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| Wild Card series Sept. 29 - Oct. 2 |
Divisional series Oct. 5 - 10 |
League Championship series Oct. 11 - 18 |
World Series Oct. 20 - 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NL-E2: 6 | Miami Marlins (.517) | 5 | 2 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-C1: 3 | Chicago Cubs (.567) | 1 | 0 | X | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami Marlins | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 9 | 2 | 7 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-wc: 7 | Cincinnati Reds (.517) | 0 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-E1: 2 | Atlanta Braves (.583) | 1 | 5 | X | Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| . | Atlanta Braves | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NL-C2: 5 | St. Louis Cardinals (.517) | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-W2: 4 | San Diego Padres (.617) | 4 | 11 | 4 | Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Padres | 1 | 5 | 3 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 6 | 12 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-wc: 8 | Milwaukee Brewers (.483) | 2 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NL-W1: 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers (.717) | 4 | 3 | X | . | Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| AL-W2: 6 | Houston Astros (.483) | 4 | 3 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-C1: 3 | Minnesota Twins (.600) | 1 | 1 | X | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Astros | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-wc: 7 | Chicago White Sox (.583) | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-W1: 2 | Oakland Athletics (.600) | 1 | 5 | 6 | Petco Park, San Diego, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AL-E2: 5 | New York Yankees (.550) | 12 | 10 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-C2: 4 | Cleveland Indians (.583) | 3 | 9 | X | Petco Park, San Diego, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Yankees | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-wc: 8 | Toronto Blue Jays (.533) | 1 | 2 | X | Extra-inning game: | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AL-E1: 1 | Tampa Bay Rays (.667) | 3 | 8 | X | Win by visiting team: | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
See explanatory notes at bottom. Due to the coronavirus, there will be an additional three-game first round in 2020, including the second-place teams in each division as well as two wild card teams based on their regular-season winning percentage. All sixteen teams that qualify for the postseason will play in the first round, with the three division leaders being seeded highest in each league. In the first round, the higher-seeded team will have home field advantage for all three games, after which all postseason games will be played at the neutral sites which are listed on the left side of the respective series matchups. Since no travel will occur during any series, there will be no rest days, and no fans other than family members will be allowed to attend the games. To help clarify the complex matchup arrangements, the seed numbers are indicated in RED.
COMPARE THIS TABLE TO: Postseason scores since 2002
(Regular season winning percentages in parentheses.) Underlined scores denote extra-inning games. Olive-shaded score boxes denote games won by the VISITING team. Higher-seeded teams (those with the initial home field advantage) are shown on the BOTTOM side in each matchup. However, beginning with 2012, each league has TWO wild card teams, competing in a one-game "play-in," and whichever of those two teams that wins in each league is displayed below (after the outcome is known), so as to properly align with the subsequent divisional series scores. Beginning in 2003 and continuing through 2016, the league that won the All Star Game got the initial home field advantage in the World Series; prior to 2003, initial home field advantage in the World Series alternated from year to year. Except for 2002 (the infamous tie), the American League won the All Star Game every year between 1997 and 2009. Beginning in 2017, home field advantage in the World Series goes to the team with the higher regular season winning percentage.
Introduction to stadium diagrams
An interactive graphic and explanation formerly shown here; moved to a new page.
Stadium chronology
(An interactive graphic table (by decade) formerly shown here; moved to a new page.
Sources
A list of books and other publications formerly shown here; moved to a new page.
Number of visitors to this page since June 13, 2004:
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See Sources for a brief description of the above books. Also see more specialized books on the Ebbets Field, Wrigley Field, and Yankee Stadium pages.
(Includes major revisions, minor revisions, pages with additional diagrams, and future stadiums that are under construction. This is only a rough guide; the sequence is subject to change.)
Soon after the 2017 opening of the new home of the Atlanta Braves (SunTrust Park), construction began on the future home of the Texas Rangers, a very brief lapse. The last significant lapse occurred from March 2012 (when Marlins Park was completed), September 2014 (when construction on SunTrust Park began). Before that, there was at least one major league baseball stadium under construction continually from September 1986 until March 2012. Both the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays hope to get public funding for a new stadium, but near-term prospects are bleak.
NEW! Stadium construction page, with a chronology of the past 30 years.
Vic Pallos, Glendale, CA -- Sep 30, 2020 22:40 PM
10 visit(s). My rating: 7
I started going to games at Wrigley Field, L.A. with my dad, beginning in 1954 (age 9) through 1957 (PCL Angels) and twice during the 1961 season (AL Angels vs. Yankees and Orioles). As a nine-year-old, my first impression was that I arrived in heaven. The field was so beautifully green! I'd only seen baseball games on black & white TV! Compared to Gilmore Field, where the rival Hollywood Stars played, Wrigley Field was major league. The diamond was perfectly groomed and no advertising on the red brick and ivy walls. The scoreboard atop the RF bleachers was huge and green, and they posted inning-by-inning results of all PCL and AL games. Between the RF fence and back wall (from the foul pole to the bleachers) was called "the enclosure." In 1961, that area was filled with tables and umbrellas. Beyond the LF wall (about the 345-foot mark) and across 41st Place was a two- story home; the second floor, seen from home plate. A great home run target for Steve Bilko – most popular Angel. If you wanted a souvenir, the front yard was a choice spot. By today's standards, Wrigley L.A. would be outdated – no luxury boxes, etc., but to a kid my age, it was the best growing up experience ever.
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