"1946 National League tie-breaker series The 1946 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1946 regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played on October 1 and October 3, 1946, between the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 96–58. This was the first ever tie-breaker series in MLB history. The first game took place at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, and the second, at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. The"
"this brought his win-loss percentage to .714, which led the National League. Musial finished the season with a .365 batting average, 124 runs, 50 doubles, 20 triples, 16 home runs, and 103 runs batted in, and won the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award at the end of the season. 1946 National League tie-breaker series The 1946 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1946 regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played on October 1 and October 3, 1946, between"
"as the Dodgers battled the St. Louis Cardinals in a tight pennant race. The two teams ended the season tied for first place and met in the 1946 National League tie-breaker series. It was the first playoff tiebreaker in Major League Baseball history. The Cardinals won the first two games of the best-of-three game series to capture the National League pennant. Reese was a strong supporter and good friend of the first black Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson. He was serving a stint in the Navy when the news of Robinson's signing came. Although he had little or no"
"1948 American League tie-breaker game The 1948 American League tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1948 regular season, played between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League (AL) pennant. The game was played on October 4, 1948, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 96–58. This was the first-ever one-game playoff in the AL, and the only one before 1969 when the leagues were split into divisions. The Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8–3,"
"1951 National League tie-breaker series The 1951 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1951 regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played on October 1, 2, and 3, 1951, between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 96–58. It is most famous for the walk-off home run hit by Bobby Thomson of the Giants in the deciding game, which has come to be known as baseball's ""Shot"
"1959 National League tie-breaker series The 1959 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The playoff series was necessary after Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves finished the season with identical win–loss records of on Sunday, September 27, three games ahead of the It was the first tie-breaker in the majors in eight years, also in the The tie-breaker games were played on September 28 and 29. All the games were scheduled as day games, the opener"
"1962 National League tie-breaker series The 1962 National League tie-breaker series was a three-game playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 regular season to determine the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played from October 1 to 3, 1962, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the series, two games to one. The first game took place at Candlestick Park and the second and third were played at Dodger Stadium. The playoff series was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of"
"was formally known as the National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire. At the scheduled end of the regular season, the NL Central and NL West divisions each had two teams tied for the division lead; Cubs and Brewers in the Central, and Dodgers and Rockies in the West. This resulted in two tiebreaker games being played on October 1 to determine division winners, with the losers of the tiebreaker games—the Rockies and Cubs—relegated to this Wild Card Game. This was the first Wild Card Game to require tiebreakers to determine both teams, and the first NL Wild"
"Heard 'Round the World"". This was the second three-game playoff in NL history. After no tiebreakers had been needed since the American League (AL) became a major league in 1901, this was the third such tie in the previous six seasons. The Dodgers had been involved in the previous one as well, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1946 season in two straight games. In addition to the 1946 series, the AL had a one-game playoff in . The Giants won game one, while the Dodgers came back to win game two. After trailing for most of game"
"Skins. This was the first playoff meeting between the Packers and Blackhawks. This was the first playoff meeting between the Nationals and Warriors. Last playoff meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Finals (Washington won 2-1) Last playoff meeting: 1949 Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2-0) This was the first playoff meeting between the Royals and Pistons. This was the first playoff meeting between the Olympians and Packers. This was the first playoff meeting between the Nationals and Knicks. This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and Pistons. (1) Syracuse Nationals have Division semifinals byes. This was the first playoff meeting"
"New York Yankees defeated them in seven games. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker series counted as the 163rd, 164th, and 165th regular-season games for both teams, with all events in the series added to regular-season statistics. The 1962 series was the fourth tie-breaker playoff in the National League's 87 years of operation, with all four happening within 17 years, following 1946, 1951 and 1959. Moreover, all four involved the Dodgers' franchise, which won one of those series (1959's) and lost the other three. It was the last MLB tie-breaker to use a best-of-three games format, as the NL subsequently adopted"
