| Historical Results |
| Year | League | Champion | Playoff Teams |
| 2000 | AL | NL |  | Caribou Caribou (118-44, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (118-44, 1st)*
Boston Americans (112-50, 1st)*
Boston Americans (112-50, 1st)
Houston Eagles (100-62, 1st)*
Houston Eagles (100-62, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (98-64, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (98-64, 1st)*
Chicago American Giants (83-79, 2nd)
Memphis Red Sox (82-80, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (81-81, 2nd)
Washington Senators (77-85, 3rd)
Los Angeles Angels (74-88, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (72-90, 3rd) |
| 1999 | AL | NL |  | Birmingham Black Barons (116-46, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (114-48, 1st)
Boston Americans (104-58, 1st)
Houston Eagles (100-62, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (89-73, 2nd)
St. Louis Browns (82-80, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (80-82, 3rd)
Milwaukee Bears (76-86, 2nd)
Los Angeles Angels (75-87, 3rd)
Kansas City Monarchs (75-87, 2nd) |
| 1998 | AL | NL |  | St. Louis Browns (92-71, 1st) | Houston Eagles (100-62, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (99-63, 1st)
New York Black Yankees (93-69, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (91-72, 2nd)
Memphis Red Sox (88-74, 2nd)
Washington Senators (88-74, 3rd)
Detroit Stars (86-76, 2nd)
Boston Americans (84-78, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (76-86, 3rd) |
| 1997 | AL | NL |  | Detroit Stars (90-72, 1st) | Houston Eagles (106-56, 1st)
Boston Americans (102-60, 1st)
Chicago Federals (93-69, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (92-70, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (88-74, 3rd)
Birmingham Black Barons (87-75, 2nd)
New York Black Yankees (86-76, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (85-77, 2nd)
St. Louis Browns (83-79, 3rd) |
| 1996 | AL | NL |  | Memphis Red Sox (92-70, 1st) | Boston Americans (106-56, 1st)
St. Louis Browns (100-62, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (94-68, 1st)
Detroit Stars (93-69, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (92-70, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (88-74, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (86-76, 3rd)
Chicago Federals (83-79, 3rd)
New York Black Yankees (74-88, 2nd) |
| 1995 | AL | NL |  | Houston Eagles (94-69, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (104-58, 1st)
St. Louis Browns (95-67, 2nd)
Los Angeles Angels (93-69, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (93-70, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (92-70, 1st)
Kansas City Athletics (84-78, 3rd)
Detroit Stars (78-84, 2nd) |
| 1994 | AL | NL | | St. Louis Browns (87-75, 2nd) | Houston Eagles (111-51, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (104-58, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (100-62, 1st)
Los Angeles Angels (92-70, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (90-72, 2nd)
Boston Americans (84-78, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (79-83, 3rd) |
| 1993 | AL | NL |  | Boston Americans (108-54, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (114-48, 1st)
Houston Eagles (105-57, 1st)
Chicago Federals (92-70, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (87-75, 1st)
Chicago American Giants (83-79, 2nd)
New York Black Yankees (81-81, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (80-82, 2nd) |
| 1992 | AL | NL |  | Chicago Federals (81-81, 3rd) | Caribou Caribou (108-54, 1st)
Boston Americans (104-58, 1st)
Houston Eagles (96-66, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (92-70, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (90-72, 1st)
Washington Senators (85-77, 2nd)
St. Louis Browns (83-79, 3rd) |
| 1991 | AL | NL | | Caribou Caribou (98-64, 1st) | Houston Eagles (100-62, 1st)
Boston Americans (97-65, 1st)
St. Louis Browns (96-66, 2nd)
Memphis Red Sox (92-70, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (88-74, 3rd)
