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American League CentralLeague| American League

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Sport| Major League Baseball
Founded| 1994
No. of teams| 5
Most recent
champion(s)| Cleveland Guardians
(2024; 12th title)
Most titles| Cleveland Guardians (12)

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White Sox

Twins

Tigers

Royals

Guardians

American League Central Teams Location

The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all located in the Midwestern United States. Along with the National League East, the AL Central is one of two divisions in the Major Leagues in which all of its members have won a World Series title. In fact, each team has captured at least two World Series championships. The Kansas City Royals were the most recent team from the division to win the World Series.[1]

## Division membership

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### Current members

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* Chicago White Sox – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
* Cleveland Guardians – Founding member; formerly of the AL East; known as the Cleveland Indians until 2021
* Detroit Tigers – Joined in 1998; formerly of the AL East
* Kansas City Royals – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
* Minnesota Twins – Founding member; formerly of the AL West

### Former member

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* Milwaukee Brewers – Founding member, moved into the NL Central in 1998

### Membership timeline

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Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

AL Central Division[A]

Years
94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland
Guardians[B]
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee
Brewers[C] |
Minnesota Twins
| Detroit Tigers[C]
Team not in division   Division won World Series   Division won AL Championship

A The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins came from the AL West, and the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers from the AL East.
B The Cleveland Guardians were known as the Cleveland Indians until November 2021.
C Due to expansion in 1998 and the placement of the new Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the AL East, the Tigers moved to the Central. To give each league an even number of teams, the Brewers moved to the NL Central.

## Champions by year

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The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals are the only teams from the AL Central division to have won the World Series since the league realignment in 1994.

* Team names link to the season in which each team played

Year  | Winner  | Record  | %  | Playoff Results

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1994§  | No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1995  | Cleveland Indians (1) | 100–44  | .694  | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Mariners) 4–2
Lost World Series (Braves) 4–2
1996  | Cleveland Indians (2) | 99–62  | .615  | Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–1
1997  | Cleveland Indians (3) | 86–75  | .534  | Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–2
Lost World Series (Marlins) 4–3
1998  | Cleveland Indians (4) | 89–73  | .549  | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
1999  | Cleveland Indians (5) | 97–65  | .599  | Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–2
2000  | Chicago White Sox (1) | 95–67  | .586  | Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–0
2001  | Cleveland Indians (6) | 91–71  | .562  | Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–2
2002  | Minnesota Twins (1) | 94–67  | .584  | Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Angels) 4–1
2003  | Minnesota Twins (2) | 90–72  | .556  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2004  | Minnesota Twins (3) | 92–70  | .568  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2005  | Chicago White Sox (2) | 99–63  | .611  | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Angels) 4–1
Won World Series (Astros) 4–0
2006  | Minnesota Twins (4) | 96–66  | .593  | Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0
2007  | Cleveland Indians (7) | 96–66  | .593  | Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3
2008  | Chicago White Sox (3)** | 89–74  | .546  | Lost ALDS (Rays) 3–1
2009  | Minnesota Twins (5)# | 87–76  | .534  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2010  | Minnesota Twins (6) | 94–68  | .580  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2011  | Detroit Tigers (1) | 95–67  | .586  | Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Rangers) 4–2
2012  | Detroit Tigers (2) | 88–74  | .543  | Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–0
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–0
2013  | Detroit Tigers (3) | 93–69  | .574  | Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–2
2014  | Detroit Tigers (4) | 90–72  | .556  | Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–0
2015  | Kansas City Royals (1) | 95–67  | .586  | Won ALDS (Astros) 3–2
Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2
Won World Series (Mets) 4–1
2016  | Cleveland Indians (8) | 94–67  | .584  | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Lost World Series (Cubs) 4–3
2017  | Cleveland Indians (9) | 102–60  | .630  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2018  | Cleveland Indians (10) | 91–71  | .562  | Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–0
2019  | Minnesota Twins (7) | 101–61  | .623  | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2020***  | Minnesota Twins (8) | 36–24  | .600  | Lost ALWC (Astros) 2–0
2021  | Chicago White Sox (4) | 93–69  | .574  | Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2022  | Cleveland Guardians (11) | 92–70  | .568  | Won ALWC (Rays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2023  | Minnesota Twins (9) | 87–75  | .537  | Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2024  | Cleveland Guardians (12) | 92–69  | .571  | Won ALDS (Tigers) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1

