List of National League pennant winners

The Philadelphia Phillies won their second consecutive pennant in 2009 and lost to the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 NLCS.

The National League pennant winner of a given Major League Baseball season is the team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League (NL). This team receives the Warren C. Giles Trophy and the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the American League (AL). The current NL pennant winners are the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat out the Milwaukee Brewers to win the NL pennant in October 2025.

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 former owner of the Philadelphia Phillies.<ref name="giles">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

From 1876 through 1968, the pennant was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Beginning in 1969, the league was divided into East and West divisions, with the champions of each playing for the pennant in the League Championship Series (NLCS). Since 1995, there have been three divisions and a two-round playoff bracket which begins with two Division Series (NLDS).

The pennant has been awarded every year since 1876, except for 1994, when a players' strike forced the cancellation of the postseason.<ref name="brefpostseason">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="94strike">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Until 1969, the pennant was presented to the team with the best win–loss record at the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1969, the league split into two divisions,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and the teams with the best records in each division played one another in the NLCS to determine the pennant winner. The format of the NLCS was changed from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven format for the 1985 postseason.<ref>Template:Cite magazineTemplate:Dead link</ref> In 1995, an additional playoff series was added when MLB restructured the two divisions in each league into three.<ref name="realign">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:As of, the winners of the Eastern, Central, and Western Divisions, as well as one wild card team, play in the NL Division Series, a best-of-five playoff to determine the opponents who will play for the pennant.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

By pennants, the Los Angeles Dodgers (formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers; 26 pennants, 39 playoff appearances)<ref name="LAD"/> are the winningest team in NL history. The San Francisco Giants (formerly the New York Giants; 23 pennants, 27 playoff appearances)<ref name="SFG"/> are in second place, with the St. Louis Cardinals (19 pennants and 28 playoff appearances),<ref name="STL"/> in third place, followed by the Atlanta Braves (18 pennants and 23 postseason appearances between their three home cities of Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Boston)<ref name="ATL"/> in fourth place and the Chicago Cubs (17 pennants and 20 playoff appearances as the Cubs and White Stockings) in fifth.<ref name="CHC"/> The Philadelphia Phillies were NL champions in back-to-back seasons in 2008 and 2009, becoming the first NL team to do so since the Braves in 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Dodgers were also league champions in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018. The modern World Series began in 1903, when the National League recognized the upstart American League, founded in 1901. There was an earlier "World's Championship Series" played between the pennant winners of the NL and the American Association 1884–1890; from 1894 to 1897 the NL's first- and second-place teams played a postseason series for the Temple Cup, which was considered to be the league championship. As of 2021, the Dodgers have the most modern-era World Series appearances at 21, followed by the San Francisco Giants with 20.

The team with the best record to win the NL pennant was the 1906 Cubs, who won 116 of 152 games during that season<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and finished 20 games ahead of the New York Giants.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The best record by a pennant winner in the Championship Series era is 108–54, which was achieved by the Cincinnati Reds in 1975<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the New York Mets in 1986;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> both of these teams went on to win the World Series.<ref name="brefpostseason"/>

NL champions have gone on to win the World Series 53 times, most recently in 2025.<ref name="brefpostseason"/> Pennant winners have also won the Temple Cup and the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, two pre-World Series league championships, although second-place teams won three of the four Temple Cup meetings.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The largest margin of victory for a pennant winner, before the league split into two divisions in 1969, is Template:Frac games; the Pittsburgh Pirates led the Brooklyn Superbas (now the Dodgers) by that margin on the final day of the 1902 season.<ref>Template:Cite magazineTemplate:Dead link</ref>

The only currently existing National League franchise to have never won an NL pennant are the Milwaukee Brewers; however, they did win a pennant during their time in the American League.<ref name="World Series Club History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Key

Year	Links to the corresponding "year in baseball" (1876–1900) or "Major League Baseball season" (1901–present) article
Team	Links to the corresponding season in which each team played
Series	Links to the corresponding "National League Championship Series" article
Record	Regular season win–loss record
GA	Games ahead of the second-place team (pre-NLCS era)
Ref	Reference
	Won World Series (1884–1890, 1892)
	Won Temple Cup (1894–1897)
	Won Chronicle-Telegraph Cup (1900)
	Won World Series (1903–present)
E	National League East division member (1969–present)
C	National League Central division member (1995–present)
W	National League West division member (1969–present)
†	Wild card team (1995–present)

Single table era (1876–1968)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (back row) won the National League pennant in 1903, and played in the first modern World Series in baseball history.