Birmingham Black Barons (82-80, 1st)
Detroit Stars (76-86, 2nd) |
| 1990 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (106-56, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (106-56, 1st)
Boston Americans (95-67, 1st)
Detroit Stars (85-77, 1st)
Chicago Federals (84-78, 2nd)
Memphis Red Sox (83-79, 3rd)
Los Angeles Angels (80-82, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (80-82, 2nd) |
| 1989 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (88-74, 1st) | Houston Eagles (108-54, 1st)
Boston Americans (98-64, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (94-68, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (87-75, 1st)
Chicago American Giants (85-77, 2nd)
New York Black Yankees (82-80, 2nd)
St. Louis Browns (82-81, 2nd) |
| 1988 | AL | NL |  | New York Black Yankees (94-68, 1st) | Washington Senators (96-66, 1st)
Memphis Red Sox (94-68, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (93-69, 1st)
Houston Eagles (91-71, 2nd)
Boston Americans (89-73, 2nd)
Kansas City Packers (85-77, 3rd)
Chicago American Giants (83-80, 2nd) |
| 1987 | AL | NL |  | Kansas City Packers (99-63, 1st) | Yokohama Dodgers (99-63, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (97-65, 1st)
Boston Americans (95-67, 2nd)
Detroit Stars (95-67, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (90-72, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (86-76, 1st)
Washington Senators (82-80, 2nd) |
| 1986 | AL | NL | | Boston Americans (106-56, 1st) | Washington Senators (98-64, 1st)
Yokohama Dodgers (97-65, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (97-65, 1st)
Kansas City Packers (95-67, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (88-74, 2nd)
Los Angeles Angels (82-80, 3rd)
Memphis Red Sox (81-81, 3rd) |
| 1985 | AL | NL |  | Los Angeles Angels (95-67, 2nd) | Birmingham Black Barons (104-58, 1st)
Boston Americans (100-62, 1st)
Houston Eagles (98-64, 1st)
Washington Senators (97-65, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (91-71, 2nd)
Milwaukee Bears (86-76, 2nd)
Chicago American Giants (82-80, 3rd) |
| 1984 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (91-71, 3rd) | Los Angeles Angels (105-57, 1st)
Washington Senators (104-58, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (102-60, 1st)
Boston Americans (95-67, 3rd)
Yokohama Dodgers (93-69, 2nd) |
| 1983 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (103-59, 1st) | Los Angeles Angels (107-55, 1st)
New York Black Yankees (102-60, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (99-63, 3rd)
Houston Eagles (94-68, 2nd)
Yokohama Dodgers (83-80, 3rd) |
| 1982 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (95-67, 1st) | Los Angeles Angels (106-56, 1st)
Washington Senators (102-60, 2nd)
Boston Americans (97-65, 3rd)
Yokohama Dodgers (93-69, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (92-70, 3rd) |
| 1981 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (112-50, 1st) | Washington Senators (111-51, 1st)
Detroit Stars (101-61, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (95-67, 3rd)
Kansas City Athletics (90-72, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (89-73, 3rd) |
| 1980 | AL | NL | | Boston Americans (88-74, 1st) | Detroit Stars (99-63, 1st)
Houston Eagles (96-66, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (84-78, 3rd)
New York Black Yankees (83-79, 2nd)
Washington Senators (81-81, 3rd) |
| 1979 | AL | NL |  | Washington Senators (106-57, 1st) | Houston Eagles (106-56, 1st)
Boston Americans (105-58, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (89-73, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (82-80, 3rd)
Kansas City Athletics (77-85, 3rd) |
| 1978 | AL | NL | | Boston Americans (97-65, 1st) | Birmingham Black Barons (99-63, 1st)
Washington Senators (96-66, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (93-69, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (90-72, 3rd)
Detroit Stars (82-80, 3rd) |
