National League East

NL East
League	National League
Sport	Major League Baseball
Founded	1969
No. of teams	5
Most recent; champion(s)	Philadelphia Phillies (11th title)
Most titles	Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies (11)

The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are tied for the most National League East Division titles (11). All of Atlanta's NL East titles came during a record stretch of 14 consecutive division titles. (The first three titles of that streak came when the Braves were in the National League West Division.) Philadelphia has won the last five consecutive division titles (2007-2011).

During the two-division era, from 1969 to 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates alone owned more than half of the division titles, having won a combined 15 of 25 championships during that span.^[1] They were also the only teams in the division to have won consecutive titles during that span.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Divisional membership

Current members

Atlanta Braves – Joined in 1994; formerly of the NL West
Miami Marlins – Joined in 1993 as an expansion team (originally as the Florida Marlins)
New York Mets – Founding member
Philadelphia Phillies – Founding member
Washington Nationals – Founding member (originally as the Montreal Expos in 1969; then in 2005 when the Expos relocated to Washington)

Former members

Chicago Cubs - Founding member, currently part of the NL Central.
Pittsburgh Pirates - Founding member, currently part of the NL Central.
St. Louis Cardinals - Founding member, currently part of the NL Central.

Division lineups

Time period	Lineup	Changes from previous setup
1969–1992	Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals	Creation of division due to 1969 expansion, Montreal added as well
1993	Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals	Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion
1994–2004	Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies	The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly-created National League Central Division
2005–2011	Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals	The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals
2012–present	Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals	The Florida Marlins relocated from Miami Gardens, Florida to Miami and changed their name to the Miami Marlins

NL East champions by year

Team names link to the season in which each team played

Year	Winner	Record	%	Playoffs
1969	New York Mets	100–62	.617	Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–1
1970	Pittsburgh Pirates	89–73	.549	Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0
1971	Pittsburgh Pirates	97–65	.599	Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–3
1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	96–59	.619	Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–2
1973	New York Mets	82–79	.509	Lost World Series to Oakland, 4–3
1974	Pittsburgh Pirates	88–74	.543	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1
1975	Pittsburgh Pirates	92–69	.571	Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0
1976	Philadelphia Phillies	101–61	.623	Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 3–0
1977	Philadelphia Phillies	101–61	.623	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1
1978	Philadelphia Phillies	90–72	.556	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–1
1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	98–64	.605	Won World Series over Baltimore, 4–3
1980	Philadelphia Phillies	91–71	.562	Won World Series over Kansas City, 4–2
1981	Montreal Expos†	60–48	.556	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 3–2
1982	St. Louis Cardinals	92–70	.570	Won World Series over Milwaukee, 4–3
1983	Philadelphia Phillies	90–72	.556	Lost World Series to Baltimore, 4–1
1984	Chicago Cubs	96–65	.596	Lost NLCS to San Diego, 3–2
1985	St. Louis Cardinals	101–61	.623	Lost World Series to Kansas City, 4–3
1986	New York Mets	108–54	.667	Won World Series over Boston, 4–3
1987	St. Louis Cardinals	95–67	.586	Lost World Series to Minnesota, 4–3
1988	New York Mets	100–60	.625	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles, 4–3
1989	Chicago Cubs	93–69	.574	Lost NLCS to San Francisco, 4–1
1990	Pittsburgh Pirates	95–67	.586	Lost NLCS to Cincinnati, 4–2
1991	Pittsburgh Pirates	98–64	.605	Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–3
1992	Pittsburgh Pirates	96–66	.593	Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–3
1993	Philadelphia Phillies	97–65	.599	Lost World Series to Toronto, 4–2
1995	Atlanta Braves	90–54	.625	Won World Series over Cleveland, 4–2
1996	Atlanta Braves	96–66	.593	Lost World Series to New York, 4–2
1997	Atlanta Braves	101–61	.623	Lost NLCS to Florida, 4–2
1998	Atlanta Braves	106–56	.654	Lost NLCS to San Diego, 4–2
1999	Atlanta Braves	103–59	.636	Lost World Series to New York, 4–0
2000	Atlanta Braves	95–67	.586	Lost NLDS to St. Louis, 3–0
2001	Atlanta Braves	88–74	.543	Lost NLCS to Arizona, 4–1
2002	Atlanta Braves	101–59	.631	Lost NLDS to San Francisco, 3–2
2003	Atlanta Braves	101–61	.623	Lost NLDS to Chicago, 3–2
2004	Atlanta Braves	96–66	.593	Lost NLDS to Houston, 3–2
2005	Atlanta Braves	90–72	.556	Lost NLDS to Houston, 3–1
2006	New York Mets	97–65	.599	Lost NLCS to St. Louis, 4–3
2007	Philadelphia Phillies	89–73	.549	Lost NLDS to Colorado, 3–0
2008	Philadelphia Phillies	92–70	.568	Won World Series over Tampa Bay, 4–1
2009	Philadelphia Phillies	93–69	.574	Lost World Series to New York, 4–2
2010	Philadelphia Phillies	97-65	.599	Lost NLCS to San Francisco, 4–2
2011	Philadelphia Phillies	102-60	.630	Lost NLDS to St. Louis, 3–2

† – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason.
§ – Due to the 1994 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike.

Most Division Titles

Team	Titles	Year(s)
Atlanta Braves	11	1995–2005
Philadelphia Phillies	11	1976–1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2007–2011
Pittsburgh Pirates	9	1970–1972, 1974–1975, 1979, 1990–1992
New York Mets	5	1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006
St Louis Cardinals	3	1982, 1985, 1987
Chicago Cubs	2	1984, 1989
Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos	1	1981
Miami/Florida Marlins	0	—

Wildcard winners produced

Year	Winner	Record	%	GB	Playoffs
1997	Florida Marlins	92–70	.568	9	Won World Series over Cleveland, 4–3
1999	New York Mets*	97–66	.595	6.5	Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–2
2000	New York Mets	94–68	.580	1	Lost World Series to New York, 4–1
2003	Florida Marlins	91–71	.562	10	Won World Series over New York, 4–2
2010	Atlanta Braves	91-71	.562		Lost NLDS to San Francisco, 3-1

* – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0.

References

^ Collier, Gene (September 27, 1993). "Pirates, Phillies Have Owned the Outgoing NL East Division". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.
^ Collier, Gene (July 4, 2005). "Pirates—Phillies: A Rivalry Lost and Missed". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.
^ Von Benko, George (July 7, 2005). "Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading". Phillies.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ "Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4-2". USA Today. September 28, 1992. p. 5C.

MLB Final Standings By Year

[1] Collier, Gene (September 27, 1993). "Pirates, Phillies Have Owned the Outgoing NL East Division". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.

[2] Collier, Gene (July 4, 2005). "Pirates—Phillies: A Rivalry Lost and Missed". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.

[3] Von Benko, George (July 7, 2005). "Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading". Phillies.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[4] "Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4-2". USA Today. September 28, 1992. p. 5C.

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