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Baseball-Penpix of teams in MLB playoffs

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the 10 teams that qualified for the 2014 Major League Baseball playoffs. AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES Manager: Buck Showalter Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards World Series titles: 3 (1983, 1970, 1966) 2014 regular season record: 96-66 Most home runs: 40 (Nelson Cruz) Most wins by a pitcher: 16 (Chen Wei-yin) How they qualified: Won American League East Division - - DETROIT TIGERS Manager: Brad Ausmus Stadium: Comerica Park World Series titles: 4 (1984, 1968, 1945, 1935) 2014 regular season record: 90-72 Most home runs: 32 (Victor Martinez) Most wins by a pitcher: 18 (Max Scherzer) How they qualified: Won American League Central Division - - LOS ANGELES ANGELS Manager: Mike Scioscia Stadium: Angel Stadium of Anaheim World Series titles: 1 (2002) 2014 regular season record: 98-64 Most home runs: 36 (Mike Trout) Most wins by a pitcher: 18 (Jared Weaver) How they qualified: Won American League West Division - - KANSAS CITY ROYALS Manager: Ned Yost Stadium: Kauffman Stadium World Series titles: 1 (1985) 2014 regular season record: 89-73 Most home runs: 19 (Alex Gordon) Most wins by a pitcher: 14 (Yordano Ventura, James Shields) How they qualified: Secured American League Wild Card - - OAKLAND ATHLETICS Manager: Bob Melvin Stadium: O.co Coliseum World Series titles: 9 (1989, 1974, 1973, 1972, *1930, *1929, *1913, *1911, *1910) 2014 regular season record: 88-74 Most home runs: 29 (Josh Donaldson) Most wins by a pitcher: 16 (Jon Lester) How they qualified: Secured American League Wild Card - - - - NATIONAL LEAGUE WASHINGTON NATIONALS Manager: Matt Williams Stadium: Nationals Park World Series titles: 0 2014 regular season record: 96-66 Most home runs: 26 (Adam LaRoche) Most wins by a pitcher: 16 (Doug Fister) How they qualified: Won National League East Division - - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Manager: Mike Matheny Stadium: Busch Stadium World Series titles: 11 (2011, 2006, 1982, 1967, 1964, 1946, 1944, 1942, 1934, 1931, 1926) 2014 regular season record: 90-72 Most home runs: 21 (Jhonny Peralta) Most wins by a pitcher: 20 (Adam Wainwright) How they qualified: - - LOS ANGELES DODGERS Manager: Don Mattingly Stadium: Dodger Stadium World Series titles: 6 (1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, **1955) 2014 regular season record: 94-68 Most home runs: 27 (Adrian Gonzalez) Most wins by a pitcher: 21 (Clayton Kershaw) How they qualified: Won National League West Division - - PITTSBURGH PIRATES Manager: Clint Hurdle Stadium: PNC Park World Series titles: 5 (1979, 1971, 1960, 1925, 1909) 2014 regular season record: 88-74 Most home runs: 25 (Andrew McCutchen) Most wins by a pitcher: 13 (Edinson Volquez) How they qualified: - - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Manager: AT&T Park Stadium: Bruce Bochy World Series titles: 7 (2012, 2010, ^1954, ^1933, ^1922, ^1921, ^1905) 2014 regular season record: 88-74 Most home runs: 22 (Buster Posey) Most wins by a pitcher: 18 (Madison Bumgarner) How they qualified: - - (*) As Philadelphia Athletics (**) As Brooklyn Dodgers (^) As New York Giants (Compiled by Frank Pingue; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)