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Year	Team	Manager	Record	GA	Ahead of	Manager	Ref
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Brown Stockings	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Red Caps	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Louisville Grays	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Red Caps	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Providence Grays	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Caps	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	15	Providence Grays	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Providence Grays	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Wolverines	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Detroit Wolverines	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Quakers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Stockings	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago Colts	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago Colts	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	102–48	Template:Sort	Cleveland Spiders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Spiders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Spiders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	102–47	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Brooklyn Superbas	Template:Sortname	101–47	Template:Sort	Boston Beaneaters	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Brooklyn Superbas	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	103–36	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Superbas	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	106–47	13	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	106–47	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	116–36	20	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	107–45	17	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	110–42	Template:Sort	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	104–50	13	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	103–48	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	101–51	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Braves	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Robins	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	10	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Robins	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Robins	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	101–53	13	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	100–54	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	100–53	12	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	100–54	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	106–48	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	105–49	18	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	105–49	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago Cubs	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Braves	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	105–49	13	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Giants	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Brooklyn Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Pittsburgh Pirates	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Milwaukee Braves	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cincinnati Reds	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sortname	103–62	Template:Sort	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Phillies	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Los Angeles Dodgers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	101–60	Template:Sort	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Cardinals	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

League Championship Series era (1969–present)

The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series after capturing the National League pennant.

In 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers faced off in the National League championship series for the pennant; the Phillies won, four games to one.

Year	Series	Winning team	Record	Games	Losing team	Record	Ref
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	New York MetsE	100–62	3–0	Atlanta BravesW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Cincinnati RedsW	102–60	3–0	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	3–1	San Francisco GiantsW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Cincinnati RedsW	Template:Sort	3–2	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	New York MetsE	Template:Sort	3–2	Cincinnati RedsW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Los Angeles DodgersW	102–60	3–1	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Cincinnati RedsW	108–54	3–0	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Cincinnati RedsW	102–60	3–0	Philadelphia PhilliesE	101–61	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	3–1	Philadelphia PhilliesE	101–61	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	3–1	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	3–0	Cincinnati RedsW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	3–2	Houston AstrosW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:MlbyTemplate:Ref label	Template:Nlcsy	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	3–2	Montréal ExposE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsE	Template:Sort	3–0	Atlanta BravesW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	3–1	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Diego PadresW	Template:Sort	3–2	Chicago CubsE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsE	101–61	4–2	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	New York MetsE	108–54	4–2	Houston AstrosW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsE	Template:Sort	4–3	San Francisco Giants	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	4–3	New York MetsE	100–60	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Francisco GiantsW	Template:Sort	4–1	Chicago CubsE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Cincinnati RedsW	Template:Sort	4–2	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Atlanta BravesW	Template:Sort	4–3	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Atlanta BravesW	Template:Sort	4–3	Pittsburgh PiratesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	4–2	Atlanta BravesW	104–58	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Not held due to players' strike.						citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:MlbyTemplate:Ref label	Template:Nlcsy	Atlanta BravesE	Template:Sort	4–0	Cincinnati RedsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Atlanta BravesE	Template:Sort	4–3	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Florida MarlinsE†	Template:Sort	4–2	Atlanta BravesE	101–61	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Diego PadresW	Template:Sort	4–2	Atlanta BravesE	106–56	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Atlanta BravesE	103–59	4–2	New York MetsE†	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	New York MetsE†	Template:Sort	4–1	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Arizona DiamondbacksW	Template:Sort	4–1	Atlanta BravesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Francisco GiantsW†	Template:Sort	4–1	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Florida MarlinsE†	Template:Sort	4–3	Chicago CubsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsC	105–57	4–3	Houston AstrosC†	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Houston AstrosC†	Template:Sort	4–2	St. Louis CardinalsC	100–62	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	4–3	New York MetsE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Colorado RockiesW†	Template:Sort	4–0	Arizona DiamondbacksW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	4–1	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	4–1	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Francisco GiantsW	Template:Sort	4–2	Philadelphia PhilliesE	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsC†	Template:Sort	4–2	Milwaukee BrewersC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Francisco GiantsW	Template:Sort	4–3	St. Louis CardinalsC†	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	4–2	Los Angeles DodgersW	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Nlcsy	San Francisco GiantsW†	Template:Sort	4–1	St. Louis CardinalsC	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Notes

