Pennants Won, 1871-2017

Ties broken by most recent.

1. New York Yankees, 40: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009.

2. St. Louis Cardinals, 23: 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013.

3. Chicago Cubs, 17: 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945, 2016.

4. Boston Red Sox, 13: 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013.

5. Detroit Tigers, 11: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012.

6. Los Angeles Dodgers, 10: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 2017. Plus 13 in Brooklyn: 1889, 1890, 1899, 1900, 1916, 1920, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, for a total of 23, but I'm only counting the L.A. Pennants here.

7. Cincinnati Reds, 10: 1882, 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990.

8. Pittsburgh Pirates, 9: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1960, 1971, 1979.

9. Philadelphia Phillies, 7: 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009.

10. Cleveland Indians, 6: 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997, 2016. Interestingly, every Indian Pennant up until 1997 was followed the next year by a Yankee Pennant.

11. San Francisco Giants, 6: 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014. Plus 17 in New York: 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, for a total of 23, but I'm only counting the San Francisco Pennants here.

12. Chicago White Sox, 6: 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005.

13. Oakland Athletics, 6: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990. Plus 9 more in Philadelphia, 1902, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, for a total of 15, but I'm not counting those here.

14. Baltimore Orioles, 6: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983. Plus 1944 as the St. Louis Browns, making 7, but I'm not counting that here.

15. New York Mets, 5: 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000, 2015.

16. Atlanta Braves, 5: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999. Plus 2 more in Milwaukee, 1957 and 1958. Plus 13 more in Boston, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1883, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1914. The total is 20, but I'm only counting the Atlanta Pennants here.

17. Kansas City Royals, 4: 1980, 1985, 2014, 2015.

18. Minnesota Twins, 3: 1965, 1987, 1991. Plus 3 more as the Washington Senators, 1924, 1925 1933, making 6, but I'm not counting those here.

19. Houston Astros, 2: 2005, 2017.

20, Texas Rangers, 2: 2010, 2011.

21. Miami Marlins, 2: 1997, 2003.

22. San Diego Padres, 2: 1984, 1998.

23. Toronto Blue Jays, 2: 1992, 1993.

24. Tampa Bay Rays, 1: 2008.

25. Colorado Rockies, 1: 2007.

26. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 1: 2002.

27. Arizona Diamondbacks, 1: 2001.

28. Milwaukee Brewers, 1: 1982.

29. Seattle Mariners, none. They're ahead of Montreal/Washington because of longevity.

30. Washington Nationals, none: Not even 1 as the Montreal Expos.

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Overall:

1. Yankees, 40
2. Dodgers, 23
3. Giants, 23
4. Cardinals, 23
5. Braves, 20
6. Cubs, 17
7. A's, 15
8. Red Sox, 13
9. Tigers, 11
10. Reds, 10
11. Pirates, 9
12. Phillies, 7
13. Browns/Orioles, 7
14. Indians, 6
15. White Sox, 6
16. Senators/Twins, 6
17. Mets, 5
18. Royals, 4
19. Astros, 2
20. Rangers, 2
21. Marlins, 2
22. Padres, 2
23. Blue Jays, 2
24. Rays, 1
25. Rockies, 1
26. Angels, 1
27. Diamondbacks, 1
28. Brewers, 1
29. Mariners, 0
30. Expos/Nationals, 0

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By City:

1. New York, 75
2. Boston, 26
3. St. Louis, 24
4. Chicago, 23
5. Philadelphia, 16
6. San Francisco Bay Area, 12
7. Los Angeles, 11
8. Detroit, 11
9. Cincinnati, 10
10. Pittsburgh, 9
11. Cleveland, 6
12. Baltimore, 6
13. Atlanta, 5
14. Minneapolis, 3
15. Milwaukee, 3
16. Washington, 3
17. Kansas City, 4
18. Houston, 2
19. Dallas, 2
20. Miami, 2
21. San Diego, 2
22. Toronto, 2
23. Tampa Bay, 1
24. Denver, 1
25. Phoenix, 1
26. Seattle, 0