List of Major League Baseball tie-breakers: Difference between revisions

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| Tie-breaker was contested in a three-game series rather than a one-game playoff
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! scope="row"|Head-to-head
| Head-to-head win/loss record and winning percentage of the winning vs. losing team during the regular season prior to the tie-breaker itself
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!scope="col" rowspan=2| Site(s)
!scope="col" colspan=2| Postseason result
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Head-to-head{{dagger}}
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable"| Ref.
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|bgcolor="#cfecec"|Won [[1946 World Series|WS]] 4–3 ([[1946 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]])*
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.636|14–8, (.636)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/SLN19461001 |title=Game of Tuesday, 10/1/1946 – Brooklyn at St. Louis (D) |access-date=May 6, 2010 |publisher=Retrosheet, Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514135917/http://retrosheet.org/SLN19461001 |archive-date=May 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/BRO19461003|title=Game of Thursday, 10/3/1946 – St. Louis at Brooklyn (D)|access-date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#cfecec"|Won [[1948 World Series|WS]] 4–2 ([[1948 Boston Braves season|Braves]])*
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.500|11–11, (.500)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/BOS19481004|title=Game of Monday, 10/4/1948 – Cleveland at Boston (D)|access-date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#ffffcc"|Lost [[1951 World Series|WS]] 4–2 ([[1951 New York Yankees season|Yankees]])#
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.409|9–13, (.409)}}
|<ref name="1951t"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/BRO19511001|title=Game of Monday, 10/1/1951 – New York at Brooklyn (D)|access-date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/NY119511002|title=Game of Tuesday, 10/2/1951 – Brooklyn at New York (D)|access-date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#cfecec"|Won [[1959 World Series|WS]] 4–2 ([[1959 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]])*
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.545|12–10, (.545)}}
|<ref name="1959t"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195909280.shtml|title=September 28, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#ffffcc"|Lost [[1962 World Series|WS]] 4–3 ([[1962 New York Yankees season|Yankees]])#
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.500|9–9, (.500)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196210010.shtml|title=Monday, October 1, 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196210020.shtml|title=Tuesday, October 2, 1962 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196210030.shtml|title=Wednesday, October 3, 1962, 1962 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#cfecec"|Won [[1978 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] 3–1 ([[1978 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]]),<br>Won [[1978 World Series|WS]] 4–2 ([[1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]])*
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.533|8–7, (.533)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197810020.shtml|title=Monday, October 2, 1978 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|Lost [[1980 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] 3–2 ([[1980 Philadelphia Phillies season|Phillies]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.444|8–10, (.444)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198010060.shtml|title=Monday, October 6, 1980 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|Won [[1995 American League Division Series|ALDS]] 3–2 ([[1995 New York Yankees season|Yankees]]),<br>Lost [[1995 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] 4–2 ([[1995 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.417|5–7, (.417)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199510020.shtml|title=Monday, October 2, 1995 California Angels at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|Lost [[1998 National League Division Series|NLDS]] 3–0 ([[1998 Atlanta Braves season|Braves]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.667|6–3, (.667)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199809280.shtml|title=Monday, September 28, 1998 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|Won [[1999 National League Division Series|NLDS]] 3–1 ([[1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]]),<br>Lost [[1999 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] 4–2 ([[1999 Atlanta Braves season|Braves]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.444|4–5, (.444)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199910040.shtml|title=October 4, 1999 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#ffffcc"|Won [[2007 National League Division Series|NLDS]] 3–0 ([[2007 Philadelphia Phillies season|Phillies]]),<br>Won [[2007 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] 4–0 ([[2007 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]]),<br>Lost [[2007 World Series|WS]] 4–0 ([[1999 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]])#
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.556|10–8, (.556)}}
|<ref name="2007t"/>
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|Lost [[2008 American League Division Series|ALDS]] 3–1 ([[2008 Tampa Bay Rays season|Rays]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.444|8–10, (.444)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200809300.shtml|title=September 30, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
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|Lost [[2009 American League Division Series|ALDS]] 3–0 ([[2009 New York Yankees season|Yankees]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.611|11–7, (.611)}}
|<ref name="2009t"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091006&content_id=7367504&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Never-give-up Twins win AL Central title|date=October 6, 2009|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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|Won [[2013 American League Wild Card Game|ALWC]] ([[2013 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]]),<br>Lost [[2013 American League Division Series|ALDS]] 3–1 ([[2013 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]])
|Did not qualify
|{{sort|.429|3–4, (.429)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_09_30_tbamlb_texmlb_1&mode=box|title=September 30, 2013 Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers Box Score|work=[[Major League Baseball]]|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>
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|Won [[2018 NLDS|NLDS]] 3–0 ([[2018 Colorado Rockies season|Rockies]]),<br>Lost [[2018 NLCS|NLCS]] 4–3 ([[2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]])
|Lost [[2018 National League Wild Card Game|NLWC]] ([[2018 Colorado Rockies season|Rockies]])
|{{sort|.421|8–11, (.421)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=381001116|title=Yelich, Brewers Beat Cubs 3–1 for NL Central Title|work=[[ESPN]]|date=October 1, 2018|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
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|bgcolor="#ffffcc"|Won [[2018 NLDS|NLDS]] 3–1 ([[2018 Atlanta Braves season|Braves]]),<br>Won [[2018 NLCS|NLCS]] 4–3 ([[2018 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]]),<br>Lost [[2018 World Series|WS]] 4–1 ([[2018 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]])#
|Won [[2018 National League Wild Card Game|NLWC]] ([[2018 Chicago Cubs season|Cubs]]),<br>Lost [[2018 NLDS|NLDS]] 3-0 ([[2018 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]])
|{{sort|.632|12–7, (.632)}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=381001119|title=Buehler, Dodgers Top Rockies 5-2; 6th Straight NL West Title|website=[[ESPN]]|date=October 1, 2018|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
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{{dagger}} Head-head-record of the winning team vs. losing team during the regular season, prior to playing the tie-breaker (wins–losses, [[winning percentage]]); column is sortable by winning percentage
 
===Win–loss records by team===