Appendix 1

Major League Pennant Winners

Major League Pennant Winners

(*Won League Championship Series; teams in bold won World Series)

Year

National Association

W

L

Pct.

1871

Philadelphia Athletics

22

7

.759

1872

Boston Red Stockings

39

8

.830

1873

Boston Red Stockings

43

16

.729

1874

Boston Red Stockings

52

18

.783

1875

Boston Red Stockings

71

8

.899

Year

Div.

National League

W

L

Pct.

1876

Chicago White Stockings

52

14

.788

1877

Boston Red Stockings

42

18

.700

1878

Boston Red Stockings

41

19

.683

1879

Providence Grays

59

25

.702

1880

Chicago White Stockings

67

17

.798

1881

Chicago White Stockings

56

28

.667

American Association

W

L

Pct.

1882

Chicago White Stockings

55

29

.655

Cincinnati Reds

55

25

.688

1883

Boston Beaneaters

63

35

.643

Philadelphia Athletics

66

32

.673

1884

Providence Grays

84

28

.750

New York Metropolitans

75

32

.701

1885

Chicago White Stockings

87

25

.777

St. Louis Browns

79

33

.705

1886

Chicago White Stockings

90

34

.726

St. Louis Browns

93

46

.669

1887

Detroit Wolverines

79

45

.637

St. Louis Browns

95

40

.704

1888

New York Giants

84

47

.641

St. Louis Browns

92

43

.681

1889

New York Giants

83

43

.659

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

93

44

.679

1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

86

43

.667

Louisville Colonels

88

44

.667

1891

Boston Beaneaters

87

51

.630

Boston Red Stockings

93

42

.689

1892

1st ½

2nd ½

Boston Beaneaters*

Overall: 1st place

Cleveland Spiders

Overall: 2nd place

52

102

53

93

22

48

23

56

.703

.680

.697

.624

1893

Boston Beaneaters

86

43

.667

1894

2d place

Baltimore Orioles

New York Giants*

89

88

39

44

.695

.667

1895

2d place

Baltimore Orioles

Cleveland Spiders*

87

84

43

46

.669

.646

1896

2d place

Baltimore Orioles*

Cleveland Spiders

90

80

39

48

.698

.625

1897

2d place

Boston Beaneaters

Baltimore Orioles*

93

90

39

40

.705

.692

1898

Boston Beaneaters

102

47

.685

1899

Brooklyn Superbas

101

47

.682

1900

2d place

Brooklyn Superbas*

Pittsburgh Pirates

82

79

54

60

.603

.568

American League

W

L

Pct.

