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			{{short description\|Division of Major League Baseball}}
	The '''National League Central Division''' is one of ]'s six divisions. It was created in 1994, merging two teams from the ] (Cincinnati and Houston) and three teams from the ] (Chicago, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis) divisions of the ]. In 1998 it became the largest division in Major League Baseball, with the addition of a sixth member (Milwaukee). The most recent team to win the division is the ].
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=May 2024}}
			{{infobox sports division
			\| title = National League Central
			\| league = ]
			\| sport = ]
			\| founded = {{mlby\|1994}}
			\| teams = 5
			\| champion = ]<br>(2024; 5th title)
			\| most_champs = ] (12)
			}}

			{{OSM Location map
	This division has been dominated by St. Louis and Houston, who have accounted for all but 4 of the official division titles (from 1995 onward), as well as 3 of the 4 wild card berths from the division. The Cubs have been rising to prominence in the division recently, capturing the division's first wild card berth in 1998, and winning the division in 2003, 2007, and 2008 while also fielding strong teams in other years.
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			The '''National League Central''' is one of ]'s six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the ] (the ] and the ]) and three teams from the ] (the ], the ], and the ]).
	==Current members==
	*] - Founding member; formerly of the NL East
	*] - Founding member; formerly of the NL West
	*] - Founding member; formerly of the NL West
	*] - Joined in 1998; formerly of the ]
	*] - Founding member; formerly of the NL East
	*] - Founding member; formerly of the NL East

			When the division was created in 1994, the Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the ] were to be moved to the Central from the West. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion ], requested to remain in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/16/sports/baseball-pirates-relent-on-new-alignment.html?pagewanted=print\|title=BASEBALL; Pirates Relent on New Alignment\|first=Murray\|last=Chass\|website=nytimes.com\|access-date=May 7, 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824094121/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/16/sports/baseball-pirates-relent-on-new-alignment.html?pagewanted=print\|archive-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_742330.html#axzz2YtXG2iD2\|title=Starkey: Pirates in American League' Yes!\|date=June 16, 2011\|work=TribLIVE.com\|access-date=October 1, 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101149/http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_742330.html#axzz2YtXG2iD2\|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Starkey \|first=Joe \|date=June 16, 2011 \|title=Starkey: Pirates in American League? Yes! \|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/starkey-pirates-in-american-league-yes/ \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=www.tribliveoffers.com}}</ref>
	==Division lineups==

	{\| class="wikitable"
			In 1998, the NL Central became the largest division in Major League Baseball when the ] were moved in from the ], which gave them six teams.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Service \|first=New York Times News \|date=1997-11-06 \|title=BREWERS TO PLAY IN NL \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/06/brewers-to-play-in-nl/ \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=Chicago Tribune \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Newhan \|first=Ross \|date=1998-03-08 \|title=Brewers Gain a National Following \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-08-sp-26912-story.html \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Holtzman \|first=Jerome \|date=1997-11-07 \|title=BREWERS’ MOVE TO NL TAKES THEM BACK TO THEIR LEAGUE OF GLORY \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/07/brewers-move-to-nl-takes-them-back-to-their-league-of-glory/ \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=Chicago Tribune \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013, the Astros moved to the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=José \|first=Roberto \|last2=Franco \|first2=Andrade \|date=2023-10-18 \|title=How Astros-Rangers rivalry defines the state of Texas \|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38683444/alcs-playoffs-houston-astros-texas-rangers-rivalry \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barzilla \|first=Scott \|title=Houston Astros: How To Build a Rivalry with the Texas Rangers \|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/969584-houston-astros-how-to-build-a-rivalry-with-the-texas-rangers \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=Bleacher Report \|language=en}}</ref>
	!Time period!!Lineup!!Changes from previous setup

			This division has been dominated by the Cardinals, who have accounted for 12 of the 26 division championships, plus three wild card wins. Aside from the Cardinals, the Cubs have the second most division championships with six, as well as three wild card wins. The Brewers have five divisional championships, with two wild card wins. The Astros had four division titles and two wild card wins. The Reds have three division titles, along with one wild card win. The Pirates have not won the division since the division was created, but possess three wild card appearances. The 2013 win was the Pirates’ first and only playoff berth since 1992.

			==Division membership==
			===Current members===
			*] – Founding member; formerly of the NL East
			*] – Founding member; formerly of the NL West
			*] – Since 1998; formerly of the AL West, AL East, AL Central
			*] – Founding member; formerly of the NL East
			*] – Founding member; formerly of the NL East

			===Former member===
			*] – Founding member; formerly of the NL West; moved to the ] in 2013

			===Membership timeline===

			'''Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.'''

