List of Major League Baseball game sevens explained

In Major League Baseball (MLB), a game seven can occur in the World Series or in a League Championship Series (LCS), which are contested as best-of-seven series. Based on the playoffs format arrangement, game seven—when necessary—is played in the ballpark of the team holding home-field advantage for the series.

The World Series first employed a best-of-seven format in . That format has been used annually since then, with four exceptions:,, and, which were contested as best-of-nine series (as was the edition), and, when the MLB postseason was cancelled due to a players' strike.

The League Championship Series began as best-of-five series, in both the American League and the National League, in . Since the season, they have used a best-of-seven format, except for 1994 as noted above.

A game seven cannot occur in earlier rounds of the MLB postseason, as Division Series (best-of-five) and Wild Card (best-of-three) rounds use shorter series.

Key

(#)Extra innings (the number indicates the number of extra innings played)
†Indicates the team that won a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
§Indicates the team that lost a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
∞Indicates a game seven that was played at a neutral site
Road*Indicates a game seven that was won by the road team
Year (X)Indicates the number of game sevens played in that year's postseason (from 1985 on)
Each year is linked to an article about that particular Major League Baseball season
Team (#)Indicates team and the number of game sevens played by that team at that point

All-time game sevens

Year Playoff round Date Venue Winner Result Loser Ref.
Pittsburgh Pirates (1) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"8–0 Detroit Tigers (1) [1]
Boston Red Sox (1) 3–2 (10) New York Giants (1) [2]
Washington Senators (1) 4–3 (12) New York Giants (2) [3]
Pittsburgh Pirates (2) 9–7 Washington Senators (2) [4]
St. Louis Cardinals (1) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"3–2 New York Yankees (1) [5]
St. Louis Cardinals (2) 4–2 Philadelphia Athletics (1) [6]
St. Louis Cardinals (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"11–0 Detroit Tigers (2) [7]
Cincinnati Reds (1) 2–1 Detroit Tigers (3) [8]
Detroit Tigers (4) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"9–3 Chicago Cubs (1) [9]
St. Louis Cardinals (4) 4–3 Boston Red Sox (2) [10]
New York Yankees (2) 5–2 Brooklyn Dodgers (1) [11]
New York Yankees (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–2 Brooklyn Dodgers (2) [12]
Brooklyn Dodgers (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"2–0 New York Yankees (4) [13]
New York Yankees (5) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"9–0 Brooklyn Dodgers (4) [14]
Milwaukee Braves (1) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"5–0 New York Yankees (6) [15]
New York Yankees (7) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"6–2 Milwaukee Braves (2) [16]
Pittsburgh Pirates (3) 10–9 New York Yankees (8) [17]
New York Yankees (9) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"1–0 San Francisco Giants (3) [18]
St. Louis Cardinals (5) 7–5 New York Yankees (10) [19]
Los Angeles Dodgers (5) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"2–0 Minnesota Twins (3) [20]
St. Louis Cardinals (6) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"7–2 Boston Red Sox (3) [21]
Detroit Tigers (5) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–1 St. Louis Cardinals (7) [22]
Pittsburgh Pirates (4) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"2–1 Baltimore Orioles (1) [23]
Oakland Athletics (2) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"3–2 Cincinnati Reds (2) [24]
Oakland Athletics (3) 5–2 New York Mets (1) [25]
Cincinnati Reds (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–3 Boston Red Sox (4) [26]
Pittsburgh Pirates (5) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–1 Baltimore Orioles (2) [27]
St. Louis Cardinals (8) 6–3 Milwaukee Brewers (1) [28]
Kansas City Royals (1) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"6–2 Toronto Blue Jays (1) [29]
Kansas City Royals (2) 11–0 St. Louis Cardinals (9) [30]
Boston Red Sox (5) 8–1 California Angels (1) [31]
New York Mets (2) 8–5 Boston Red Sox (6) [32]
St. Louis Cardinals (10) 6–0 San Francisco Giants (4) [33]
Minnesota Twins (4) 4–2 St. Louis Cardinals (11) [34]
Los Angeles Dodgers (6) 6–0 New York Mets (3) [35]
Atlanta Braves (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (6) [36]
Minnesota Twins (5) 1–0 (10) Atlanta Braves (4) [37]
Atlanta Braves (5) 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates (7) [38]
Atlanta Braves (6) 15–0 St. Louis Cardinals (12) [39]
Florida Marlins (1) 3–2 (11) Cleveland Indians (1) [40]
Arizona Diamondbacks (1) 3–2 New York Yankees (11) [41]
Anaheim Angels (2)4–1 San Francisco Giants (5)[42]
Florida Marlins (2) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"9–6 Chicago Cubs (2) [43]
New York Yankees (12) 6–5 (11) Boston Red Sox (7) [44]
Boston Red Sox (8)† align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"10–3 New York Yankees (13) [45]
St. Louis Cardinals (13) 5–2 Houston Astros (1) [46]
St. Louis Cardinals (14) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"3–1 New York Mets (4) [47]
Boston Red Sox (9) 11–2 Cleveland Indians (2) [48]
Tampa Bay Rays (1) 3–1 Boston Red Sox (10) [49]
St. Louis Cardinals (15) 6–2 Texas Rangers (1) [50]
San Francisco Giants (6) 9–0 St. Louis Cardinals (16) [51]
San Francisco Giants (7) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"3–2 Kansas City Royals (2) [52]
Chicago Cubs (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"8–7 (10) Cleveland Indians (3) [53]
Houston Astros (2) 4–0 New York Yankees (14) [54]
Houston Astros (3) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"5–1 Los Angeles Dodgers (7) [55]
Los Angeles Dodgers (8) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"5–1 Milwaukee Brewers (2) [56]
Washington Nationals (1) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"6–2 Houston Astros (4) [57]
Petco Park∞ Tampa Bay Rays (2) 4–2 Houston Astros (5)§ [58]
Globe Life Field∞ Los Angeles Dodgers (9) 4–3 Atlanta Braves (7) [59]
Texas Rangers (2) align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"11–4 Houston Astros (6)[60]
NLCSCitizens Bank ParkArizona Diamondbacks (2)align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"4–2Philadelphia Phillies (1)

