List of American League pennant winners

File:1926 New York Yankees team.jpg

The 1926 New York Yankees were one of 41 pennant-winning teams in the Yankees' history.

Template:MLB playoffs sidebar Every Major League Baseball (MLB) season, one American League (AL) team wins the pennant, signifying that they are the league's champion and have the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the National League (NL). The pennant was presented to the team with the best win–loss record each year through the 1968 season,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> after which the AL Championship Series (ALCS) was introduced to decide the pennant winner.<ref name="brefpostseason">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first modern World Series was played in 1903 and, after a hiatus in 1904, has taken place every season except 1994,<ref name="brefpostseason"/> when a players' strike forced the cancellation of the postseason.<ref name="94strike">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The current AL pennant holders are the Toronto Blue Jays, who beat the Seattle Mariners for the pennant on October 20, 2025.

In 1969, the AL split into two divisions,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and the teams with the best records in each division played one another in the five-game ALCS to determine the pennant winner, who received (and continues to receive) the William Harridge Trophy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The trophy featured a golden eagle, the league's emblem, sitting atop a silver baseball and clutching the AL banner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2017, the trophy is all silver with a pennant on top. The trophy is named for Will Harridge, who was league president from 1931 to 1958.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The format of the ALCS was changed from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven format in the 1985 postseason.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 1995, an additional playoff series was added when MLB restructured into three divisions in each league.<ref name="realign">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An additional Wild Card Game was added in 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Beginning in 2022, three Wild Card teams and the divison winner with the worst record play in the three-game Wild Card Series, with the winners facing the other two of the East, Central, and West Division winners in the AL Division Series, a best-of-five playoff to determine the opponents who will play in the ALCS.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> AL pennant winners have gone on to win the World Series 68 times, most recently in 2023.

The New York Yankees have won 41 AL pennants,<ref name="NYY">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team, the Oakland Athletics, who have won 15.<ref name="ATH">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They are followed by the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, with 14 and 11 pennants won respectively.<ref name="BOS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="DET">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Yankees have the most pennants since the introduction of the ALCS in 1969 with 11, followed by the Athletics, Red Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles with 6, 6, and 5 respectively. The Yankees also hold the record for most wins by a pennant-winning team, with their 1998 team winning 114 out of 162 games,<ref name="98NYY">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> finishing 22 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.<ref name="98BOS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 1954 Cleveland Indians won the most games of any pennant winner under the pre-1969 system, winning 111 out of their 154 games<ref name="54CLE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and finishing eight games ahead of the Yankees.<ref name="54NYY">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Milwaukee Brewers won the AL pennant in 1982 but later moved to the NL starting in the 1998 season.<ref name="brewmove">Template:Cite news</ref>

The only current MLB franchise to have never won a league pennant—and therefore, to have never appeared in the World Series—is the Seattle Mariners.<ref name="World Series Club History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Key

Two men stand in front of a crowd shaking hands. The man on the left of the photo is wearing a tan suit and hat and the man on the right is wearing a light-colored pinstriped baseball uniform.

President Calvin Coolidge shakes hands with Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson celebrating the Senators' 1924 American League pennant, one of three won by the franchise while in Washington.

Year	Links to the corresponding "Major League Baseball season" article
Team	Links to the corresponding year in which the team played
Record	Regular season win–loss record
GA	Games ahead of the second-place team (1901–1968)
Ahead of	The second-place team (1901–1968)
Ref	Reference
	Won World Series (modern era only)
E	American League East division member (1969–present)
C	American League Central division member (1995–present)
W	American League West division member (1969–present)
†	Wild card team (1995–present)

Single table era (1901–1968)

File:1901 Chicago White Stockings.jpg

The Chicago White Stockings won the American League pennant in 1900 and 1901. The latter year was the AL's first season as a recognized "major league."

Year	Team	Manager	Record	GA	Ahead of	Manager	Ref
Template:Mlby	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Americans	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Browns	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Americans	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Americans	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Highlanders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Highlanders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Naps	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Highlanders	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	105–47	Template:Sort	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	100–54	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	St. Louis Browns	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Philadelphia Athletics	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	St. Louis Browns	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Washington Senators	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Cleveland Indians	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	109–53	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Minnesota Twins	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	New York Yankees	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Minnesota Twins	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Chicago White Sox	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Minnesota Twins	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Boston Red Sox	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Detroit Tigers	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	Template:Sortname	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

League Championship Series era (1969–present)

