Regular Season League & Division Winners: American League

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

American League

Multiple pennant winners: N.Y. Yankees (38); Philadelphia-Oakland A's (15); Boston (10); Detroit (9); Baltimore and Washington-Minnesota (6); Chicago (5); Cleveland (3); KC Royals and Toronto (2).

Multiple division winners: WEST—Oakland (12); Kansas City (6); Minnesota and Texas (4); California, Seattle and Texas (3); Chicago (2). CENTRAL—Cleveland (6). EAST—N.Y. Yankees (12); Baltimore (8); Boston and Toronto (5); Detroit (3).

Year		W	L	Pct	GA
1901	Chicago	83	53	.610	4
1902	Philadelphia	83	53	.610	5
1903	Boston	91	47	.659	14¹/2
1904	Boston	95	59	.617	1¹/2
1905	Philadelphia	92	56	.622	2
1906	Chicago	93	58	.616	3
1907	Detroit	92	58	.613	1¹/2
1908	Detroit	90	63	.588	¹/2
1909	Detroit	98	54	.645	3¹/2

1910	Philadelphia	102	48	.680	14¹/2
1911	Philadelphia	101	50	.669	13¹/2
1912	Boston	105	47	.691	14
1913	Philadelphia	96	57	.627	6¹/2
1914	Philadelphia	99	53	.651	8¹/2
1915	Boston	101	50	.669	2¹/2
1916	Boston	91	63	.591	2
1917	Chicago	100	54	.649	9
1918	Boston	75	51	.595	2¹/2
1919	Chicago	88	52	.629	3¹/2

1920	Cleveland	98	56	.636	2
1921	New York	98	55	.641	4¹/2
1922	New York	94	60	.610	1
1923	New York	98	54	.645	16
1924	Washington	92	62	.597	2
1925	Washington	96	55	.636	8¹/2
1926	New York	91	63	.591	3
1927	New York	110	44	.714	19
1928	New York	101	53	.656	2¹/2
1929	Philadelphia	104	46	.693	18

1930	Philadelphia	102	52	.662	8
1931	Philadelphia	107	45	.704	13¹/2
1932	New York	107	47	.695	13
1933	Washington	99	53	.651	7
1934	Detroit	101	53	.656	7
1935	Detroit	93	58	.616	3
1936	New York	102	51	.667	19¹/2
1937	New York	102	52	.662	13
1938	New York	99	53	.651	9¹/2
1939	New York	106	45	.702	17

1940	Detroit	90	64	.584	1
1941	New York	101	53	.656	17
1942	New York	103	51	.669	9
1943	New York	98	56	.636	13¹/2
1944	St. Louis	89	65	.578	1
1945	Detroit	88	65	.575	1¹/2
1946	Boston	104	50	.675	12
1947	New York	97	57	.630	12
1948	Cleveland†	97	58	.626	1
1949	New York	97	57	.630	1

1950	New York	98	56	.636	3
1951	New York	98	56	.636	5
1952	New York	95	59	.617	2
1953	New York	99	52	.656	8¹/2
1954	Cleveland	111	43	.721	8
1955	New York	96	58	.623	3
1956	New York	97	57	.630	9
1957	New York	98	56	.636	8
1958	New York	92	62	.597	10
1959	Chicago	94	60	.610	5

1960	New York	97	57	.630	8
1961	New York	109	53	.673	8
1962	New York	96	66	.593	5
1963	New York	104	57	.646	10¹/2
1964	New York	99	63	.611	1
1965	Minnesota	102	60	.630	7
1966	Baltimore	97	63	.606	9
1967	Boston	92	70	.568	1
1968	Detroit	103	59	.636	12
1969	West—Minnesota	97	65	.599	9
	East—Baltimore	109	53	.673	19

