Major League Baseball division winners

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This is a list of division champions in Major League Baseball since 1969.

Contents

[edit] Division champions

[edit] Four division alignment

Year AL East AL West NL East NL West
1969 Baltimore Minnesota NY Mets Atlanta
1970 Baltimore Minnesota Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1971 Baltimore Oakland Pittsburgh San Francisco
1972 Detroit Oakland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1973 Baltimore Oakland NY Mets Cincinnati
1974 Baltimore Oakland Pittsburgh Los Angeles
1975 Boston Oakland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1976 NY Yankees Kansas City Philadelphia Cincinnati
1977 NY Yankees Kansas City Philadelphia Los Angeles
1978 NY Yankees Kansas City Philadelphia Los Angeles
1979 Baltimore California Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1980 NY Yankees Kansas City Philadelphia Houston
1981 NY Yankees
& Milwaukee
Oakland &
Kansas City
Philadelphia
& Montreal
Los Angeles
& Houston
1982 Milwaukee California St. Louis Atlanta
1983 Baltimore Chi. White Sox Philadelphia Los Angeles
1984 Detroit Kansas City Chicago Cubs San Diego
1985 Toronto Kansas City St. Louis Los Angeles
1986 Boston California NY Mets Houston
1987 Detroit Minnesota St. Louis San Francisco
1988 Boston Oakland NY Mets Los Angeles
1989 Toronto Oakland Chicago Cubs San Francisco
1990 Boston Oakland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1991 Toronto Minnesota Pittsburgh Atlanta
1992 Toronto Oakland Pittsburgh Atlanta
1993 Toronto Chi. White Sox Philadelphia Atlanta

[edit] Six division alignment

Year AL East AL Central AL West NL East NL Central NL West
1994 NY Yankees* Chi. White Sox* Texas* Montreal* Cincinnati* Los Angeles*
1995 Boston Cleveland Seattle Atlanta Cincinnati Los Angeles
1996 NY Yankees Cleveland Texas Atlanta St Louis San Diego
1997 Baltimore Cleveland Seattle Atlanta Houston San Francisco
1998 NY Yankees Cleveland Texas Atlanta Houston San Diego
1999 NY Yankees Cleveland Texas Atlanta Houston Arizona
2000 NY Yankees Chi. White Sox Oakland Atlanta St Louis San Francisco
2001 NY Yankees Cleveland Seattle Atlanta Houston Arizona
2002 NY Yankees Minnesota Oakland Atlanta St Louis Arizona
2003 NY Yankees Minnesota Oakland Atlanta Chicago Cubs San Francisco
2004 NY Yankees Minnesota Anaheim Atlanta St Louis Los Angeles
2005 NY Yankees Chi. White Sox LA Angels Atlanta St Louis San Diego
2006 NY Yankees Minnesota Oakland NY Mets St Louis San Diego

* - Due to the 1994 strike, these "winners" are not seen as official division winners.

[edit] Wildcard winners

Year AL NL
1994 Cleveland* Atlanta*
1995 NY Yankees Colorado
1996 Baltimore Los Angeles
1997 NY Yankees Florida
1998 Boston Chicago Cubs
1999 Boston NY Mets
2000 Seattle NY Mets
2001 Oakland St. Louis
2002 Anaheim San Francisco
2003 Boston Florida
2004 Boston Houston
2005 Boston Houston
2006 Detroit Los Angeles

* - Due to the 1994 strike, these so-called "winners" are not seen as official wildcard winners.