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National League West

By Patrick Mondout

The National League West is a division of the American League featuring the west coast teams plus the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.

At a glance...
NL West
Division Facts
Established 1969
Current
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers

San Diego Padres

San Francisco Giants

The division was created along with the NL East when the league expanded in 1969.

See also: National League, NL Central, NL East.

The composition of the division has changes as teams have moved around and other divisions have been formed. Here is how the AL West has looked over time.

1969-1992:

1993: Expansion Colorado Rockies added.

1994-1997: Braves leave for NL East; Reds and Astros leave for new NL Central.

1998-Present: Expansion Arizona Diamondbacks added

NL West Champions

1969: Atlanta Braves
1970: Cincinnati Reds
1971: San Francisco Giants
1972: Cincinnati Reds
1973: Cincinnati Reds
1974: Los Angeles Dodgers
1975: Cincinnati Reds*
1976: Cincinnati Reds*
1977: Los Angeles Dodgers
1978: Los Angeles Dodgers
1979: Cincinnati Reds
1980: Houston Astros
1981: Los Angeles Dodgers* (first half), Houston Astros (second half) (split season)
1982: Atlanta Braves
1983: Los Angeles Dodgers
1984: San Diego Padres
1985: Los Angeles Dodgers
1986: Houston Astros
1987: San Francisco Giants
1988: Los Angeles Dodgers*
1989: San Francisco Giants
1990: Cincinnati Reds*
1991: Atlanta Braves
1992: Atlanta Braves
1993: Atlanta Braves
1994: None (Due to strike; Dodgers had 3.5 game lead on Giants)
1995: Los Angeles Dodgers
1996: San Diego Padres
1997: San Francisco Giants
1998: San Diego Padres
1999: Arizona Diamondbacks
2000: San Francisco Giants
2001: Arizona Diamondbacks*
2002: Arizona Diamondbacks
2003: San Francisco Giants
2004: Los Angeles Dodgers
2005: San Diego Padres

* - Also won World Series

Wildcards

The wildcard entry to the Major League postseason was introduced in 1994, but NL West hasn't taken advantage very often:
1995: Colorado Rockies
1996: Los Angeles Dodgers
2002: San Francisco Giants

American League sources/bibliography:
National League Story, The by Lee Allen
The History of National League Baseball, Since 1876 by Glenn Dickey
The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present by David Pietrusza.
May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy by Andrew Zimbalist.
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.


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