• Template:Note label A mid-season labor stoppage split the season into two halves. The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half in each division in the 1981 National League Division Series. The winners played in the 1981 NLCS for the National League pennant.<ref name="1981NL"/>
• Template:Note label The leagues were re-aligned in 1994 to three divisions and a wild card was added to the playoffs, but the labor stoppage cancelled the postseason. Wild cards were first used in the 1995 playoffs.<ref name="realign"/>

NL pennants won by franchise

The 19th century Baltimore Orioles team won three National League pennants, one of three defunct teams to have won the league.

The Detroit Wolverines won their only pennant in 1887, followed by a victory in the World's Championship Series.

Italics represent a franchise that is defunct in Major League Baseball as of the 2023 season.

Team	Pennants won	Postseason appearances	Ref
Los Angeles DodgersTemplate:Ref label	26	39	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
San Francisco GiantsTemplate:Ref label	23	27	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
St. Louis CardinalsTemplate:Ref label	19	32	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Atlanta BravesTemplate:Ref label	18	30	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Chicago CubsTemplate:Ref label	17	21	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pittsburgh PiratesTemplate:Ref label	9	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cincinnati RedsTemplate:Ref label	9	16	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Philadelphia PhilliesTemplate:Ref label	8	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New York Mets	5	11	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Baltimore Orioles (NL)Template:Ref label	3	–	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
San Diego Padres	2	8	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arizona Diamondbacks	2	7	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Miami Marlins	2	4	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Providence Grays	2	–	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Houston AstrosTemplate:Ref label	1	9	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Washington NationalsTemplate:Ref label	1	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colorado Rockies	1	5	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Detroit Wolverines	1	–	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Milwaukee BrewersTemplate:Ref label	0	8	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notes

• Template:Note label Previously known as Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Grooms, Brooklyn Grays and Brooklyn Atlantics. Does not include American Association pennant won in 1889<ref name="LAD"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as New York Giants and New York Gothams<ref name="SFG"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Browns, and St. Louis Brown Stockings. Does not include four American Association pennants won in 1885–1888<ref name="STL"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees, Boston Rustlers, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters and Boston Red Caps<ref name="ATL"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as Chicago Orphans, Chicago Colts and Chicago White Stockings<ref name="CHC"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as Pittsburgh Alleghenys<ref name="PIT"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as Cincinnati Redlegs and Cincinnati Red Stockings. Does not include American Association pennant won in 1882<ref name="CIN"/>
• Template:Note label Previously known as Philadelphia Quakers and unofficially as Philadelphia Blue Jays<ref name="PHI"/>
• Template:Note label The 19th-century Baltimore Orioles who played in the National League are no longer in existence; two current American League franchises later used the Orioles name (New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Template:Note label Previously known as Houston Colt .45s.<ref name="HOU"/> Does not include four American League pennants.
• Template:Note label Previously known as Montreal Expos. In 1994, the Expos led the National League East and had the best win–loss record in the league when the season was cut short by a labor dispute.<ref name="WSN"/>
• Template:Note label The Brewers were members of the American League through the 1997 season after which they switched to the National League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This table records only the Brewers' National League accomplishments. They won the American League pennant in 1982.

See also

• American League Championship Series – the American League counterpart to the NLCS
  • List of American League pennant winners
• National League Division Series – has preceded this series since 1994

References

General

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External links

• Official League Championship Series Overview Template:Webarchive from Major League Baseball