NLCS

Sports abbreviation · Baseball

NLCS stands for National League Championship Series, a baseball abbreviation.

Best-of-seven playoff series that decides the National League pennant. The winner advances to the World Series against the American League champion.

Example: After sweeping the NLCS, the team waited nearly a week for the World Series to begin.

Usage notes

Began in 1969 and expanded from best-of-five to best-of-seven in 1985. The pennant winner receives the Warren C. Giles Trophy, named for a former NL president. Before 1969 the team with the best regular-season record simply won the pennant, apart from occasional tiebreaker playoffs.

Related abbreviations

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• K/9 – Strikeouts per nine innings
• L – Loss
• LF – Left fielder
• LHP – Left-handed pitcher
• LOB – Left on base
• NL – National League
• NLDS – National League Division Series
• NRI – Non-roster invitee
• OAA – Outs above average
• OBP – On-base percentage
• OPS – On-base plus slugging
• OPS+ – Adjusted OPS

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