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Other Playoffs Ten times since 1946, playoffs have been necessary to decide league or division championships or wild card berths when two teams were tied at the end of the regular season. Additionally, in the strike year of 1981 there were playoffs between the first and second half-season champions in both leagues. National League| Year | NL | W | L | Manager | | 1946 | Brooklyn | 96 | 58 | Leo Durocher | | | St. Louis | 96 | 58 | Eddie Dyer | | | Playoff: (Best-of-3) St. Louis, 2-0 | | | NL | W | L | Manager | | 1951 | Brooklyn | 96 | 58 | Charlie Dressen | | | New York | 96 | 58 | Leo Durocher | | | Playoff: (Best-of-3) New York, 2-1 (WLW) | | Year | NL | W | L | Manager | | 1959 | Milwaukee | 86 | 68 | Fred Haney | | | Los Angeles | 86 | 68 | Walter Alston | | | Playoff: (Best-of-3) Los Angeles, 2-0 | | | NL | W | L | Manager | | 1962 | Los Angeles | 101 | 61 | Walter Alston | | | San Francisco | 101 | 61 | Alvin Dark | | | Playoff: (Best-of-3) San Francisco, 2-1 (WLW) | | Year | NL West | W | L | Manager | | 1980 | Houston | 92 | 70 | Bill Virdon | | | Los Angeles | 92 | 70 | Tommy Lasorda | | | Playoff: (1 game) Houston, 7-1 (at LA) | | | NL East | W | L | Manager | | 1981 | (1st Half) Philadelphia | 34 | 21 | Dallas Green | | | (2nd Half) Montreal | 30 | 23 | Jim Fanning | | | Playoff: (Best-of-5) Montreal, 3-2 (WWLLW) | | | NL West | W | L | Manager | | 1981 | (1st Half) Los Angeles | 36 | 21 | Tommy Lasorda | | | (2nd Half) Houston | 33 | 20 | Bill Virdon | | | Playoff: (Best-of-5) Los Angeles, 3-2 (LLWWW) | | Year | NL Wild Card | W | L | Manager | | 1998 | Chicago | 89 | 73 | Jim Riggleman | | | San Francisco | 89 | 73 | Dusty Baker | | | Playoff: (1 game) Chicago, 5-3 (at Chicago) | | | NL Wild Card | W | L | Manager | | 1999 | Cincinnati | 96 | 66 | Jack McKeon | | | New York | 96 | 66 | Bobby Valentine | | | Playoff: (1 game) New York, 5-0 (at Cincinnati) |
American League| Year | AL | W | L | Manager | | 1948 | Boston | 96 | 58 | Joe McCarthy | | | Cleveland | 96 | 58 | Lou Boudreau | | | Playoff: (1 game) Cleveland, 8-3 (at Boston) | | | AL East | W | L | Manager | | 1978 | Boston | 99 | 63 | Don Zimmer | | | New York | 99 | 63 | Bob Lemon | | | Playoff: (1 game) New York, 5-4 (at Boston) | | | AL East | W | L | Manager | | 1981 | (1st Half) N.Y. | 34 | 22 | Bob Lemon | | | (2nd Half) Milw. | 31 | 22 | Buck Rodgers | | | Playoff: (Best-of-5) New York, 3-2 (WWLLW) | | Year | AL West | W | L | Manager | | 1981 | (1st Half) Oakland | 37 | 23 | Billy Martin | | | (2nd Half) Kan. City | 30 | 23 | Jim Frey | | | Playoff: (Best-of-5), Oakland, 3-0 | | | AL West | W | L | Manager | | 1995 | Seattle | 78 | 66 | Lou Piniella | | | California | 78 | 66 | M. Lachemann | | | Playoff: (1 game) Seattle, 9-1 (at Seattle) |
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