1901

Pittsburgh Pirates

90

49

.647

Chicago White Sox

83

53

.610

1902

Pittsburgh Pirates

103

36

.741

Philadelphia Athletics

83

53

.610

1903

Pittsburgh Pirates

91

49

.650

Boston Americans

91

47

.659

1904

New York Giants

106

47

.693

Boston Americans

95

59

.617

1905

New York Giants

105

48

.686

Philadelphia Athletics

92

57

.622

1906

Chicago Cubs

116

36

.763

Chicago White Sox

93

58

.616

1907

Chicago Cubs

107

45

.704

Detroit Tigers

92

58

.613

1908

Chicago Cubs

99

55

.643

Detroit Tigers

70

63

.588

1909

Pittsburgh Pirates

110

42

.724

Detroit Tigers

98

54

.645

1910

Chicago Cubs

104

50

.675

Philadelphia Athletics

102

46

.680

1911

New York Giants

99

54

.647

Philadelphia Athletics

101

50

.669

1912

New York Giants

103

48

.682

Boston Red Sox

105

47

.691

1913

New York Giants

101

51

.664

Philadelphia Athetics

96

57

.627

1914

Boston Braves

94

59

.614

Philadelphia Athetics

99

53

.651

1915

Philadelphia Phillies

90

62

.592

Boston Red Sox

101

50

.669

1916

Brooklyn Robins

94

60

.610

Boston Red Sox

91

63

.591

1917

New York Giants

98

56

.636

Chicago White Sox

100

54

.649

1918

Chicago Cubs

84

45

.651

Boston Red Sox

75

51

.595

1919

Cincinnati Reds

96

44

.686

Chicago White Sox

88

52

.629

1920

Brooklyn Robins

93

61

.604

Cleveland Indians

98

56

.636

1921

New York Giants

94

59

.614

New York Yankees

98

55

.640

1922

New York Giants

93

61

.604

New York Yankees

94

60

.610

1923

New York Giants

95

58

.621

New York Yankees

98

54

.645

1924

New York Giants

93

60

.608

Washington Senators

92

62

.597

1925

Pittsburgh Pirates

95

58

.621

Washington Senators

96

53

.636

1926

St. Louis Cardinals

89

65

.578

New York Yankees

91

63

.591

1927

Pittsburgh Pirates

94

60

.610

New York Yankees

110

44

.714

1928

St. Louis Cardinals

95

59

.617

New York Yankees

101

53

.656

1929

Chicago Cubs

98

54

.645

Philadelphia Athletics

104

46

.693

1930

St. Louis Cardinals

92

62

.597

Philadelphia Athletics

102

52

.662

1931

St. Louis Cardinals

101

53

.656

Philadelphia Athletics

107

45

.704

1932

Chicago Cubs

90

64

.584

New York Yankees

107

47

.695

1933

New York Giants

91

61

.599

Washington Senators

99

53

.651

1934

St. Louis Cardinals

95

58

.621

Detroit Tigers

101

53

.656

1935

Chicago Cubs

100

54

.649

Detroit Tigers

93

58

.616

1936

New York Giants

92

62

.597

New York Yankees

102

51

.667

1937

New York Giants

95

57

.625

New York Yankees

102

52

.662

1938

Chicago Cubs

89

63

.586

New York Yankees

99

53

.651

1939

Cincinnati Reds

97

57

.630

New York Yankees

106

45

.702

1940

Cincinnati Reds

100

53

.654

Detroit Tigers

90

64

.584

1941

Brooklyn Dodgers

100

54

.649

New York Yankees

101

53

.656

1942

St. Louis Cardinals

106

48

.688

New York Yankees

103

51

.699

1943

St. Louis Cardinals

105

49

.682

New York Yankees

98

56

.636

1944

St. Louis Cardinals

105

49

.682

St. Louis Browns

89

65

.578

1945

Chicago Cubs

98

56

.636

Detroit Tigers

88

65

.575

1946

St. Louis Cardinals

98

58

.628

Boston Red Sox

104

50

.675

1947

Brooklyn Dodgers

96

40

.610

New York Yankees

97

57

.630

1948

Boston Braves

91

62

.595

Cleveland Indians

97

58

.626

1949

Brooklyn Dodgers

97

57

.630

New York Yankees

97

57

.630

1950

Philadelphia Phillies

91

63

.591

New York Yankees

98

56

.636

1951

New York Giants

98

59

.624

New York Yankees

98

56

.636

1952

Brooklyn Dodgers

96

57

.627

New York Yankees

95

59

.617

1953

Brooklyn Dodgers

105

49

.682

New York Yankees

99

52

.656

1954

New York Giants

97

57

.630

Cleveland Indians

111

43

.721

1955

Brooklyn Dodgers

98

55

.641

New York Yankees

96

58

.623

1956

Brooklyn Dodgers

93

61

.604

New York Yankees

97

57

.630

1957

Milwaukee Braves

95

59

.617

New York Yankees

98

56

.636

1958

Milwaukee Braves

92

62

.598

New York Yankees

92

67

.597

1959

Los Angeles Dodgers

88

68

.564

Chicago White Sox

94

60

.610

1960

Pittsburgh Pirates

95

59

.617

New York Yankees

97

59

.630

1961

Cincinnati Reds

93

61

.604

New York Yankees

109

53

.673

1962

San Francisco Giants

103

62

.624

New York Yankees

96

66

.593

1963

Los Angeles Dodgers

99

63

.611

New York Yankees

104

57

.646

1964

St. Louis Cardinals

93

69

.574

New York Yankees

99

63

.611

1965

Los Angeles Dodgers

97

65

.599

Minnesota Twins

102

60

.630

1966

Los Angeles Dodgers

95

67

.586

Baltimore Orioles

97

63

.606

1967

St. Louis Cardinals

101

60

.627

Boston Red Sox

92

70

.568

1968

St. Louis Cardinals

97

65

.599

Detroit Tigers

103

59

.636

1969

East

West

New York Mets*

Atlanta Braves

100

93

62

69

.617

.574

Baltimore Orioles*

Minnesota Twins

109

97

53

65

.673

.599

1970

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds*

89

102

72

60

.549

.630

Baltimore Orioles*

Minnesota Twins

108

98

54

64

.667

.605

1971

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates*

San Francisco Giants

97

90

65

72

.599

.556

Baltimore Orioles*

Oakland A’s

101

101

57

60

.639

.627

1972

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds*

96

95

59

59

.619

.617

Detroit Tigers

Oakland A’s*

86

93

70

62

.551

.600

1973

East

West

New York Mets*

Cincinnati Reds

82

99

79

63

.509

.611

Baltimore Orioles

Oakland A’s*

97

94

65

68

.599

.580

1974

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers*

88

102

74

60

.543

.630

Baltimore Orioles

Oakland A’s*

91

90

71

72

.562

.556

1975

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds*

92

108

69

54

.571

.667

Boston Red Sox*

Oakland A’s

95

98

65

64

.594

.605

1976

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies

Cincinnati Reds*

101

102

61

60

.623

.630

New York Yankees*

Kansas City Royals

97

90

62

72

.610

.556

1977

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers*

101

98

61

64

.623

.605

New York Yankees*

Kansas City Royals

100

102

62

60

.617

.630

1978

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers*

90

95

72

67

.556

.596

New York Yankees*

Kansas City Royals

100

92

63

70

.613

.568

1979

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates*

Cincinnati Reds

98

90

64

71

.605

.559

Baltimore Orioles*

California Angels

102

88

57

74

.642

.543

1980

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies*

Houston Astros

91

93

71

70

.562

.571

New York Yankees

Kansas City Royals*

103

97

59

65

.636

.599

1981

East 1st ½

2nd ½

West 1st ½

2nd ½

St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies

Overall: 3rd place

Montreal Expos

Overall: 2nd place

Cincinnati Reds

Lost Angeles Dodgers*

Overall: 2nd place

Houston Astros

Overall: 3rd place

59

34

59

30

60

66

36

63

33

61

43

21

48

23

48

42

21

47

20

49

.578

.618

.551

.566

.551

.611

.632

.573

.623

.555

Milwaukee Brewers

New York Yankees*

Overall: 4th place

Milwaukee Brewers

Overall: 1st place

Oakland A’s

Oakland A’s

Overall: 1st place

Kansas City

Overall: 4th place

62

34

59

31

62

64

37

64

30

50

47

22

48

22

47

45

23

45

23

53

.569

.607

.551

.585

.569

.587

.617

.587

.566

.485

1982

East

West

St. Louis Cardinals*

Atlanta Braves

95

89

67

73

.586

.549

Milwaukee Brewers*

California Angels

95

93

67

69

.586

.574

1983

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies*

Los Angeles Dodgers

90

91

72

71

.556

.562

Baltimore Orioles*

Chicago White Sox

98

90

64

63

.605

.611

1984

East

West

Chicago Cubs

San Diego Padres*

96

92

65

70

.596

.568

Detroit Tigers*

Kansas City Royals

104

84

58

78

.642

.519

1985

East West

St. Louis Cardinals*

Los Angeles Dodgers

101

95

61

67

.623

.586

Toronto Blue Jays

Kansas City Royals*

99

91

62

71

.615

.562

1986

East

West

New York Mets*

Houston Astros

108

96

54

66

.667

.593

Boston Red Sox*

California Angels

95

92

66

70

.590

.568

1987

East

West

St. Louis Cardinals

San Francisco Giants

59

90

67

72

.586

.556

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins*

98

85

64

77

.605

.525

1988

East

West

New York Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers*

100

94

67

72

.625

.584

Boston Red Sox

Oakland Athletics*

104

104

58

58

.642

.642

1989

East

West

Chicago Cubs

San Francisco Giants*

93

92

69

70

.571

.568

Toronto Blue Jays

Oakland Athletics*

89

99

73

63

.549

.611

1990

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds*

95

91

67

71

.586

.562

Boston Red Sox

Oakland Athletics*

88

103

74

59

.543

.636

1991

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Atlanta Braves*

98

94

64

68

.605

.580

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins*

91

95

71

67

.562

.596

1992

East

West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Atlanta Braves*

96

98

66

64

.593

.605

Toronto Blue Jays*

Oakland Athletics

96

96

66

66

.593

.593

1993

East

West

Philadelphia Phillies*

Atlanta Braves

97

104

65

58

.599

.642

Toronto Blue Jays*

Chicago White Sox

95

94

67

68

.586

.580

1994

East

Central

West

Montreal Expos

Cincinnati Reds

Los Angeles Dodgers

74

66

58

40

48

56

.649

.579

.509

New York Yankees

Chicago White Sox

Texas Rangers

70

67

52

43

46

62

.619

.593

.456

1995

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves*

Cincinnati Reds

Los Angeles Dodgers

Colorado Rockies

90

85

78

77

54

59

66

67

.625

.590

.542

.585

Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Indians*

Seattle Mariners

New York Yankees

86

100

79

79

58

44

66

65

.597

.694

.545

.549

1996

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves*

St. Louis Cardinals

San Diego Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers

96

88

91

90

66

74

71

72

.593

.543

.562

.556

New York Yankees*

Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers

Baltimore Orioles

92

99

90

88

70

62

72

74

.568

.615

.556

.543

1997

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros

San Francisco Giants

Florida Marlins*

101

97

90

92

61

65

72

70

.623

.599

.556

.568

Baltimore Orioles

Cleveland Indians*

Seattle Mariners

New York Yankees

98

86

90

96

64

75

72

66

.605

.534

.556

.593

1998

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros

San Diego Padres*

Chicago Cubs

106

102

98

90

56

60

64

73

.654

.630

.605

.552

New York Yankees*

Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers

Boston Red Sox

114

89

88

92

48

73

74

70

.704

.549

.543

.586

1999

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves*

Houston Astros

Arizona Diamondbacks

New York Mets

103

97

100

97

59

65

62

66

.636

.599

.617

.595

New York Yankees*

Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers

Boston Red Sox

98

97

95

94

64

65

67

68

.605

.599

.586

.580

2000

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

San Francisco Giants

New York Mets*

95

95

97

94

67

67

65

68

.586

.586

.599

.580

New York Yankees*

Chicago White Sox

Oakland Athletics

Seattle Mariners

87

95

91

91

74

67

70

71

.540

.586

.565

.562

2001

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros

Arizona Diamondbacks*

St. Louis Cardinals

88

93

92

93

74

69

70

69

.543

.574

.568

.574

New York Yankees*

Cleveland Indians

Seattle Mariners

Oakland Athletics

95

91

116

102

65

71

46

60

.594

.562

.716

.630

2002

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

Arizona Diamondbacks

San Francisco Giants*

101

97

98

95

59

65

64

66

.631

.599

.605

.590

New York Yankees

Minnesota Twins

Oakland Athletics

Anaheim Angels*

103

94

103

99

58

67

59

63

.640

.584

.636

.611

2003

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago Cubs

San Francisco Giants

Florida Marlins*

101

88

100

91

61

74

61

71

.623

.543

.621

.562

New York Yankees*

Minnesota Twins

Oakland Athletics

Boston Red Sox

101

90

96

95

61

72

66

67

.623

.556

.593

.586

2004

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals*

Los Angeles Dodgers

Houston Astros

96

105

93

92

66

57

69

70

.593

.648

.574

.568

New York Yankees

Minnesota Twins

Anaheim Angels

Boston Red Sox*

101

92

92

98

61

70

70

64

.623

.568

.568

.605

2005

East

Central

West Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

San Diego Padres

Houston Astros*

90

100

82

89

72

62

80

73

.556

.617

.506

.549

