Champions by League

Minor League champions

Minor League Baseball has been around since the 1870s and its teams have been celebrating championships for nearly 100 years across the U.S. and Canada, writing their names into the baseball history books each autumn. Take a look back at which clubs earned trophies over the years -- select a league below:

2021 (Triple-A East)

Durham claims Triple-A Final Stretch championship

The Durham Bulls went 9-1 over the final 10 games of the season to win the Triple-A Final Stretch championship.

Minor League Baseball announced on July 14 that 10 games would be added to the end of the 2021 schedule after the start of the season was delayed by nearly a month. The 10 games were dubbed the Triple-A Final Stretch and a cash award was presented to the Bulls for posting the best record over the 10-game span.

The Bulls were also regular season champions of the Triple-A East with a 77-43 record. The Buffalo Bisons went 8-1 and were the runner up in the Final Stretch competition.

2019 (Triple-A West)

Avelino, River Cats sweep way to PCL title

When the ball came off the bat, it appeared as though Abiatal Avelino had grounded into an inning-ending, rally-killing double play as Sacramento trailed Round Rock by a run in the eighth inning on Friday night. Moments later, it became clear the ball -- and the game -- were heading in a different direction.

The Giants' No. 27 prospect lined a single off the glove of pitcher Ralph Garza to produce the tying and go-ahead runs as the River Cats completed a three-game sweep of the Express with a 7-5 win, capturing their first Pacific Coast League Championship in 11 years.

International League champions

Mayo, Holliday lead Tides to first IL title in 38 years

On the same night the big league club clinched its first AL East crown since 2014 with its 100th victory of the season, the Triple-A Norfolk Tides put an exclamation mark on their winningest season by capturing the International League championship for the first time in 38 years.

Norfolk captured the IL's Governors' Cup by blanking the two-time defending champion Durham Bulls, 7-0, in the decisive Game 3 of the Championship Series in front of an enthralled home crowd at Harbor Park.

The crown, which marked the team’s first league title since 1985, was the early capper to the Orioles affiliate's first postseason appearance since 2015.

“Whether it's the big leagues or it's the Minor Leagues, [playoff runs] are tough to come by and you're gonna remember the guys next to you in this room,” Tides manager Buck Britton said.

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Norfolk Tides	Durham Bulls	2-1
2022	Durham Bulls	Nashville Sounds	Result
2021	Durham Bulls	Buffalo Bisons	Result
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Columbus Clippers	Durham Bulls	3-0
2018	Durham Bulls	Scranton/WB RailRiders	3-2
2017	Durham Bulls	Scranton/WB RailRiders	3-1
2016	Scranton/WB RailRiders	Gwinnett Braves	3-1
2015	Columbus Clippers	Indianapolis Indians	3-2
2014	Pawtucket Red Sox	Durham Bulls	3-2
2013	Durham Bulls	Pawtucket Red Sox	3-1
2012	Pawtucket Red Sox	Charlotte Knights	3-0
2011	Columbus Clippers	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	3-1
2010	Columbus Clippers	Durham Bulls	3-1
2009	Indianapolis Indians	Scranton/WB Yankees	3-0
2008	Scranton/WB Yankees	Durham Bulls	3-1
2007	Richmond Braves	Durham Bulls	3-2
2006	Toledo Mud Hens	Rochester Red Wings	3-2
2005	Toledo Mud Hens	Indianapolis Indians	3-0
2004	Buffalo Bisons	Richmond Braves	3-1
2003	Durham Bulls	Pawtucket Red Sox	3-0
2002	Durham Bulls	Buffalo Bisons	3-0
2001	Louisville RiverBats	Scranton/WB Red Barons	1-0
2000	Indianapolis Indians	Scranton/WB Red Barons	3-2
1999	Charlotte Knights	Durham Bulls	3-1
1998	Buffalo Bisons	Durham Bulls	3-2
1997	Rochester Red Wings	Columbus Clippers	3-2
1996	Columbus Clippers	Rochester Red Wings	3-0
1995	Ottawa Lynx	Norfolk Tides	3-1
1994	Richmond Braves	Syracuse Chiefs	3-0
1993	Charlotte Knights	Rochester Red Wings	3-2
1992	Columbus Clippers	Scranton/WB Red Barons	3-2
1991	Columbus Clippers	Pawtucket Red Sox	3-0
1990	Rochester Red Wings	Columbus Clippers	3-2
1989	Richmond Braves	Syracuse Chiefs	3-1
1988	Rochester Red Wings	Tidewater Tides	3-1
1987	Columbus Clippers	Tidewater Tides	3-0
1986	Richmond Braves	Rochester Red Wings	3-2
1985	Tidewater Tides	Columbus Clippers	3-1
1984	Pawtucket Red Sox	Maine Guides	3-2
1983	Tidewater Tides	Richmond Braves	3-1
1982	Tidewater Tides	Rochester Red Wings	3-0
1981	Columbus Clippers	Richmond Braves	2-1
1980	Columbus Clippers	Toledo Mud Hens	4-1
1979	Columbus Clippers	Syracuse Chiefs	4-3
1978	Richmond Braves	Pawtucket Red Sox	4-3
1977	Charleston Charlies	Pawtucket Red Sox	4-0
1976	Syracuse Chiefs	Richmond Braves	3-1
1975	Tidewater Tides	Syracuse Chiefs	3-1
1974	Rochester Red Wings	Syracuse Chiefs	4-3
1973	Pawtucket Red Sox	Charleston Charlies	3-2
1972	Tidewater Tides	Louisville Colonels	3-2
1971	Rochester Red Wings	Tidewater Tides	3-2
1970	Syracuse Chiefs	Columbus Jets	3-1
1969	Syracuse Chiefs	Columbus Jets	4-1
1968	Jacksonville Suns	Columbus Jets	4-0
1967	Toledo Mud Hens	Columbus Jets	4-1
1966	Toronto Maple Leafs	Richmond Braves	4-1
1965	Toronto Maple Leafs	Columbus Jets	4-1
1964	Rochester Red Wings	Syracuse Chiefs	4-2
1963	Indianapolis Indians	Atlanta Crackers	4-2
1962	Atlanta Crackers	Jacksonville Suns	4-3
1961	Buffalo Bisons	Rochester Red Wings	4-1
1960	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rochester Red Wings	4-1
1959	Havana Sugar Kings	Richmond Virginians	4-2
1958	Montreal Royals	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-1
1957	Buffalo Bisons	Miami Marlins	4-1
1956	Rochester Red Wings	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-3
1955	Rochester Red Wings	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-0
1954	Syracuse Chiefs	Montreal Royals	4-3
1953	Montreal Royals	Rochester Red Wings	4-0
1952	Rochester Red Wings	Montreal Royals	4-2
1951	Montreal Royals	Syracuse Chiefs	4-1
1950	Baltimore Orioles	Rochester Red Wings	4-2
1949	Montreal Royals	Buffalo Bisons	4-1
1948	Montreal Royals	Syracuse Chiefs	4-1
1947	Syracuse Chiefs	Buffalo Bisons	4-3
1946	Montreal Royals	Syracuse Chiefs	4-1
1945	Newark Bears	Montreal Royals	4-3
1944	Baltimore Orioles	Newark Bears	4-3
1943	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-2
1942	Syracuse Chiefs	Jersey City Giants	4-0
1941	Montreal Royals	Newark Bears	4-3
1940	Newark Bears	Baltimore Orioles	4-3
1939	Rochester Red Wings	Newark Bears	4-3
1938	Newark Bears	Buffalo Bisons	4-1
1937	Newark Bears	Baltimore Orioles	4-0
1936	Buffalo Bisons	Baltimore Orioles	4-2
1935	Syracuse Chiefs	Montreal Royals	4-3
1934	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rochester Red Wings	4-1
1933	Buffalo Bisons	Rochester Red Wings	4-2

Pacific Coast League champions

Seasoned Oklahoma City sweeps to PCL crown

The Oklahoma City Dodgers roster has undergone a lot of change throughout the 2023 season. Key players have been promoted to the Majors, and some have returned.

But all of that big-game experience paid off as the Triple-A club swept the best-of-3 Pacific Coast League Championship Series against the Round Rock Express with a 5-2 win on Wednesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. In doing so, the Dodgers secured their first championship since moving to Oklahoma City in 2015.

Top Dodgers prospects who spent significant time in Los Angeles this year played a big role in the title-winning game. Infielder Michael Busch continued to swing the bat well with the decisive three-run homer, and starter Gavin Stone struck out 10 across 6 1/3 innings to earn the win.

