List of most common Major League Baseball postseason matchups
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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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