* Due to the 1994 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no winner was determined. The Chicago White Sox were leading at the time that the strike began.

** In 2008, the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox finished the season with the identical records. The White Sox won the one-game playoff 1–0.

# In 2009, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers finished the season with identical records. The Twins won the one-game playoff 6–5 in 12 innings.

*** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Cleveland also qualified for the playoffs. The Indians were tied with the Chicago White Sox but won the runner-up honors with a better head-to-head record (Indians won the season series 8–2 over the White Sox).

## Other postseason teams

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Main article: List of American League Wild Card winners

In 1994, the Cleveland Indians were sitting atop the wild-card standings and would have qualified for the postseason as the AL's first wild card but on August 12 of that year, the season came to an early end due to a players strike, cancelling the remainder of the regular season and postseason. The 2006 Detroit Tigers were the first team from the Central to qualify as the wild card. MLB revamped the postseason starting in 2012, creating a new single-game playoff where two wildcards competed against each other while the division winners each received a bye. The winner of the American League wild card game moved on to face the top-seeded team of the AL in the American League Division Series. In 2013, the Indians became the first team from the AL Central to qualify as a wild card under the new postseason format. In 2014, the Kansas City Royals ended a 29-year postseason drought returning to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1985.

In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

Year  | Winner  | Record  | %  | GB  | Playoff Results

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2006  | Detroit Tigers | 95–67  | .586  | 1  | Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–0
Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–1
2013  | Cleveland Indians | 92–70  | .568  | 1  | Lost ALWC (Rays)
2014  | Kansas City Royals | 89–73  | .549  | 1  | Won ALWC (Athletics)
Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0
Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–0
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–3
2017  | Minnesota Twins | 85–77  | .525  | 17  | Lost ALWC (Yankees)
2020†  | Cleveland Indians | 35–25  | .583  | 1  | Lost ALWC (Yankees) 2–0
Chicago White Sox | 35–25  | .583  | 1  | Lost ALWC (Athletics) 2–1
2024  | Kansas City Royals** | 86–76  | .531  | 6+1⁄2 | Won ALWC (Orioles) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Detroit Tigers** | 86–76  | .531  | 6+1⁄2 | Won ALWC (Astros) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Guardians) 3–2

† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The White Sox were tied with the Cleveland Indians but lost the runner-up honors due to an inferior head-to-head record (White Sox lost the season series 2–8 to the Indians).

(**) The Tigers and Royals were tied for the 2nd Wild Card spot, but the Royals earned the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the regular season series 7–6.

## Season results

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(#) | Denotes team that won the World Series

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(#) | Denotes team that won the American League pennant, but lost World Series
(#) | Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason
Season | Team (record)

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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th

* 1994: The American League Central was formed with five members. The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers joined from the American League East. The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins joined from the American League West. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and World Series was also cancelled.

1994 | Chicago White Sox (67–46) | Cleveland (66–47) | Kansas City (64–51) | Minnesota (53–60) | Milwaukee (53–62)
1995 | (1) Cleveland (100–44) | Kansas City (70–74) | Chicago White Sox (68–76) | Milwaukee (65–79) | Minnesota (56–88)
1996 | (1) Cleveland (99–62) | Chicago White Sox (85–77) | Milwaukee (80–82) | Minnesota (78–84) | Kansas City (75–86)
1997 | (3) Cleveland (86–75) | Chicago White Sox (80–81) | Milwaukee (78–83) | Minnesota (68–94) | Kansas City (67–94)

* 1998: The Detroit Tigers joined from the American League East. The Milwaukee Brewers left to join the National League Central.