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Oklahoma City Dodgers	Round Rock Express	2-0
2022	Reno Aces	Tacoma Rainiers	Story
2021	Tacoma Rainiers	Sugar Land Skeeters	Story
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Sacramento River Cats	Round Rock Express	3-0
2018	Memphis Redbirds	Fresno Grizzlies	3-1
2017	Memphis Redbirds	El Paso Chihuahuas	3-2
2016	El Paso Chihuahuas	Oklahoma City Dodgers	3-1
2015	Fresno Grizzlies	Round Rock Express	3-2
2014	Omaha Storm Chasers	Reno Aces	3-2
2013	Omaha Storm Chasers	Salt Lake Bees	3-1
2012	Reno Aces	Omaha Storm Chasers	3-1
2011	Omaha Storm Chasers	Sacramento River Cats	3-0
2010	Tacoma Rainiers	Memphis Redbirds	3-0
2009	Memphis Redbirds	Sacramento River Cats	3-0
2008	Sacramento RiverCats	Oklahoma Red Hawks	3-1
2007	Sacramento RiverCats	New Orleans Zephyrs	3-0
2006	Tucson Sidewinders	Round Rock Express	3-0
2005	Nashville Sounds	Tacoma Rainiers	3-0
2004	Sacramento RiverCats	Iowa Cubs	3-0
2003	Sacramento RiverCats	Nashville Sounds	3-0
2002	Edmonton Trappers	Salt Lake City Stingers	3-1
2001	New Orleans Zephyrs / Tacoma Rainiers*
2000	Memphis Redbirds	Salt Late City Buzz	3-1
1999	Vancouver Canadians	Oklahoma RedHawks	3-1
1998	New Orleans Zephyrs	Calgary Cannons	3-2
1997	Edmonton Trappers	Phoenix Firebirds	3-1
1996	Edmonton Trappers	Phoenix Firebirds	3-1
1995	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Salt Late City Buzz	3-2
1994	Albuquerque Dukes	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
1993	Tucson Toros	Portland Beavers	4-2
1992	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
1991	Tucson Toros	Calgary Cannons	3-2
1990	Albuquerque Dukes	Edmonton Trappers	3-0
1989	Vancouver Canadians	Albuquerque Dukes	3-1
1988	Las Vegas Stars	Vancouver Canadians	3-1
1987	Albuquerque Dukes	Calgary Cannons	3-1
1986	Las Vegas Stars	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
1985	Vancouver Canadians	Phoenix Giants	3-0
1984	Edmonton Trappers	Hawaii Islanders	2-0
1983	Portland Beavers	Albuquerque Dukes	3-0
1982	Albuquerque Dukes	Spokane Indians	4-2
1981	Albuquerque Dukes	Tacoma Tigers	3-0
1980	Albuquerque Dukes	Hawaii Islanders	3-2
1979	Salt Lake City Gulls	Hawaii Islanders	3-0
1978	Albuquerque Dukes / Tacoma Yankees**
1977	Phoenix Giants	Salt Lake City Gulls	3-2
1976	Hawaii Islanders	Salt Lake City Gulls	3-2
1975	Hawaii Islanders	Salt Lake City Gulls	4-2
1974	Spokane Indians	Albuquerque Dukes	3-0
1973	Spokane Indians	Tucson Toros	3-0
1972	Albuquerque Dukes	Eugene Emeralds	3-1
1971	Salt Lake City Angels	Tacoma Cubs	3-1
1970	Spokane Indians	Hawaii Islanders	4-0
1969	Tacoma Cubs	Eugene Emeralds	3-1
1968	Tulsa Oilers	Spokane Indians	4-1
1967	San Diego Padres	Spokane Indians	4-2
1966	Seattle Angels	Tulsa Oilers	4-3
1965	Oklahoma City 89ers	Portland Beavers	4-1
1964	San Diego Padres	Arkansas Travelers	4-3
1963	Oklahoma City 89ers	Spokane Indians	4-3
1962	San Diego Padres	Tacoma Giants/Salt Lake City Bees	None held
1961	Tacoma Giants	Vancouver Mounties	None held
1960	Spokane Indians	Tacoma Giants	None held
1959	Salt Lake City Bees	Vancouver Mounties	None held
1958	Phoenix Giants	San Diego Padres	None held
1957	San Francisco Seals	Vancouver Mounties	None held
1956	Los Angeles Angels	Seattle Rainiers	None held
1955	Seattle Rainiers	San Diego Padres	None held
1954	Oakland Oaks	San Francisco Seals	3-0
1953	Hollywood Stars	Seattle Rainiers	None held
1952	Hollywood Stars	Oakland Oaks	None held
1951	Seattle Rainiers	Hollywood Stars	3-2
1950	Oakland Oaks	San Diego Padres	None held
1949	Hollywood Stars	San Diego Padres	4-2
1948	Oakland Oaks	Seattle Rainiers	4-1
1947	Los Angeles Angels	Oakland Oaks	4-1
1946	San Francisco Seals	Oakland Oaks	4-2
1945	San Francisco Seals	Seattle Rainiers	4-2
1944	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	4-3
1943	San Francisco Seals	Seattle Rainiers	4-2
1942	Seattle Rainiers	Los Angeles Angels	4-2
1941	Seattle Rainiers	Sacramento Solons	4-3
1940	Seattle Rainiers	Los Angeles Angels	4-1
1939	Sacramento Solons	Los Angeles Angels	4-2
1938	Sacramento Solons	San Francisco Seals	4-1
1937	San Diego Padres	Portland Beavers	4-0
1936	Portland Beavers	Oakland Oaks	4-1
1935	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	4-2
1934	Los Angeles Angels		None held
1933	Los Angeles Angels	Portland Beavers	None held
1932	Portland Beavers	Hollywood Stars	None held
1931	San Francisco Seals	Hollywood Stars	4-0
1930	Hollywood Stars	Los Angeles Angels	4-1
1929	Hollywood Stars	Mission Reds	4-3
1928	San Francisco Seals	Sacramento Senators	4-2
1927	Oakland Oaks	San Francisco Seals	None held
1926	Los Angeles Angels	Oakland Oaks	None held
1925	San Francisco Seals	Salt Lake City Bees	None held
1924	Seattle Indians	Los Angeles Angels	None held
1923	San Francisco Seals	Sacramento Senators	None held
1922	San Francisco Seals	Vernon Tigers	None held
1921	Los Angeles Angels	Sacramento Senators	None held
1920	Vernon Tigers	Seattle Rainiers	None held
1919	Vernon Tigers	Los Angeles Angels	None held
1918	Los Angeles Angels***	Vernon Tigers	5-2
1917	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	None held
1916	Los Angeles Angels	Vernon Tigers	None held
1915	San Francisco Seals	Salt Lake City Bees	None held
1914	Portland Beavers	Los Angeles Angels	None held
1913	Portland Beavers	Sacramento Sacts	None held
1912	Oakland Oaks	Vernon Tigers	None held
1911	Portland Beavers	Vernon Tigers	None held
1910	Portland Beavers	Oakland Oaks	None held
1909	San Francisco Seals	Portland Beavers	None held
1908	Los Angeles Angels	Portland Beavers	None held
1907	Los Angeles Angels	San Francisco Seals	None held
1906	Portland Beavers	Seattle Siwashes	None held
1905	Los Angeles Angels	Tacoma Tigers	5-1- 1
1904	Tacoma Tigers	Los Angeles Angels	5-1- 1

* League play was suspended on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions
** Declared co-champions due to continuous rain in the playoffs
*** Declared co-champions due to September 11 attacks

Eastern League champions

Forget last year: Erie wins its first EL crown

Last season was bittersweet for Detroit's Double-A affiliate. The Erie SeaWolves made it to the Eastern League Championship Series, but were no-hit in a winner-take-all Game 3 15-0 loss to the Somerset Patriots.

This season was a completely different story. Erie won all four of its playoff games, capping the run with a 10-0 victory to secure the first title in the club's history.

“This was a special team,” SeaWolves manager Gabe Alvarez said. “It’s a team that likes to compete, that likes to fight, that doesn’t like to lose, and we’ve shown that all year.”

