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. |
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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 |
- |
- |
1988 |
Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3 |
- |
- |
1987 |
Boston 4 Montreal 2 |
- |
- |
1986 |
Boston 4 Montreal 1 |
- |
- |
1985 |
Boston 4 Brooklyn 1 |
Wade Boggs |
.368 Avg, 1.048 OPS |
1984 |
Toronto 4 Milwaukee 2 |
- |
- |
1983 |
Baltimore 4 Montreal 2 |
Atlee Hammaker |
2-0, 2.25 ERA, won clinching game 6. |
1982 |
St. Louis 4 Detroit 3 |
- |
- |
1981 |
Montreal 4 Boston 0 |
Andre Dawson |
.421/.421/.842, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB |
1980 |
Montreal 4 Chicago (A) 3 |
- |
- |
1979 |
St. Louis 4 California 3 |
- |
- |
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 |
- |
- |
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 |
- |
- |
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 |
- |
- |
1966 |
Boston 4 New York 3 |
- |
- |
1965 |
Chicago 4 Boston 3 |
- |
- |
1964 |
St. Louis 4 Baltimore 2 |
- |
- |
1963 |
Washington 4 Milwaukee 3 |
- |
- |
1962 |
Milwaukee 4 New York 3 |
- |
- |
1961 |
Milwaukee 4 Detroit 1 |
- |
- |