			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			! colspan="32" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;" \| NL Central Division{{ref label\|NL Central\|A\|A}}
	\|-		\|-
			! colspan="32" style="text-align:center;" \| Years
	\|1994-1997\|\|Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals\|\|Creation of division due to 1994 realignment (Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis from ], Cincinnati and Houston from ]
	\|-		\|-
			! '']''
	\|1998-present\|\|Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals\|\|Milwaukee switched leagues due to 1998 expansion, moving in from ]
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			! style="background:#ffe87c;"\|'']''
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			! style="background:#00ff00;"\|'']''
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			! style="background:#00ff00;"\|'']''
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			! '']''
			! '']''
			! '']''
			\|-
			\| colspan="32" style="background:lightgrey; height:.5px;" \|
			\|-
			\| colspan="32" \| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="32" \| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="19" \| ]{{ref label\|HOU\|C\|C}}
			\| colspan="13" style="background:lightgrey;" \|
			\|-
			\| colspan="32" \| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="32" \| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"\|
			\| colspan="28" \| ]{{ref label\|MIL\|B\|B}}
			\|-
			! colspan="32" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;" \| {{color box\|lightgrey}} Team not in division {{color box\|#00ff00}} Division Won World Series {{color box\|#FFE87C}} Division Won NL Championship
	\|}		\|}
			:{{note label\|NL Central\|A\|A}} Creation of division due to the 1994 realignment into three divisions (with Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis from NL East, and Cincinnati and Houston from NL West)
			:{{note label\|MIL\|B\|B}} Milwaukee switched leagues due to the 1998 expansion, moving in from ]
			:{{note label\|HOU\|C\|C}} Houston switched leagues after the 2012 season, and joined the ]

			==Champions by year==

			*''Team names link to the season in which each team played''

	==NL Central division champions==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			!Year
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Year
			!Winner
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Winner
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
			!Win%
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|%
			!Playoff Results
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Playoffs
	\|-		\|-
	\|] (through ])
	\|]§
	\|66-48
	\|.579
	\|''No Playoffs''
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{mlby\|1994}}§
	\|] (starting ], 144 G)
			\|colspan=4 align=center\|''No playoffs due to ]''
	\|]
	\|85-59		\|-
			\|1995
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Cincinnati Reds\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|85–59
	\|.590		\|.590
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-0~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|1996		\|1996
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|88–74
	\|88-74
	\|.543		\|.543
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-3~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
	\|-		\|-
	\|1997		\|1997
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 1994thru1999\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|84–78
	\|84-78
	\|.519		\|.519
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|1998		\|1998
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 1994thru1999\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|102–60
	\|102-60
	\|.630		\|.630
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-1~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–1
	\|-		\|-
	\|1999		\|1999
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 1994thru1999\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–65
	\|97-65
	\|.599		\|.599
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-1~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–1
	\|-		\|-
	\|2000		\|2000
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|95–67
	\|95-67
	\|.586		\|.586
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-1~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
	\|-		\|-
	\|2001		\|2001*
	\|~~] &~~ ]†		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 2000thru2012\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|93–69
	\|93-69
	\|.574		\|.574
	\|Lost ] to ], 3-2/Lost ] to ], ~~3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002		\|2002
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–65
	\|97-65
	\|.599		\|.599
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-1~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
	\|-		\|-
	\|2003		\|2003
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|88–74
	\|88-74
	\|.543		\|.543
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-3~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
	\|-		\|-
	\|2004		\|2004
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|105–57
	\|105-57
	\|.648		\|.648
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-0~~		\| bgcolor="#ddffdd" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–3<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2005		\|2005
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|100–62
	\|100-62
	\|.617		\|.617
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-2~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
	\|-		\|-
	\|2006		\|2006
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|83–78
	\|83-78
	\|.516		\|.516
	\|'''Won ] ~~over~~ ], ~~4-1'''~~		\| bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–3<br/>'''Won ]''' (]) 4–1
	\|-		\|-
	\|2007		\|2007
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|85–77
	\|85-77
	\|.525		\|.525
	\|Lost ] to ]~~, 3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2008		\|2008
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–64
	\|97-64
	\|.602		\|.602
	\|\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2009		\|2009
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|91–71
	\|91-71
	\|.562		\|.562
	\|\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
			\|2010
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Cincinnati Reds\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|91–71
			\|.562
			\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
			\|-
			\|2011
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|96–66
			\|.593
			\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
			\|-
			\|2012
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Cincinnati Reds\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–65
			\|.599
			\|\|Lost ] (]) 3–2
			\|-
			\|2013
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–65
			\|.599
			\| bgcolor="#ddffdd" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
			\|-
			\|2014
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–72
			\|.556
			\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
			\|-
			\|2015
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|100–62
			\|.617
			\|Lost ] (]) 3–1
			\|-
			\|2016
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|103–58
			\|.640
			\| bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>'''Won ]''' (]) 4–3
			\|-
			\|2017
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|92–70
			\|.568
			\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
			\|-
			\|2018
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|96–67
			\|.589
			\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
			\|-
			\|2019
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|91–71
			\|.562
			\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
			\|-
			\|2020†
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|34–26
			\|.567
			\|Lost ] (]) 2–0
			\|-
			\|2021
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|95–67
			\|.586
			\| Lost ] (]) 3–1
			\|-
			\|2022
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|93–69
			\|.574
			\|Lost ] (]) 2–0
			\|-
			\|2023
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|92–70
			\|.568
			\| Lost ] (]) 2–0
			\|-
			\|2024
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\| 93–69
			\| .574
			\| Lost ] (]) 2–1
	\|}		\|}
			<nowiki>§</nowiki> – Due to the ] on August 12, no official winner was awarded. ] was leading by half a game over ] at the time of the strike.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> – The Astros and Cardinals finished with identical regular season records. Because the Astros won the season series 9–7 against the Cardinals, they were awarded the National League Central division title, and the Cardinals were declared the National League Wild Card team.
	<nowiki>§</nowiki> - Due to the ] on ], no official winner was awarded. ] was leading at the time of the strike. <br>
	† - The ] and ] finished the 2001 season tied for first place with identical records and both teams were awarded division championships.<ref>http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/teams/nl/cardinals.htm< Baseball Hall of Fame Official Site</ref>