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Erie SeaWolves	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	2-0
2022	Somerset Patriots	Erie SeaWolves	2-1
2021	Akron RubberDucks	Bowie Baysox	3-0
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Trenton Thunder	Bowie Baysox	3-1
2018	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Akron Rubber Ducks	3-0
2017	Altoona Curve	Trenton Thunder	3-0
2016	Akron RubberDucks	Trenton Thunder	3-0
2015	Bowie Baysox	Reading Fightin Phils	3-2
2014	Binghamton Mets	Richmond Flying Squirrels	3-0
2013	Trenton Thunder	Harrisburg Senators	3-0
2012	Akron Aeros	Trenton Thunder	3-1
2011	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Richmond Flying Squirrels	3-1
2010	Altoona Curve	Trenton Thunder	3-1
2009	Akron Aeros	Connecticut Defenders	3-1
2008	Trenton Thunder	Akron Aeros	3-1
2007	Trenton Thunder	Akron Aeros	3-1
2006	Portland Sea Dogs	Akron Aeros	3-2
2005	Akron Aeros	Portland Sea Dogs	3-1
2004	New Hampshire FisherCats	Altoona Curve	3-0
2003	Akron Aeros	New Haven Ravens	3-0
2002	Norwich Navigators	Harrisburg Senators	3-2
2001	New Britain Rock Cats / Reading Phillies*
2000	New Haven Ravens	Reading Phillies	3-1
1999	Harrisburg Senators	Norwich Navigators	3-2
1998	Harrisburg Senators	New Britain Rock Cats	3-1
1997	Harrisburg Senators	Portland Sea Dogs	3-1
1996	Harrisburg Senators	Portland Sea Dogs	3-1
1995	Reading Phillies	New Haven Ravens	3-2
1994	Binghamton Mets	Harrisburg Senators	3-1
1993	Harrisburg Senators	Canton-Akron Indians	3-2
1992	Binghamton Mets	Canton-Akron Indians	3-2
1991	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Harrisburg Senators	3-0
1990	London Tigers	New Britain Red Sox	3-0
1989	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Harrisburg Senators	3-1
1988	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Vermont Mariners	3-1
1987	Harrisburg Senators	Vermont Reds	3-1
1986	Vermont Reds	Reading Phillies	3-2
1985	Vermont Reds	New Britain Red Sox	3-1
1984	Vermont Reds	Waterbury Angels	3-2
1983	New Britain Red Sox	Lynn Pirates	3-1
1982	West Haven A's	Lynn Sailors	3-0
1981	Bristol Red Sox	Glen Falls White Sox	3-2
1980	Holyoke Millers	Waterbury Reds	2-1
1979	West Haven Yankees	Reading Phillies	None held
1978	Bristol Red Sox	Reading Phillies	2-0
1977	West Haven Yankees	Trois- Rivieres Aigles	3-0
1976	West Haven Yankees	Trois- Rivieres Aigles	3-0
1975	Bristol Red Sox	Reading Phillies	3-0
1974	Thetford Mines Pirates	Pittsfield Rangers	2-0
1973	Reading Phillies	Pittsfield Rangers	3-1
1972	West Haven Yankees	Trois- Rivieres Aigles	3-0
1971	Elmira Royals	Trois- Rivieres Aigles	3-1
1970	Waterbury Pirates	Reading Phillies	None held
1969	York Pirates**	Reading Phillies
1968	Reading Phillies	Pittsfield Red Sox	3-1
1967	Binghamton Triplets	Elmira Pioneers	3-1
1966	Elmira Pioneers	Pawtucket Indians	None held
1965	Pittsfield Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	None held
1964	Elmira Pioneers	Reading Red Sox	None held
1963	Charleston Indians	Elmira Pioneers	None held
1962	Elmira Pioneers	Williamsport Grays	3-1
1961	Springfield Giants	Williamsport Grays	None held
1960	Williamsport Grays / Springfield Giants***
1959	Springfield Giants	Williamsport Grays	3-1
1958	Binghamton Triplets	Lancaster Red Roses	3-2
1957	Reading Indians	Albany Senators	3-1
1956	Schenectady Blue Jays	Reading Indians	3-0
1955	Allentown Cardinals	Schenectady Blue Jays	3-2
1954	Albany Senators	Reading Indians	4-1
1953	Binghamton Triplets	Reading Indians	4-2
1952	Binghamton Triplets	Reading Indians	4-1
1951	Scranton Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	4-0
1950	Wilkes-Barre Indians	Binghamton Triplets	4-1
1949	Binghamton Triplets	Wilkes-Barre Indians	4-3
1948	Scranton Red Sox	Albany Senators	4-0
1947	Utica Blue Sox	Albany Senators	4-3
1946	Scranton Red Sox	Hartford Chiefs	4-1
1945	Albany Senators	Wilkes-Barre Barons	4-3
1944	Binghamton Triplets	Utica Blue Sox	4-2
1943	Elmira Pioneers	Scranton Red Sox	4-2- 1
1942	Scranton Miners	Binghamton Triplets	4-1
1941	Elmira Pioneers	Williamsport Grays	4-3
1940	Binghamton Triplets	Hartford Bees	4-1
1939	Scranton Red Sox	Albany Senators	4-1
1938	Elmira Pioneers	Hazleton Red Sox	4-1
1937	Elmira Pioneers	Wilkes-Barre Barons	4-1
1936	Scranton Miners	Elmira Colonels	4-0-1
1935	Binghamton Triplets	Scranton Miners	4-3
1934	Williamsport Grays	Binghamton Triplets	4-2
1933	Binghamton Triplets	Reading Red Sox	None held
1932	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Harrisburg Senators	None held
1931	Harrisburg Senators	Wilkes-Barre Barons	None held
1930	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Elmira Colonels	None held
1929	Binghamton Triplets	Williamsport Grays	None held
1928	Harrisburg Senators	Binghamton Triplets	None held
1927	Harrisburg Senators	Wilkes-Barre Barons	None held
1926	Scranton Miners	York White Roses	None held
1925	York White Roses	Williamsport Grays	3-1
1924	Williamsport Grays	York White Roses	None held
1923	Williamsport Billies	York White Roses	None held

For the first 15 years of its existence the Eastern League was known as the New York-Pennsylvania League.

* Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

** Regular season champions. Playoffs canceled after two games due to weather

*** Declared co-champions due to inclement weather

Southern League champions

Smokies scorch way to first outright title in 45 years

With Cade Horton on the mound Tuesday, the Cubs' Double-A affiliate had reason to be confident about their prospects of winning the franchise's first outright Southern League title in 45 years. And once the Tennessee Smokies scored four runs in the first three innings, it felt like that was very much in reach.

Sure enough, the Cubs' second-ranked prospect (MLB No. 29) tossed five one-hit innings and the offense continued to pile it on in a 10-3 win over Pensacola at Blue Wahoos Stadium to complete a perfect postseason.

"I ain't gonna lie," Smokies manager Kevin Graber said. "When I woke up this morning knowing that Cade Horton was on the mound, I was like 'I think it's going to be a good day.'"

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Tennessee Smokies	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	2-0
2022	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Tennessee Smokies	2-1
2021	Mississippi Braves	Montgomery Biscuits	3-2
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Jackson Generals	Biloxi Shuckers	3-2
2018	Jackson Generals	Biloxi Shuckers	3-1
2017	Chattanooga Lookouts/Penascola Blue Wahoos*		Result
2016	Jackson Generals	Mississippi Braves	3-0
2015	Chattanooga Lookouts	Biloxi Shuckers	3-2
2014	Jacksonville Suns	Chattanooga Lookouts	3-0
2013	Birmingham Barons	Mobile BayBears	3-2
2012	Mobile BayBears	Jackson Generals	3-1
2011	Mobile BayBears	Tennessee Smokies	3-1
2010	Jacksonville Suns	Tennessee Smokies	3-1
2009	Jacksonville Suns	Tennessee Smokies	3-1
2008	Mississippi Braves	Carolina Mudcats	3-2
2007	Montgomery Biscuits	Huntsville Stars	3-2
2006	Montgomery Biscuits	Huntsville Stars	3-1
2005	Jacksonville Suns	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	3-1
2004	Mobile BayBears / Tennessee Smokies**
2003	Carolina Mudcats	Huntsville Stars	3-2
2002	Birmingham Barons	Jacksonville Suns	3-0
2001	Huntsville Stars / Jacksonville Suns***
2000	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Jacksonville Suns	3-2
1999	Orlando Rays	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	3-1
1998	Mobile BayBears	Jacksonville Suns	3-1
1997	Greenville Braves	Huntsville Stars	3-2
1996	Jacksonville Suns	Chattanooga Lookouts	3-1
1995	Carolina Mudcats	Chattanooga Lookouts	3-2
1994	Huntsville Stars	Carolina Mudcats	3-1
1993	Birmingham Barons	Knoxville Smokies	3-1
1992	Greenville Braves	Chattanooga Lookouts	3-2
1991	Orlando SunRays	Birmingham Barons	3-1
1990	Memphis Chicks	Orlando SunRays	3-2
1989	Birmingham Barons	Greenville Braves	3-0
1988	Chattanooga Lookouts	Greenville Braves	3-1
1987	Birmingham Barons	Charlotte O's	3-1
1986	Columbus Astros	Huntsville Stars	3-1
1985	Huntsville Stars	Charlotte O's	3-2
1984	Charlotte O's	Knoxville Blue Jays	3-0
1983	Birmingham Barons	Jacksonville Suns	3-1
1982	Nashville Sounds	Jacksonville Suns	3-1
1981	Orlando Twins	Nashville Sounds	3-1
1980	Charlotte O's	Memphis Chicks	3-1
1979	Nashville Sounds	Columbus Astros	3-1
1978	Knoxville Knox Sox	Savannah Braves	2-1
1977	Montgomery Rebels	Jacksonville Suns	2-0
1976	Montgomery Rebels	Orlando Twins	3-1
1975	Montgomery Rebels	Orlando Twins	3-0
1974	Knoxville Knox Sox	Jacksonville Suns	3-2
1973	Montgomery Rebels	Jacksonville Suns	3-1
1972	Montgomery Rebels	Asheville Orioles	3-0
1971	Charlotte Hornets	Asheville Tourists	2-1
1970	Columbus Astros	Montgomery Rebels	None held
1969	Charlotte Hornets	Birmingham A's	None held
1968	Asheville Tourists	Montgomery Rebels	None held
1967	Birmingham A's	Montgomery Rebels	None held
1966	Mobile Athletics	Asheville Tourists	None held
1965	Columbus Yankees	Asheville Tourists	None held
1964	Lynchburg White Sox	Birmingham Barons	None held