"the past six seasons. Overall, this is their 13th NLCS trip, tying the Cardinals for most appearances by a team. This is the first ever playoff matchup between the Brewers and Dodgers. The two cities did meet with the pennant on the line in 1959 when the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves (now the Atlanta Braves) in a best-of-three playoff. However, MLB counts the tie-breaker series as regular season games. This is also the first ever League Championship Series between two teams that won tiebreakers, and only the third postseason meeting of any sort between two MLB teams involved in"
"1978 American League East tie-breaker game The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season, played between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division. The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston, on the afternoon of Monday, October 2. The tie-breaker was necessitated after the Yankees and Red Sox finished the season tied for first place in the AL East with identical records. Entering the final day of the season on Sunday, the Yankees had a"
"roster in 1959 (Aaron, Mathews, Schoendienst, Slaughter, Spahn) while the Dodgers had three (Drysdale, Koufax, Snider). Dodgers' manager Walt Alston was also inducted to the Hall as a manager in 1983. 1959 National League tie-breaker series The 1959 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series at the conclusion of Major League Baseball's (MLB) regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The playoff series was necessary after Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves finished the season with identical win–loss records of on Sunday, September 27, three games ahead of the It was the"
"of the decade, the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles faced each other in the 1969 World Series. Having won the N.L. East Division with a league-best 100–62 record, and sweeping the N.L. West Division Champion Atlanta Braves in three games in the first National League Championship Series, the ""Miracle Mets"" became the first expansion team to win a pennant. They faced the A.L. East Division Champion Orioles, holders of the best record in baseball (109–53), who swept the A.L. West Division Champion Minnesota Twins in three games in the first American League Championship Series. The upstart Mets upset"
"League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 15, 1986, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, the home of the Astros. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3-2. ""Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"" October 8 (Astrodome, Houston, Texas) October 9 (Astrodome, Houston, Texas) October 11 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October 12 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October 14 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October"
"reindulging in dreams of becoming a television network or simply taking advantage of a long-standing business relationship; in either case, the broadcast rights were sold to NBC in time for the following season's games at an enormous profit. NBC aired the second and third games of the 1951 National League tie-breaker series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, necessitated by the teams' finishing the regular season in a tie for first place. The three-game pennant playoff, which featured the first baseball games televised live from coast to coast (with CBS airing the first game), culminated on October 3"
"1946 World Series The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox (representing the American League). This was the Red Sox's first appearance in a World Series since their championship of . In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3–3, the Cardinals' Enos Slaughter opened the inning with a single but two batters failed to advance him. With two outs, Harry Walker walloped a hit over Johnny Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his ""mad dash""."
"2016 National League Wild Card Game The 2016 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. As both teams finished with identical 87–75 records, a tiebreaker was used to determine the host team. In accordance with MLB tiebreaking rules, the Mets earned the right to host the game by winning their season series against the Giants 4–3. The game was played on October 5, 2016 at Citi Field in Queens, New York, and"
"and forcing a tiebreaker the following day at Boston. The Indians chose rookie Gene Bearden to start against Boston in the tie-breaker, despite only having one day of rest, as he had beaten the Red Sox twice that season, and the Red Sox chose Denny Galehouse, passing on Mel Parnell, who had beaten the Indians on three separate occasions that season. Monday October 4, 1948–1.15 p.m. (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Galehouse started off the game by quickly getting outs from Dale Mitchell and Allie Clark. American League MVP Lou Boudreau then hit a home run off Galehouse"
"New York 3 (December 14 @ New York) Eastern Division playoff: Buffalo 28, Baltimore 17 (December 12 @ Baltimore) AAFC Championship: Cleveland 49, Buffalo 7 (December 19 @ Cleveland) Semifinal #1: Cleveland 31, Buffalo 21 (December 4 @ Cleveland) Semifinal #2: San Francisco 17, Brooklyn/New York 7 (December 4 @ San Francisco) AAFC Championship: Cleveland 21, San Francisco 7 (December 11 @ Cleveland) Franchises are ranked by win percentage. As was the custom for professional football leagues in the 1940s, ties were not considered for the purpose of standings. ""From 1946 to 1948 the champions of each division met in"
"(In fact, it would be another 102 years before both Chicago teams would qualify for the playoffs during the same season, as this was next accomplished in 2008), and one of only two Series (the other being the 1944 World Series) played outside New York City that featured two teams from the same city (although the 1989 World Series was played between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, which are roughly 10 miles apart). This is also the most recent World Series where both teams were making their first appearance in the Fall Classic. Tuesday, October 9, 1906,"
