NL West Division
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The National League West Division, often abbreviated NL West was created in 1969 when Major League Baseball expanded and split the National League and American League into two divisions each.
The NL West division has had the following constructs:
1969-1992: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants
1993: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants
1994-1997: Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants
1998-present: Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants
[edit] Division Champions
Notes:
- The Houston Astros won a one-game playoff against the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Division title.
- Split-season format adopted because of the 1981 strike. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the first-half title and the Houston Astros won the second half title. The Dodgers defeated the Astros in the Division Series to represent the NL West in the 1981 NLCS.
- The 1994 postseason was cancelled because of the 1994 strike; first season played under three-division format.
- The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers finished with identical records; San Diego won the Division title because of a better head-to-head record
[edit] Wild Cards
The National League West Division has provided the National League Wild Card team 6 times since 1995:
- 1995 Colorado Rockies
- 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2002 San Francisco Giants Lost World Series to Anaheim Angels
- 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2007 Colorado Rockies Lost World Series to Boston Red Sox
- 2009 Colorado Rockies
