# List of Major League Baseball seasons

This is a list of seasons of Major League Baseball.
* 1870s
* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s
* 1920s
* 1930s
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

## 1870s

| Year | National League champion |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps |
| 1879 | Providence Grays |

## 1880s

| Year | National League champion | American Association champion | Union Association champion | World's Championship Series champion |
| 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | – | – | – |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | – | – | – |
| 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | Cincinnati Red Stockings | – | – |
| 1883 | Boston Beaneaters | Philadelphia Athletics | – | – |
| 1884 | Providence Grays | New York Metropolitans | St. Louis Maroons | Providence Grays (3–0) |
| 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | St. Louis Browns | – | Tie, Chicago White Stockings and St. Louis Browns (3–3–1) |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | St. Louis Browns | – | St. Louis Browns (4–2) |
| 1887 | Detroit Wolverines | St. Louis Browns | – | Detroit Wolverines (10–5) |
| 1888 | New York Giants | St. Louis Browns | – | New York Giants (6–4) |
| 1889 | New York Giants | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | – | New York Giants (6–3) |

## 1890s

| Year | National League champion | American Association champion | Players' League champion | World's Championship Series / Temple Cup champion |
| 1890 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | Louisville Colonels | Boston Reds | Tie, Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Bridegrooms (3–3–1) |
| 1891 | Boston Beaneaters | Boston Reds | – | – |
| 1892 | Boston Beaneaters | – | – | Boston Beaneaters (5–0–1) |
| 1893 | Boston Beaneaters | – | – | – |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | – | – | New York Giants (4–0) |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | – | – | Cleveland Spiders (4–1) |
| 1896 | Baltimore Orioles | – | – | Baltimore Orioles (4–0) |
| 1897 | Boston Beaneaters | – | – | Baltimore Orioles (4–1) |
| 1898 | Boston Beaneaters | – | – | – |
| 1899 | Brooklyn Superbas | – | – | – |

## 1900s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series / Chronicle-Telegraph Cup champion |
| 1900 | – | Brooklyn Superbas | Brooklyn Superbas (3–1) |
| 1901 | Chicago White Stockings | Pittsburgh Pirates | – |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | Pittsburgh Pirates | – |
| 1903 | Boston Americans | Pittsburgh Pirates | Boston Americans (5–3) |
| 1904 | Boston Americans | New York Giants | – |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Giants | New York Giants (4–1) |
| 1906 | Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox (4–2) |
| 1907 | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs (4–0) |
| 1908 | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs (4–1) |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates (4–3) |

## 1910s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | Federal League champion | World Series champion |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago Cubs | – | Philadelphia Athletics (4–1) |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Giants | – | Philadelphia Athletics (4–2) |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox | New York Giants | – | Boston Red Sox (4–3) |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Giants | – | Philadelphia Athletics (4–1) |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | Boston Braves | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Boston Braves (4–0) |
| 1915 | Boston Red Sox | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago Whales | Boston Red Sox (4–1) |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox | Brooklyn Robins | – | Boston Red Sox (4–1) |
| 1917 | Chicago White Sox | New York Giants | – | Chicago White Sox (4–2) |
| 1918 | Boston Red Sox | Chicago Cubs | – | Boston Red Sox (4–2) |
| 1919 | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | – | Cincinnati Reds (5–3) |

## 1920s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | Negro National League I champion | Eastern Colored League champion | American Negro League champion | World Series champion | Colored World Series / NNL I Championship Series |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | Brooklyn Robins | Chicago American Giants | – | – | Cleveland Indians (5–2) | – |
| 1921 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | Chicago American Giants | – | – | New York Giants (5–3) | – |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | Chicago American Giants | – | – | New York Giants (4–0) | – |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | Kansas City Monarchs | Hilldale Club | – | New York Yankees (4–2) | – |
| 1924 | Washington Senators | New York Giants | Kansas City Monarchs | Hilldale Club | – | Washington Senators (4–3) | Kansas City Monarchs (5–4–1) |
| 1925 | Washington Senators | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Monarchs | Hilldale Club | – | Pittsburgh Pirates (4–3) | Hilldale Club (5–1) |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago American Giants | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | – | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) | Chicago American Giants (5–4–2) |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago American Giants | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | – | New York Yankees (4–0) | Chicago American Giants (5–3–1) |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Stars | League folded | – | New York Yankees (4–0) | St. Louis Stars (5–4) |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago Cubs | Kansas City Monarchs | – | Baltimore Black Sox | Philadelphia Athletics (4–1) | – |

## 1930s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | Negro National League I champion | Negro Southern League | East–West League | Negro National League II champion | Negro American League | World Series champion | NNL I / NSL / NNL II / NAL Championship Series |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Stars | – | – | – | – | Philadelphia Athletics (4–2) | St. Louis Stars (4–3) |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Stars | – | – | – | – | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) | – |
| 1932 | New York Yankees | Chicago Cubs | – | Chicago American Giants | League folded | – | – | New York Yankees (4–0) | Chicago American Giants (4–3) |
| 1933 | Washington Senators | New York Giants | – | – | – | Pittsburgh Crawfords | – | New York Giants (4–1) | – |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals | – | – | – | Philadelphia Stars | – | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) | Philadelphia Stars (4–3–1) |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | – | – | – | Pittsburgh Crawfords | – | Detroit Tigers (4–2) | Pittsburgh Crawfords (4–3) |
| 1936 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | – | – | – | Pittsburgh Crawfords | – | New York Yankees (4–2) | – |
| 1937 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | – | – | – | Homestead Grays | Kansas City Monarchs | New York Yankees (4–1) | Kansas City Monarchs (5–1–1) |
| 1938 | New York Yankees | Chicago Cubs | – | – | – | Homestead Grays | Memphis Red Sox | New York Yankees (4–0) | Memphis Red Sox (2–0) |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | – | – | – | Baltimore Elite Giants | Kansas City Monarchs | New York Yankees (4–0) | Baltimore Elite Giants (3–1–1) / Kansas City Monarchs (4–1–1) |

