Major League Baseball Wild Card
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[edit] Champions by year and most titles
For lists of champions by year and teams with most wildcard titles, see:
[edit] Series record as MLB Wildcard champions
| MLB Team | Series Record | Playoffs |
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| Florida Marlins | 6-0 | Won 1997 & 2003 World Series |
| Boston Red Sox | 5-4 | Won 2004 World Series |
| Anaheim Angels | 3-0 | Won 2002 World Series |
| Houston Astros | 3-2 | Lost World Series to Chicago (AL), 4-0 |
| New York Mets | 3-2 | Lost World Series to New York (AL), 4-1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2-1 | Lost World Series to St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2-1 | Lost World Series to Anaheim, 4-3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1-1 | Won Division Series over Philadelphia, 3-0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1-1 | Lost ALCS |
| Seattle Mariners | 1-1 | Lost ALCS |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0-1 | Lost Division Series to Arizona, 3-2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0-1 | Lost Division Series to Atlanta, 3-0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0-1 | Lost Division Series to New York Yankees, 3-2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0-2 | Lost Division Series |
| New York Yankees | 0-2 | Lost Division Series |
[edit] Facts
- The Florida Marlins were the first wildcard team to reach the World series.
- The Florida Marlins were the first wildcard team to win the World Series.
- The Boston Red Sox have won five AL Wildcard titles. (Most in MLB)
- The National League's one and only NL Wildcard winner to win the World Series is the Florida Marlins.
- Only four times has a Wildcard team won the World Series: (Florida Marlins 1997 and 2003, Anaheim Angels 2002, and Boston Red Sox 2004.
- 2002 was the first and only year that the NL & AL Wilcard champions played each other in the World Series. (San Francisco & Anaheim)