Texas League champions

Sod Poodles win second TL crown in five years

Amarillo set up shop as a Double-A affiliate five years ago, and the Sod Poodles have scored two Texas League championships in that time.

The second one was secured by D-backs affiliate in grand fashion Wednesday night. Behind a bases-loaded homer by Camden Duzenack, the Amarillo Sod Poodles routed the Arkansas Travelers, 9-1, at HODGETOWN to win their first crown since their inaugural season in 2019.

In the waning months of the regular season, Amarillo found its footing and left the rest of the league in the dust. After finishing the first half of the season below .500, the Sod Poodles made a sharp turnaround. With a 43-26 second-half record, they soared to the top of the Texas League standings.

In the decisive Game 3 of the Championship Series, Duzenack opened up the scoring with a grand slam over the right-field fence in the second inning. It was the 28-year-old infielder's second straight game with a home run and his second slam of the year.

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Arkansas Travelers	2-1
2022	Frisco RoughRiders	Wichita Wind Surge	2-0
2021	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Wichita Wind Surge	3-0
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Tulsa Drillers	3-2
2018	Tulsa Drillers	San Antonio Missions	3-0
2017	Midland RockHounds	Tulsa Drillers	3-2
2016	Midland RockHounds	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	3-1
2015	Midland RockHounds	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	3-0
2014	Midland RockHounds	Tulsa Drillers	3-2
2013	San Antonio Missions	Arkansas Travelers	3-2
2012	Springfield Cardinals	Frisco RoughRiders	3-1
2011	San Antonio Missions	Arkansas Travelers	3-0
2010	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Midland Rock Hounds	3-1
2009	Midland RockHounds	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	3-1
2008	Arkansas Travelers	Frisco Rough Riders	3-2
2007	San Antonio Missions	Springfield Cardinals	3-1
2006	Corpus Christi Hooks	Wichita Wranglers	3-1
2005	Midland RockHounds	Arkansas Travelers	3-1
2004	Frisco RoughRiders	Round Rock Express	4-1
2003	San Antonio Missions	Frisco RoughRiders	4-1
2002	San Antonio Missions	Tulsa Drillers	4-3
2001	Arkansas Travelers	Round Rock Express	2-0
2000	Round Rock Express	Wichita Wranglers	4-1
1999	Wichita Wranglers	Tulsa Drillers	4-0
1998	Tulsa Drillers	Wichita Wranglers	4-3
1997	San Antonio Missions	Shreveport Captains	4-3
1996	Jackson Generals	Wichita Wranglers	4-0
1995	Shreveport Captains	Midland Angels	4-1
1994	El Paso Diablos	Jackson Generals	4-0
1993	Jackson Generals	El Paso Diablos	3-0
1992	Wichita Wranglers	Shreveport Captains	4-0
1991	Shreveport Captains	El Paso Diablos	4-2
1990	Shreveport Captains	San Antonio Missions	4-2
1989	Arkansas Travelers	Wichita Wranglers	4-3
1988	Tulsa Drillers	El Paso Diablos	4-2
1987	Wichita Pilots	Jackson Mets	4-2
1986	El Paso Diablos	Jackson Mets	4-0
1985	Jackson Mets	El Paso Diablos	4-0
1984	Jackson Mets	Beaumont Golden Gators	4-2
1983	Beaumont Golden Gators	Jackson Mets	3-0
1982	Tulsa Drillers	El Paso Diablos	3-0
1981	Jackson Mets	San Antonio Dodgers	3-0
1980	Arkansas Travelers	San Antonio Dodgers	3-0
1979	Arkansas Travelers	San Antonio Dodgers	3-0
1978	El Paso Diablos	Jackson Mets	3-0
1977	Arkansas Travelers	El Paso Diablos	2-0
1976	Amarillo Gold Sox	Shreveport Captains	3-2
1975*	Lafayette Drillers / Midland Cubs
1974	Victoria Toros	El Paso Diablos	3-0
1973	Memphis Blues	San Antonio Brewers	3-2
1972	El Paso Sun Dodgers	Alexandria Aces	3-0
1971**	Charlotte Hornets	Arkansas Travelers	3-0
1970	Albuquerque Dodgers	Memphis Blues	3-1
1969	Memphis Blues	Amarillo Giants	3-0
1968	El Paso Sun Kings	Arkansas Travelers	3-1
1967	Albuquerque Dodgers	Amarillo Sonics	None held
1966	Austin Braves	Albuquerque Dodgers	1-0
1965	Albuquerque Dodgers	Tulsa Oilers	3-1
1964	San Antonio Bullets	Tulsa Oilers	3-1
1963***	Tulsa Oilers	San Antonio Bullets	3-1
1962***	Tulsa Oilers	Austin Senators	3-1
1961***	San Antonio Missions	Austin Senators	3-0- 1
1960***	Tulsa Oilers	Victoria Rosebuds	3-0
1959***	Austin Senators	San Antonio Missions	3-0
1958***	Corpus Christi Giants	Austin Senators	4-1
1957***	Houston Buffaloes	Dallas Eagles	4-3
1956***	Houston Buffaloes	Dallas Eagles	4-1
1955***	Shreveport Sports	Houston Buffaloes	4-3
1954***	Houston Buffaloes	Ft. Worth Cats	4-1
1953***	Dallas Eagles	Tulsa Oilers	4-1
1952***	Shreveport Sports	Oklahoma City Indians	4-1
1951	Houston Buffaloes	San Antonio Missions	4-0
1950	San Antonio Missions	Tulsa Oilers	4-2
1949	Tulsa Oilers	Ft. Worth Cats	4-3
1948	Ft. Worth Cats	Tulsa Oilers	4-2- 1
1947	Houston Buffaloes	Dallas Rebels	4-2
1946	Dallas Rebels	Ft. Worth Cats	4-1
1942	Shreveport Sports	Beaumont Exporters	4-3
1941	Dallas Rebels	Tulsa Oilers	4-2
1940	Houston Buffaloes	Beaumont Exporters	4-1
1939	Ft. Worth Cats	Dallas Rebels	4-1
1938	Beaumont Exporters	San Antonio Missions	4-3- 1
1937	Ft. Worth Cats	Oklahoma City Indians	4-2
1936	Tulsa Oilers	Dallas Steers	4-3
1935	Oklahoma City Indians	Beaumont Exporters	4-1
1934	Galveston Buccaneers	San Antonio Missions	4-2
1933	San Antonio Missions	Galveston Buccaneers	4-2
1932	Beaumont Exporters	Dallas Steers	3-0
1931	Houston Buffaloes	Beaumont Exporters	3-1- 1
1930	Fort Worth Panthers	Wichita Falls Spudders	3-2
1929	Dallas Steers	Wichita Falls Spudders	3-1
1928	Houston Buffaloes	Wichita Falls Spudders	3-1
1927	Wichita Falls Spudders	Waco Cubs	None held
1926	Dallas Steers	San Antonio Bears	None held
1925	Ft. Worth Panthers	Houston Buffaloes	None held
1924	Ft. Worth Panthers	Houston Buffaloes	None held
1923	Ft. Worth Panthers	San Antonio Bears	None held
1922	Ft. Worth Panthers	Wichita Falls Spudders	None held
1921	Ft. Worth Panthers	Houston Buffaloes	None held
1920	Ft. Worth Panthers	Wichita Falls Spudders	None held
1919	Shreveport Gassers	Ft. Worth Panthers	4-2
1918	Dallas Submarines	Ft. Worth Panthers	None held
1917	Dallas Submarines	Ft. Worth Panthers	None held
1916	Waco Navigators	Shreveport Gassers	None held
1915	Waco Navigators	San Antonio Bronchos	None held
1914	Houston Buffaloes	Waco Navigators	None held
1913	Houston Buffaloes	Dallas Giants	None held
1912	Houston Buffaloes	San Antonio Bronchos	None held
1911	Austin Senators	Ft. Worth Panthers	None held
1910	Dallas Giants	Houston Buffaloes	None held
1909	Houston Buffaloes	Oklahoma CIty Indians	None held
1908	San Antonio Bronchos	Dallas Giants	None held
1907	Austin Senators	Dallas Giants	None held
1906	Cleburne Railroaders	Ft. Worth Panthers	None held
1905	Ft. Worth Panthers	Temple Boll Weevils	None held
1904	Corsicana Oil Citys	Fort Worth Panthers	11-8
1903	Dallas Giants	Paris / Waco Steers	7-3
1902	Corsicana Oil City Indians	Dallas Griffins	None held
1899	Galveston Sand Crabs	San Antonio Bronchos	None held
1897	Galveston Sand Crabs / San Antonio Bronchos		None held
1896	Houston Buffaloes	Galveston Sand Crabs	5-2
1895	Ft. Worth Panthers	Dallas Steers	7-6
1892	Houston Mud Cats	Galveston Sand Crabs	None held
1890	Galveston Sand Crabs	Waco Centrals	None held
1889	Houston Babies	Dallas Tigers	None held
1888	Dallas Hams	Austin Senators	None held

