ALPBC History

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Established: 1901
Merged with NLPB: 1999

15 Total Franchises
14 Franchises currently in Major League Baseball
1 Franchise currently in Major League Baseball via the National League
9 Franchise Movements
13 Franchise Name Changes

In 2000 the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs legaly merged operations with the
American League of Professional Baseball clubs, thus forming the new Major League Baseball

ALPBC Franchise History

American League Pennant Winners

1	Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) New York Yankees (1913-1999)
2	Boston Somersets (1901-1902) Boston Pilgrims (1903-1904) Boston Puritans (1905-1906) Boston Red Sox (1907-1999)
3	Chicago White Stockings (1901-1903) Chicago White Sox (1904-1999)
4	Cleveland Blues (1901) Cleveland Broncos (1902) Cleveland Naps (1903-1914) Cleveland Indians (1915-1999)
5	Detroit Tigers (1901-1999)
6	Milwaukee Brewers (1901) St. Louis Browns (1902-1953) Baltimore Orioles (1954-1999)
7	Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Oakland Athletics (1968-1999)
8	Washington Senators (1901-1960) Minnesota Twins (1961-1999)
9	Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) California Angels (1966-1996) Anaheim Angels (1997-1999)
10	Washington Senators (1961-1971) Texas Rangers (1972-1999)
11	Kansas City Royals (1969-1999)
12	Seattle Pilots (1969) Milwaukee Brewers (1970-1997)
13	Seattle Mariners (1977-1999)
14	Toronto Blue Jays (1977-1999)
15	Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-1999)

In 1998 Milwaukee abandoned the American League
and joined the National League

See Also The World Series
See Also The Great Pennant Chase
1901-1968 Final Table Standings
1968-1999 Playoff Champion & Runner-Up

	Champion	Runner-Up
1999	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1998	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1997	Cleveland Indians	Baltimore Orioles
1996	New York Yankees	Baltimore Orioles
1995	Cleveland Indians	Seattle Mariners
1994	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	Chicago White Sox
1992	Toronto Blue Jays	Oakland Athletics
1991	Minnesota Twins	Toronto Blue Jays
1990	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox
1989	Oakland Athletics	Toronto Blue Jays
1988	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox
1987	Minnesota Twins	Detroit Tigers
1986	Boston Red Sox	California Angels
1985	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays
1984	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals
1983	Baltimore Orioles	Chicago White Sox
1982	Milwaukee Brewers	California Angels
1981	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics
1980	Kansas City Royals	New York Yankees
1979	Baltimore Orioles	California Angels
1978	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals
1977	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals
1976	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals
1975	Boston Red Sox	Oakland Athletics
1974	Oakland Athletics	Baltimore Orioles
1973	Oakland Athletics	Baltimore Orioles
1972	Oakland Athletics	Detroit Tigers
1971	Baltimore Orioles	Oakland Athletics
1970	Baltimore Orioles	Minnesota Twins
1969	Baltimore Orioles	Minnesota Twins
1968	Detroit Tigers	Baltimore Orioles
1967	Boston Red Sox	Detroit & Minnesota
1966	Baltimore Orioles	Minnesota Twins
1965	Minnesota Twins	Chicago White Sox
1964	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox
1963	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1962	New York Yankees	Minnesota Twins
1961	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1960	New York Yankees	Baltimore Orioles
1959	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Indians
1958	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox
1957	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox
1956	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1955	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1954	Cleveland Indians	New York Yankees
1953	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1952	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1951	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1950	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1949	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1948	Cleveland Indians	Boston Red Sox
1947	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1946	Boston Red Sox	Detroit Tigers
1945	Detroit Tigers	Washington Senators
1944	St. Louis Browns	Detroit Tigers
1943	New York Yankees	Washington Senators
1942	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1941	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1940	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Indians
1939	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1938	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox
1937	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1936	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1935	Detroit Tigers	New York Yankees
1934	Detroit Tigers	New York Yankees
1933	Washington Senators	New York Yankees
1932	New York Yankees	Philadelphia Athletics
1931	Philadelphia Athletics	New York Yankees
1930	Philadelphia Athletics	Washington Senators
1929	Philadelphia Athletics	New York Yankees
1928	New York Yankees	Philadelphia Athletics
1927	New York Yankees	Philadelphia Athletics
1926	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1925	Washington Senators	Philadelphia Athletics
1924	Washington Senators	New York Yankees
1923	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers
1922	New York Yankees	St. Louis Browns
1921	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians
1920	Cleveland Indians	Chicago White Sox
1919	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Indians
1918	Boston Red Sox	Cleveland Indians
1917	Chicago White Sox	Boston Red Sox
1916	Boston Red Sox	Chicago White Sox
1915	Boston Red Sox	Detroit Tigers
1914	Philadelphia Athletics	Boston Red Sox
1913	Philadelphia Athletics	Washington Senators
1912	Boston Red Sox	Washington Senators
1911	Philadelphia Athletics	Detroit Tigers
1910	Philadelphia Athletics	New York Highlanders
1909	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Athletics
1908	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Naps
1907	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Athletics
1906	Chicago White Sox	New York Highlanders
1905	Philadelphia Athletics	Chicago White Sox
1904	Boston Pilgrims	New York Highlanders
1903	Boston Pilgrims	Philadelphia Athletics
1902	Philadelphia Athletics	St Louis Browns
1901	Chicago White Stockings	Boston Somersets

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