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The National League pennant winner of a given Major League Baseball season is the team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League (NL). This team receives the Warren C. Giles Trophy and the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the American League (AL).
Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as general manager and club president of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Warren C. Giles Trophy is presented annually to the champion of the National League. [15] The award is named for Warren Giles, who was league president from 1951 to 1969. Until 2017 the award was passed from champion to champion (like the NHL's Stanley Cup, but unlike the American League) as opposed a new trophy being created each season ...
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times Manager Dave Roberts celebrates and holds up the Warren C. Giles Trophy, awarded to the winner of the National League Champions Series.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Bob Brenly: 4–1 Atlanta Braves: Bobby Cox: Craig Counsell, Arizona 2002: San Francisco Giants † Dusty Baker: 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals: Tony La Russa: Benito Santiago, San Francisco 2003: Florida Marlins † Jack McKeon: 4–3 Chicago Cubs: Dusty Baker: Iván Rodríguez, Florida 2004: St. Louis Cardinals: Tony La Russa ...
Two weeks ago, Dave Roberts appeared to be managing for his job but is now a four-time pennant-winning manager and four wins away from a World Series title.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ run has sparked complaints about baseball’s expanded playoff field, and whether an 84-win team belongs in it.
1991 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 1991 – Baseball America Organization of the Year; 1992 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 1995 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 1995 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series champion) [11] 1996 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion)