Results of one-game tiebreakers since Major League Baseball started the divisional playoff structure in 1969:
| Year | At stake | Matchup | Score |
| 1978 | AL East title | Yankees at Red Sox | Yankees 5-4 |
| 1980 | NL West title | Astros at Dodgers | Astros 7-1 |
| 1995 | AL West title | Angels at Mariners | Mariners 9-1 |
| 1998 | NL wild card | Giants at Cubs | Cubs 5-3 |
| 1999 | NL wild card | Mets at Reds | Mets 5-0 |
| 2007 | NL wild card | Padres at Rockies | Rockies 9-8 (13 inn.) |
| 2008 | AL Central title | Twins at White Sox | White Sox 1-0 |
| 2009 | AL Central title | Tigers at Twins | Twins 6, Tigers 5 (12 inn.) |