Midwest League champions

Kernels harvest first Midwest League title since '94

The Cedar Rapids Kernels were the team to beat in the Midwest League all season. And the Twins' High-A affiliate made good on that promise by winning its first championship since 1994.

The Kernels defeated the Great Lakes Loons, 7-6, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the series after dropping the resumed Game 2 on Wednesday. In doing so, Cedar Rapids became the first team in the league since the 2018 Bowling Green Hot Rods to win its division in both halves of the season and go on to take the crown.

A second-inning grand slam by Emmanuel Rodriguez gave Cedar Rapids the fuel it needed to stave off a Great Lakes rally in the final frame.

"We go up, 1-0, and we had the bases loaded there and didn't get anything across, and we get the two outs and he has a big, big swing, hits a big home run for us," Dinkelman said. "It was awesome for him to have that moment and energize the team and stadium."

YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Great Lakes Loons	2-1
2022	South Bend Cubs	Lake County Captains	3-2
2021	Quad Cites River Bandits	Cedar Rapids Kernels	3-2
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	South Bend Cubs	Clinton Lumberkings	3-0
2018	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Peoria Chiefs	3-1
2017	Quad Cities River Bandits	Fort Wayne TinCaps	3-0
2016	Great Lakes Loons	Clinton LumberKings	3-1
2015	West Michigan Whitecaps	Cedar Rapids Kernels	3-2
2014	Kane County Cougars	Lake County Captains	3-0
2013	Quad Cities River Bandits	South Bend Silver Hawks	3-0
2012	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Fort Wayne TinCaps	3-1
2011	Quad Cities River Bandits	Lansing Lugnuts	3-0
2010	Lake County Captains	Clinton LumberKings	3-2
2009	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Burlington Bees	3-0
2008	Burlington Bees	South Bend Silver Hawks	2-0
2007	West Michigan Whitecaps	Beloit Snappers	3-2
2006	West Michigan Whitecaps	Kane County Cougars	3-1
2005	South Bend Silver Hawks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	3-2
2004	West Michigan Whitecaps	Kane County Cougars	3-2
2003	Lansing Lugnuts	Beloit Snappers	3-0
2002	Peoria Chiefs	Lansing Lugnuts	3-1
2001	Kane County Cougars	South Bend Silver Hawks	1-0
2000	Michigan Battle Cats	Beloit Snappers	3-0
1999	Burlington Bees	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	3-2
1998	West Michigan Whitecaps	Rockford Cubbies	3-1
1997	Lansing Lugnuts	Kane County Cougars	3-2
1996	West Michigan Whitecaps	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	3-1
1995	Beloit Snappers	Michigan Battle Cats	3-0
1994	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Rockford Royals	3-1
1993	South Bend White Sox	Clinton Giants	3-1
1992	Cedar Rapids Reds	Beloit Brewers	3-2
1991	Clinton Giants	Madison Muskies	3-0
1990	Quad Cities Angels	South Bend White Sox	3-1
1989	South Bend White Sox	Springfield Cardinals	3-0
1988	Cedar Rapids Reds	Kenosha Twins	3-1
1987	Kenosha Twins	Springfield Cardinals	3-1
1986	Waterloo Indians	Peoria Chiefs	3-0
1985	Kenosha Twins	Peoria Chiefs	3-1
1984	Appleton Foxes	Springfield Cardinals	3-2
1983	Appleton Foxes	Springfield Cardinals	3-1
1982	Appleton Foxes	Madison Muskies	2-1
1981	Wausau Timbers	Quad Cities Cubs	3-0
1980	Waterloo Indians	Quad Cities Cubs	2-1
1979	Quad Cities Cubs	Waterloo Indians	2-1
1978	Appleton Foxes	Burlington Bees	2-1
1977	Burlington Bees	Waterloo Indians	2-0
1976	Waterloo Royals	Quad Cities Angels	2-0
1975	Waterloo Royals	Quad Cities Angels	2-0
1974	Danville Warriors	Appleton Foxes	2-1
1973	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	Danville Warriors	2-1
1972	Danville Warriors	Appleton Foxes	2-0
1971	Quad Cities Angels	Appleton Foxes	2-1
1970	Quincy Cubs	Quad Cities Angels	2-0
1969	Appleton Foxes	Clinton Pilots	None held
1968	Quad Cities Angels	Decatur Commodores	2-1
1967	Appleton Foxes	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	2-0
1966	Fox Cities Foxes	Cedar Rapids Cardinals	2-0
1965	Burlington Bees	Quincy Cubs	None held
1964	Fox Cities Foxes	Clinton C-Sox	1-0
1963	Clinton C-Sox	Burlington Bees	None held
1962	Dubuque Packers	Waterloo Hawks	3-1
1961	Quincy Giants	Waterloo Hawks	3-1
1960	Waterloo Hawks	Dubuque Packers	None held
1959	Waterloo Hawks	Clinton Pirates	None held
1958	Waterloo Hawks	Michigan City White Caps	3-2
1957	Decatur Commodores	Clinton Pirates	2-0
1956	Paris Lakers	Dubuque Packers	3-1
1955	Dubuque Packers	Mattoon Indians	3-0
1954	Danville Dans	Clinton Pirates	3-0
1953	Decatur Commodores	Paris Lakers	3-2
1952	Decatur Commodores	Hannibal Stags	3-1
1951	Danville Dans	Mt. Vernon Kings	2-0
1950*	Centralia Sterlings	Paducah Chiefs	None held
1949	Paducah Chiefs	Mattoon Indians	4-3
1948	West Frankfort Cardinals	Mattoon Indians	3-0
1947	Belleville Stags	Centralia Cubs	None held

Northwest League champions

Canadians stake claim to fifth NWL crown

After coming tantalizingly close to winning a title last season, the Vancouver Canadians were able to reclaim the Northwest League crown on Saturday night in manager Brent Lavallee's second season at the helm.

The Blue Jays' High-A affiliate won in convincing fashion, mounting an early lead on the Everett AquaSox before cruising to a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the series at Nat Bailey Stadium.

It was a long time coming for a franchise that won three straight titles from 2011-13, and again in 2017, but had come up short since.

"It feels amazing," said third baseman Cade Doughty, Toronto's 16th-ranked prospect, who played the entirety of his year for Vancouver. "I mean, we've worked so hard this year. Just to come out on top is a really special feeling with a great group of guys. It was a great season."

YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Vancouver Canadians	Everett AquaSox	3-1
2022	Eugene Emeralds	Vancouver Canadians	3-0
2021	Eugene Emeralds	Spokane Indians	3-1
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Hillsboro Hops	Tri-City Dust Devils	3-2
2018	Eugene Emeralds	Spokane Indians	3-0
2017	Vancouver Canadians	Eugene Emeralds	3-1
2016	Eugene Emeralds	Everett AquaSox	2-1
2015	Hillsboro Hops	Tri-City Dust Devils	2-1
2014	Hillsboro Hops	Vancouver Canadians	2-0
2013	Vancouver Canadians	Boise Hawks	2-1
2012	Vancouver Canadians	Boise Hawks	2-1
2011	Vancouver Canadians	Tri-City Dust Devils	2-1
2010	Everett AquaSox	Spokane Indians	2-1
2009	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Tri-City Dust Devils	3-1
2008	Spokane Indians	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	3-1
2007	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Tri-City Dust Devils	3-1
2006	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Boise Hawks	3-1
2005	Spokane Indians	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
2004	Boise Hawks	Vancouver Canadians	3-0
2003	Spokane Indians	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	3-0
2002	Boise Hawks	Everett AquaSox	3-0
2001	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Boise Hawks	3-0
2000	Yakima Bears	Eugene Emeralds	3-2
1999	Spokane Indians	Portland Rockies	3-0
1998	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Boise Hawks	2-0
1997	Portland Rockies	Boise Hawks	3-2
1996	Yakima Bears	Eugene Emeralds	2-0
1995	Boise Hawks	Bellingham Giants	2-1
1994	Boise Hawks	Yakima Bears	2-1
1993	Boise Hawks	Bellingham Mariners	2-0
1992	Bellingham Mariners	Bend Rockies	2-0
1991	Boise Hawks	Yakima Bears	2-0
1990	Spokane Indians	Boise Hawks	2-1
1989	Spokane Indians	Southern Oregon A's	2-1
1988	Spokane Indians	Southern Oregon A's	2-1
1987	Spokane Indians	Everett Giants	2-1
1986	Bellingham Mariners	Eugene Emeralds	1-0
1985	Everett Giants	Eugene Emeralds	1-0
1984	Tri-Cities Triplets	Medford A's	1-0
1983	Medford A's	Bellingham Mariners	2-0
1982	Salem Angels	Medford A's	2-0
1981	Medford A's	Bellingham Mariners	2-1
1980	Bellingham Mariners / Eugene Emeralds *
1979	Central Oregon Phillies	Walla Walla Padres	2-1
1978	Grays Harbor Loggers	Eugene Emeralds	1-0
1977	Bellingham Mariners	Portland Mavericks	2-1
1976	Walla Walla Padres	Portland Mavericks	2-1
1975	Eugene Emeralds	Portland Mavericks	2-0
1974	Eugene Emeralds	Bellingham Dodgers	2-1
1973	Walla Walla Padres	Portland Mavericks	None held
1972	Lewis-Clark Broncs	Walla Walla Rainbows	None held
1971	Tri-City Padres	Bend Rainbows	None held
1970	Lewis-Clark Broncs	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	None held
1969	Rogue Valley Dodgers	Tri-City A's	None held
1968	Tri-City Atoms	Eugene Emeralds	None held
1967	Medford Giants	Eugene Emeralds	None held
1966	Tri-City Atoms	Eugene Emeralds	None held
1965	Tri-City Atoms	Lewiston Broncs	3-0
1964	Yakima Bears	Eugene Emeralds	3-0
1963	Yakima Bears	Lewiston Broncs	3-1
1962	Wenatchee Chiefs	Tri-City Braves	4-2
1961	Lewiston Broncs	Yakima Bears	4-1
1960	Yakima Bears	Tri-City Braves	None held
1959	Yakima Bears	Salem Senators	4-1
1958	Yakima Bears	Lewiston Broncs	4-1
1957	Wenatchee Chiefs	Eugene Emeralds	4-3
1956	Yakima Bears	Lewiston Broncs	None held
1955	Eugene Emeralds	Salem Senators	4-2

South Atlantic League champions

Drive steer way to South Atlantic League sweep

A four-season title drought came to an end for Greenville on Tuesday after an undefeated playoff run.

It was a back-and-forth affair in Game 2 of the South Atlantic Championship Series, but the High-A Red Sox affiliate strung together some big hits to defeat Hudson Valley, 7-3, to win the crown.

Despite the Drive’s dominance in the postseason, which began with a sweep of Hickory in the semifinals, the regular season had its ups and downs. In the first half, Greenville went 36-30 to lead the South Division. They topped the division in run differential at +14. The second half was a different story as the Drive crawled into the playoffs with a 27-39 record capped by a six-game losing streak.

YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Greenville Drive	Hudson Valley Renegades	2-0
2022	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Aberdeen IronBirds	2-1
2021	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Result
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Lexington Legends	Hickory Crawdads	3-1
2018	Lexington Legends	Lakewood BlueClaws	3-1
2017	Greenville Drive	Kannapolis Intimidators	3-1
2016	Rome Braves	Lakewood BlueClaws	3-1
2015	Hickory Crawdads	Asheville Tourists	3-0
2014	Asheville Tourists	Hagerstown Suns	3-2
2013	Savannah Sand Gnats	Hagerstown Suns	3-1
2012	Asheville Tourists	Greensboro Grasshoppers	3-1
2011	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Savannah Sand Gnats	3-2
2010	Lakewood Blue Claws	Greenville Drive	3-1
2009	Lakewood Blue Claws	Greenville Drive	3-1
2008	Augusta Green Jackets	West Virginia Power	3-0
2007	Columbus Catfish	West Virginia Power	3-0
2006	Lakewood BlueClaws	Augusta GreenJackets	3-1
2005	Kannapolis Intimidators	Hagerstown Suns	3-1
2004	Hickory Crawdads	Capital City Bombers	3-0
2003	Rome Braves	Lake County Captains	3-1
2002	Hickory Crawdads	Columbus RedStixx	3-2
2001	Lexington Legends	Asheville Tourists	2-0
2000	Delmarva Shorebirds	Columbus RedStixx	3-0
1999	Augusta GreenJackets	Cape Fear Crocs	2-1
1998	Capital City Bombers	Greensboro Bats	2-1
1997	Delmarva Shorebirds	Greensboro Bats	2-0
1996	Savannah Sand Gnats	Delmarva Shorebirds	3-1
1995	Augusta Green Jackets	Piedmont Phillies	3-0
1994	Savannah Cardinals	Hagerstown Suns	3-0
1993	Savannah Cardinals	Greensboro Hornets	3-2
1992	Myrtle Beach Hurricanes	Charleston Wheelers	3-0
1991	Columbia Mets	Charleston Wheelers	3-0
1990	Charleston Wheelers	Savannah Cardinals	3-0
1989	Augusta Pirates	Gastonia Rangers	3-1
1988	Spartanburg Phillies	Charleston Rainbows	3-0
1987	Myrtle Beach Blue Jays	Asheville Tourists	3-2
1986	Columbia Mets	Asheville Tourists	3-1
1985	Florence Blue Jays	Greensboro Hornets	3-2
1984	Asheville Tourists	Charleston Royals	3-0
1983	Gastonia Expos	Columbia Mets	3-2
1982	Greensboro Hornets	Florence Blue Jays	3-2
1981	Greensboro Hornets	Greenwood Pirates	3-2
1980	Greensboro Hornets	Charleston Royals	3-0
1979	Greenwood Braves	Spartanburg Phillies	3-1
1978	Greenwood Braves	Shelby Reds	None held
1977	Gastonia Cardinals	Greenwood Braves	3-1
1976	Greenwood Braves	Asheville Tourists	3-1
1975	Spartanburg Phillies	Anderson Rangers	None held
1974	Gastonia Pirates	Charleston Pirates	None held
1973	Spartanburg Phillies	Gastonia Rangers	2-0
1972	Spartanburg Phillies	Greenville Rangers	2-1
1971	Greenwood Braves	Spartanburg Phillies	None held
1970	Greenville Red Sox	Greenwood Braves	None held
1969	Greenwood Braves	Shelby Senators	2-1
1968	Greenwood Braves	Spartanburg Phillies	2-1
1967	Spartanburg Phillies	Gastonia Pirates	None held
1966	Spartanburg Phillies	Greenville Mets	None held
1965	Rock Hill Cardinals	Salisbury Astros	2-0
1964	Salisbury Dodgers	Rock Hill Cardinals	2-1
1963	Augusta Yankees	Lynchburg White Sox	3-2
1962	Macon Peaches	Knoxville Smokies	3-1
1961	Asheville Tourists	Knoxville Smokies	None held
1960	Savannah Pirates	Knoxville Smokies	3-0

California League champions

Nuts don't crack en route to Cal League crown

It's time to get Nuts!

Thanks to an unrelenting offense that averaged more than 10 runs per game in the playoffs, Single-A Modesto finished off a perfect postseason on Tuesday night with a championship-clinching 14-8 win over Rancho Cucamonga at LoanMart Field.