	For the purpose of playoff seeding, the Astros received the NL Central slot and the Cardinals received the Wild Card seeding. 2001 is considered by MLB to be the first shared divisional championship in MLB history.<ref></ref>

			† – Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up ] (30–28, .517) also automatically qualified for the playoffs.
	==National League Championships==
	The division has produced three National League Pennant winners: St. Louis in 2004 and 2006 and Houston in 2005. In both 2004 and 2005 the American League Champions swept the World Series and in 2006 the ] won the World Series in five games.

			==Other postseason teams==
	==Wild-card winners==
	~~:''See~~ ~~] (since 1994)''~~		{{further information\|List of National League Wild Card winners}}
	The wild card was ~~first~~ introduced in 1994 and is ~~the~~ ~~team~~ in ~~each~~ ~~league~~ with the best record that did not win its division. The ~~system,~~ ~~however,~~ ~~was~~ ~~not~~ ~~implemented until~~ 1995, as a player strike prematurely ended the 1994 season. Since ~~its~~ implementation, ~~five~~ NL Central teams ~~have~~ won the wild card.		The wild card was introduced in 1994 and was initially assigned to the team with the best record in each league that did not win its division. The first year of implementation was 1995 as a player strike prematurely ended the 1994 season. Since implementation, each of the NL Central teams has won the wild card. In 2012, a second wild card was added to post-season play, and in 2022, a third was also added.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			!Year
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Year
			!Winner
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Winner
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
			!%
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|%
			!GB
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|GB
			!Playoff Results
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Playoffs
	\|-		\|-
	\|1998		\|1998
	\|]*		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–73
	\|90-73
	\|.552		\|.552
	\|12.5		\|12.5
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-0~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2001		\|2001
	\|]†		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|93–69
	\|93-69
	\|.574		\|.574
	\|0		\|0
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-2~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–2
	\|-		\|-
	\|2004		\|2004
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 2000thru2012\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|92–70
	\|92-70
	\|.568		\|.568
	\|13		\|13
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-3~~		\|'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
	\|-		\|-
	\|2005		\|2005
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Houston Astros 2000thru2012\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|89–73
	\|89-73
	\|.549		\|.549
	\|11		\|11
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~4-0~~		\| bgcolor="#ddffdd" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|2008		\|2008
	\|]		\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–72
	\|90-72
	\|.556		\|.556
	\|7.5		\|7.5
	\|Lost ] to ], ~~3-1~~		\|Lost ] (]) 3–1
			\|-
			\|2011
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–72
			\|.556
			\|6
			\| bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>'''Won ]''' (]) 4–3
			\|-
			\|2012
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|88–74
			\|.543
			\|9
			\|'''Won''' ] (])<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
			\|-
			\|rowspan=2\|2013
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Pittsburgh Pirates\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|94–68
			\|.580
			\|3
			\|'''Won''' ] (])<br/>Lost ] (]) 3–2
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Cincinnati Reds\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–72
			\|.556
			\|7
			\|Lost ] (])
			\|-
			\|2014
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Pittsburgh Pirates\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|88–74
			\|.543
			\|2
			\|Lost ] (])
			\|-
			\|rowspan=2\|2015
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Pittsburgh Pirates\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|98–64
			\|.605
			\|2
			\|Lost ] (])
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|97–65
			\|.599
			\|3
			\|'''Won''' ] (])<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
			\|-
			\|2018
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Chicago Cubs\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|95–68
			\|.583
			\|1
			\|Lost ] (])
			\|-
			\|2019
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|89–73
			\|.549
			\|2
			\|Lost ] (])
			\|-
			\|rowspan=3\|2020††
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|30–28
			\|.517
			\|3
			\|Lost ] (]) 2–1
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Cincinnati Reds\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|31–29
			\|.517
			\|3
			\|Lost ] (]) 2–0
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|Milwaukee Brewers\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|29–31
			\|.483
			\|5
			\|Lost ] (]) 2–0
			\|-
			\|2021
			\|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color\|St. Louis Cardinals\|1}} \| ''']'''
			\|90–72
			\|.556
			\|5
			\|Lost ] (])
	\|}		\|}
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> – Defeated the ] in a ] for the Wild Card, 5–3.

