The Dodgers were the only team in the '80s to win two World Championships and there were the only N.L. West team to win a title so not surprisingly they lead the way here with six teams, although we saw having a lot of teams didn't really help the Mets in the N.L. East. Every other team here has two reps including the Reds who were the only team in the the N.L. West to not win a division title in the decade although their '81 team was robbed of one.

 

#1

1988 Los Angeles Dodgers (94-67, defeated Oakland 4-1 in World Series)

 

OPS+: 97 (9th)

ERA+: 113 (2nd)

DefEff: .708 (7th)

 

Best Player: Kirk Gibson

Best Pitcher: Orel Hershiser

 

#2

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers (63-47, defeated New York 4-2 in World Series)

 

OPS+: 106 (4th)

ERA+: 110 (2nd)

DefEff: .711 (5th)

 

Best Player: Dusty Baker

Best Pitcher: Fernando Valenzuela

 

#3

1989 San Francisco Giants (92-70, lost to Oakland 4-0 in World Series)

 

OPS+: 110 (1st)

ERA+: 103 (t-4th)

DefEff: .725 (1st)

 

Best Player: Will Clark/Kevin Mitchell

Best Pitcher: Scott Garrelts

 

#4

1984 San Diego Padres (92-70, lost to Detroit 4-1 in World Series)

 

OPS+: 98 (t-7th)

ERA+: 102 (6th)

DefEff: .721 (1st)

 

Best Player: Tony Gwynn

Best Pitcher: Goose Gossage

 

#5

1986 Houston Astros (96-66, lost to New York 4-2 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 106 (2nd)

ERA+: 114 (t-1st)

DefEff: .720 (t-1st)

 

Best Player: Kevin Bass

Best Pitcher: Mike Scott

 

#6

1985 Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67, lost to St. Louis 4-2 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 108 (t-1st)

ERA+: 116 (1st)

DefEff: .713 (t-4th)

 

Best Player: Pedro Guerrero

Best Pitcher: Orel Hershiser

 

#7

1980 Houston Astros (93-70, lost to Philadelphia 3-2 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 105 (5th)

ERA+: 106 (3rd)

DefEff: .703 (t-4th)

 

Best Player: Cesar Cedeno

Best Pitcher: Vern Ruhle

 

#8

1983 Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71, lost to Philadelphia 3-1 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 100 (t-9th)

ERA+: 116 (1st)

DefEff: .702 (6th)

 

Best Player: Pedro Guerrero

Best Pitcher: Bob Welch

 

#9

1987 San Francisco Giants (90-72, lost to St. Louis 4-3 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 110 (2nd)

ERA+: 104 (4th)

DefEff: .698 (t-4th)

 

Best Player: Will Clark

Best Pitcher: Kelly Downs

 

#10

1982 Atlanta Braves (89-73, lost to St. Louis 3-0 in NLCS)

 

OPS+: 100 (6th)

ERA+: 98 (t-6th)

DefEff: .695 (t-7th)

 

Best Player: Dale Murphy

Best Pitcher: Gene Garber

 

#11

1981 Cincinnati Reds (66-42, best overall record in MLB)

 

OPS+: 111 (1st)

ERA+: 96 (9th)

DefEff: .717 (2nd)

 

Best Player: George Foster

Best Pitcher: Tom Seaver

 

#12

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers (92-71, lost one game playoff to Houston)

 

OPS+: 108 (1st)

ERA+: 107 (2nd)

DefEff: .715 (1st)

 

Best Player: Dusty Baker

Best Pitcher: Jerry Reuss

 

#13

1985 Cincinnati Reds (89-72, finished 5 ½ games behind Los Angeles)

 

OPS+: 100 (7th)

ERA+: 102 (5th)

DefEff: .713 (4th)

 

Best Player: Dave Parker

Best Pitcher: Tom Browning

 

#14

1989 San Diego Padres (89-73, finished 3 games behind San Francisco)

 

OPS+: 104 (t-3rd)

ERA+: 103 (t-4th)

DefEff: .707 (7th)

 

Best Player: Jack Clark

Best Pitcher: Mark Davis

 

#15

1983 Atlanta Braves (88-74, finished 3 games behind Los Angeles)

 

OPS+: 107 (t-1st)

ERA+: 106 (t-2nd)

DefEff: .698 (8th)

 

Best Player: Dale Murphy

Best Pitcher: Craig McMurtry

 

#16

1982 Los Angeles Dodgers (88-74, finished 1 game behind Atlanta)

 

OPS+: 108 (1st)

ERA+: 106 (3rd)

DefEff: .709 (3rd)

 

Best Player: Pedro Guerrero

Best Pitcher: Fernando Valenzuela

 

 

First Round Match-ups

 

'82 Dodgers vs. '88 Dodgers

'87 Giants vs. '83 Dodgers

'85 Reds vs. '84 Padres

'80 Dodgers vs. '86 Astros

'81 Reds vs. '85 Dodgers

'89 Padres vs. '89 Giants

'82 Braves vs. '80 Astros

'83 Braves vs. '81 Dodgers