Colt Emerson led the way with four hits and four RBIs to power the Nuts to their first California League title since 2017. Modesto collected 17 hits and scored in six different innings en route to the franchise's 10th league championship and second as a Seattle affiliate.

YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Modesto Nuts	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	2-0
2022	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fresno Grizzlies	2-0
2021	San Jose Giants	Fresno Grizzlies	3-0
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Visalia Rawhide	Lake Elsinore Storm	3-1
2018	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Visalia Rawhide	3-0
2017	Modesto Nuts	Lancaster JetHawks	3-0
2016	High Desert Mavericks	Visalia Rawhide	3-0
2015	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	San Jose Giants	3-0
2014	Lancaster JetHawks	Visalia Rawhide	3-2
2013	Inland Empire 66ers	San Jose Giants	3-0
2012	Lancaster JetHawks	Modesto Nuts	3-0
2011	Lake Elsinore Storm	Stockton Ports	3-1
2010	San Jose Giants	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	3-2
2009	San Jose Giants	High Desert Mavericks	3-0
2008	Stockton Ports	Lancaster JetHawks	3-1
2007	San Jose Giants	Lake Elsinore Storm	3-2
2006	Inland Empire 66ers	Visalia Oaks	3-2
2005	San Jose Giants	Lake Elsinore Storm	3-2
2004	Modesto A's	Lancaster JetHawks	3-2
2003	Inland Empire 66ers	Stockton Ports	3-0
2002	Stockton Ports	Lake Elsinore Storm	3-1
2001	San Jose Giants / Lake Elsinore Storm*
2000	San Bernardino Stampede	Visalia Oaks	3-0
1999	San Bernardino Stampede	San Jose Giants	3-2
1998	San Jose Giants	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	3-1
1997	High Desert Mavericks	San Bernardino Stampede	3-0
1996	Lake Elsinore Storm	San Jose Giants	3-2
1995	San Bernardino Spirit	San Jose Giants	3-0
1994	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Modesto A's	3-1
1993	High Desert Mavericks	Modesto A's	3-2
1992	Stockton Ports	Visalia Oaks	3-1
1991	High Desert Mavericks	Stockton Ports	3-2
1990	Stockton Ports	Bakersfield Dodgers	3-2
1989	Bakersfield Dodgers	Stockton Ports	3-0
1988	Riverside Red Wave	Stockton Ports	3-0
1987	Fresno Giants	Reno Padres	4-3
1986	Stockton Ports	Visalia Oaks	3-0
1985	Fresno Giants	Stockton Ports	3-2
1984	Modesto A's	Bakersfield Dodgers	3-1
1983	Redwood Pioneers	Visalia Oaks	3-1
1982	Modesto A's	Visalia Oaks	4-2
1981	Lodi Dodgers	Visalia Oaks	3-2
1980	Stockton Ports	Visalia Oaks	3-0
1979	San Jose Missions	Stockton Ports	3-2
1978	Visalia Oaks	Lodi Dodgers	3-2
1977	Lodi Dodgers	Salinas Angels	3-0
1976	Reno Silver Sox	Salinas Angels	3-1
1975	Reno Silver Sox	Fresno Giants	None held
1974	Fresno Giants	San Jose Bees	3-2
1973	Lodi Lions	Bakersfield Dodgers	2-0
1972	Modesto Reds	Bakersfield Dodgers	2-0
1971	Visalia Mets	Fresno Giants	2-0
1970	Bakersfield Dodgers	Reno Silver Sox	None held
1969	Stockton Ports	Visalia Mets	2-1
1968	Fresno Giants	San Jose Bees	2-1
1967	San Jose Bees	Modesto Reds	2-0
1966	Modesto Reds	San Jose Bees	1-0
1965	Stockton Ports	San Jose Bees	2-0
1964	Fresno Giants	Salinas Mets	None held
1963	Stockton Ports	Modesto Colts	2-0
1962	San Jose Bees	Reno Silver Sox	4-3
1961	Reno Silver Sox	Bakersfield Bears	None held
1960	Reno Silver Sox	Fresno Giants	None held
1959	Modesto Reds	Bakersfield Bears	4-2
1958	Fresno Giants	Visalia Redlegs	3-1
1957	Salinas Packers	Reno Silver Sox	3-1
1956	Fresno Cardinals	Stockton Ports	3-1
1955	Fresno Cardinals	Stockton Ports	3-1
1954	Modesto Reds	San Jose Red Sox	4-1
1953	San Jose Red Sox	Stockton Ports	4-2
1952	Fresno Cardinals	San Jose Red Sox	4-2
1951	Santa Barbara Dodgers	Visalia Cubs	4-1
1950	Modesto Reds	Stockton Ports	4-1
1949	San Jose Red Sox	Ventura Yankees	4-1
1948	Santa Barbara Dodgers	Stockton Ports	4-3
1947	Stockton Ports	Santa Barbara Dodgers	4-3
1946	Stockton Ports	Modesto Reds	4-0
1942	Santa Barbara Saints	San Jose Owls	None held
1941	Santa Barbara Saints	Fresno Cardinals	4-1

Carolina League champions

RiverDogs roll to third straight Carolina crown

It was a tale of two halves for Charleston this season. After finishing with the worst record in the Carolina League in the first half, Tampa Bay's Single-A affiliate rode a 39-26 record in the second half en route to its third consecutive league title.

The RiverDogs defeated the Down East Wood Ducks, 7-5, to sweep the best-of-3 series. They became the first Carolina League team since 2008 to finish last in their division in the first half and go on to win the championship.

According to first-year Charleston manager Sean Smedley, the turnaround was part of the growth process.

“We had a young group, a talented group, but we had a lot of things to work on and get better at," he said. "It’s a testament to the guys -- they went out and got better each day. They started learning themselves and learned how to play this game at a high level, and they ended up winning the championship.”

YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Charleston River Dogs	Down East Wood Ducks	2-0
2022	Charleston River Dogs	Lynchburg Hillcats	2-0
2021	Charleston River Dogs	Down East Wood Ducks	3-2
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	3-2
2018	Buies Creek Astros	Potomac Nationals	1-0
2017	Down East Wood Ducks/Lynchburg Hillcats*		Story
2016	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Lynchburg Hillcats	3-1
2015	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Wilmington Blue Rocks	3-0
2014	Potomac Nationals	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	3-1
2013	Salem Red Sox	Potomac Nationals	3-0
2012	Lynchburg Hillcats	Winston-Salem Dash	3-1
2011	Frederick Keys	Kinston Indians	3-1
2010	Potomac Nationals	Winston-Salem Dash	3-1
2009	Lynchburg Hillcats	Salem Red Sox	3-0
2008	Potomac Nationals	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	3-1
2007	Frederick Keys	Salem Avalanche	3-1
2006	Kinston Indians	Frederick Keys	3-0
2005	Frederick Keys	Kinston Indians	3-2
2004	Kinston Indians	Wilmington Blue Rocks	3-2
2003	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Lynchburg Hillcats	3-0
2002	Lynchburg Hillcats	Kinston Indians	3-1
2001	Salem Avalanche	Wilmington Blue Rocks	3-2
2000	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Lynchburg Hillcats	3-0
1999	Wilmington Blue Rocks / Myrtle Beach Pelicans**		2-2
1998	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Winston-Salem Warthogs	3-1
1997	Lynchburg Hillcats	Kinston Indians	3-1
1996	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Kinston Indians	3-1
1995	Kinston Indians	Wilmington Blue Rocks	3-0
1994	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Winston-Salem Spirits	3-0
1993	Winston-Salem Spirits	Wilmington Blue Rocks	3-1
1992	Peninsula Pilots	Lynchburg Red Sox	3-2
1991	Kinston Indians	Lynchburg Red Sox	3-0
1990	Frederick Keys	Kinston Indians	3-2
1989	Prince William Cannons	Durham Bulls	3-1
1988	Kinston Indians	Lynchburg Red Sox	3-2
1987	Salem Buccaneers	Kinston Indians	3-1
1986	Winston-Salem Spirits	Hagerstown Suns	3-1
1985	Winston-Salem Spirits	Lynchburg Mets	3-1
1984	Lynchburg Mets	Durham Bulls	3-1
1983	Lynchburg Mets	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3-0
1982	Alexandria Dukes	Durham Bulls	3-0
1981	Hagerstown Suns	Peninsula Pilots	3-0
1980	Peninsula Pilots	Durham Bulls	3-1
1979	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Alexandria Mariners	None held
1978	Lynchburg Mets	Peninsula Pilots	3-0
1977	Peninsula Pilots	Lynchburg Mets	3-2
1976	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Peninsula Pilots	None held
1975	Rocky Mount Phillies	Winston-Salem Red Sox	None held
1974	Salem Pirates	Lynchburg Twins	None held
1973	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Lynchburg Twins	3-2
1972	Salem Pirates	Burlington Rangers	2-1
1971	Peninsula Phillies	Kinston Eagles	2-0
1970	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Burlington Senators	2-0
1969	Raleigh-Durham Phillies	Burlington Senators	2-1
1968	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	Raleigh-Durham Mets	2-0
1967	Durham Bulls	Portsmouth Tides	2-1
1966	Rocky Mount Leafs	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2-0
1965	Portsmouth Tides	Durham Bulls	2-0
1964	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Portsmouth Tides	2-0
1963	Wilson Tobs	Greensboro Yankees	2-1
1962	Kinston Eagles	Durham Bulls	4-3
1961	Wilson Tobs	Burlington Indians	None held
1960	Greensboro Yankees	Burlington Indians	4-1
1959	Wilson Tobs	Raleigh Capitals	4-0
1958	Burlington Indians	Greensboro Yankees	2-1
1957	Durham Bulls	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	4-3
1956	Fayetteville Highlanders	Danville Leafs	4-2
1955	Danville Leafs	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	4-2
1954	Fayetteville Highlanders	Burlington-Graham Pirates	4-1
1953	Danville Leafs	Reidsville Luckies	4-2
1952	Reidsville Luckies	Durham Bulls	4-0
1951	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Reidsville Luckies	4-1
1950	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Burlington Bees	4-1
1949	Burlington Bees	Raleigh Capitals	4-3
1948	Martinsville Athletics	Burlington Bees	4-2
1947	Raleigh Capitals	Durham Bulls	4-2
1946	Raleigh Capitals	Durham Bulls	4-2
1945	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs	Raleigh Capitals	4-1