Year	Series	Winning team	Manager	Record	Games	Losing team	Manager	Record	Ref
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	109–53	3–0	Minnesota TwinsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	108–54	3–0	Minnesota TwinsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–0	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	101–60	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–2	Detroit TigersE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–2	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–1	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Boston Red SoxE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–0	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–2	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–2	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	102–60	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–1	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	102–57	3–1	California AngelsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–0	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	103–59	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:MlbyTemplate:Ref label	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–0	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Milwaukee BrewersE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–2	California AngelsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	3–1	Chicago White SoxW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Detroit TigersE	Template:Sortname	104–58	3–0	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Kansas City RoyalsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Boston Red SoxE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	California AngelsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Minnesota TwinsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Detroit TigersE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	104–58	4–0	Boston Red SoxE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	103–59	4–0	Boston Red SoxE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Minnesota TwinsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Chicago White SoxW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:MlbyTemplate:Ref label	Template:Alcsy	Cleveland IndiansC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Seattle MarinersW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	<ref name="realign"/>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Baltimore OriolesE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Cleveland IndiansC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	114–48	4–2	Cleveland IndiansC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Boston Red SoxE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Seattle MarinersW†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Seattle MarinersW	Template:Sortname	116–46	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Anaheim AngelsW†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Minnesota TwinsC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	Boston Red SoxE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Boston Red SoxE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	101–61	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Chicago White SoxC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimWTemplate:Ref label	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Detroit TigersC†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–0	Oakland AthleticsW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Tampa Bay RaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	Boston Red SoxE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	New York YankeesE	Template:Sortname	103–59	4–2	Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimWTemplate:Ref label	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Texas RangersW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	New York YankeesE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Texas RangersW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Detroit TigersC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Boston Red SoxE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Detroit TigersC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Kansas City RoyalsC†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–0	Baltimore OriolesE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Kansas City RoyalsC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–2	Toronto Blue JaysE	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Cleveland IndiansC	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–1	Toronto Blue JaysE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mlby	Template:Alcsy	Houston AstrosW	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	4–3	New York YankeesE†	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Notes

• Template:Note label A mid-season labor stoppage split the season into two halves. The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half in each division in the 1981 American League Division Series. The winners played in the 1981 ALCS for the American League pennant.<ref name="1981AL"/>
• Template:Note label The leagues were re-aligned in 1994 to three divisions and a wild card was added to the playoffs, but the labor stoppage cancelled the postseason. Wild cards were first used in the 1995 playoffs.<ref name="realign"/>
• Template:Note label While Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was the official name of the team,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Pennants won by franchise

Several men in suits stand behind a man holding a white baseball jersey which reads "BUSH 07" on it.

The Boston Red Sox won an American League pennant and the World Series in 2007, three years after accomplishing the same feat in 2004.

Team	Pennants won	Postseason appearances	Ref
New York YankeesTemplate:Ref label	41	59	<ref name="NYY"/>
AthleticsTemplate:Ref label	15	29	<ref name="ATH" />
Boston Red SoxTemplate:Ref label	14	25	<ref name="BOS" />
Detroit Tigers	11	17	<ref name="DET" />
Baltimore OriolesTemplate:Ref label	7	16	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Minnesota TwinsTemplate:Ref label	6	18	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cleveland GuardiansTemplate:Ref label	6	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Chicago White Sox	6	11	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kansas City Royals	4	10	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Houston AstrosTemplate:Ref label	4	9	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Toronto Blue Jays	3	10	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Texas RangersTemplate:Ref label	3	9	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tampa Bay RaysTemplate:Ref label	2	9	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Los Angeles AngelsTemplate:Ref label	1	10	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Milwaukee BrewersTemplate:Ref label	1	2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Seattle Mariners	0	5	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notes

• Template:Note label Also known as New York Highlanders. In addition to their 41 official pennants, the Yankees had the best record in the American League when the 1994 season was cut short by a labor dispute.<ref name="NYY"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics, and Oakland Athletics.<ref name="ATH"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Boston Americans.<ref name="BOS"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as St. Louis Browns and Milwaukee Brewers.<ref name="BAL"/> This does not refer to the New York Yankees, who were known as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901 and 1902.<ref name="NYY"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Washington Senators from 1901 to 1960<ref name="MIN"/> as called the Nationals from 1905 to 1955.
• Template:Note label Also known as Cleveland Bluebirds (Blues), Cleveland Bronchos, Cleveland Naps, and Cleveland Indians.<ref name="CLE"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Washington Senators from 1961 to 1971.<ref name="TEX"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Houston Colt .45's from 1962 to 1964. This does not include one National League pennant and nine playoff appearances.
• Template:Note label Also known as Anaheim Angels, California Angels, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.<ref name="ANA"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Tampa Bay Devil Rays.<ref name="TBR"/>
• Template:Note label Also known as Seattle Pilots in 1969. The Brewers were members of the American League through the 1997 season after which they switched to the National League.<ref name="MIL"/> This table records only the Brewers' American League accomplishments.

See also

• National League Championship Series
• List of National League pennant winners
• List of World Series champions

References

General

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External links

• Official League Championship Series Overview Template:Webarchive from Major League Baseball