American League Central
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The American League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.
Current members
Division lineups
1994-1997
Lineup for 1994-1997
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleveland Indians
- Kansas City Royals
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Minnesota Twins
Changes from 1993
- Creation of division due to 1994 MLB realignment
- *The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins moved in from the AL West
- *The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers moved in from the AL East
1998-present
Current lineup
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleveland Indians
- Detroit Tigers
- Kansas City Royals
- Minnesota Twins
Changes from 1997
- The Detroit Tigers moved in from the AL East
- The Milwaukee Brewers moved into the NL Central
AL Central champions by year
- 1994: None (due to strike)
- 1995: Cleveland Indians- swept the Red Sox 3-0 in the ALDS; Beat the Mariners 4-2 in the ALCS; lost World Series to Braves 4-2
- 1996: Cleveland Indians- lost 3-1 in the ALDS to the Orioles
- 1997: Cleveland Indians- beat the Yankees 3-2 in the ALDS; beat the Orioles in the ALCS: lost World Series 4-3 against Marlins
- 1998: Cleveland Indians- beat the Red Sox 3-1 in ALDS; lost 4-2 in ALCS to Yankees
- 1999: Cleveland Indians- lost 3-2 to the Red Sox in ALDS
- 2000: Chicago White Sox- swept 3-0 by the Mariners in the ALDS
- 2001: Cleveland Indians- lost to the Mariners 3-2 in ALDS
- 2002: Minnesota Twins- beat the Athletics 3-2 in the ALDS; lost 4-1 in the ALCS to the Angels
- 2003; Minnesota Twins- lost to the Yankees 3-1 in ALDS
- 2004: Minnesota Twins- lost to the Yankees 3-1 in the ALDS
- 2005: Chicago White Sox*- swept the Red Sox 3-0 in the ALDS; beat the Angels 4-1 in the ALCS; swept the Astros 4-0 in the World Series.
Wild card winners produced
None as of 2005
Trivia
Because of the dominance of Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in the AL East as well as AL Central having been the weakest division in American League, this division as of 2005 was the only one in all of baseball that had never produced a wild card team. However, as of the midpoint of the 2006 season, the Chicago White Sox had a 6-game advantage over the New York Yankees for the wild-card berth, making an end to the drought likely.
The Chicago White Sox are the only team from the division that has won the World Series. (since the inception of the division)
Three teams (the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins) have dominated the AL Central standings from its 1994 inception to date; the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and (while they were in the AL Central) Milwaukee Brewers have as of 2005 never won a Central Division Championship.
See also
- American League East
- American League West
- National League East
- National League Central
- National League West
Reference
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