Florida State League champions

Jupiter hammers down first FSL championship

It took a first-year manager to steer the Jupiter Hammerheads, the Marlins' Single-A affiliate, to their first Florida State League championship.

After going 35-31 in both the first and second halves of the season, Nelson Prada's Hammerheads were a model of consistency in the East Division this season. And Jupiter continued to show consistency, particularly at the plate during the postseason. In three of their last four postseason contests, they scored seven or more runs.

Averaging 5.2 runs per game across both their semifinals sweep of Palm Beach and their best-of-3 Finals win, the Hammerheads closed out the Clearwater Threshers in the finale by playing small ball. They scored seven runs on three hits in Wednesday's 7-4 victory.

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SERIES RESULT
2023	Jupiter Hammerheads	Clearwater Threshers	2-1
2022	St. Lucie Mets	Dunedin Blue Jays	2-0
2021	Bradenton Marauders	Tampa Tarpons	3-0
2020	(Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	(Postseason canceled due to the approach of Hurricane Dorian)
2018	Fort Myers Miracle	Daytona Tortugas	3-1
2017	Palm Beach Cardinals/Dunedin Blue Jays*		Result
2016	Bradenton Marauders	Tampa Yankees	3-1
2015	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Daytona Tortugas	3-1
2014	Fort Myers Miracle	Daytona Cubs	3-1
2013	Daytona Cubs	Charlotte Stone Crabs	3-1
2012	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Jupiter Hammerheads	3-2
2011	Daytona Cubs	St. Lucie Mets	3-0
2010	Tampa Yankees	Charlotte Stone Crabs	3-1
2009	Tampa Yankees	Charlotte Stone Crabs	3-2
2008	Daytona Cubs	Fort Myers Miracle	3-1
2007	Clearwater Threshers	Brevard County Manatees	3-1
2006	St. Lucie Mets	Dunedin Blue Jays	3-0
2005	Palm Beach Cardinals	Lakeland Tigers	3-2
2004	Daytona Cubs / Tampa Yankees**
2003	St. Lucie Mets	Dunedin Blue Jays	3-1
2002	Charlotte Rangers	Lakeland Tigers	3-2
2001	Brevard County Manatees / Tampa Yankees***		1-1
2000	Daytona Cubs	Dunedin Blue Jays	3-0
1999	Kissimmee Cobras	Dunedin Blue Jays	3-1
1998	St. Lucie Mets	Tampa Yankees	3-2
1997	St. Petersburg Devil Rays	Vero Beach Dodgers	3-2
1996	St. Lucie Mets	Clearwater Phillies	3-1
1995	Daytona Cubs	Ft. Myers Miracle	3-2
1994	Tampa Yankees	Brevard County Manatees	3-1
1993	Clearwater Phillies	St. Lucie Mets	3-1
1992	Lakeland Tigers	Baseball City Royals	2-1
1991	West Palm Beach	Clearwater Phillies	2-0
1990	Vero Beach Dodgers	West Palm Beach Expos	2-1
1989	Charlotte Rangers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	2-1
1988	St. Lucie Mets	Osceola Astros	2-0
1987	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Osceola Astros	3-1
1986	St. Petersburg Cardinals	West Palm Beach Expos	3-1
1985	Ft. Myers Royals	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	3-1
1984	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Tampa Tarpons	3-2
1983	Vero Beach Dodgers	Daytona Beach Astros	3-2
1982	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Tampa Tarpons	3-2
1981	Daytona Beach Astros	Ft. Myers Royals	3-1
1980	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Vero Beach Dodgers	3-1
1979	Winter Haven Red Sox	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	3-0
1978	Miami Orioles	Lakeland Tigers	2-1
1977	Lakeland Tigers	St. Petersburg Cardinals	3-1
1976	Lakeland Tigers	Tampa Tarpons	2-0
1975	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Tampa Tarpons	3-2
1974	West Palm Beach Expos	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	2-1
1973	St. Petersburg Cardinals	West Palm Beach Expos	2-0
1972	Miami Orioles	Daytona Beach Dodgers	2-1
1971	Miami Orioles	Cocoa Astros	2-1
1970	Miami Marlins	St. Petersburg Cardinals	2-0
1969	Miami Marlins	Orlando Twins	4-1
1968	Orlando Twins	Miami Marlins	2-1
1967	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Orlando Twins	3-1
1966	Leesburg Athletics	St. Petersburg Cardinals	3-2
1965	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Sarasota Sun Sox	None held
1964	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	St. Petersburg Saints	3-1
1963	Sarasota Sun Sox	St. Petersburg Saints	None held
1962	Ft. Lauderdale Yankees	Sarasota Sun Sox	3-0
1961	Tampa Tarpons	Sarasota Sun Sox	3-1
1960	Palatka Redlegs	Lakeland Indians	3-1
1959	Tampa Tarpons	St. Petersburg Saints	4-2
1958	St. Petersburg Saints	Daytona Beach Islanders	None held
1957	Tampa Tarpons	Palatka Redlegs	3-1
1956	Cocoa Indians	Gainesville G-Men	None held
1955	Orlando C.B.s	Daytona Beach Islanders	None held
1954	Lakeland Pilots	Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds	3-2
1953	Daytona Beach Islanders	DeLand Red Hats	3-1
1952	Palatka Azaleas	Daytona Beach Islanders	3-1
1951	DeLand Red Hats	Orlando Senators	4-1
1950	DeLand Red Hats	Gainesville G-Men	4-1
1949	St. Augustine Saints	Orlando Senators	4-1
1948	Daytona Beach Islanders	Sanford Giants	4-2
1947	Gainesville G-Men	St. Augustine Saints	4-3
1946	Orlando Senators	Sanford Celeryfeds	4-3
1941	Leesburg Anglers	DeLand Red Hats	4-1
1940	Orlando Senators	Sanford Seminoles	4-0
1939	Sanford Lookouts	Daytona Beach Islanders	4-3
1938	Gainesville G-Men	Leesburg Gondoliers	4-2
1937	Gainesville G-Men	Sanford Lookouts	4-2
1936	St. Augustine Saints	Daytona Beach Islanders	4-0
1928	Fort Lauderdale Tarpons / St. Petersburg Saints	Orlando Colts	None held
1927	Orlando Colts	Miami Hustlers	4-3
1926	Sanford Celeryfeds	Lakeland Highlanders	None held
1925	Tampa Smokers	St. Petersburg Saints	4-3
1924	Lakeland Highlanders	St. Petersburg Saints	None held
1923	Orlando Bulldogs	Bradentown Growers	None held
1922	St. Petersburg Saints	Orlando Bulldogs	None held
1921	Orlando Tigers	Tampa Smokers	None held
1920	Tampa Smokers	Bradentown Growers	None held
1919	Sanford Celeryfeds / Orlando Caps****