New York Yankees

Chicago White Sox*

LA Angels of Anaheim

Boston Red Sox

95

99

95

95

67

63

67

68

.586

.611

.586

.586

2006

East

Central

West Wildcard

New York Mets

St. Louis Cardinals*

San Diego Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers

97

83

88

88

65

78

74

74

.599

.516

.543

.543

New York Yankees

Minnesota Twins

Oakland Athletics

Detroit Tigers*

97

96

93

95

65

66

69

67

.599

.593

.574

.586

2007

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago Cubs

Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies*

89

85

90

90

73

77

72

73

.549

.525

.556

.552

Boston Red Sox*

Cleveland Indians

LA Angels of Anaheim

New York Yankees

96

96

94

94

66

66

68

68

.593

.593

.580

.580

2008

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies*

Chicago Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers

Milwaukee Brewers

92

97

84

90

70

64

79

72

.568

.602

.519

.602

Tampa Bay Rays*

Chicago White Sox

LA Angels of Anaheim

Boston Red Sox

97

89

100

95

65

74

62

67

.599

.546

.617

.586

2009

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies*

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

Colorado Rockies

93

91

95

92

69

71

67

70

.574

.562

.586

.568

New York Yankees*

Minnesota Twins

LA Angels of Anaheim

Boston Red Sox

103

87

97

95

59

76

65

67

.636

.534

.599

.586

2010

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies

Cincinnati Reds

San Francisco Giants*

Atlanta Braves

97

91

92

91

65

71

70

71

.599

.562

.568

.562

Tampa Bay Rays

Minnesota Twins

Texas Rangers*

New York Yankees

96

94

90

95

66

68

72

67

.593

.580

.556

.586

2011

East

Central

West Wildcard

Philadelphia Phillies

Milwaukee Brewers

Arizona Diamondbacks

St. Louis Cardinals*

102

96

94

90

60

66

68

72

.630

.593

.580

.556

New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers*

Tampa Bay Rays

97

95

96

91

65

67

66

71

.599

.586

.593

.562

2012

East

Central

West Wildcard

Wildcard

Washington Nationals

Cincinnati Reds

San Francisco Giants*

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

98

97

94

94

88

64

65

68

68

74

.605

.599

.580

.580

.543

New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers*

Oakland Athletics

Texas Rangers

Baltimore Orioles

95

88

94

93

93

67

74

68

69

69

.586

.543

.580

.574

.574

2013

East

Central

West Wildcard

Wildcard

Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals*

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds

96

97

92

94

90

66

65

70

68

72

.593

.599

.568

.580

.556

Boston Red Sox*

Detroit Tigers

Oakland Athletics

Cleveland Indians

Tampa Bay Rays

97

93

96

92

92

65

69

66

70

71

.599

.574

.593

.568

.564

2014

East

Central

West Wildcard

Wildcard

Washington Nationals

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates

San Francisco Giants*

96

90

94

88

88

66

72

68

74

74

.593

.556

.580

.543

.543

Baltimore Orioles

Detroit Tigers

LA Angels of Anaheim

Kansas City Royals*

Oakland Athletics

96

90

98

89

88

66

72

64

73

74

.593

.556

.605

.549

.543

2015

East

Central

West Wildcard

Wildcard

New York Mets*

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

90

100

92

98

97

72

62

70

64

65

.556

.617

.568

.605

.599

Toronto Blue Jays

Kansas City Royals*

Texas Rangers

New York Yankees

Houston Astros

93

95

88

87

86

69

67

74

75

76

.574

.586

.543

.537

.531

2016

East

Central

West Wildcard

Wildcard

Washington Nationals

Chicago Cubs*

Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Mets

San Francisco Giants

95

103

91

87

87

67

58

71

75

75

.586

.640

.562

.537

.537

Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Indians*

Texas Rangers

Baltimore Orioles

Toronto Blue Jays

93

94

95

89

89

69

67

67

73

73

.574

.584

.586

.549

.549

Pennant Winners of Other Major Leagues

Year

Union Association

W

L

Pct.

1884

St. Louis Maroons

94

19

.832

Year

Players’ League

W

L

Pct.

1890

Boston Red Stockings

81

48

.628

Year

Federal League

W

L

Pct.

1914

Indianapolis Hoosiers

88

65

.575

1915

Chicago Whales

86

66

.566