Fenway Park in Boston has hosted five MLB game sevens; three in the World Series and two in the American League Championship Series .
In Major League Baseball (MLB), a game seven can occur in the World Series or in a League Championship Series (LCS), which are contested as best-of-seven series. Based on the playoffs format arrangement, game seven—when necessary—is played in the ballpark of the team holding home-field advantage for the series.
The World Series first employed a best-of-seven format in 1905 . That format has been used annually since then, with four exceptions: 1919 , 1920 , and 1921 , which were contested as best-of-nine series (as was the 1903 edition), and 1994 , when the MLB postseason was cancelled due to a players' strike .
The League Championship Series began as best-of-five series, in both the American League and the National League , in 1969 . Since the 1985 season, they have used a best-of-seven format, except for 1994 as noted above.
A game seven cannot occur in earlier rounds of the MLB postseason, as Division Series (best-of-five) and Wild Card (best-of-three) rounds use shorter series.
Key
(#)
Extra innings (the number indicates the number of extra innings played)
†
Indicates the team that won a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
§
Indicates the team that lost a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
∞
Indicates a game seven that was played at a neutral site
Road*
Indicates a game seven that was won by the road team
Year (X)
Indicates the number of games seven played in that year's postseason (from 1985 on) Each year is linked to an article about that particular Major League Baseball season
Team (#)
Indicates team and the number of game sevens played by that team at that point
All-time game sevens
Year
Playoff round
Date
Venue
Winner
Result
Loser
Ref.
1909
World Series
October 16, 1909
Bennett Park
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1)
8–0
Detroit Tigers ( 1)
[1]
1912
World Series
October 16, 1912
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox ( 1)
3–2 (10)
New York Giants ( 1)
[2]
1924
World Series
October 10, 1924
Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators ( 1)
4–3 (12)
New York Giants ( 2)
[3]
1925
World Series
October 15, 1925
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2)
9–7
Washington Senators ( 2)
[4]
1926
World Series
October 10, 1926
Yankee Stadium (I)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 1)
3–2
New York Yankees ( 1)
[5]
1931
World Series
October 10, 1931
Sportsman's Park (III)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 2)
4–2
Philadelphia Athletics ( 1)
[6]
1934
World Series
October 9, 1934
Navin Field
St. Louis Cardinals ( 3)
11–0
Detroit Tigers ( 2)
[7]
1940
World Series
October 8, 1940
Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds ( 1)
2–1
Detroit Tigers ( 3)
[8]
1945
World Series
October 10, 1945
Wrigley Field
Detroit Tigers ( 4)
9–3
Chicago Cubs ( 1)
[9]
1946
World Series
October 15, 1946
Sportsman's Park (III)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 4)
4–3
Boston Red Sox ( 2)
[10]
1947
World Series
October 6, 1947
Yankee Stadium (I)
New York Yankees ( 2)
5–2
Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1)
[11]
1952
World Series
October 7, 1952
Ebbets Field
New York Yankees ( 3)
4–2
Brooklyn Dodgers ( 2)
[12]
1955
World Series
October 4, 1955
Yankee Stadium (I)
Brooklyn Dodgers ( 3)
2–0
New York Yankees ( 4)
[13]
1956
World Series
October 10, 1956
Ebbets Field
New York Yankees ( 5)
9–0
Brooklyn Dodgers ( 4)
[14]
1957
World Series
October 10, 1957
Yankee Stadium (I)
Milwaukee Braves ( 1)
5–0
New York Yankees ( 6)
[15]
1958
World Series
October 9, 1958
Milwaukee County Stadium
New York Yankees ( 7)
6–2
Milwaukee Braves ( 2)
[16]
1960
World Series
October 13, 1960
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 3)
10–9
New York Yankees ( 8)
[17]
1962
World Series
October 16, 1962
Candlestick Park
New York Yankees ( 9)
1–0
San Francisco Giants ( 3)
[18]
1964
World Series
October 15, 1964
Busch Stadium (I)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 5)
7–5
New York Yankees ( 10)
[19]
1965
World Series
October 14, 1965
Metropolitan Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers ( 5)
2–0
Minnesota Twins ( 3)
[20]
1967
World Series
October 12, 1967
Fenway Park
St. Louis Cardinals ( 6)
7–2
Boston Red Sox ( 3)
[21]
1968
World Series
October 10, 1968
Busch Stadium (II)
Detroit Tigers ( 5)
4–1
St. Louis Cardinals ( 7)