	<nowiki>*</nowiki> - ~~Defeated~~ the ] in a ] ~~for~~ the ~~Wild~~ ~~Card~~, ~~5-3~~.		<nowiki>†</nowiki> – Finished with the same record as the ], but Houston won the season series vs. the Cardinals that year, and were given the higher seed in the playoffs.

			<nowiki>**</nowiki> – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the ] to determine the final participant in the ]. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.
	<nowiki>†</nowiki> - finished with the same record as the ], but Houston won the season series vs. the Cardinals that year, and were given the higher seed in the playoffs.

			†† – Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games.
	==NL Central titles won by team==

			<nowiki>***</nowiki> – Finished with the same record as the ] but won the wild-card spot due to a superior intra-divisional record (Brewers went 19–21 vs. the NL Central while the Giants went 18–22 vs. the NL West).

			==Season results==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px\| <sup>(#)</sup>
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Team
			\| Denotes team that won the ]
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Number of Championship(s) Won
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Last Year Won
	\|-		\|-
			\|bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px\| <sup>(#)</sup>
	\|]
			\| Denotes team that won the ], but lost World Series
	\|7
	\|2009
	\|-		\|-
			\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px\| <sup>(#)</sup>
	\|]
			\| Denotes team that qualified for the ]
	\|4
			\|}
	\|2001
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
			!rowspan="2" width=60px\| Season \|\|colspan="7"\| Team (record)
			\|-
			! 1st \|\| 2nd \|\| 3rd \|\| 4th \|\| 5th \|\| 6th
			\|-
			\|colspan="7"\|
			*'''1994''': The National League Central was formed with five inaugural members. The ], ] and ] joined from the ]. The ] and ] joined from the ]. Due to the ], the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and ] was also cancelled.
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1994}} \|\| ] (66–48) \|\| ] (66–49) \|\| ] (53–61) \|\| ] (53–61) \|\| ] (49–64)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1995}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (85–59) \|\| ] (76–68) \|\| ] (73–71) \|\| ] (62–81) \|\| ] (58–86)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1996}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (88–74) \|\| ] (82–80) \|\| ] (81–81) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (73–89)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1997}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (84–78) \|\| ] (79–83) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (73–89) \|\| ] (68–94)
			\|-
			\|colspan="7"\|
			*'''1998''': The ] joined from the ].
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1998}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (102–60) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ]{{ref label\|a\|a}} (90–73) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (77–85) \|\| ] (74–88) \|\| ] (69–93)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|1999}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (97–65) \|\| ]{{ref label\|b\|b}} (96–67) \|\| ] (78–83) \|\| ] (75–86) \|\| ] (74–87) \|\| ] (67–95)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2000}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ]{{ref label\|c\|c}} (95–67) \|\| ] (85–77) \|\| ] (73–89) \|\| ] (72–90) \|\| ] (69–93) \|\| ] (65–97)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2001}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ]{{ref label\|d\|d}} (93–69) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (93–69) \|\| ] (88–74) \|\| ] (68–94) \|\| ] (66–96) \|\| ] (62–100)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2002}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (97–65) \|\| ] (84–78) \|\| ] (78–84) \|\| ] (72–89) \|\| ] (67–95) \|\| ] (56–106)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2003}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (88–74) \|\| ] (87–75) \|\| ] (85–77) \|\| ] (75–87) \|\| ] (69–93) \|\| ] (68–94)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2004}} \|\|bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (105–57) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (92–70) \|\| ] (89–73) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (72–89) \|\| ] (67–94)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2005}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (100–62) \|\|bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (89–73) \|\| ] (81–81) \|\| ] (79–83) \|\| ] (73–89) \|\| ] (67–95)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2006}} \|\|bgcolor=#FFCC00\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (83–78) \|\| ] (82–80) \|\| ] (80–82) \|\| ] (75–87) \|\| ] (67–95) \|\| ] (66–96)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2007}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (85–77) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (78–84) \|\| ] (73–89) \|\| ] (72–90) \|\| ] (68–94)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2008}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (97–64) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (90–72) \|\| ] (86–75) \|\| ] (86–76) \|\| ] (74–88) \|\| ] (67–95)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2009}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (91–71) \|\| ] (83–78) \|\| ] (80–82) \|\| ] (78–84) \|\| ] (74–88) \|\| ] (62–99)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2010}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (91–71) \|\| ] (86–76) \|\| ] (77–85) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (75–87) \|\| ] (57–105)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2011}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (96–66) \|\|bgcolor=#FFCC00\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (90–72) \|\| ] (79–83) \|\| ] (72–90) \|\| ] (71–91) \|\| ] (56–106)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2012}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (97–65) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(5)</sup> ] (88–74) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (79–83) \|\| ] (61–101) \|\| ] (55–107)
			\|-
			\|colspan="7"\|
			*'''2013''': The ] left to join the ].
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2013}} \|\|bgcolor=#C0C0C0\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (97–65) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (94–68) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(5)</sup> ] (90–72) \|\| ] (74–88) \|\| ] (66–96)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2014}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (90–72) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (88–74) \|\| ] (82–80) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (73–89)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2015}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (100–62) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (98–64) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(5)</sup> ] (97–65) \|\| ] (68–94) \|\| ] (64–98)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2016}} \|\|bgcolor=#FFCC00\| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (103–58) \|\| ] (86–76) \|\| ] (78–83) \|\| ] (73–89) \|\| ] (68–94)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2017}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (92–70) \|\| ] (86–76) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (75–87) \|\| ] (68–94)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2018}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(1)</sup> ]{{ref label\|e\|e}} (96–67) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\|<sup>(4)</sup> ] (95–68) \|\| ] (88–74) \|\| ] (82–79) \|\| ] (67–95)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2019}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (91–71) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\|<sup>(5)</sup> ] (89–73) \|\| ] (84–78) \|\| ] (75–87) \|\| ] (69–93)
			\|-
			\|colspan="7"\|
			*'''2020''': Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2020}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (34–26) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(5)</sup> ] (30–28) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(7)</sup> ] (31–29) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(8)</sup> ]{{ref label\|f\|f}} (29–31) \|\| ] (19–41)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2021}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (95–67) \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\|<sup>(5)</sup> ] (90–72) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (71–91) \|\| ] (61–101)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2022}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (93–69) \|\| ] (86–76) \|\| ] (74–88) \|\| ] (62–100) \|\| ] (62–100)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2023}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (92–70) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (82–80) \|\| ] (76–86) \|\| ] (71–91)
			\|-
			\| {{mlby\|2024}} \|\|bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (93–69) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (83–79) \|\| ] (77–85) \|\| ] (76–86)
			\|}

