82-80 by the 2005 San Diego Padres who won the NL West Division. They lost in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals 3 games to 0.
Playoff teamsThere are two Leagues in Major League Baseball. The American League and National League. Each league is divided into three divisions. East Central, and West. The winner of each division at the end of the regular season goes on to the playoffs, and he team with the best record that finishes in second place wins the wild card spot. The four teams in each league play each other in the playoffs and the winner moves on to the World Series.
With the Tampa Bay Rays making the playoffs in the 2008 season, all MLB teams have made the playoffs at least one time.
To settle the "question" of which major league baseball team is the best. It's the same reason there are playoffs in all major sports.
yes...........the playoffs and world series are played in october
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Make more money for the owners
Nolan Ryan
Pete Rose
Nolan Ryan with 7
Don drisdal
The Giants with 20.
No. Prior to 1969, there were no division in either league. Whichever team in each league had the best regular season record was the league's representative in the World Series. So, prior to 1969, only one team from each league made the playoffs and the only playoff round was the World Series. Starting in 1969, each league divided its teams into two divisions, the East and the West. The winners of the divisions would play each other in a playoff series (American/National League Championship Series) and the winner of that series would be the league's representative in the World Series. Two teams made the playoffs from each league and there were two rounds in the playoffs. Starting in 1994, each league was divided into three divisions, the East, Central, and West. The winners of each division would make the playoffs along with the one non division winner that had the best overall regular season record from each league. Four teams make the playoffs from each league. This is currently how the playoffs are done in MLB. There are three rounds in the playoffs, the American/National League Divisional Series, American/National League Championship Series, and the World Series.