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 YorkOaklandMontrealLos Angeles
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 West
1994Postseason canceled
1995BostonClevelandSeattleAtlantaCincinnatiLos Angeles
1996New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaSt. LouisSan Diego
1997BaltimoreClevelandSeattleAtlantaHoustonSan Francisco
1998New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaHoustonSan Diego
1999New YorkClevelandTexasAtlantaHoustonArizona
2000New YorkChicagoOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisSan Francisco
2001New YorkClevelandSeattleAtlantaHoustonArizona
2002New YorkMinnesotaOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisArizona
2003New YorkMinnesotaOaklandAtlantaChicagoSan Francisco
2004New YorkMinnesotaAnaheimAtlantaSt. LouisLos Angeles
2005New YorkChicagoLos AngelesAtlantaSt. LouisSan Diego
2006New YorkMinnesotaOaklandNew YorkSt. LouisSan Diego
2007BostonClevelandLos AngelesPhiladelphiaChicagoArizona
2008Tampa BayChicagoLos AngelesPhiladelphiaChicagoLos Angeles
2009New YorkMinnesotaLos AngelesPhiladelphiaSt. LouisLos Angeles
2010Tampa BayMinnesotaTexasPhiladelphiaCincinnatiSan Francisco
2011New YorkDetroitTexasPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeArizona
2012New YorkDetroitOaklandWashingtonCincinnatiSan Francisco
2013BostonDetroitOaklandAtlantaSt. LouisLos Angeles
2014BaltimoreDetroitLos AngelesWashingtonSt. LouisLos Angeles
2015TorontoKansas CityTexasNew YorkSt. LouisLos Angeles
2016BostonClevelandTexasWashingtonChicagoLos Angeles
2017BostonClevelandHoustonWashingtonChicagoLos Angeles
2018BostonClevelandHoustonAtlantaMilwaukeeLos Angeles
2019New YorkMinnesotaHoustonAtlantaSt. LouisLos Angeles
2020Tampa BayMinnesotaOaklandAtlantaChicagoLos Angeles
2021Tampa BayChicagoHoustonAtlantaMilwaukeeSan Francisco
2022New YorkClevelandHoustonAtlantaSt. LouisLos Angeles
2023BaltimoreMinnesotaHoustonAtlantaMilwaukeeLos Angeles

‡ 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.

Italics indicates the winner of the division series.

Bold indicates the winner of the League Championship Series

One Wild Card (1995–2011)

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
YearALNL
1994Postseason canceled
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 (2012–2019, 2021)

  • 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
2019OaklandTampa BayWashingtonMilwaukee
2020Format not used
2021BostonNew YorkLos AngelesSt. Louis

† For the 2020 season, the postseason consisted of eight teams per league; the top two teams in each division and two wild card teams from among the remaining teams.

Three Wild Cards (2022–present)

YearAL #1AL #2AL #3NL #1NL #2NL #3
2022TorontoSeattleTampa BayNew YorkSan DiegoPhiladelphia
2023Tampa BayTexasTorontoPhiladelphiaMiamiArizona

See also

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