			;Notes and Tiebreakers
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|a\|a}} Chicago and ] of the ] were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a ]. The Cubs won 5–3 to claim the wild-card spot.
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|b\|b}} Cincinnati and ] of the ] were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a ]. The Reds lost 5–0 and were eliminated from postseason contention.
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|c\|c}} St. Louis and ] of the ] were tied for the second and third seed, but the Cardinals claimed the second seed by winning the season series 4–3.
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|d\|d}} Houston and St. Louis were tied for the division championship and wild-card berth, but the Astros claimed the division crown by winning the season series 9–7, relegating St. Louis to the wild-card spot.
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|e\|e}} Milwaukee and Chicago were tied for the division championship and first wild-card berth and played in a ]. The Brewers won 3–1 to claim the division crown, while the Cubs were relegated to the first wild-card spot.
			*{{note label\|NLC1\|f\|f}} Milwaukee and ] of the ] were tied for the second wild-card berth, but the Brewers clinched the final postseason spot due to a superior intra-division record (Milwaukee had a 19–21 record while San Francisco had an 18–22 record).

			==NL Central statistics==
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
			! rowspan=2\|Team
			! colspan=3\|Division championships
			! colspan="5" \|Postseason records{{efn\|Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the NL Central}}
			\|-
			!Number
			!Year(s)
			!Most recent
			!]{{efn\|Number of times qualifying as a wild card team}}
			!]
			!]
			!]
			!]
			\|-
			! colspan="9" \|Current Teams in Division
			\|-
			\|]
			\|12
			\|1996, 2000, 2002, 2004–2006, 2009, 2013–2015, 2019, 2022
			\|2022
			\|5
			\|1–3
			\|11–3
			\|4–7
			\|2–2
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
			\|6
			\|2003, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2020
			\|2020
	\|3		\|3
			\|1–2
	\|2008
			\|4–3
			\|1–3
			\|1–0
			\|-
			\|{{nowrap\|]}}
			\|5
			\|2011, 2018*, 2021, 2023, 2024
			\|2024
			\|3
			\|0–4
			\|2–2
			\|0–2
			\|0–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|1		\|3
	\|1995		\|1995, 2010, 2012
			\|2012
	\|-
			\|2
	\|]
			\|0–2
	\|0
			\|1–2
	\| --
			\|0–1
			\|0–0
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|0		\|0
	\| --		\|—
			\|—

			\|3
			\|1–2
			\|0–1
			\|0–0
			\|0–0
			\|-
			! colspan="9" \|Former Team in Division
			\|-
			\|]{{dagger}}
			\|4
			\|1997, 1998, 1999, 2001*
			\|2001
			\|2
			\|0–0
			\|2–4
			\|1–1
			\|0–1
			\|-
			! Total !! 30 !! 1995–present !! 2024 !! 18 !! 3{{nbnd}}13 !! 20{{nbnd}}15 !! 6{{nbnd}}14 !! 3{{nbnd}}3
	\|}		\|}
			<small>* – Won division via tiebreaker</small><br>
			<small>{{dagger}} indicates no longer in division or part of NL since 2013</small>
			:''Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.''