## 1940s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | Negro National League II champion | Negro American League | World Series champion | NNL II Championship Series / Negro World Series |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | Cincinnati Reds | Homestead Grays | Kansas City Monarchs | Cincinnati Reds (4–3) | – |
| 1941 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | Homestead Grays | Kansas City Monarchs | New York Yankees (4–1) | Homestead Grays (3–1) |
| 1942 | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Homestead Grays | Kansas City Monarchs | St. Louis Cardinals (4–1) | Kansas City Monarchs (4–0) |
| 1943 | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Homestead Grays | Birmingham Black Barons | New York Yankees (4–1) | Homestead Grays (4–3–1) |
| 1944 | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis Cardinals | Homestead Grays | Birmingham Black Barons | St. Louis Cardinals (4–2) | Homestead Grays (4–1) |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | Homestead Grays | Cleveland Buckeyes | Detroit Tigers (4–3) | Cleveland Buckeyes (4–0) |
| 1946 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | Newark Eagles | Kansas City Monarchs | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) | Newark Eagles (4–3) |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Cubans | Cleveland Buckeyes | New York Yankees (4–3) | New York Cubans (4–1–1) |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians | Boston Braves | Homestead Grays | Birmingham Black Barons | Cleveland Indians (4–2) | Homestead Grays (4–1) |
| 1949 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | – | – | New York Yankees (4–1) | – |

## 1950s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 1950 | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Yankees (4–0) |
| 1951 | New York Yankees | New York Giants | New York Yankees (4–2) |
| 1952 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees (4–3) |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees (4–2) |
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | New York Giants | New York Giants (4–0) |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3) |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees (4–3) |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | Milwaukee Braves | Milwaukee Braves (4–3) |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | Milwaukee Braves | New York Yankees (4–3) |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) |

## 1960s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates (4–3) |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees (4–1) |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees (4–3) |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–0) |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–3) |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baltimore Orioles (4–0) |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals | Detroit Tigers (4–3) |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | New York Mets | New York Mets (4–1) |

## 1970s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | Cincinnati Reds | Baltimore Orioles (4–1) |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates (4–3) |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | Cincinnati Reds | Oakland Athletics (4–3) |
| 1973 | Oakland Athletics | New York Mets | Oakland Athletics (4–3) |
| 1974 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics (4–1) |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati Reds (4–3) |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati Reds (4–0) |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees (4–2) |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees (4–2) |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates (4–3) |

## 1980s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies (4–2) |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Phillies | Baltimore Orioles (4–1) |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | San Diego Padres | Detroit Tigers (4–1) |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | St. Louis Cardinals | Kansas City Royals (4–3) |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | New York Mets | New York Mets (4–3) |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | St. Louis Cardinals | Minnesota Twins (4–3) |
| 1988 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–1) |
| 1989 | Oakland Athletics | San Francisco Giants | Oakland Athletics (4–0) |

## 1990s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 1990 | Oakland Athletics | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati Reds (4–0) |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves | Minnesota Twins (4–3) |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | Atlanta Braves | Toronto Blue Jays (4–2) |
| 1993 | Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays (4–2) |
| 1994 | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike |
| 1995 | Cleveland Indians | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves (4–2) |
| 1996 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves | New York Yankees (4–2) |
| 1997 | Cleveland Indians | Florida Marlins | Florida Marlins (4–3) |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | San Diego Padres | New York Yankees (4–0) |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves | New York Yankees (4–0) |

## 2000s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | New York Mets | New York Yankees (4–1) |
| 2001 | New York Yankees | Arizona Diamondbacks | Arizona Diamondbacks (4–3) |
| 2002 | Anaheim Angels | San Francisco Giants | Anaheim Angels (4–3) |
| 2003 | New York Yankees | Florida Marlins | Florida Marlins (4–2) |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox (4–0) |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | Houston Astros | Chicago White Sox (4–0) |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals (4–1) |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | Colorado Rockies | Boston Red Sox (4–0) |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies (4–1) |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Yankees (4–2) |

## 2010s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 2010 | Texas Rangers | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants (4–1) |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals (4–3) |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants (4–0) |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox (4–2) |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants (4–3) |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals | New York Mets | Kansas City Royals (4–1) |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs (4–3) |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | Los Angeles Dodgers | Houston Astros (4–3) |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers | Boston Red Sox (4–1) |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | Washington Nationals | Washington Nationals (4–3) |

## 2020s

| Year | American League champion | National League champion | World Series champion |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves (4–2) |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | Philadelphia Phillies | Houston Astros (4–2) |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | Arizona Diamondbacks | Texas Rangers (4–1) |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (4–1) |
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