1998 | (2) Cleveland (89–73) | Chicago White Sox (80–82) | Kansas City (72–89) | Minnesota (70–92) | Detroit (65–97)
1999 | (1) Cleveland (97–65) | Chicago White Sox (75–86) | Detroit (69–92) | Kansas City (64–97) | Minnesota (63–97)
2000 | (1) Chicago White Sox (95–67) | Cleveland (90–72) | Detroit (79–83) | Kansas City (77–85) | Minnesota (69–93)
2001 | (3) Cleveland (91–71) | Minnesota (85–77) | Chicago White Sox (83–79) | Detroit (66–96) | Kansas City (65–97)
2002 | (3) Minnesota (94–67) | Chicago White Sox (81–81) | Cleveland (74–88) | Kansas City (62–100) | Detroit (55–106)
2003 | (3) Minnesota (90–72) | Chicago White Sox (86–76) | Kansas City (83–79) | Cleveland (68–94) | Detroit (43–119)
2004 | (3) Minnesota[a] (92–70) | Chicago White Sox (83–79) | Cleveland (80–82) | Detroit (72–90) | Kansas City (58–104)
2005 | (1) Chicago White Sox (99–63) | Cleveland (93–69) | Minnesota (83–79) | Detroit (71–91) | Kansas City (56–106)
2006 | (2) Minnesota (96–66) | (4) Detroit (95–67) | Chicago White Sox (90–72) | Cleveland (78–84) | Kansas City (62–100)
2007 | (2) Cleveland[b] (96–66) | Detroit (88–74) | Minnesota (79–83) | Chicago White Sox (72–90) | Kansas City (69–93)
2008 | (3) Chicago White Sox[c] (89–74) | Minnesota (88–75) | Cleveland (81–81) | Kansas City (75–87) | Detroit (74–88)
2009 | (3) Minnesota[d] (87–76) | Detroit (86–77) | Chicago White Sox (79–83) | Cleveland (65–97) | Kansas City (65–97)
2010 | (2) Minnesota (94–68) | Chicago White Sox (88–74) | Detroit (81–81) | Cleveland (69–93) | Kansas City (67–95)
2011 | (3) Detroit (95–67) | Cleveland (80–82) | Chicago White Sox (79–83) | Kansas City (71–91) | Minnesota (63–99)
2012 | (3) Detroit (88–74) | Chicago White Sox (85–77) | Kansas City (72–90) | Cleveland (68–94) | Minnesota (66–96)
2013 | (3) Detroit (93–69) | (4) Cleveland (92–70) | Kansas City (86–76) | Minnesota (66–96) | Chicago White Sox (63–99)
2014 | (3) Detroit (90–72) | (4) Kansas City (89–73) | Cleveland (85–77) | Chicago White Sox (73–89) | Minnesota (70–92)
2015 | (1) Kansas City (95–67) | Minnesota (83–79) | Cleveland (81–80) | Chicago White Sox (76–86) | Detroit (74–87)
2016 | (2) Cleveland (94–67) | Detroit (86–75) | Kansas City (81–81) | Chicago White Sox (78–84) | Minnesota (59–103)
2017 | (1) Cleveland (102–60) | (5) Minnesota (85–77) | Kansas City (80–82) | Chicago White Sox (67–95) | Detroit (64–98)
2018 | (3) Cleveland (91–71) | Minnesota (78–84) | Detroit (64–98) | Chicago White Sox (62–100) | Kansas City (58–104)
2019 | (3) Minnesota (101–61) | Cleveland (93–69) | Chicago White Sox (72–89) | Kansas City (59–103) | Detroit (47–114)

* 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.

