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Links to the corresponding year in which the team played Record: Regular season win–loss record: GA: Games ahead of the second-place team (1901–1968) Ahead of: The second-place team (1901–1968) Ref: Reference Won World Series (modern era only) E: American League East division member (1969–present) C: American League Central division ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The Athletics have played in the American League (AL) ever since the league formed in 1901. The Athletics have won nine World Series titles, tied for third most in all of Major League Baseball . They are the only team apart from the New York Yankees to complete a World Series “ three-peat ”, which they did between 1972 and 1974.
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and advances to the World Series , MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the National League 's ...
Year American League champion National League champion Federal League champion World Series champion 1910: Philadelphia Athletics: Chicago Cubs – Philadelphia Athletics 1911: New York Giants – Philadelphia Athletics 1912: Boston Red Sox – Boston Red Sox 1913: Philadelphia Athletics – Philadelphia Athletics 1914: Boston Braves
Roger Clemens won the most American League games in 1986 & 1987 for the Red Sox and 1997 & 1998 for the Blue Jays. Dave Stewart won 20 games in 1987, finishing second in AL wins the following three seasons. Josh Beckett's 20 wins in 2007 were best in the American League. Cliff Lee captured the Cy Young Award in 2008 in addition to winning 22 games.
The American League (AL) leads the series with a 48–44–2 (.521) record, and a 388–380 run advantage. [1] The NL has the longest winning streak of 11 games from 1972 to 1982; the AL held a 13-game unbeaten streak from 1997 to 2009 (including a tie in 2002).
American League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; Boston Red Sox: 92: 70 .568 — 49–32 43–38 Detroit Tigers: 91: 71 .562 1 52–29 39–42