American League Pennant Winners

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
Year Club Manager Won Lost Pct
1901 Chicago Clark C. Griffith 83 53 .610
1902 Philadelphia Connie Mack 83 53 .610
1903 Boston1 Jimmy Collins 91 47 .659
1904 Boston2 Jimmy Collins 95 59 .617
1905 Philadelphia Connie Mack 92 56 .622
1906 Chicago1 Fielder A. Jones 93 58 .616
1907 Detroit Hugh A. Jennings 92 58 .613
1908 Detroit Hugh A. Jennings 90 63 .588
1909 Detroit Hugh A. Jennings 98 54 .645
1910 Philadelphia1 Connie Mack 102 48 .680
1911 Philadelphia1 Connie Mack 101 50 .669
1912 Boston1 J. Garland Stahl 105 47 .691
1913 Philadelphia1 Connie Mack 96 57 .627
1914 Philadelphia Connie Mack 99 53 .651
1915 Boston1 William F. Carrigan 101 50 .669
1916 Boston1 William F. Carrigan 91 63 .591
1917 Chicago1 Clarence H. Rowland 100 54 .649
1918 Boston1 Ed Barrow 75 51 .595
1919 Chicago William Gleason 88 52 .629
1920 Cleveland1 Tris Speaker 98 56 .636
1921 New York Miller J. Huggins 98 55 .641
1922 New York Miller J. Huggins 94 60 .610
1923 New York1 Miller J. Huggins 98 54 .645
1924 Washington1 Stanley R. Harris 92 62 .597
1925 Washington Stanley R. Harris 96 55 .636
1926 New York Miller J. Huggins 91 63 .591
1927 New York1 Miller J. Huggins 110 44 .714
1928 New York1 Miller J. Huggins 101 53 .656
1929 Philadelphia1 Connie Mack 104 46 .693
1930 Philadelphia1 Connie Mack 102 52 .662
1931 Philadelphia Connie Mack 107 45 .704
1932 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 107 47 .695
1933 Washington Joseph E. Cronin 99 53 .651
1934 Detroit Gordon Cochrane 101 53 .656
1935 Detroit1 Gordon Cochrane 93 58 .616
1936 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 102 51 .667
1937 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 102 52 .662
1938 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 99 53 .651
1939 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 106 45 .702
1940 Detroit Delmar D. Baker 90 64 .584
1941 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 101 53 .656
1942 New York Joseph V. McCarthy 103 51 .669
1943 New York1 Joseph V. McCarthy 98 56 .636
1944 St. Louis Luke Sewell 89 65 .578
1945 Detroit1 Steve O'Neill 88 65 .575
1946 Boston Joseph E. Cronin 104 50 .675
1947 New York1 Stanley R. Harris 97 57 .630
1948 Cleveland1 Lou Boudreau 97 58 .626
1949 New York1 Casey Stengel 97 57 .630
1950 New York 1 Casey Stengel 98 56 .636
1951 New York1 Casey Stengel 98 56 .636
1952 New York1 Casey Stengel 95 59 .617
1953 New York1 Casey Stengel 99 52 .656
1954 Cleveland Al Lopez 111 43 .721
1955 New York Casey Stengel 96 58 .623
1956 New York1 Casey Stengel 97 57 .630
1957 New York Casey Stengel 98 56 .636
1958 New York1 Casey Stengel 92 62 .597
1959 Chicago Al Lopez 94 60 .610
1960 New York Casey Stengel 97 57 .630
1961 New York1 Ralph Houk 109 53 .673
1962 New York1 Ralph Houk 96 66 .593
1963 New York Ralph Houk 104 57 .646
1964 New York Yogi Berra 99 63 .611
1965 Minnesota Sam Mele 102 60 .630
1966 Baltimore1 Hank Bauer 97 53 .606
1967 Boston Dick Williams 92 70 .568
1968 Detroit1 Mayo Smith 103 59 .636
1969 Baltimore3 Earl Weaver 109 53 .673
1970 Baltimore1,3 Earl Weaver 108 54 .667
1971 Baltimore4 Earl Weaver 101 57 .639
1972 Oakland1,5 Dick Williams 93 62 .600
1973 Oakland1,6 Dick Williams 94 68 .580
1974 Oakland1,6 Alvin Dark 90 72 .556
1975 Boston4 Darrell Johnson 95 65 .594
1976 New York7 Billy Martin 97 62 .610
1977 New York1, 7 Billy Martin 100 62 .617
1978 New York1,7 Billy Martin and Bob Lemon 100 63 .613
1979 Baltimore8 Earl Weaver 102 57 .642
1980 Kansas City9 Jim Frey 97 65 .599
1981* New York4 Gene Michaeland Bob Lemon 59 48 .551
1982 Milwaukee8 Harvey Kuenn 95 67 .586
1983 Baltimore1, 10 Joe Altobelli 98 64 .605
1984 Detroit1,7 Sparky Anderson 104 58 .642
1985 Kansas City1,11 91 71 .562
1986 Boston8 John McNamara 95 66 .590
1987 Minnesota5 Tom Kelly 85 77 .525
1988 Oakland12 Tony LaRussa 104 58 .642
1989 Oakland1,11 Tony LaRussa 99 63 .611
1990 Oakland12 Tony LaRussa 103 59 .636
1991 Minnesota1,11 Tom Kelly 95 67 .586
1992 Toronto1,4 Cito Gaston 96 66 .593
1993 Toronto1,10 Cito Gaston 95 67 .586
1994 Strike ended season Aug. 11. No playoffs, no pennant winner.
1995 Cleveland13 Mike Hargrove 100 44 .694
1996 New York1,6 Joe Torre 92 70 .568
1997 Cleveland6 Mike Hargrove 86 75 .534
1998 New York1, 14 Joe Torre 114 48 .704
1999 New York1, 15 Joe Torre 98 64 .605
2000 New York1, 16 Joe Torre 87 74 .540
2001 New York13 Joe Torre 95 65 .594
2002 Anaheim17 Mike Scioscia 99 63 .611
2003 New York15 Joe Torre 101 61 .623
2004 Boston9 Terry Francona 98 64 .605
2005 Chicago White Sox18 Ozzie Guillen 99 63 .611
2006 Detroit Tigers19 Jim Leyland 95 67 .586
2007 Boston1,14 Terry Francona 96 66 .593
*Split season because of players' strike.
1. World Series winner.
2. No World Series.
3. Defeated Minnesota, Western Division winner, in playoff.
4. Defeated Oakland, Western Division Leader, in playoff.
5. Defeated Detroit, Eastern Division winner, in playoff.
6. Defeated Baltimore, Eastern Division winner, in playoff.
7. Defeated Kansas City, Western Division winner, in playoff.
8. Defeated California, Western Division winner, in playoff.
9. Defeated New York, Eastern Division winner, in playoff.
10. Defeated Chicago, Western Division winner, in playoff.
11. Defeated Toronto, Eastern Division winner, in playoff.
12. Defeated Boston, Eastern division winner, in playoffs.
13. Defeated Seattle Mariners, Western Division winner, in playoff.
14. Defeated Cleveland Indians, Central Division winner, in playoff.
15. Defeated Boston Red Sox, Eastern Division wild-card team, in playoffs.
16. Defeated Seattle Mariners, Western Division wild-card team, in playoff.
17. Defeated Minnesota Twins, Central Division winner, in playoff.
18. Defeated Los Angeles Angels, Western Division winner, in playoff.
19. Defeated Oakland Athletics, Western Division winner, in playoff.

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