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bwburke94 · 01-28-2014, 12:12 PM

Pre-1922 formats varied depending on the distance between the cities, I'm using the closest approximations here. The 1921 World Series was a Subway Series with alternating "home field", but the 1920 format would have presumably been used had the Yankees not been involved. The same goes for 1944, which would presumably have used the 1943/45 format.

*1871-1904: One round, best-of-9 (3h 4a 2h)
1905-1917: One round, best-of-7 (2h 2a 1h 1a 1h)
1918: One round, best-of-7 (3a 4h) - World War I
1919-1921: One round, best-of-9 (3h 4a 2h)
1922-1942: One round, best-of-7 (2h 3a 2h)
1943-1945: One round, best-of-7 (3a 4h) - World War II
1946-1968: One round, best-of-7 (2h 3a 2h)
1969-1984: Two rounds, 5/7 (2a 3h/2h 3a 2h)
1985-1993: Two rounds, 7/7 (2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h)
1994-1997: Three rounds, 5/7/7 (2a 3h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h)
1998-2011: Three rounds, 5/7/7 (2h 2a 1h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h)
2012: Four rounds, 1/5/7/7 (1/2a 3h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h)
2013-present: Four rounds, 1/5/7/7 (1/2h 2a 1h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h)

*Used only in 1903 IRL, no World Series in 1904. Since nineteenth century WS formats were so varied, the 1903 format should probably be used.

Home field formats:

WORLD SERIES

1871-1994: AL home odd years, NL home even years
1995-2002: AL home even years, NL home odd years
2003-present: All-Star Game winner

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

1969-1984: AL East/NL West home even years, AL West/NL East home odd years
1985-1993: AL East/NL West home odd years, AL West/NL East home even years
**1994-1997: Home team is the winner of the series that did not contain the wild card
1998-present: Home team is the better seed

**This is a simplification of the real life format, since the real format is impossible to replicate in OOTP.

DIVISION SERIES
Note: Prior to 2012, the home teams swap if the wild card would play the winner of their division. However, this stipulation is not possible in OOTP.

1994: AL West @ AL East, AL WC @ AL Central, NL Central @ NL East, NL WC @ NL West
1995: AL East @ AL Central, AL WC @ AL West, NL West @ NL Central, NL WC @ NL East
1996: AL Central @ AL West, AL WC @ AL East, NL East @ NL West, NL WC @ NL Central
1997: AL West @ AL East, AL WC @ AL Central, NL Central @ NL East, NL WC @ NL West
1998-present: Seeding-based, reseeding is irrelevant but should be turned on

WILD CARD GAME

2012-present: Seeding-based

01-28-2014, 12:12 PM	#1
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,447	A review of historical postseason formats Pre-1922 formats varied depending on the distance between the cities, I'm using the closest approximations here. The 1921 World Series was a Subway Series with alternating "home field", but the 1920 format would have presumably been used had the Yankees not been involved. The same goes for 1944, which would presumably have used the 1943/45 format. 1871-1904: One round, best-of-9 (3h 4a 2h) 1905-1917: One round, best-of-7 (2h 2a 1h 1a 1h) 1918: One round, best-of-7 (3a 4h) - World War I 1919-1921: One round, best-of-9 (3h 4a 2h) 1922-1942: One round, best-of-7 (2h 3a 2h) 1943-1945: One round, best-of-7 (3a 4h) - World War II 1946-1968: One round, best-of-7 (2h 3a 2h) 1969-1984: Two rounds, 5/7 (2a 3h/2h 3a 2h) 1985-1993: Two rounds, 7/7 (2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h) 1994-1997: Three rounds, 5/7/7 (2a 3h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h) 1998-2011: Three rounds, 5/7/7 (2h 2a 1h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h) 2012: Four rounds, 1/5/7/7 (1/2a 3h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h) 2013-present: Four rounds, 1/5/7/7 (1/2h 2a 1h/2h 3a 2h/2h 3a 2h) Used only in 1903 IRL, no World Series in 1904. Since nineteenth century WS formats were so varied, the 1903 format should probably be used. Home field formats: WORLD SERIES 1871-1994: AL home odd years, NL home even years 1995-2002: AL home even years, NL home odd years 2003-present: All-Star Game winner LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 1969-1984: AL East/NL West home even years, AL West/NL East home odd years 1985-1993: AL East/NL West home odd years, AL West/NL East home even years 1994-1997: Home team is the winner of the series that did not contain the wild card 1998-present: Home team is the better seed This is a simplification of the real life format, since the real format is impossible to replicate in OOTP. DIVISION SERIES Note: Prior to 2012, the home teams swap if the wild card would play the winner of their division. However, this stipulation is not possible in OOTP. 1994: AL West @ AL East, AL WC @ AL Central, NL Central @ NL East, NL WC @ NL West 1995: AL East @ AL Central, AL WC @ AL West, NL West @ NL Central, NL WC @ NL East 1996: AL Central @ AL West, AL WC @ AL East, NL East @ NL West, NL WC @ NL Central 1997: AL West @ AL East, AL WC @ AL Central, NL Central @ NL East, NL WC @ NL West 1998-present: Seeding-based, reseeding is irrelevant but should be turned on WILD CARD GAME 2012-present: Seeding-based