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Division of Major League Baseball

National League Central
League	National League
Sport	Major League Baseball
Founded	1994
No. of teams	5
Most recent champion(s)	Milwaukee Brewers (2024; 5th title)
Most titles	St. Louis Cardinals (12)

200km
125miles

Reds

Pirates

Brewers

Cubs

Cardinals National League Central Teams Location

The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League East (the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals).

When the division was created in 1994, the Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Atlanta Braves were to be moved to the Central from the West. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, requested to remain in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves. Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East.

In 1998, the NL Central became the largest division in Major League Baseball when the Milwaukee Brewers were moved in from the American League Central, which gave them six teams. In 2013, the Astros moved to the American League West.

This division has been dominated by the Cardinals, who have accounted for 12 of the 26 division championships, plus three wild card wins. Aside from the Cardinals, the Cubs have the second most division championships with six, as well as three wild card wins. The Brewers have five divisional championships, with two wild card wins. The Astros had four division titles and two wild card wins. The Reds have three division titles, along with one wild card win. The Pirates have not won the division since the division was created, but possess three wild card appearances. The 2013 win was the Pirates’ first and only playoff berth since 1992.

Division membership

Current members

Chicago Cubs – Founding member; formerly of the NL East
Cincinnati Reds – Founding member; formerly of the NL West
Milwaukee Brewers – Since 1998; formerly of the AL West, AL East, AL Central
Pittsburgh Pirates – Founding member; formerly of the NL East
St. Louis Cardinals – Founding member; formerly of the NL East

Former member

Houston Astros – Founding member; formerly of the NL West; moved to the AL West in 2013

Membership timeline

Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

NL Central Division
Years
94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
				Milwaukee Brewers
Team not in division Division Won World Series Division Won NL Championship

Creation of division due to the 1994 realignment into three divisions (with Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis from NL East, and Cincinnati and Houston from NL West)

Milwaukee switched leagues due to the 1998 expansion, moving in from AL Central

Houston switched leagues after the 2012 season, and joined the AL West

Champions by year

Team names link to the season in which each team played

Year	Winner	Record	Win%	Playoff Results
1994§	No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1995	Cincinnati Reds (1)	85–59	.590	Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–0
1996	St. Louis Cardinals (1)	88–74	.543	Won NLDS (Padres) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–3
1997	Houston Astros (1)	84–78	.519	Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0
1998	Houston Astros (2)	102–60	.630	Lost NLDS (Padres) 3–1
1999	Houston Astros (3)	97–65	.599	Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–1
2000	St. Louis Cardinals (2)	95–67	.586	Won NLDS (Braves) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–1
2001*	Houston Astros (4)	93–69	.574	Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0
2002	St. Louis Cardinals (3)	97–65	.599	Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1
2003	Chicago Cubs (1)	88–74	.543	Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Marlins) 4–3
2004	St. Louis Cardinals (4)	105–57	.648	Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1 Won NLCS (Astros) 4–3 Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–0
2005	St. Louis Cardinals (5)	100–62	.617	Won NLDS (Padres) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Astros) 4–2
2006	St. Louis Cardinals (6)	83–78	.516	Won NLDS (Padres) 3–1 Won NLCS (Mets) 4–3 Won World Series (Tigers) 4–1
2007	Chicago Cubs (2)	85–77	.525	Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0
2008	Chicago Cubs (3)	97–64	.602	Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
2009	St. Louis Cardinals (7)	91–71	.562	Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
2010	Cincinnati Reds (2)	91–71	.562	Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–0
2011	Milwaukee Brewers (1)	96–66	.593	Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–2
2012	Cincinnati Reds (3)	97–65	.599	Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–2
2013	St. Louis Cardinals (8)	97–65	.599	Won NLDS (Pirates) 3–2 Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2 Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–2
2014	St. Louis Cardinals (9)	90–72	.556	Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1
2015	St. Louis Cardinals (10)	100–62	.617	Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–1
2016	Chicago Cubs (4)	103–58	.640	Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1 Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2 Won World Series (Indians) 4–3
2017	Chicago Cubs (5)	92–70	.568	Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1
2018	Milwaukee Brewers (2)	96–67	.589	Won NLDS (Rockies) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–3
2019	St. Louis Cardinals (11)	91–71	.562	Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Nationals) 4–0
2020†	Chicago Cubs (6)	34–26	.567	Lost NLWC (Marlins) 2–0
2021	Milwaukee Brewers (3)	95–67	.586	Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–1
2022	St. Louis Cardinals (12)	93–69	.574	Lost NLWC (Phillies) 2–0
2023	Milwaukee Brewers (4)	92–70	.568	Lost NLWC (Diamondbacks) 2–0
2024	Milwaukee Brewers (5)	93–69	.574	Lost NLWC (Mets) 2–1

§ – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike on August 12, no official winner was awarded. Cincinnati was leading by half a game over Houston at the time of the strike.

* – The Astros and Cardinals finished with identical regular season records. Because the Astros won the season series 9–7 against the Cardinals, they were awarded the National League Central division title, and the Cardinals were declared the National League Wild Card team.

† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up St. Louis (30–28, .517) also automatically qualified for the playoffs.

Year	Winner	Record	%	GB	Playoff Results
1998	Chicago Cubs*	90–73	.552	12.5	Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0
2001	St. Louis Cardinals†	93–69	.574	0	Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–2
2004	Houston Astros	92–70	.568	13	Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3
2005	Houston Astros	89–73	.549	11	Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1 Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–2 Lost World Series (White Sox) 4–0
2008	Milwaukee Brewers	90–72	.556	7.5	Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–1
2011	St. Louis Cardinals	90–72	.556	6	Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–2 Won NLCS (Brewers) 4–2 Won World Series (Rangers) 4–3
2012	St. Louis Cardinals**	88–74	.543	9	Won NLWC (Braves) Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–3
2013	Pittsburgh Pirates**	94–68	.580	3	Won NLWC (Reds) Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–2
Cincinnati Reds**	90–72	.556	7	Lost NLWC (Pirates)
2014	Pittsburgh Pirates**	88–74	.543	2	Lost NLWC (Giants)
2015	Pittsburgh Pirates**	98–64	.605	2	Lost NLWC (Cubs)
Chicago Cubs**	97–65	.599	3	Won NLWC (Pirates) Won NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–0
2018	Chicago Cubs**	95–68	.583	1	Lost NLWC (Rockies)
2019	Milwaukee Brewers**	89–73	.549	2	Lost NLWC (Nationals)
2020††	St. Louis Cardinals**	30–28	.517	3	Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–1
Cincinnati Reds**	31–29	.517	3	Lost NLWC (Braves) 2–0
Milwaukee Brewers *	29–31	.483	5	Lost NLWC (Dodgers) 2–0
2021	St. Louis Cardinals**	90–72	.556	5	Lost NLWC (Dodgers)

Season results

	Denotes team that won the World Series
	Denotes team that won the National League pennant, but lost World Series
	Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason

Season	Team (record)
Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1994: The National League Central was formed with five inaugural members. The Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals joined from the National League East. The Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros joined from the National League West. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and World Series was also cancelled.
1994	Cincinnati (66–48)	Houston (66–49)	Pittsburgh (53–61)	St. Louis (53–61)	Chicago Cubs (49–64)
1995	Cincinnati (85–59)	Houston (76–68)	Chicago Cubs (73–71)	St. Louis (62–81)	Pittsburgh (58–86)
1996	St. Louis (88–74)	Houston (82–80)	Cincinnati (81–81)	Chicago Cubs (76–86)	Pittsburgh (73–89)
1997	Houston (84–78)	Pittsburgh (79–83)	Cincinnati (76–86)	St. Louis (73–89)	Chicago Cubs (68–94)
1998: The Milwaukee Brewers joined from the American League Central.
1998	Houston (102–60)	Chicago Cubs (90–73)	St. Louis (83–79)	Cincinnati (77–85)	Milwaukee (74–88)	Pittsburgh (69–93)
1999	Houston (97–65)	Cincinnati (96–67)	Pittsburgh (78–83)	St. Louis (75–86)	Milwaukee (74–87)	Chicago Cubs (67–95)
2000	St. Louis (95–67)	Cincinnati (85–77)	Milwaukee (73–89)	Houston (72–90)	Pittsburgh (69–93)	Chicago Cubs (65–97)
2001	Houston (93–69)	St. Louis (93–69)	Chicago Cubs (88–74)	Milwaukee (68–94)	Cincinnati (66–96)	Pittsburgh (62–100)
2002	St. Louis (97–65)	Houston (84–78)	Cincinnati (78–84)	Pittsburgh (72–89)	Chicago Cubs (67–95)	Milwaukee (56–106)
2003	Chicago Cubs (88–74)	Houston (87–75)	St. Louis (85–77)	Pittsburgh (75–87)	Cincinnati (69–93)	Milwaukee (68–94)
2004	St. Louis (105–57)	Houston (92–70)	Chicago Cubs (89–73)	Cincinnati (76–86)	Pittsburgh (72–89)	Milwaukee (67–94)
2005	St. Louis (100–62)	Houston (89–73)	Milwaukee (81–81)	Chicago Cubs (79–83)	Cincinnati (73–89)	Pittsburgh (67–95)
2006	St. Louis (83–78)	Houston (82–80)	Cincinnati (80–82)	Milwaukee (75–87)	Pittsburgh (67–95)	Chicago Cubs (66–96)
2007	Chicago Cubs (85–77)	Milwaukee (83–79)	St. Louis (78–84)	Houston (73–89)	Cincinnati (72–90)	Pittsburgh (68–94)
2008	Chicago Cubs (97–64)	Milwaukee (90–72)	Houston (86–75)	St. Louis (86–76)	Cincinnati (74–88)	Pittsburgh (67–95)
2009	St. Louis (91–71)	Chicago Cubs (83–78)	Milwaukee (80–82)	Cincinnati (78–84)	Houston (74–88)	Pittsburgh (62–99)
2010	Cincinnati (91–71)	St. Louis (86–76)	Milwaukee (77–85)	Houston (76–86)	Chicago Cubs (75–87)	Pittsburgh (57–105)
2011	Milwaukee (96–66)	St. Louis (90–72)	Cincinnati (79–83)	Pittsburgh (72–90)	Chicago Cubs (71–91)	Houston (56–106)
2012	Cincinnati (97–65)	St. Louis (88–74)	Milwaukee (83–79)	Pittsburgh (79–83)	Chicago Cubs (61–101)	Houston (55–107)
2013: The Houston Astros left to join the American League West.
2013	St. Louis (97–65)	Pittsburgh (94–68)	Cincinnati (90–72)	Milwaukee (74–88)	Chicago Cubs (66–96)
2014	St. Louis (90–72)	Pittsburgh (88–74)	Milwaukee (82–80)	Cincinnati (76–86)	Chicago Cubs (73–89)
2015	St. Louis (100–62)	Pittsburgh (98–64)	Chicago Cubs (97–65)	Milwaukee (68–94)	Cincinnati (64–98)
2016	Chicago Cubs (103–58)	St. Louis (86–76)	Pittsburgh (78–83)	Milwaukee (73–89)	Cincinnati (68–94)
2017	Chicago Cubs (92–70)	Milwaukee (86–76)	St. Louis (83–79)	Pittsburgh (75–87)	Cincinnati (68–94)
2018	Milwaukee (96–67)	Chicago Cubs (95–68)	St. Louis (88–74)	Pittsburgh (82–79)	Cincinnati (67–95)
2019	St. Louis (91–71)	Milwaukee (89–73)	Chicago Cubs (84–78)	Cincinnati (75–87)	Pittsburgh (69–93)
2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
2020	Chicago Cubs (34–26)	St. Louis (30–28)	Cincinnati (31–29)	Milwaukee (29–31)	Pittsburgh (19–41)
2021	Milwaukee (95–67)	St. Louis (90–72)	Cincinnati (83–79)	Chicago Cubs (71–91)	Pittsburgh (61–101)
2022	St. Louis (93–69)	Milwaukee (86–76)	Chicago Cubs (74–88)	Pittsburgh (62–100)	Cincinnati (62–100)
2023	Milwaukee (92–70)	Chicago Cubs (83–79)	Cincinnati (82–80)	Pittsburgh (76–86)	St. Louis (71–91)
2024	Milwaukee (93–69)	Chicago Cubs (83–79)	St. Louis (83–79)	Cincinnati (77–85)	Pittsburgh (76–86)

