If the team that finished 2nd (1901-1968) or lost the League Championship Series (1969-2024) won the Pennant instead, the American League's Pennant count would be as follows:
1. New York Yankees, 16: 1904, 1906, 1910, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1954, 1980, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019. So the Yankees still rank 1st. However, as you'll soon see, it's close, and there's a more even distribution.
2. Boston Red Sox, 15: 1901, 1914, 1917, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2021.
3. Cleveland Guardians (formerly Cleveland Indians), 15: 1908, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1926, 1940, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1998, 2007, 2024.
4. Detroit Tigers, 14: 1911, 1915, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1961, 1972, 1987, 2011, 2013.
5. The Athletics (formerly Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, and Oakland Athletics), 12: 1903, 1907, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1992, 2006.
6. Minnesota Twins (formerly Washington Senators), 11: 1912, 1913, 1930, 1943, 1945, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 2002.
7. Chicago White Sox, 10: 1905, 1916, 1920, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1983, 1993.
8. Baltimore Orioles (formerly St. Louis Browns), 9: 1902, 1922, 1960, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2014.
9. Kansas City Royals, 5: 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984.
10. Los Angeles Angels (formerly California Angels and Anaheim Angels): 1979, 1982, 1986, 2005, 2009.
11. Toronto Blue Jays, 5: 1985, 1989, 1991, 2015, 2016.
12 .Seattle Mariners 3: 1995, 2000, 2001.
13. Houston Astros (joined the AL in 2013), 3: 2018, 2020, 2023.
14. Tampa Bay Rays, none.
15. Texas Rangers, none.
16. Milwaukee Brewers, none. No longer in the AL.
No comments:
Post a Comment