| 1977 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (102-60, 1st) | Yokohama Dodgers (97-65, 2nd)
Boston Americans (96-66, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (93-69, 3rd)
New York Black Yankees (90-72, 2nd)
Caribou Caribou (85-77, 3rd) |
| 1976 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (95-67, 1st) | Caribou Caribou (106-56, 1st)
Milwaukee Bears (92-70, 2nd)
Washington Senators (86-76, 2nd)
Boston Americans (82-80, 3rd)
Yokohama Dodgers (73-89, 3rd) |
| 1975 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (90-72, 1st) | New York Black Yankees (89-73, 1st)
Houston Eagles (88-74, 2nd)
Chicago Federals (87-75, 3rd)
Caribou Caribou (87-75, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (82-81, 3rd) |
| 1974 | AL | NL | | Houston Eagles (84-78, 3rd) | Milwaukee Bears (93-69, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (90-72, 2nd)
Boston Americans (89-73, 1st)
Los Angeles Angels (86-76, 3rd)
Kansas City Athletics (86-76, 2nd) |
| 1973 | AL | NL | | New York Black Yankees (86-76, 2nd) | Los Angeles Angels (91-71, 1st)
Chicago Federals (89-73, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (86-76, 2nd)
Washington Senators (85-77, 3rd)
Milwaukee Bears (85-77, 3rd) |
| 1972 | AL | NL | | Los Angeles Angels (87-75, 3rd) | Birmingham Black Barons (94-68, 1st)
New York Black Yankees (88-74, 1st)
Houston Eagles (88-74, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (87-75, 2nd)
Milwaukee Bears (86-76, 3rd) |
| 1971 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (94-68, 2nd) | Houston Eagles (101-61, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (93-69, 1st)
New York Black Yankees (84-78, 2nd)
Boston Americans (84-78, 3rd)
Chicago Federals (78-84, 3rd) |
| 1970 | AL | NL | | Caribou Caribou (100-62, 1st) | New York Black Yankees (95-67, 2nd)
Detroit Stars (86-76, 1st)
Los Angeles Dodgers (84-78, 3rd)
Los Angeles Angels (84-78, 3rd)
Houston Eagles (84-78, 2nd) |
| 1969 | AL | NL | | Birmingham Black Barons (93-69, 1st) | New York Black Yankees (99-63, 1st)
Detroit Stars (91-71, 2nd)
Los Angeles Dodgers (89-73, 3rd)
Caribou Caribou (85-77, 2nd)
Washington Senators (81-81, 3rd) |
| 1968 | AL | NL | | Boston Americans (104-58, 1st) | Birmingham Black Barons (98-64, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (87-75, 2nd)
Chicago Whales (85-77, 2nd)
Washington Senators (83-80, 3rd)
Milwaukee Bears (80-82, 3rd) |
| 1967 | AL | NL | | New York Black Yankees (100-62, 1st) | Birmingham Black Barons (95-67, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (94-68, 2nd)
Houston Eagles (88-74, 2nd)
Chicago Whales (82-80, 3rd)
Los Angeles Angels (77-86, 3rd) |
| 1966 | AL | NL | | New York Black Yankees (102-60, 1st) | Birmingham Black Barons (94-68, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (92-70, 2nd)
Chicago Whales (92-70, 2nd)
Milwaukee Bears (91-71, 3rd)
Boston Americans (83-79, 3rd) |
| 1965 | AL | NL | | Chicago Whales (86-76, 3rd) | Caribou Caribou (103-59, 1st)
Detroit Stars (96-67, 1st)
Houston Colt .45's (95-68, 2nd)
Washington Senators (94-68, 2nd)
New York Black Yankees (85-77, 3rd) |
| 1964 | AL | NL | | Washington Senators (91-71, 3rd) | Chicago Whales (102-60, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (100-62, 1st)
New York Black Yankees (93-69, 2nd)
Detroit Stars (89-73, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (80-82, 3rd) |
| 1963 | AL | NL |  | Los Angeles Dodgers (83-79, 3rd) | New York Black Yankees (90-72, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (88-74, 2nd)
Kansas City Athletics (87-75, 3rd)
Houston Colt .45's (87-75, 1st)
Birmingham Black Barons (86-76, 2nd) |
| 1962 | AL | NL | | Houston Colt .45's (88-74, 3rd) | Detroit Stars (99-63, 1st)
Chicago Whales (89-73, 2nd)
Boston Americans (89-74, 1st)
Caribou Caribou (88-75, 2nd)
Washington Senators (86-76, 3rd) |
| 1961 | AL | NL | | Boston Americans (81-81, 3rd) | New York Black Yankees (99-63, 1st)
Washington Senators (97-65, 2nd)
Birmingham Black Barons (94-68, 1st)
Detroit Stars (87-75, 2nd)
Los Angeles Dodgers (83-79, 3rd) |