Notes and Tiebreakers

Chicago and San Francisco of the National League West were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Cubs won 5–3 to claim the wild-card spot.
Cincinnati and New York of the National League East were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Reds lost 5–0 and were eliminated from postseason contention.
St. Louis and Atlanta of the National League East were tied for the second and third seed, but the Cardinals claimed the second seed by winning the season series 4–3.
Houston and St. Louis were tied for the division championship and wild-card berth, but the Astros claimed the division crown by winning the season series 9–7, relegating St. Louis to the wild-card spot.
Milwaukee and Chicago were tied for the division championship and first wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Brewers won 3–1 to claim the division crown, while the Cubs were relegated to the first wild-card spot.
Milwaukee and San Francisco of the National League West were tied for the second wild-card berth, but the Brewers clinched the final postseason spot due to a superior intra-division record (Milwaukee had a 19–21 record while San Francisco had an 18–22 record).

NL Central statistics

Team	Division championships			Postseason records
Team	Number	Year(s)	Most recent	Wild Card	ALWC	ALDS	ALCS	World Series
Current Teams in Division
St. Louis Cardinals	12	1996, 2000, 2002, 2004–2006, 2009, 2013–2015, 2019, 2022	2022	5	1–3	11–3	4–7	2–2
Chicago Cubs	6	2003, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2020	2020	3	1–2	4–3	1–3	1–0
Milwaukee Brewers	5	2011, 2018*, 2021, 2023, 2024	2024	3	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–0
Cincinnati Reds	3	1995, 2010, 2012	2012	2	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–0
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	—	—	3	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0
Former Team in Division
Houston Astros†	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2001*	2001	2	0–0	2–4	1–1	0–1
Total	30	1995–present	2024	18	3‍–‍13	20‍–‍15	6‍–‍14	3‍–‍3

* – Won division via tiebreaker
† indicates no longer in division or part of NL since 2013

Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

Rivalries

Notes

Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the NL Central
Number of times qualifying as a wild card team

References

MLB Final Standings By Year

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Barzilla, Scott. "Houston Astros: How To Build a Rivalry with the Texas Rangers". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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1880s	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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Cincinnati Reds

Established in 1882
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1882

Division titles (10)

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Seasons (144)
1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Milwaukee Brewers

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Chicago Cubs

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National League:
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Seasons (55)
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1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Established in 1882
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1909
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1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Established in 1882
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pre-MLB	1885 1886
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Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

Seasons (144)
1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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