List of most common Major League Baseball postseason matchups

This is a list of most common Major League Baseball postseason matchups:
World Series matchups
1. Dodgers - Yankees (11) (1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1978, 1981)
2. Giants - Yankees (7) (1921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1962)
3. Cardinals - Yankees (5) (1926, 1928, 1942, 1943, 1964)
4. Giants - Athletics (4) (1905, 1911, 1913, 1989)
4. Cubs - Tigers (4) (1907, 1908, 1935, 1945)
4. Braves - Yankees (4) (1957, 1958, 1996, 1999)
7. Reds - Yankees (3) (1939, 1961, 1976)
7. Cardinals - Red Sox (3) (1946, 1967, 2004)
7. Cardinals - Tigers (3) (1934, 1968, 2006)
National League postseason matchups
1. Pirates - Reds (5) (1970 NLCS , 1972 NLCS , 1975 NLCS , 1979 NLCS, 1990 NLCS )
1. Astros - Braves (5) (1997 NLDS , 1999 NLDS , 2001 NLDS , 2004 NLDS, 2005 NLDS )
1. Phillies - Dodgers (5) (1977 NLCS , 1978 NLCS , 1983 NLCS , 2008 NLCS , 2009 NLCS )
4. Cardinals - Braves (3) (1982 NLCS , 1996 NLCS , 2000 NLDS )
4. Cardinals - Padres (3) (1996 NLDS , 2005 NLDS , 2006 NLDS )
4. Cardinals - Dodgers (3) (1985 NLCS , 2004 NLDS , 2009 NLDS )
American League postseason matchups
1. Red Sox - Angels (5) (1986 ALCS , 2004 ALDS , 2007 ALDS , 2008 ALDS , 2009 ALDS )
2. Red Sox - Athletics (4) (1975 ALCS , 1988 ALCS , 1990 ALCS , 2003 ALDS )
2. Red Sox - Indians (4) (1995 ALDS , 1998 ALDS , 1999 ALDS , 2007 ALCS )
2. Royals - Yankees (4) (1976 ALCS , 1977 ALCS , 1978 ALCS , 1980 ALCS )

2. Yankees - Twins (4) (2003 ALDS , 2004 ALDS , 2009 ALDS , 2010 ALDS )
2. Rangers - Yankees (4) (1996 ALDS , 1998 ALDS , 1999 ALDS , 2010 ALCS )
7. Orioles - Athletics (3) (1971 ALCS , 1973 ALCS , 1974 ALCS )
7. Red Sox - Yankees (3) (1999 ALCS , 2003 ALCS , 2004 ALCS )
7. Athletics - Yankees (3) (1981 ALCS , 2000 ALDS , 2001 ALDS )
7. Angels - Yankees (3) (2002 ALDS , 2005 ALDS , 2009 ALCS )
7. Mariners - Yankees (3) (1995 ALDS , 2000 ALCS , 2001 ALCS )
7. Indians - Yankees (3) (1997 ALDS , 1998 ALCS , 2007 ALDS )
Wild Card era (since 1995) matchups
Five times
* Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros (1997 NLDS , 1999 NLDS , 2001 NLDS , 2004 NLDS, 2005 NLDS )
Four times
* Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians (1995 ALDS , 1998 ALDS , 1999 ALDS , 2007 ALCS )
* Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004 ALDS , 2007 ALDS , 2008 ALDS , 2009 ALDS )
* New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins (2003 ALDS , 2004 ALDS , 2009 ALDS , 2010 ALDS )
* New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers (1996 ALDS , 1998 ALDS , 1999 ALDS , 2010 ALCS )
Three times
* Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees (1999 ALCS , 2003 ALCS , 2004 ALCS )
* Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees (1997 ALDS , 1998 ALCS , 2007 ALDS )
* Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs New York Yankees (2002 ALDS , 2005 ALDS , 2009 ALCS )
* New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners (1995 ALDS , 2000 ALCS , 2001 ALCS )
* San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLDS , 2005 NLDS , 2006 NLDS )
Two times
* Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals (2001 NLDS , 2002 NLDS )
* Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs (1998 NLDS , 2003 NLDS )
* Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees (1996 World Series , 1999 World Series )
* Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLCS , 2000 NLDS )
* Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants (2002 NLCS , 2010 NLDS )
* Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians (1996 ALDS , 1997 ALCS )
* Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners (1995 ALCS , 2001 ALDS )
* Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies (2007 NLDS , 2009 NLDS )
* Florida Marlins vs San Francisco Giants (1997 NLDS , 2003 NLDS )
* Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals (2004 NLCS , 2005 NLCS )
* Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies (2008 NLCS , 2009 NLCS )
* Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics (2002 ALDS , 2006 ALDS )
*New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals (2000 NLCS , 2006 NLCS )
* New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics (2000 ALDS , 2001 ALDS )

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