2020 | (3) Minnesota (36–24) | (4) Cleveland[e] (35–25) | (7) Chicago White Sox (35–25) | Kansas City (26–34) | Detroit (23–35)
2021 | (3) Chicago White Sox (93–69) | Cleveland (80–82) | Detroit (77–85) | Kansas City (74–88) | Minnesota (73–89)

* 2022: The Cleveland Indians were rebranded as the Cleveland Guardians following the name and logo controversy surrounding the brand.

2022 | (3) Cleveland (92–70) | Chicago White Sox (81–81) | Minnesota (78–84) | Detroit (66–96) | Kansas City (65–97)
2023 | (3) Minnesota (87–75) | Detroit (78–84) | Cleveland (76–86) | Chicago White Sox (61–101) | Kansas City (56–106)
2024 | (2) Cleveland (92–69) | (5) Kansas City[f] (86–76) | (6) Detroit[f] (86–76) | Minnesota (82–80) | Chicago White Sox (41–121)

Notes and Tiebreakers

* a Minnesota and Anaheim of the American League West were tied for the second and third seed, but the Twins were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 5–4.
* b Cleveland and Boston of the American League East were tied for the first and second seed, but the Indians were relegated to the second seed by losing the season series 5–2.
* c Chicago and Minnesota were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The White Sox won 1–0 to claim the division crown.
* d Minnesota and Detroit were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The Twins won 6–5 in 12 innings to claim the division crown.
* e Cleveland and Chicago were tied for the fourth and seventh seed, but the Indians claimed the fourth seed by winning the season series 8–2.
* f Kansas City and Detroit were tied for the fifth seed and the second Wild Card berth, but the Royals claimed the second Wild Card spot by winning the season series 7–6.

## AL Central statistics

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Team  | Division championships  | Postseason records[a]

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Number  | Year(s)  | Most recent  | Wild Card[b] | ALWC | ALDS | ALCS | World Series
Current Teams in Division
Cleveland Guardians[c] | 12  | 1995–1999, 2001, 2007, 2016–2018, 2022, 2024  | 2024  | 2  | 1–2  | 6–6  | 3–3  | 0–3
Minnesota Twins | 9  | 2002–2004, 2006, 2009*, 2010, 2019–2020, 2023  | 2023  | 1  | 1–2  | 1–7  | 0–1  | 0–0
Chicago White Sox | 4  | 2000, 2005, 2008*, 2021  | 2021  | 1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–0
Detroit Tigers | 4  | 2011–2014  | 2014  | 2  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 0–2
Kansas City Royals | 1  | 2015  | 2015  | 2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1
Former Team in Division
Milwaukee Brewers†  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0
Total | 30 | 1995–present | 2024 | 8 | 5‍–‍5 | 14‍–‍19 | 8‍–‍6 | 2‍–‍6

* – Won division via tiebreaker
† indicates no longer in division or part of AL since 1998

Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

## Rivalries

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* Tigers–White Sox rivalry
* Twins–White Sox rivalry

## See also

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* American League East
* American League West
* National League East
* National League Central
* National League West

## Notes

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1. ^ Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the AL Central
2. ^ Number of times qualifying as a wild card team
3. ^ Formerly known as Cleveland Indians

## References

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1. ^ "Kansas City Royals Beat New York Mets 7-2 to Win World Series". grasswire.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

Cleveland Guardians

* Established in 1894
Former names (all in Cleveland unless noted) - Grand Rapids Rustlers, Lake Shores, Bluebirds, Bronchos, Naps, Indians
Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* No-hitters
* Award winners
* First-round draft picks
* Broadcasters

Ballparks|

* League Park
* Cleveland Stadium
* Progressive Field

* Spring training: Athletic Park
* Heinemann Park
* Henley Field
* Terry Park Ballfield
* Clearwater Athletic Field
* Hi Corbett Field
* Chain of Lakes Park
* Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and lore|

