Has there ever been a 5 game series mlb?
There have been 35 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history, since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from each league. The best-of-five slate has created a real sense of urgency.
It is simply a fact, that there are more possible outcomes of a series score after game four than after any other game. More often than not, game four decides whether the series is going to close, or if it's going to be won rather easily by a particular team.
The Championship Series is a best-of-seven series, with teams needing to win four games in order to advance. The winners of these series determines the American League and National League Champions.
On April 17, 2010, it took 20 innings and nearly seven hours in a game that was scoreless through 18. Both sides went a combined 1-for-25 with runners in scoring position. When the Mets finally crossed home plate in both the 19th and 20th innings, it was against Joe Mather, a position player pressed into pitching.
A game that is stopped ("called" in the MLB rulebook) by the umpires before the regulation number of innings have been played may be considered an official game if five innings have been played (41⁄2 innings if the home team is in the lead), unless the game meets one of the conditions for a suspended game.
It will remain a best-of-five in a 2-2-1 format, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed. Are there any other changes to the postseason? No. The League Championship Series and World Series rounds remain best-of-seven in a 2-3-2 format, with regard to home-field advantage.
- 1 (tie). 1906 Cubs: 116-36 (.763) ...
- 1 (tie). 2001 Mariners: 116-46 (.716) ...
- 1998 Yankees: 114-48 (.704) Won World Series.
- 4 (tie). 1954 Indians: 111-43 (.721) ...
- 4 (tie). 2022 Dodgers: 111-51 (.685) ...
- 5 (tie). 1909 Pirates: 110-42 (.724) ...
- 5 (tie). 1927 Yankees: 110-44 (.714) ...
- 8 (tie).
The winners of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and the National League Championship Series (NLCS) play each other in the best-of-seven World Series.
The Texas Rangers hold the record for most runs in an MLB game, dropping 30 against the Baltimore Orioles in 2007, so Toronto came within striking distance of breaking the record.
Major League Baseball started a new rule a few years ago for extra innings: beginning in the 10th inning at the start of each half-inning, a designated runner would begin on second base. College baseball followed suit in 2021 by adding the designated runner rule.
Has there ever been a 30 game winner in baseball?
ESPN Classic - Denny McLain is MLB's last 30-game winner. Denny McLain is the first pitcher to reach the magic number of 30 wins in a season in 34 years when the Detroit Tigers rally for a 5-4 victory over the Oakland A's.
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 ALCS and NLCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. The series concludes when one team records its fourth win.
On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal on a five-year CBA, with Opening Day being held on April 7 (delayed from its originally-planned March 31), and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA, universal designated hitter was adopted, and the postseason was expanded to 12 teams.
Most often the series are of three or four games, but two-game series are also scheduled. Teams play one mid-week series and one weekend series per week.