The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League . The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the west coast and in Texas , historically the division has had teams as far east as Chicago . From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Texas Rangers . In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West.[ 1] That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams.
Division membership [ edit ]
Current members [ edit ]
Former members [ edit ]
Division members [ edit ]
Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.
A Creation of division due to 1969 expansion, Kansas City and Seattle added.
B Seattle franchise moved to Milwaukee, becoming the Brewers
C Washington Senators moved to Dallas–Fort Worth, became Texas Rangers and switched divisions with Milwaukee, which moved to the AL East
D Seattle added in the 1977 league expansion
E Chicago, Kansas City, and Minnesota moved into the newly created AL Central due to the 1994 realignment.
F 1997, California Angels become Anaheim Angels. 2005, Anaheim Angels become Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
G Houston switches leagues from the NL Central
Champions by year [ edit ]
Team names link to the season in which each team played
AL West champions by year
Year
Winner
Record
Win %
Playoffs
1969
Minnesota Twins
97–65
.599
Lost ALCS to Baltimore , 3–0
1970
Minnesota Twins
98–64
.605
Lost ALCS to Baltimore , 3–0
1971
Oakland Athletics
101–61
.627
Lost ALCS to Baltimore , 3–0
1972
Oakland Athletics
93–62
.600
Won World Series over Cincinnati , 4–3
1973
Oakland Athletics
94–68
.580
Won World Series over New York , 4–3
1974
Oakland Athletics
90–72
.556
Won World Series over Los Angeles , 4–1
1975
Oakland Athletics
98–64
.605
Lost ALCS to Boston , 3–0
1976
Kansas City Royals
90–72
.556
Lost ALCS to New York , 3–2
1977
Kansas City Royals
102–60
.630
Lost ALCS to New York , 3–2
1978
Kansas City Royals
92–70
.568
Lost ALCS to New York , 3–1
1979
California Angels
88–74
.543
Lost ALCS to Baltimore , 3–1
1980
Kansas City Royals
97–65
.599
Lost World Series to Philadelphia , 4–2
1981
Oakland Athletics †
64–45
.587
Lost ALCS to New York , 3–0
1982
California Angels
93–69
.574
Lost ALCS to Milwaukee , 3–2
1983
Chicago White Sox
99–63
.611
Lost ALCS to Baltimore , 3–1
1984
Kansas City Royals
84–78
.519
Lost ALCS to Detroit , 3–0
1985
Kansas City Royals
91–71
.562
Won World Series over St. Louis , 4–3
1986
California Angels
92–70
.568
Lost ALCS to Boston , 4–3
1987
Minnesota Twins
85–77
.525
Won World Series over St. Louis , 4–3
1988
Oakland Athletics
104–58
.642
Lost World Series to Los Angeles , 4–1
1989
Oakland Athletics
99–63
.611
Won World Series over San Francisco , 4–0
1990
Oakland Athletics
103–59
.636
Lost World Series to Cincinnati , 4–0
1991
Minnesota Twins
95–67
.586
Won World Series over Atlanta , 4–3
1992
Oakland Athletics
96–66
.593
Lost ALCS to Toronto , 4–2
1993
Chicago White Sox
94–68
.580
Lost ALCS to Toronto , 4–2
1994
No playoffs due to 1994 Major League Baseball strike §
1995
Seattle Mariners *
79-66
.545
Lost ALCS to Cleveland , 4-2
1996
Texas Rangers
90–72
.556
Lost ALDS to New York , 3–1
1997
Seattle Mariners
90–72
.556
Lost ALDS to Baltimore , 3–1
1998
Texas Rangers
88–74
.543
Lost ALDS to New York , 3–0
1999
Texas Rangers
95–67
.586
Lost ALDS to New York , 3–0
2000
Oakland Athletics
91–70
.565
Lost ALDS to New York , 3–2
2001
Seattle Mariners
116–46
.716
Lost ALCS to New York , 4–1
2002
Oakland Athletics
103–59
.636
Lost ALDS to Minnesota , 3–2
2003
Oakland Athletics
96–66
.593
Lost ALDS to Boston , 3–2
2004
Anaheim Angels
92–70
.568
Lost ALDS to Boston , 3–0
2005
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
95–67
.586
Lost ALCS to Chicago , 4–1
2006
Oakland Athletics
93–69
.574
Lost ALCS to Detroit 4–0
2007
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
94–68
.580
Lost ALDS to Boston , 3–0
2008
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
100–62
.617
Lost ALDS to Boston , 3–1
2009
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
97–65
.599
Lost ALCS to New York , 4–2
2010
Texas Rangers
90–72
.556
Lost World Series to San Francisco , 4–1
2011
Texas Rangers
96–66
.593
Lost World Series to St. Louis , 4–3
2012
Oakland Athletics
94–68
.580
Lost ALDS to Detroit , 3–2
2013
Oakland Athletics
96–66
.593
Lost ALDS to Detroit , 3–2
2014
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
98–64
.605
Lost ALDS to Kansas City , 3–0
2015
Texas Rangers
88–74
.543
Lost ALDS to Toronto , 3–2
† – Due to the players' strike , the season was split in two. The Athletics won the first half, and they defeated the second-half winner, the Kansas City Royals (50 – 53 overall record) in the postseason.
§ – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike , starting on August 12, no official winner was declared. The Texas Rangers were leading in winning percentage at time of the strike.
* – They defeated the California Angels in a one-game playoff for the division title, 9 – 1.
Wild-card winners produced [ edit ]
See List of American League Wild Card winners (since 1994)
* – Since the 2012 season, each league has had two Wild Card winners. The qualifiers play a single-game playoff to determine who will face the top-seeded team in the American League Division Series .
AL West statistics [ edit ]
Team
Division
Championships
Last Year Won
Year (s)
Current Teams in Division:
Oakland Athletics
16
2013
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
9
2014
1979, 1982, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
Texas Rangers
6
2015
1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015
Seattle Mariners
3
2001
1995, 1997, 2001
Houston Astros
0
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Former Teams in Division:
Kansas City Royals
6
1985
1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985
Minnesota Twins
4
1991
1969, 1970, 1987, 1991
Chicago White Sox
2
1993
1983, 1993
Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers
0
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