1970	West—Minnesota	98	64	.605	9
	East—Baltimore	108	54	.667	15
1971	West—Oakland	101	60	.627	16
	East—Baltimore	101	57	.639	12
1972	West—Oakland	93	62	.600	5¹/2
	East—Detroit	86	70	.551	¹/2
1973	West—Oakland	94	68	.580	6
	East—Baltimore	97	65	.599	8
1974	West—Oakland	90	72	.556	5
	East—Baltimore	91	71	.562	2
1975	West—Oakland	98	64	.605	7
	East—Boston	95	65	.594	4¹/2
1976	West—Kansas City	90	72	.556	2¹/2
	East—New York	97	62	.610	10¹/2
1977	West—Kansas City	102	60	.630	8
	East—New York	100	62	.617	2¹/2
1978	West—Kansas City	92	70	.568	5
	East—New York†	100	63	.613	1
1979	West—California	88	74	.543	3
	East—Baltimore	102	57	.642	8

1980	West—Kansas City	97	65	.599	14
	East—New York	103	59	.636	3
1981	West—Oakland$	64	45	.587	—
	East—New York$	59	48	.551	—
1982	West—California	93	69	.574	3
	East—Milwaukee	95	67	.586	1
1983	West—Chicago	99	63	.611	20
	East—Baltimore	98	64	.605	6
1984	West—Kansas City	84	78	.519	3
	East—Detroit	104	58	.642	15
1985	West—Kansas City	91	71	.562	1
	East—Toronto	99	62	.615	2
1986	West—California	92	70	.568	5
	East—Boston	95	66	.590	5¹/2
1987	West—Minnesota	85	77	.525	2
	East—Detroit	98	64	.605	2
1988	West—Oakland	104	58	.642	13
	East—Boston	89	73	.549	1
1989	West—Oakland	99	63	.611	7
	East—Toronto	89	73	.549	2

1990	West—Oakland	103	59	.636	9
	East—Boston	88	74	.543	2
1991	West—Minnesota	95	67	.586	8
	East—Toronto	91	71	.562	7
1992	West—Oakland	96	66	.593	6
	East—Toronto	96	66	.593	4
1993	West—Chicago	94	68	.580	8
	East—Toronto	95	67	.586	7
1994	West—Texas*	52	62	.456	1
	Central—Chicago*	67	46	.593	1
	East—New York*	70	43	.619	6¹/2
1995	West—Seattle†	79	66	.545	1
	Central—Cleveland	100	44	.694	30
	East—Boston	86	58	.597	7
	WC—New York	79	65	.549	—
1996	West—Texas	90	72	.556	4¹/2
	Central—Cleveland	99	62	.615	14¹/2
	East—New York	92	70	.568	4
	WC—Baltimore	88	74	.543	—
1997	West—Seattle	90	72	.556	6
	Central—Cleveland	86	75	.534	6
	East—Baltimore	98	64	.605	2
	WC—New York	96	66	.593	—
1998	West—Texas	88	74	.543	3
	Central—Cleveland	89	73	.549	9
	East—New York	114	48	.704	22
	WC—Boston	92	70	.568	—
1999	West—Texas	95	67	.586	8
	Central—Cleveland	97	65	.599	21¹/2
	East—New York	98	64	.605	4
	WC—Boston	94	68	.580	—

2000	West—Oakland	91	70	.565	¹/2
	Central—Chicago	95	67	.586	5
	East—New York	87	74	.540	2¹/2
	WC—Seattle	91	71	.562	—
2001	West—Seattle	116	46	.716	14
	Central—Cleveland	91	71	.562	6
	East—New York	95	65	.594	13¹/2
	WC—Oakland	102	60	.630	—
2002	West—Oakland	103	59	.636	4
	Central—Minnesota	94	67	.584	13¹/2
	East—New York	103	58	.640	10¹/2
	WC—Anaheim	99	63	.611	—
2003	West—Oakland	96	66	.593	3
	Central—Minnesota	90	72	.556	4
	East—New York	101	61	.623	6
	WC—Boston	95	67	.586	—
2004	West—Anaheim	92	70	.568	1
	Central—Minnesota	92	70	.568	9
	East—New York	101	61	.623	3
	WC—Boston	98	64	.605	—