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American League Central

By Patrick Mondout

The American League Central is a division of the American League featuring the Midwestern teams the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and the Minnesota Twins.

At a glance...
AL Central
Division Facts
Established 1994
Current
Teams
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

The division was created along with the NL Central when the leagues realigned in 1994.

See also: American League, AL East, AL West.

The composition of the division has changes as teams have moved around and other divisions have been formed. Here is how the AL Central has looked over time.

1994-1997:

1998-Present: The Milwaukee Brewers left for the new NL Central and the Detroit Tigers moved over from the AL East.

AL Central Champions by year

1994: None (due to strike; White Sox had a one game lead on the Indians)
1995: Cleveland Indians
1996: Cleveland Indians
1997: Cleveland Indians
1998: Cleveland Indians
1999: Cleveland Indians
2000: Chicago White Sox
2001: Cleveland Indians
2002: Minnesota Twins
2003: Minnesota Twins
2004: Minnesota Twins
2005: Chicago White Sox*

* - Won World Series

Wildcards

The wildcard entry to the Major League postseason was introduced in 1994, but no AL Central teams have ever made the postseason that way.

American League sources/bibliography:
American League Story, The by Lee Allen
American League: The Early Years (Images of Sports) by David Lee Poremba
The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present by David Pietrusza.
May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy by Andrew Zimbalist.
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.


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