* 1910 Chalmers Award
* 1948 AL tie-breaker game
* 1994 corked bat incident
* 2013 AL Wild Card Game
* 2021 MLB Little League Classic
* 22-game win streak
* The Longest Scoreless Tie
* Addie Joss Benefit Game
* Addie Joss' perfect game
* Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game
* Chief Wahoo
* "Cleveland Rocks"
* Cleveland sports curse
* Curse of Rocky Colavito
* Guardians of Traffic
* Indians name and logo controversy
* John Adams
* Len Barker's perfect game
* Major League
* Major League II
* Moneyball
* Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)
* Slider
* Ten Cent Beer Night
* The Catch
* The Kid from Cleveland
* The Pitch That Killed

Rivalries|

* Ohio Cup
* Cincinnati Reds

Key personnel|

* Owner/Chairman/CEO: Paul J. Dolan
* President: Chris Antonetti
* General manager: Mike Chernoff
* Manager: Stephen Vogt

Postseason appearances (17)|

* 1920
* 1948
* 1954
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* 2007
* 2013
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

Division championships (12)|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* 2007
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2022
* 2024

American League pennants (6)|

* 1920
* 1948
* 1954
* 1995
* 1997
* 2016

World Series championships (2)|

* 1920
* 1948

Hall of Famers|

* Averill
* Boudreau
* Coveleski
* Doby
* Dudley (FCFA)
* Feller
* Flick
* Graney (FCFA)
* Hamilton (FCFA)
* Joss
* Lajoie
* Lemon
* Sewell
* Speaker
* Thome
* Wynn

Minors|

* Triple-A: Columbus Clippers
* Double-A: Akron RubberDucks
* High-A: Lake County Captains
* Single-A: Lynchburg Hillcats
* Rookie: Arizona Complex League Guardians
* Dominican Summer League Guardians Goryl
* Dominican Summer League Guardians Mendoza

Seasons (131)

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

Detroit Tigers

* Established in 1894
* Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Award winners and league leaders
* Players
* First-round draft picks
* Managers
* Coaches
* Owners and executives
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* Bennett Park
* Tiger Stadium
* Comerica Park

* Spring training: Whittington Park
* Plant Field
* Bosse Field
* Henley Field
* Joker Marchant Stadium

Culture|

* T206 Ty Cobb
* Li'l Rastus
* Paws
* "Detroit Rock City"
* "The Bird"
* The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych
* One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
* Magnum, P.I. (reboot)
* Tiger Town
* Cobb
* For Love of the Game
* The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
* Bless You Boys
* "The Singing Hot Dog Man"
* "Roar (song)"
* Ball Park Franks

Lore|

* 1910 Chalmers Award
* 1912 suspension of Ty Cobb
* replacement players
* Disco Demolition Night
* 2009 AL Central tie-breaker game
* 28-out perfect game
* MLB in Omaha

Rivalries|

* Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 5
* 6
* 10
* 11
* 16
* 23
* 42
* 47

Minor league affiliates|

* Player overview
* Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens
* Double-A: Erie SeaWolves
* High-A: West Michigan Whitecaps
* Single-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers
* Rookie: FCL Tigers
* DSL Tigers 1
* DSL Tigers 2

Key personnel|

* Owner: Christopher Ilitch
* President of baseball operations: Scott Harris
* General Manager: Jeff Greenberg
* Manager: A. J. Hinch

World Series
championships (4)|

* 1935
* 1945
* 1968
* 1984

American League pennants (11)|

* American League: 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1934
* 1935
* 1940
* 1945
* 1968
* 1984
* 2006
* 2012

Division titles (7)|

* East: 1972
* 1984
* 1987
* Central: 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014

Wild card berths (2)|

* 2006
* 2024

Broadcasters|

* TV: Bally Sports Detroit
* Matt Shepard
* Kirk Gibson
* Jack Morris
* Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network
* WXYT-FM
* Dan Dickerson
* Jim Price
* History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters

Seasons (123)

1900s|

· 1900 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

Kansas City Royals

* Established in 1969
* Based in Kansas City, Missouri

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion and draft
* Seasons
* Current roster
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* All-time roster
* First-round draft picks
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards and league leaders
* Royals Academy
* Broadcasting
* FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
* KSMO-TV

Ballparks|

Municipal Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
New Royals Stadium (proposed)
Spring training
Terry Park
Baseball City Stadium
Surprise Stadium

Culture|

* Sluggerrr
* Denny Matthews
* Ryan Lefebvre
* George Toma
* American Royal
* "Royals" (song)

Lore|

* Pine Tar Incident
* The Call
* 2014 AL Wild Card Game
* MLB in Omaha
* A drive into deep left field by Castellanos
* Bo Knows

Team Hall of Fame|

* Steve Busby
* Amos Otis
* Dick Howser
* Cookie Rojas
* Paul Splittorff
* Dennis Leonard
* Hal McRae
* Joe Burke
* Larry Gura
* Freddie Patek
* Ewing Kauffman
* George Brett
* Frank White
* Muriel Kauffman
* John Mayberry
* Dan Quisenberry
* Whitey Herzog
* Willie Wilson
* Jeff Montgomery
* Denny Matthews
* Bret Saberhagen
* Mark Gubicza
* Art Stewart
* Kevin Appier
* Mike Sweeney
* Ned Yost
* Bo Jackson
* Cedric Tallis
* Alex Gordon

Retired numbers|

* 5
* 10
* 20
* 42

Minor league
affiliates|

Triple-A
Omaha Storm Chasers
Double-A
Northwest Arkansas Naturals
High-A
Quad Cities River Bandits
Single-A
Columbia Fireflies
Rookie
ACL Royals
DSL Royals Fortuna
DSL Royals Ventura

Key personnel|

* Owner: John Sherman
* President of Baseball Operations & General Manager: J. J. Picollo
* Manager: Matt Quatraro

World Series
championships (2)|

* 1985
* 2015

American League
pennants (4)|

* 1980
* 1985
* 2014
* 2015

Division titles|

West
1976
1977
1978
1980
1981 (second half)
1984
1985
Central
2015
Wild Card
2014
2024

Seasons (57)

1960s|

* 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 ·  1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

Minnesota Twins

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Washington Senators
* Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise|

* History
* in Washington, D.C.
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* American League Park
* National Park
* Griffith Stadium
* Metropolitan Stadium
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
* Target Field

* Spring Training: Plant Field
* Biloxi Stadium
* Tinker Field
* Hammond Stadium

Culture and lore|

* Presidential first pitch
* Homer Hanky
* Little Big League
* Major League: Back to the Minors
* Continental League
* "We're Gonna Win Twins"
* "Marching On Together"
* AL Central tie-breaker games
* 2008
* 2009
* Damn Yankees
* musical
* 1958 film
* 1967 film
* The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
* 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan
* Statue of Calvin Griffith
* "And we'll see you tomorrow night!"
* 0-18 finally ends

Rivalries|

* Chicago White Sox

Key personnel|

* Owner Jim Pohlad
* President Dave St. Peter
* Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
* General manager Thad Levine
* Manager Rocco Baldelli

World Series
championships (3)|

* 1924
* 1987
* 1991

Pennants (6)|

* American League: 1924
* 1925
* 1933
* 1965
* 1987
* 1991

Division titles (13)|

West
1969
1970
1987
1991
Central
2002
2003
2004
2006
2009
2010
2019
2020
2023

Wild Card titles (1)|

2017

Minor league affiliates|

Selected current minor league players
Triple-A
St. Paul Saints
Double-A
Wichita Wind Surge
High-A
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Single-A
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Rookie
FCL Twins
DSL Twins

Seasons (125)

1900s|

* 1900 . 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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