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| D-backs pitcher Livan Hernandez runs onto the field after sweeping the Cubs in 2007. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) |
Division Series Summary
The Division Series has only been in existence since 1995, but has already seen its share of drama. Who can forget Ken Griffey Jr.'s mad dash to home plate to beat the Yankees in 1995? Or Gary Sheffield limping home with the winning run in Game 1 of Florida's 1997 National League Division Series win against San Francisco in 1997? Or the epic showdowns between Baltimore's Mike Mussina and Seattle's Randy Johnson in the '97 ALDS? Or Houston's Chris Burke blasting an 18th-inning walk-off homer in '05? Relive it all here.
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American League Division Series recaps |
| Year |
Results (best of 5) |
| 2008 |
T.B. 3, Chicago 1 || Boston 3, Los Angeles 1 |
2007 |
Cleveland 3, NY 1 || Boston 3, Los Angeles 0 |
| 2006 |
Oakland 3, Minnesota 0 || Detroit 3, New York 1 |
| 2005 |
Anaheim 3, New York 2 || Chicago 3, Boston 0 |
| 2004 |
New York 3, Minnesota 1 || Boston 3, Anaheim 0 |
| 2003 |
New York 3, Minnesota 1 || Boston 3, Oakland 2 |
| 2002 |
Anaheim 3, New York 1 || Minnesota 3, Oakland 2 |
| 2001 |
New York 3, Oakland 2 || Seattle 3, Cleveland 2 |
| 2000 |
Seattle 3, Chicago 0 || New York 3, Oakland 2 |
| 1999 |
New York 3, Texas 0 || Boston 3, Cleveland 2 |
| 1998 |
Cleveland 3, Boston 1 || New York 3, Texas 0 |
| 1997 |
Cleveland 3, New York 2 || Baltimore 3, Seattle 1 |
| 1996 |
New York 3, Texas 1 || Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1 |
| 1995 |
Seattle 3, New York 2 || Cleveland 3, Boston 0 |
| *1981 |
NY Yankees 3, Milwaukee 2 || Oakland 3, KC 0 |
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National League Division Series recaps |
| Year |
Results (best of 5) |
| 2008 |
Phila. 3, Milwaukee 1 || Los Angeles 3, Chicago 0 |
| 2007 |
Arizona 3, Chicago 0 || Colorado 3, Philadelphia 0 |
| 2006 |
St. Louis 3, San Diego 1 || New York 3, LA 0 |
| 2005 |
St. Louis 3, San Diego 0 || Houston 3, Atlanta 1 |
| 2004 |
St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 1 || Houston 3, Atlanta 2 |
| 2003 |
Florida 3, San Francisco 1 || Chicago 3, Atlanta 2 |
| 2002 |
San Francisco 3, Atlanta 2 || St. Louis 3, Arizona 0 |
| 2001 |
Arizona 3, St. Louis 2 || Atlanta 3, Houston 0 |
| 2000 |
St. Louis 3, Atlanta 0 || New York 3, San Fran 1 |
| 1999 |
Atlanta 3, Houston 1 || New York 3, Arizona 1 |
| 1998 |
Atlanta 3, Chicago 0 || San Diego 3, Houston 1 |
| 1997 |
Atlanta 3, Houston 0 || Florida 3, San Francisco 0 |
| 1996 |
Atlanta 3, Los Angeles 0 || St. Louis 3, San Diego 0 |
| 1995 |
Atlanta 3, Colorado 1 || Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 0 |
| *1981 |
Montreal 3, Philadelphia 2 || LA 3, Houston 2 |
| | * An extra playoff series was added in 1981 because of a strike shortened season. |
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History
