# MLB's 20 Greatest Games

MLB's 20 Greatest Games is an American television series that aired in 2011 on MLB Network. Hosted by Bob Costas and Tom Verducci, the series counted down and dissected the 20 greatest games in Major League Baseball history since 1961. The selections were determined by an expert panel of sports journalists and media personalities and votes from MLB Network viewers via MLB Network's official website and MLB.com.

## Format

Each episode has hosts Costas and Verducci sitting down with the players or managers involved in either the game that was the focus of the episode, or the memorable moment from the game, while watching the original television broadcast of the game, providing their own input into the games and the moments, as well as how their careers and lives were changed by the game.

## Episodes

| Game | Ranking | Airdate | Guests |
| May 17, 1979 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs | #20 | January 3, 2011 | Larry Bowa |
| 2003 National League Division Series Game 4 - San Francisco Giants vs. Florida Marlins | #19 | January 10, 2011 | None |
| 1980 National League Championship Series Game 5 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros | #18 | January 17, 2011 | Larry Bowa |
| 2004 American League Championship Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox | #17 | January 24, 2011 | Kevin Millar |
| 2009 American League Central Tiebreaker - Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins | #16 | January 31, 2011 | Michael Cuddyer |
| 1995 American League Division Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners | #15 | February 7, 2011 | Lou Piniella and David Cone |
| 1993 World Series Game 6 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays | #14 | February 14, 2011 | Joe Carter and Mitch Williams |
| 1997 World Series Game 7 - Cleveland Indians vs. Florida Marlins | #13 | February 21, 2011 | Al Leiter |
| 2001 World Series Game 4 - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Yankees | #12 | February 28, 2011 | Joe Torre and Tim McCarver |
| 1978 American League East Tiebreaker - New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox | #11 | March 7, 2011 | Bucky Dent and Lou Piniella |
| 1988 World Series Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles | #10 | March 14, 2011 | Kirk Gibson and Dave Stewart |
| 2001 World Series Game 7 - New York Yankees vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | #9 | March 21, 2011 | Joe Torre and Tim McCarver |
| 1986 American League Championship Series Game 5 - Boston Red Sox vs. California Angels | #8 | March 28, 2011 | Bobby Grich, Dave Henderson, and Bruce Hurst |
| 2003 National League Championship Series Game 6 - Florida Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs | #7 | April 3, 2011 | Jack McKeon, Mike Lowell, and Alex S. Gonzalez |
| 2003 American League Championship Series Game 7 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees | #6 | April 10, 2011 | Aaron Boone, Pedro Martinez, and Bernie Williams |
| 1986 National League Championship Series Game 6 - New York Mets vs. Houston Astros | #5 | April 17, 2011 | Darryl Strawberry, Jesse Orosco, and Bob Knepper |
| 1992 National League Championship Series Game 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves | #4 | April 24, 2011 | Andy Van Slyke, Sid Bream, and Mark Lemke |
| 1986 World Series Game 6 - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets | #3 | May 1, 2011 | Bill Buckner, Mookie Wilson, and Bob Ojeda |
| 1991 World Series Game 7 - Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins | #2 | May 8, 2011 | John Smoltz and Jack Morris |
| 1975 World Series Game 6 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox | #1 | May 22, 2011 | Johnny Bench and Fred Lynn. Also: Pete Rose, Bernie Carbo, Dwight Evans, Pat Darcy, and Denny Doyle |