"held the next day, October 4, at Cincinnati's Cinergy Field. Al Leiter shut down the Reds with a two-hit shutout in a 5–0 Mets victory, sending New York to its first playoff berth since 1988 (as the wild card team, the Mets would be scheduled to play the division winner with the best record. However, since that team came from their own division—the 103–59 Braves—New York faced the team with the second best record, the 100–62 Arizona Diamondbacks). In the National League Division Series, both the Mets and Braves would advance in four games. The Mets would defeat the Arizona"
"(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: ""Knicks win series 3–2"" Last playoff meeting: 1950 NBA Eastern Division Finals (Syracuse won 2–1) (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (2) Rochester Royals: ""Royals win series 3–1"" Last playoff meeting: 1949 BAA Western Division Finals (Minneapolis won 2–0) (2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) New York Knicks: ""Royals win series 4–3"" This was the first playoff meeting between the Royals and Knicks. 1951 NBA Playoffs The 1951 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 1950–51 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Rochester Royals defeating the Eastern Division"
"tiebreakers. The first ever such meeting was the 2018 National League Wild Card Game in which the Rockies defeated the Cubs and the second was the NLDS in which the Brewers defeated the Rockies. The 2018 NLCS winner will become the first tiebreaker team since the 2007 Colorado Rockies to reach the World Series. Los Angeles was 4–3 in their seven games against Milwaukee during this year's regular season. For the 2018 regular season. Brewers announcer and former MLB player Bob Uecker threw the ceremonial first pitch. Clayton Kershaw started game one for the Dodgers, while Gio González started for"
"the first of 19 consecutive years in the playoffs. (1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: ""Nationals win series 2–0"" Last playoff meeting: 1950 NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (Syracuse won 2–0) (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: ""Knicks win series 2–0"" This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and Knicks. (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: ""Lakers win series 2–1"" This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and Olympians. (2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: ""Royals win series 2–1"" Last playoff meeting: 1950 NBA Central Division Semifinals (Fort Wayne won 2–0)"
"three, the Giants rallied to win the game and the series. Consequently, they advanced to the 1951 World Series, in which they were defeated by the New York Yankees. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker series counted as the 155th, 156th, and 157th regular season games by both teams; all events in the games were added to regular season statistics. Sportswriters projected that the Giants, Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies would face off during the 1951 Major League Baseball season. The previous season, the Phillies won the NL pennant with a 91–63 record, while the Dodgers and Giants finished in second and"
"his team that ensured a much tamer response to all subsequent walk-off victories. The rules of baseball provide that: The first point above was problematic in the 1976 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees and Royals entered the bottom of the ninth inning of the decisive fifth game with the score tied, 6–6; Mark Littell was the pitcher for Kansas City, and Chris Chambliss was the first batter for New York. Chambliss hit Littell's first pitch into the right field bleachers to win the game and the American League pennant"
"on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion, and defeated the of National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series. Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland It was Baltimore's first playoff game since the clinching Game 5 of the 1983 World Series. For the Indians, it was their second consecutive division title. Charles Nagy and David Wells matched each other, but in the wrong way. Brady Anderson's leadoff homer in the bottom of the first gave the Orioles a 1–0 lead. In the top of the second, Manny"
"champion. The last time the two teams met in such a special playoff contest was 1950, when Cleveland edged New York 8–3 to win the title in the American Conference, the forerunner of the Eastern Conference, and advance to the league championship game. As was the case in 1950, the 1958 Giants also beat Cleveland twice during the regular season, 21–17 and 13–10, as the teams tied for first with a 9–3 record. The Browns went into the latter game at 9–2, needing only a victory to clinch the division crown, and led 7–0 early in the first quarter and"
"the regular season and the beginning of the World Series. While the Red Sox had clinched in September, the St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers would play a three-game playoff for the National League pennant, pushing back the start of the World Series. The Red Sox hosted the three game exhibition series beginning October 1, 1946, at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won two of three, but Williams exacerbated his injury which would plague him in the Series against St. Louis. ""Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average;"
"the first postseason meetings between the respective clubs and both went to the maximum five games. 3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri The series opened on a sunny afternoon in St. Louis, before 47,078 fans watching the Nationals' first playoff game since October 19, 1981, when they were the Montreal Expos. It was the first time a team from Washington D.C. played in a postseason contest since the 1933 World Series, when the Washington Senators lost to the Giants. The Nationals struck first on an RBI single by Kurt Suzuki in the second inning with two"
"""Lakers win series 4–3"" Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Knicks. 1952 NBA Playoffs The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951–52 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. For the first time in NBA history, all teams that made the playoffs the year before meet again, but this time with different outcomes. This would happen again in 1957, in 1966, and then 1973 before a few more"