▁Toronto ▁win ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁Series ▁to ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁hom er ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁World ▁Series , ▁when ▁Bill ▁Maz eros ki ▁hit ▁a ▁nin th - in ning ▁solo ▁shot ▁in ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates . ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁League ▁Division ▁Series ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁each ▁league ▁was ▁rest ruct ured ▁into ▁three ▁divisions , ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁division ▁w inners ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁introduced ▁wild ▁card ▁winner ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁a ▁best - of - five ▁play off ▁round ▁( the ▁" div ision ▁series "), ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Division ▁Series ▁( NL DS ) ▁and ▁American ▁League ▁Division ▁Series ▁( AL DS ). ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁league ▁record ▁is ▁matched ▁against ▁the ▁wild ▁card ▁team , ▁unless ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁division , ▁in ▁which ▁case , ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁second - best ▁record ▁plays ▁against ▁the ▁wild ▁card ▁winner . ▁The ▁remaining ▁two ▁division ▁w inners ▁are ▁p itted ▁against ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁best - of - se ven ▁N L CS ▁and ▁AL CS . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁players ' ▁strike , ▁however , ▁the ▁N L DS ▁and ▁AL DS ▁were ▁not ▁played ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁home ▁field ▁advantage