593 Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–3 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 97–65 .599 Lost World Series to Toronto, 4–2 1995 Atlanta Braves 90–54 .625 Won World Series over Cleveland, 4–2 1996 Atlanta Braves 96–66 .593 Lost World Series to New York, 4–2 1997 Atlanta Braves 101–61 .623 Lost NLCS to Florida, 4–2 1998 Atlanta Braves 106–56 .654 Lost NLCS to San Diego, 4–2 1999 Atlanta Braves 103–59 .636 Lost World Series to New York, 4–0 2000 Atlanta Braves 95–67 .586 Lost NLDS to St. Louis, 3–0 2001 Atlanta Braves 88–74 .543 Lost NLCS to Arizona, 4–1 2002 Atlanta Braves 101–59 .631 Lost NLDS to San Francisco, 3–2 2003 Atlanta Braves 101–61 .623 Lost NLDS to Chicago, 3–2 2004 Atlanta Braves 96–66 .593 Lost NLDS to Houston, 3–2 2005 Atlanta Braves 90–72 .556 Lost NLDS to Houston, 3–1 2006 New York Mets 97–65 .599 Lost NLCS to St. Louis, 4–3 2007 Philadelphia Phillies 89–73 .549 Lost NLDS to Colorado, 3–0 2008 Philadelphia Phillies 92–70 .568 Won World Series over Tampa Bay, 4–1 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 93–69 .574 Lost World Series to New York, 4–2 2010 Philadelphia Phillies 97-65 .599 Lost NLCS to San Francisco, 4–2 2011 Philadelphia Phillies 102-60 .630 Lost NLDS to St. Louis Cardinals, 3–2 † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason.
§ – Due to the 1994 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike.Most Division Titles
Team Titles Year(s) Atlanta Braves 11 1995–2005 Philadelphia Phillies 11 1976–1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2007–2011 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 1970–1972, 1974–1975, 1979, 1990–1992 New York Mets 5 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006 St Louis Cardinals 3 1982, 1985, 1987 Chicago Cubs 2 1984, 1989 Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos 1 1981 Florida Marlins 0 —Wildcard winners produced
Further information: List of National League Wild Card winnersYear Winner Record % GB Playoffs 1997 Florida Marlins 92–70 .568 9 Won World Series over Cleveland, 4–3 1999 New York Mets* 97–66 .595 6.5 Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–2 2000 New York Mets 94–68 .580 1 Lost World Series to New York, 4–1 2003 Florida Marlins 91–71 .562 10 Won World Series over New York, 4–2 2010 Atlanta Braves 91-71 .562 Lost NLDS to San Francisco, 3-1 * – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a One-Game Playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0.
See also
- National League Central
- National League West
- American League East
- American League Central
- American League West
References
- ^ Collier, Gene (September 27, 1993). "Pirates, Phillies Have Owned the Outgoing NL East Division". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: p. D1.
- ^ Collier, Gene (July 4, 2005). "Pirates—Phillies: A Rivalry Lost and Missed". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: p. D1.
- ^ Von Benko, George (July 7, 2005). "Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading". Phillies.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050707&content_id=1119893&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4-2". USA Today: p. 5C. September 28, 1992.
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