List of Major League Baseball game sevens

Fenway Park in Boston has hosted five MLB game sevens; three in the World Series and two in the American League Championship Series.

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 1905. That format has been used annually since then, with four exceptions: 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921, which were contested as best-of-nine series. While it was played with the best-of-seven format, the 1912 World Series went to eight games due to one of the earlier games ending in a tie, necessitating a tiebreaker.

The League Championship Series began as best-of-five series, in both the American League and the National League, in 1969. Since the 1985 season, they have used a best-of-seven format.

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

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
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 World Series or LCS:
  • For the World Series, the link leads to that World Series' article.
  • For the LCS, the link leads to the article that year's MLB season.
Team (#) Indicates team and the number of game sevens played by that team at that point

All-time game sevens

World Series

Year Date Venue Winner Result Loser Ref.
1909 October 16, 1909 Bennett Park Pittsburgh Pirates (1) 8–0 Detroit Tigers (1) [1]
1912 October 16, 1912 Fenway Park Boston Red Sox (1) 3–2 (10) New York Giants (1) [2]
1924 October 10, 1924 Griffith Stadium Washington Senators (1) 4–3 (12) New York Giants (2) [3]
1925 October 15, 1925 Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates (2) 9–7 Washington Senators (2) [4]
1926 October 10, 1926 Yankee Stadium (I) St. Louis Cardinals (1) 3–2 New York Yankees (1) [5]
1931 October 10, 1931 Sportsman's Park (III) St. Louis Cardinals (2) 4–2 Philadelphia Athletics (1) [6]
1934 October 9, 1934 Navin Field St. Louis Cardinals (3) 11–0 Detroit Tigers (2) [7]
1940 October 8, 1940 Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds (1) 2–1 Detroit Tigers (3) [8]
1945 October 10, 1945 Wrigley Field Detroit Tigers (4) 9–3 Chicago Cubs (1) [9]
1946 October 15, 1946 Sportsman's Park (III) St. Louis Cardinals (4) 4–3 Boston Red Sox (2) [10]
1947 October 6, 1947 Yankee Stadium (I) New York Yankees (2) 5–2 Brooklyn Dodgers (1) [11]
1952 October 7, 1952 Ebbets Field New York Yankees (3) 4–2 Brooklyn Dodgers (2) [12]
1955 October 4, 1955 Yankee Stadium (I) Brooklyn Dodgers (3) 2–0 New York Yankees (4) [13]
1956 October 10, 1956 Ebbets Field New York Yankees (5) 9–0 Brooklyn Dodgers (4) [14]
1957 October 10, 1957 Yankee Stadium (I) Milwaukee Braves (1) 5–0 New York Yankees (6) [15]
1958 October 9, 1958 Milwaukee County Stadium New York Yankees (7) 6–2 Milwaukee Braves (2) [16]
1960 October 13, 1960 Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates (3) 10–9 New York Yankees (8) [17]
1962 October 16, 1962 Candlestick Park New York Yankees (9) 1–0 San Francisco Giants (3) [18]
1964 October 15, 1964 Busch Stadium (I) St. Louis Cardinals (5) 7–5 New York Yankees (10) [19]
1965 October 14, 1965 Metropolitan Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers (5) 2–0 Minnesota Twins (3) [20]
1967 October 12, 1967 Fenway Park St. Louis Cardinals (6) 7–2 Boston Red Sox (3) [21]
1968 October 10, 1968 Busch Stadium (II) Detroit Tigers (5) 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals (7) [22]
1971 October 17, 1971 Memorial Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates (4) 2–1 Baltimore Orioles (1) [23]
1972 October 22, 1972 Riverfront Stadium Oakland Athletics (2) 3–2 Cincinnati Reds (2) [24]
1973 October 21, 1973 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Athletics (3) 5–2 New York Mets (1) [25]
1975 October 22, 1975 Fenway Park Cincinnati Reds (3) 4–3 Boston Red Sox (4) [26]
1979 October 17, 1979 Memorial Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates (5) 4–1 Baltimore Orioles (2) [27]
1982 October 20, 1982 Busch Stadium (II) St. Louis Cardinals (8) 6–3 Milwaukee Brewers (1) [28]
1985 October 27, 1985 Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals (2) 11–0 St. Louis Cardinals (9) [29]
1986 October 27, 1986 Shea Stadium New York Mets (2) 8–5 Boston Red Sox (6) [30]
1987 October 25, 1987 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minnesota Twins (4) 4–2 St. Louis Cardinals (11) [31]
1991 October 27, 1991 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minnesota Twins (5) 1–0 (10) Atlanta Braves (4) [32]
1997 October 26, 1997 Pro Player Stadium Florida Marlins (1) 3–2 (11) Cleveland Indians (1) [33]
2001 November 4, 2001 Bank One Ballpark Arizona Diamondbacks (1) 3–2 New York Yankees (11) [34]
2002 October 27, 2002 Edison International Field Anaheim Angels (2) 4–1 San Francisco Giants (5) [35]
2011 October 28, 2011 Busch Stadium St. Louis Cardinals (15) 6–2 Texas Rangers (1) [36]
2014 October 29, 2014 Kaufmann Stadium San Francisco Giants (7) 3–2 Kansas City Royals (2) [37]
2016 November 2, 2016 Progressive Field Chicago Cubs (3) 8–7 (10) Cleveland Indians (3) [38]
2017 November 1, 2017 Dodger Stadium Houston Astros (3) 5–1 Los Angeles Dodgers (7) [39]
2019 October 30, 2019 Minute Maid Park Washington Nationals (1) 6–2 Houston Astros (4) [40]

