Wild Card
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A Wild Card team is a team that fails to win its division, but still qualifies for the post-season. The Wild Card slot goes to the team with the best winning percentage in each league which fails to win its division. The Wild Card was first used in 1995. Four of the last nine World Series winners made the playoffs as a wild card.
[edit] Wild Cards 1995-2007
- 1995: AL: Yankees | NL: Rockies (both lost in the first round)
- 1996: AL: Orioles | NL: Dodgers (Orioles lost in ALCS, Dodgers lost in NLDS)
- 1997: AL: Yankees | NL: Marlins (Yankees lost in ALDS, Marlins won World Series)
- 1998: AL: Red Sox | NL: Cubs (both lost in the first round)
- 1999: AL: Red Sox | NL: Mets (Red Sox lost in ALCS, Mets lost in NLCS)
- 2000: AL: Mariners | NL: Mets (Mariners lost in ALCS, Mets lost in the World Series)
- 2001: AL: Athletics | NL: Cardinals (both lost in the first round)
- 2002: AL: Angels | NL: Giants (Angels beat Giants in the World Series)
- 2003: AL: Red Sox | NL: Marlins (Red Sox lost in ALCS, Marlins won World Series)
- 2004: AL: Red Sox | NL: Astros (Red Sox won World Series, Astros lost in NLCS)
- 2005: AL: Red Sox | NL: Astros (Red Sox lost in ALDS, Astros lost in the World Series)
- 2006: AL: Tigers | NL: Dodgers (Tigers lost in the World Series, Dodgers lost in NLDS)
- 2007: AL: Yankees | NL: Rockies