All-time standings

Team Games played Wins Losses Win–loss %
16 11 5
14 6 8
10 4 6
9 5 4
7 5 2
7 4 3
7 2 5
6 2 4
5 3 2
5 2 3
4 1 3
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 1 2
3 0 3
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
2 1 1
2 1 1
2 0 2
2 0 2
1 1 0
1 0 1
1 0 1
Note: Four teams have never played a game seven:Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies. While the White Sox did play a game seven in the 1919 World Series, it was in a best-of nine series. Teams that have never played a game seven in a best-of-seven series are excluded. Names of franchises before their relocation are also shown.

Reoccurring game seven matchups

CountMatchupRecordYears Played
4Brooklyn/ Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York YankeesYankees, 3–11947, 1952, 1955, 1956
2New York Yankees vs. St. Louis CardinalsCardinals, 2–01926, 1964
2Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis CardinalsTie, 1–11934, 1968
2Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis CardinalsCardinals, 2–01946, 1967
2Atlanta/ Milwaukee Braves vs. New York YankeesTie, 1–11957, 1958
2Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh PiratesPirates, 2–01971, 1979
2San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis CardinalsTie, 1–11987, 2012
2Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh PiratesBraves, 2–01991, 1992
2Boston Red Sox vs. New York YankeesTie, 1–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 2021-01-16 . 2021-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123144828/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1909/B10160DET1909.htm . live .
  2. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, New York Giants 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122053542/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B10160BOS1912.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Washington Senators 4, New York Giants 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122011610/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1924/B10100WS11924.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Washington Senators 7 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122045636/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1925/B10150PIT1925.htm . live .
  5. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Yankees 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122043236/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1926/B10100NYA1926.htm . live .
  6. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123343/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B10100SLN1931.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 11, Detroit Tigers 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122211409/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1934/B10090DET1934.htm . live .
  8. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 2, Detroit Tigers 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122053724/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1940/B10080CIN1940.htm . live .
  9. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago Cubs 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123144204/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1945/B10100CHN1945.htm . live .
  10. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 8 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210308081356/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1946/B10150SLN1946.htm . live .
  11. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 25 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191025142207/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1947/B10060NYA1947.htm . live .
  12. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 12 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051207/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1952/B10070BRO1952.htm . live .
  13. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Yankees 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 22 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622010359/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B10040NYA1955.htm . live .
  14. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 16 January 2021 . 2 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702214908/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B10100BRO1956.htm . live .
  15. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Braves 5, New York Yankees 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 12 February 2021 . 4 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200704121510/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1957/B10100NYA1957.htm . live .
  16. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Braves 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 12 February 2021 . 24 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224125200/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1958/B10090MLN1958.htm . live .
  17. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Yankees 9 . www.retrosheet.org . 12 February 2021 . 13 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613014652/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B10130PIT1960.htm . live .
  18. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 1, San Francisco Giants 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 26 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726153658/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B10160SFN1962.htm . live .
  19. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Yankees 5 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027052004/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B10150SLN1964.htm . live .
  20. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Minnesota Twins 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030084633/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1965/B10140MIN1965.htm . live .
  21. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Red Sox 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113140309/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1967/B10120BOS1967.htm . live .
  22. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133745/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1968/B10100SLN1968.htm . live .
  23. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 28 February 2021 . 9 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209084559/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10170BAL1971.htm . live .
  24. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 28 February 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134523/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B10220CIN1972.htm . live .
  25. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 5, New York Mets 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 28 February 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135109/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1973/B10210OAK1973.htm . live .
  26. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Red Sox 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 28 February 2021 . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101005834/https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1975/B10220BOS1975.htm . live .
  27. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 28 February 2021.
  28. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140418/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1982/B10200SLN1982.htm . live .
  29. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140929/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B10160TOR1985.htm . live .
  30. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 11, St. Louis Cardinals 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 29 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200329025445/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B10270KCA1985.htm . live .
  31. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141001/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B10150BOS1986.htm . live .
  32. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 8, Boston Red Sox 5 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 6 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151206020504/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B10270NYN1986.htm . live .
  33. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 25 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225095136/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10140SLN1987.htm . live .
  34. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 3 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603193101/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10250MIN1987.htm . live .
  35. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 4 March 2021 . 20 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151220213333/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B10120LAN1988.htm . live .
  36. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  37. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 1, Atlanta Braves 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  38. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  39. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 15, St. Louis Cardinals 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  40. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Florida Marlins 3, Cleveland Indians 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  41. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Yankees 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  42. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Anaheim Angels 4, San Francisco Giants 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  43. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Florida Marlins 9, Chicago Cubs 6 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  44. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143403/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10160NYA2003.htm . live .
  45. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021 . 8 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210308024658/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10200NYA2004.htm . live .
  46. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  47. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  48. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  49. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  50. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Texas Rangers 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  51. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 1 April 2021.
  52. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 3, Kansas City Royals 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  53. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 8, Cleveland Indians 7 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  54. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 4, New York Yankees 0 . www.retrosheet.org . 9 April 2021.
  55. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  56. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 . www.retrosheet.org . 9 April 2021.
  57. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Washington Nationals 6, Houston Astros 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  58. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Tampa Bay Rays 4, Houston Astros 2 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  59. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 3 . www.retrosheet.org . 18 February 2021.
  60. Web site: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers, Game 7 .

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