League Championship Series

Year LCS Date Venue Winner Result Loser Ref.
1985 ALCS October 16, 1985 Exhibition Stadium Kansas City Royals (1) 6–2 Toronto Blue Jays (1) [41]
1986 ALCS October 15, 1986 Fenway Park Boston Red Sox (5) 8–1 California Angels (1) [42]
1987 NLCS October 14, 1987 Busch Stadium (II) St. Louis Cardinals (10) 6–0 San Francisco Giants (4) [43]
1988 NLCS October 12, 1988 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers (6) 6–0 New York Mets (3) [44]
1991 NLCS October 17, 1991 Three Rivers Stadium Atlanta Braves (3) 4–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (6) [45]
1992 NLCS October 14, 1992 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves (5) 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates (7) [46]
1996 NLCS October 17, 1996 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves (6) 15–0 St. Louis Cardinals (12) [47]
2003 NLCS October 15, 2003 Wrigley Field Florida Marlins (2) 9–6 Chicago Cubs (2) [48]
ALCS October 16, 2003 Yankee Stadium (I) New York Yankees (12) 6–5 (11) Boston Red Sox (7) [49]
2004 ALCS October 20, 2004 Yankee Stadium (I) Boston Red Sox (8)† 10–3 New York Yankees (13) [50]
NLCS October 21, 2004 Busch Stadium (II) St. Louis Cardinals (13) 5–2 Houston Astros (1) [51]
2006 NLCS October 19, 2006 Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals (14) 3–1 New York Mets (4) [52]
2007 ALCS October 21, 2007 Fenway Park Boston Red Sox (9) 11–2 Cleveland Indians (2) [53]
2008 ALCS October 19, 2008 Tropicana Field Tampa Bay Rays (1) 3–1 Boston Red Sox (10) [54]
2012 NLCS October 22, 2012 AT&T Park San Francisco Giants (6) 9–0 St. Louis Cardinals (16) [55]
2017 ALCS October 21, 2017 Minute Maid Park Houston Astros (2) 4–0 New York Yankees (14) [56]
2018 NLCS October 20, 2018 Miller Park Los Angeles Dodgers (8) 5–1 Milwaukee Brewers (2) [57]
2020[a] ALCS October 17, 2020 Petco Park Tampa Bay Rays (2) 4–2 Houston Astros (5)§ [58]
NLCS October 18, 2020 Globe Life Field Los Angeles Dodgers (9) 4–3 Atlanta Braves (7) [59]
2023 ALCS October 23, 2023 Minute Maid Park Texas Rangers (2) 11–4 Houston Astros (6)

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NLCS October 24, 2023 Citizens Bank Park Arizona Diamondbacks (2) 4–2 Philadelphia Phillies (1) [61]

All-time standings

Team Games played Wins Losses Win–loss %
St. Louis Cardinals 16 11 5 .688
New York Yankees 14 6 8 .429
Boston Red Sox 10 4 6 .400
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers 9 5 4 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 2 .714
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves 7 4 3 .571
New York / San Francisco Giants 7 2 5 .286
Houston Astros 6 2 4 .333
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins 5 3 2 .600
Detroit Tigers 5 2 3 .400
New York Mets 4 1 3 .250
Cincinnati Reds 3 2 1 .667
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 .667
Philadelphia / Oakland Athletics 3 2 1 .667
Chicago Cubs 3 1 2 .333
Cleveland Indians / Guardians 3 0 3 .000
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 2 0 1.000
Florida Marlins 2 2 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Rays 2 2 0 1.000
California / Anaheim Angels 2 1 1 .500
Texas Rangers 2 1 1 .500
Baltimore Orioles 2 0 2 .000
Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 2 .000
Washington Nationals 1 1 0 1.000
Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 1 .000
Philadelphia Philies 1 0 1 .000
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.

Recurring game seven matchups

Count Matchup Record Years Played
4 Brooklyn/ Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees Yankees, 3–1 1947, 1952, 1955, 1956
2 New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals, 2–0 1926, 1964
2 Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Tie, 1–1 1934, 1968
2 Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals, 2–0 1946, 1967
2 Atlanta/ Milwaukee Braves vs. New York Yankees Tie, 1–1 1957, 1958
2 Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates, 2–0 1971, 1979
2 San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Tie, 1–1 1987, 2012
2 Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Braves, 2–0 1991, 1992
2 Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Tie, 1–1 2003, 2004

See also

Notes

  1. ^ During the 2020 postseason, when neutral sites were used, the team that would normally have home-field advantage was designated as the home team and batted last.

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