[22]
1971
World Series
October 17, 1971
Memorial Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 4)
2–1
Baltimore Orioles ( 1)
[23]
1972
World Series
October 22, 1972
Riverfront Stadium
Oakland Athletics ( 2)
3–2
Cincinnati Reds ( 2)
[24]
1973
World Series
October 21, 1973
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland Athletics ( 3)
5–2
New York Mets ( 1)
[25]
1975
World Series
October 22, 1975
Fenway Park
Cincinnati Reds ( 3)
4–3
Boston Red Sox ( 4)
[26]
1979
World Series
October 17, 1979
Memorial Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 5)
4–1
Baltimore Orioles ( 2)
[27]
1982
World Series
October 20, 1982
Busch Stadium (II)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 8)
6–3
Milwaukee Brewers ( 1)
[28]
1985
ALCS
October 16, 1985
Exhibition Stadium
Kansas City Royals ( 1)
6–2
Toronto Blue Jays ( 1)
[29]
World Series
October 27, 1985
Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals ( 2)
11–0
St. Louis Cardinals ( 9)
[30]
1986
ALCS
October 15, 1986
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox ( 5)
8–1
California Angels ( 1)
[31]
World Series
October 27, 1986
Shea Stadium
New York Mets ( 2)
8–5
Boston Red Sox ( 6)
[32]
1987
NLCS
October 14, 1987
Busch Stadium (II)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 10)
6–0
San Francisco Giants ( 4)
[33]
World Series
October 25, 1987
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minnesota Twins ( 4)
4–2
St. Louis Cardinals ( 11)
[34]
1988
NLCS
October 12, 1988
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers ( 6)
6–0
New York Mets ( 3)
[35]
1991
NLCS
October 17, 1991
Three Rivers Stadium
Atlanta Braves ( 3)
4–0
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 6)
[36]
World Series
October 27, 1991
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minnesota Twins ( 5)
1–0 (10)
Atlanta Braves ( 4)
[37]
1992
NLCS
October 14, 1992
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves ( 5)
3–2
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 7)
[38]
1996
NLCS
October 17, 1996
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves ( 6)
15–0
St. Louis Cardinals ( 12)
[39]
1997
World Series
October 26, 1997
Pro Player Stadium
Florida Marlins ( 1)
3–2 (11)
Cleveland Indians ( 1)
[40]
2001
World Series
November 4, 2001
Bank One Ballpark
Arizona Diamondbacks ( 1)
3–2
New York Yankees ( 11)
[41]
2002
World Series
October 27, 2002
Edison International Field
Anaheim Angels ( 2)
4–1
San Francisco Giants ( 5)
[42]
2003
NLCS
October 15, 2003
Wrigley Field
Florida Marlins ( 2)
9–6
Chicago Cubs ( 2)
[43]
ALCS
October 16, 2003
Yankee Stadium (I)
New York Yankees ( 12)
6–5 (11)
Boston Red Sox ( 7)
[44]
2004
ALCS
October 20, 2004
Yankee Stadium (I)
Boston Red Sox ( 8) †
10–3
New York Yankees ( 13)
[45]
NLCS
October 21, 2004
Busch Stadium (II)
St. Louis Cardinals ( 13)
5–2
Houston Astros ( 1)
[46]
2006
NLCS
October 19, 2006
Shea Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals ( 14)
3–1
New York Mets ( 4)
[47]
2007
ALCS
October 21, 2007
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox ( 9)
11–2
Cleveland Indians ( 2)
[48]
2008
ALCS
October 19, 2008
Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay Rays ( 1)
3–1
Boston Red Sox ( 10)
[49]
2011
World Series
October 28, 2011
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals ( 15)
6–2
Texas Rangers ( 1)
[50]
2012
NLCS
October 22, 2012
AT&T Park
San Francisco Giants ( 6)
9–0
St. Louis Cardinals ( 16)
[51]
2014
World Series
October 29, 2014
Kaufmann Stadium
San Francisco Giants ( 7)
3–2
Kansas City Royals ( 2)
[52]
2016
World Series
November 2, 2016
Progressive Field
Chicago Cubs ( 3)
8–7 (10)
Cleveland Indians ( 3)
[53]
2017
ALCS
October 21, 2017
Minute Maid Park
Houston Astros ( 2)
4–0
New York Yankees ( 14)
[54]
World Series
November 1, 2017
Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros ( 3)
5–1
Los Angeles Dodgers ( 7)
[55]
2018
NLCS
October 20, 2018
Miller Park
Los Angeles Dodgers ( 8)
5–1
Milwaukee Brewers ( 2)
[56]
2019
World Series
October 30, 2019
Minute Maid Park
Washington Nationals ( 1)
6–2
Houston Astros ( 4)
[57]
2020
ALCS
October 17, 2020
Petco Park ∞
Tampa Bay Rays ( 2)
4–2
Houston Astros ( 5) §
[58]
NLCS
October 18, 2020
Globe Life Field ∞
Los Angeles Dodgers ( 9)
4–3
Atlanta Braves ( 7)
[59]
2023
ALCS
October 23, 2023
Minute Maid Park
Texas Rangers ( 2)
11–4
Houston Astros ( 6)
[60]
NLCS
October 24, 2023
Citizens Bank Park
Arizona Diamondbacks ( 2)
4–2
Philadelphia Phillies ( 1)
All-time standings