Major League Baseball division winners

This is a list of division champions (since 1969) and wild-card winners (since 1994) in Major League Baseball.

Division champions

     indicates the winner of the World Series.

Four-division alignment (1969–1993)

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
YearAL EastAL WestNL EastNL West
1969BaltimoreMinnesotaNew YorkAtlanta
1970BaltimoreMinnesotaPittsburghCincinnati
1971BaltimoreOaklandPittsburghSan Francisco
1972DetroitOaklandPittsburghCincinnati
1973BaltimoreOaklandNew YorkCincinnati
1974BaltimoreOaklandPittsburghLos Angeles
1975BostonOaklandPittsburghCincinnati
1976New YorkKansas CityPhiladelphiaCincinnati
1977New YorkKansas CityPhiladelphiaLos Angeles
1978New YorkKansas CityPhiladelphiaLos Angeles
1979BaltimoreCaliforniaPittsburghCincinnati
1980New YorkKansas CityPhiladelphiaHouston
1981New York
Milwaukee
Oakland
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Montreal
Los Angeles
Houston
1982MilwaukeeCaliforniaSt. LouisAtlanta
1983BaltimoreChicagoPhiladelphiaLos Angeles
1984DetroitKansas CityChicagoSan Diego
1985TorontoKansas CitySt. LouisLos Angeles
1986BostonCaliforniaNew YorkHouston
1987DetroitMinnesotaSt. LouisSan Francisco
1988BostonOaklandNew YorkLos Angeles
1989TorontoOaklandChicagoSan Francisco
1990BostonOaklandPittsburghCincinnati
1991TorontoMinnesotaPittsburghAtlanta
1992TorontoOaklandPittsburghAtlanta
1993TorontoChicagoPhiladelphiaAtlanta

† Due to the strike that took place in the middle of the 1981 season, Major League Baseball crowned both a "first half" (pre-strike) and "second half" (post-strike) division champion. The teams were then matched against each other in a special division series. Oakland and New York won the 1981 American League Division Series while Los Angeles and Montreal won the 1981 National League Division Series.

Six-division alignment (1994–present)

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
YearAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestWild Cards
1994New YorkChicagoTexasMontrealCincinnatiLos AngelesPostseason canceled
1995BostonClevelandSeattleAtlantaCincinnatiLos AngelesNew York (AL)
Colorado (NL)
1996New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaSt. LouisSan DiegoBaltimore (AL)
Los Angeles (NL)
1997BaltimoreClevelandSeattleAtlantaHoustonSan FranciscoNew York (AL)
Florida (NL)
1998New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaHoustonSan DiegoBoston (AL)
Chicago (NL)
1999New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaHoustonArizonaBoston (AL)
New York (NL)
2000New YorkChicagoOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisSan FranciscoSeattle (AL)
New York (NL)
2001New YorkClevelandSeattleAtlantaHoustonArizonaSeattle (AL)
St. Louis (NL)
2002New YorkMinnesotaOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisArizonaAnaheim (AL)
San Francisco (NL)
2003New YorkMinnesotaOaklandAtlantaChicagoSan FranciscoBoston (AL)
Florida (NL)
2004New YorkMinnesotaAnaheimAtlantaSt. LouisLos AngelesBoston (AL)
Houston (NL)
2005New YorkChicagoLos AngelesAtlantaSt. LouisSan DiegoBoston (AL)
Houston (NL)
2006New YorkMinnesotaOaklandNew YorkSt. LouisSan DiegoDetroit (AL)
Los Angeles (NL)
2007BostonClevelandLos AngelesPhiladelphiaChicagoArizonaNew York (AL)
Colorado (NL)
2008Tampa BayChicagoLos AngelesPhiladelphiaChicagoLos AngelesBoston (AL)
Milwaukee (NL)
2009New YorkMinnesotaLos AngelesPhiladelphiaSt. LouisLos AngelesBoston (AL)
Colorado (NL)
2010Tampa BayMinnesotaTexasPhiladelphiaCincinnatiSan FranciscoNew York (AL)
Atlanta (NL)
2011New YorkDetroitTexasPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeArizonaTampa (AL)
St. Louis (NL)
2012New YorkDetroitOaklandWashingtonCincinnatiSan FranciscoBaltimore (AL)
St. Louis (NL)
2013BostonDetroitOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisLos AngelesTampa Bay (AL)
Pittsburgh (NL)
2014BaltimoreDetroitLos AngelesWashingtonSt. LouisLos AngelesKansas City (AL)
San Francisco (NL)
2015TorontoKansas CityTexasNew YorkSt. LouisLos AngelesHouston (AL)
Chicago (NL)
2016BostonClevelandTexasWashingtonChicagoLos AngelesToronto (AL)
San Francisco (NL)
2017BostonClevelandHoustonWashingtonChicagoLos AngelesNew York (AL)
Arizona (NL)
2018BostonClevelandHoustonAtlantaMilwaukeeLos AngelesNew York (AL)
Colorado (NL)
2019 New York Minnesota Houston Atlanta St. Louis Los Angeles Tampa Bay (AL)
Washington (NL)

‡ The 1994 season was shortened by a strike that resulted in the cancellation of the rest of the season, including the World Series. The teams listed were leading their divisions at the time the strike began.

Wild card winners

     indicates the winner of the World Series.

One Wild Card (1995–2011)

See also: AL Wild Card winners, NL Wild Card winners, Major League Baseball wild card, Wild card (sports)#Major League Baseball, and Wild card (sports)#Record disparities
  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
YearALNL
1994ClevelandAtlanta
1995New YorkColorado
1996BaltimoreLos Angeles
1997New YorkFlorida
1998BostonChicago
1999BostonNew York
2000SeattleNew York
2001OaklandSt. Louis
2002AnaheimSan Francisco
2003BostonFlorida
2004BostonHouston
2005BostonHouston
2006DetroitLos Angeles
2007New YorkColorado
2008BostonMilwaukee
2009BostonColorado
2010New YorkAtlanta
2011Tampa BaySt. Louis

Two Wild Cards (2012–present)

  • Winner of the wild card game in bold
YearAL HostAL VisitorNL HostNL Visitor
2012TexasBaltimoreAtlantaSt. Louis
2013ClevelandTampa BayPittsburghCincinnati
2014Kansas CityOaklandPittsburghSan Francisco
2015New YorkHoustonPittsburghChicago
2016TorontoBaltimoreNew YorkSan Francisco
2017New YorkMinnesotaArizonaColorado
2018New YorkOaklandChicagoColorado
2019 Oakland Tampa Bay Washington Milwaukee

See also

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