Fran Costello NXPL Championship

The championship series of NXPL is named for Fran Costello, a founding owner of the league who passed away in 2017, during the league’s 23rd season, 1983.

YEAR

Result

MVP

MVP Stats

1993

Houston 4 Seattle 1

Ken Hill

Game 2 ShO

1992

Houston 4 Baltimore 3

Jose Rijo

2-0, 0.56, Game 7 shutout

1991

Houston 4 California 0

Jose Rijo

2-0, 1.59

1990

Baltimore 4 Pittsburgh 3

Eddie Murray

Rickey Henderson

.593/.621/1.037, 6 2b, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R

2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 5 SB

1989

Boston 4 Montreal 3

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1988

Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3

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1987

Boston 4 Montreal 2

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1986

Boston 4 Montreal 1

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1985

Boston 4 Brooklyn 1

Wade Boggs

.368 Avg, 1.048 OPS

1984

Toronto 4 Milwaukee 2

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1983

Baltimore 4 Montreal 2

Atlee Hammaker

2-0, 2.25 ERA, won clinching game 6.

1982

St. Louis 4 Detroit 3

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1981

Montreal 4 Boston 0

Andre Dawson

.421/.421/.842, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB

1980

Montreal 4 Chicago (A) 3

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1979

St. Louis 4 California 3

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1978

Montreal 4 Baltimore 3

Gary Matthews (game 7 script)

10 H, 5 R, GWRBI in Game 7

1977

Minnesota 4 St. Louis 0

George Hendrick

3 HR, 4 RBI, 1.220 OPS

1976

Baltimore 4 Chicago 2

Andy Messersmith

Jim Palmer (co-MVPs)

2-0, 1.50 ERA

2-1, 1.59 ERA, 0.59 WHIP

1975

Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 3

John Montefusco

2-0, 1.74 in three starts, CG ShO

1974

Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 2

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1973

K.C. 4 Chicago 3

Fred Kendall

.458 avg, 3 RBI

1972

Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 2

Bobby Murcer

.385/.448/.615, 6 R, 8 RBI

1971

N.Y. (A) 4 Chicago (N) 1

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1970

N.Y. (A) 4 Chicago (N) 3

Thurman Munson (Chic.)

.385 avg, .407 OBP, 9 RBI, 3 R

1969

Cincinnati  4 K.C. 3

Fritz Peterson

CGW in game 7

1968

Kansas City 4 Brooklyn 2

Glenn Beckert

9 H

1967

New York 4 Baltimore 2

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1966

Boston 4 New York 3

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1965

Chicago 4 Boston 3

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1964

St. Louis 4 Baltimore 2

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1963

Washington 4 Milwaukee 3

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1962

Milwaukee 4 New York 3

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1961

Milwaukee 4 Detroit 1

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