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American League West

{{short description|Division of Major League Baseball}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{infobox sports league

| title = American League West

| league = American League

| sport = Major League Baseball

| founded = {{mlby|1969}}

| teams = 5

| champion = Houston Astros
(2024; 7th title)

| most_champs = Athletics (17)

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The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. 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 and Minnesota. From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams.

History

When MLB split into divisions for the {{mlby|1969}} season, the American League, unlike the National League, split its 12 teams strictly on geography. The six teams located in the Eastern Time Zone were all placed in the AL East, and the remaining six were placed in the AL West.

When the second incarnation of the Washington Senators announced their intention to move to the Dallas–Fort Worth area for the 1972 season and become the Texas Rangers, American League owners voted to switch the Rangers with the Milwaukee Brewers, who began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. The Chicago White Sox asked the AL to move from West to East, citing that five of the original eight American League franchises were in the East. The Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins objected to the White Sox' request; the Twins also did not want the Brewers to leave the West.

In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West.{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2011 |title=Astros' sale finalized, 2 more for playoffs |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7246443/houston-astros-sale-approved-mlb |access-date=November 17, 2011 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=Associated Press}} That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams each.

Division membership

=Current members=

=Former members=

=Membership timeline=

::::: Place cursor over year for division champion or World Series team.

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! colspan="29" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;" | AL West Division{{ref label|AL West|A|A}}

colspan="29" style="text-align:center;" | Years
69

! 70

! 71

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 72

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 73

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 74

! 75

! 76

! 77

! 78

! 79

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 80

! 81

! 82

! 83

! 84

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 85

! 86

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 87

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 88

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 89

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 90

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 91

! 92

! 93

! 94

! 95

! 96

! 97

colspan="29" style="background:lightgrey; height:.5px;" |
colspan="28" | California Angels{{ref label|Angels|F|F}}

|Anaheim
Angels

colspan="25" | Chicago White Sox{{ref label|EXP|E|E}}

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |  

colspan="25" | Kansas City Royals{{ref label|EXP|E|E}}

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |  

colspan="25" | Minnesota Twins{{ref label|EXP|E|E}}

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |  

colspan="29" | Oakland Athletics
colspan="1" | Seattle
Pilots{{ref label|SEA1|B|B}}

| colspan="2" | Milwaukee
Brewers{{ref label|Switch|C|C}}

| colspan="26" style="background:lightgrey;" |  

colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"|  

| colspan="26" | Texas Rangers{{ref label|Switch|C|C}}

colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;"|  

| colspan="21" | Seattle Mariners{{ref label|SEA2|D|D}}

colspan="29" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;" | AL West Division{{ref label|AL West|A|A}}
colspan="29" style="text-align:center;" | Years
98

! 99

! 00

! 01

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 02

! 03

! 04

! 05

! 06

! 07

! 08

! 09

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 10

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! style="background:#00ff00;"| 17{{ref label|Astros cheating|I|I}}

! 18

! style="background:#ffe87c;"| 19

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! style="background:#00ff00;"| 23

! 24

! 25

colspan="29" style="background:lightgrey; height:.5px;"|
colspan="8" | Anaheim Angels{{ref label|Angels|F|F}}

| colspan="10" | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim{{ref label|Angels|F|F}}

| colspan="10" | Los Angeles Angels{{ref label|Angels|F|F}}

colspan="27" | Oakland Athletics{{ref label|Athletics|H|H}}

| colspan="1" |Athletics{{ref label|Athletics|H|H}}

colspan="28" | Texas Rangers
colspan="28" | Seattle Mariners
colspan="15" style="background:lightgrey;"|  

| colspan="13" | Houston Astros{{ref label|Astros|G|G}}

colspan="29" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;"| {{color box|lightgrey}} Team not in division {{color box|#00ff00}} Division Won World Series {{color box|#FFE87C}} Division Won AL Championship

:{{note label|AL West|A|A}} Creation of division due to 1969 expansion, Kansas City and Seattle added.

:{{note label|SEA1|B|B}} Seattle franchise moved to Milwaukee, becoming the Brewers.

:{{note label|Switch|C|C}} Washington Senators moved to Dallas–Fort Worth, became Texas Rangers and switched divisions with Milwaukee, which moved to the AL East.

:{{note label|SEA2|D|D}} Seattle added in the 1977 league expansion.

:{{note label|EXP|E|E}} Chicago, Kansas City, and Minnesota moved into the newly created AL Central due to the 1994 realignment.

:{{note label|Angels|F|F}} In 1997, California Angels become Anaheim Angels. In 2005, Anaheim Angels become Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In 2016, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim become Los Angeles Angels.

:{{note label|Astros|G|G}} Houston switches leagues from the NL Central.

:{{note label|Athletics|H|H}} Athletics relocated to West Sacramento, California in 2025, and dropped a location moniker. They plan on moving again to Las Vegas in 2028.

:{{note label|Astros cheating|I|I}} See Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.

Champions by year

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played

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!Year

!Winner

!Record

!%

!Playoff Results

1969

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1961thru1971|1}}" | 1969 Minnesota Twins season

| 97–65

| .599

| Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0

1970

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1961thru1971|1}}" | 1970 Minnesota Twins season

| 98–64

| .605

| Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0

1971

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1971 Oakland Athletics season

| 101–61

| .627

| Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–0

1972

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1972 Oakland Athletics season

| 93–62

| .600

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Tigers) 3–2
Won World Series (Reds) 4–3

1973

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1973 Oakland Athletics season

| 94–68

| .580

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Orioles) 3–2
Won World Series (Mets) 4–3

1974

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1974 Oakland Athletics season

| 90–72

| .556

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Orioles) 3–1
Won World Series (Dodgers) 4–1

1975

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1975 Oakland Athletics season

| 98–64

| .605

| Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 3–0

1976

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1976 Kansas City Royals season

| 90–72

| .556

| Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–2

1977

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1977 Kansas City Royals season

| 102–60

| .630

| Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–2

1978

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1978 Kansas City Royals season

| 92–70

| .568

| Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–1

1979

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|California Angels|1}}" | California Angels (1)

| 88–74

| .543

| Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–1

1980

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1980 Kansas City Royals season

| 97–65

| .599

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALCS (Yankees) 3–0
Lost World Series (Phillies) 4–2

1981

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics 1968thru1981|1}}" | 1981 Oakland Athletics

| 64–45

| .587

| Won ALDS (Royals) 3–0
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–0

1982

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|California Angels|1}}" | 1982 California Angels season

| 93–69

| .574

| Lost ALCS (Brewers) 3–2

1983

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | 1983 Chicago White Sox season

| 99–63

| .611

| Lost ALCS (Orioles) 3–1

1984

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1984 Kansas City Royals season

| 84–78

| .519

| Lost ALCS (Tigers) 3–0

1985

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | 1985 Kansas City Royals season

| 91–71

| .562

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–3
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–3

1986

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|California Angels|1}}" | 1986 California Angels season

| 92–70

| .568

| Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3

1987

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1987thru1993|1}}" | 1987 Minnesota Twins season

| 85–77

| .525

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–1
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–3

1988

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 1988 Oakland Athletics season

| 104–58

| .642

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–0
Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–1

1989

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 1989 Oakland Athletics season

| 99–63

| .611

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Won World Series (Giants) 4–0

1990

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 1990 Oakland Athletics season

| 103–59

| .636

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–0
Lost World Series (Reds) 4–0

1991

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1987thru1993|1}}" | 1991 Minnesota Twins season

| 95–67

| .586

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Won World Series (Braves) 4–3

1992

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 1992 Oakland Athletics season

| 96–66

| .593

| Lost ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2

1993

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | 1993 Chicago White Sox season

| 94–68

| .580

| Lost ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2

{{Baseball year|1994}}§

| colspan="4" align="center" | No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike

1995

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Seattle Mariners|3}}" | 1995 Seattle Mariners season

| 79–66

| .545

| Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Indians) 4–2

1996

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers 1994thru2002|1}}" | 1997 Seattle Mariners season

| 90–72

| .556

| Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–1

1998

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers 1994thru2002|1}}" | Texas Rangers (2)

| 88–74

| .543

| Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0

1999

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers 1994thru2002|1}}" | Texas Rangers (3)

| 95–67

| .586

| Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0

2000

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2000 Oakland Athletics season

| 91–70

| .565

| Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2

2001

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Seattle Mariners|3}}" | 2001 Seattle Mariners season

| 116–46

| .716

| Won ALDS (Indians) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1

2002

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2002 Oakland Athletics season

| 103–59

| .636

| Lost ALDS (Twins) 3–2

2003

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2003 Oakland Athletics season

| 96–66

| .593

| Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–2

2004

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Anaheim Angels 2002thru2004|1}}" | Anaheim Angels (4)

| 92–70

| .568

| Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0

2005

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Los Angeles Angels|1}}" | Los Angeles Angels (5)

| 95–67

| .586

| Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Lost ALCS (White Sox) 4–1

2006

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2006 Oakland Athletics season

| 93–69

| .574

| Won ALDS (Twins) 3–0
Lost ALCS (Tigers) 4–0

2007

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Los Angeles Angels|1}}" | Los Angeles Angels (6)

| 94–68

| .580

| Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0

2008

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Los Angeles Angels|1}}" | Los Angeles Angels (7)

| 100–62

| .617

| Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1

2009

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Los Angeles Angels|1}}" | Los Angeles Angels (8)

| 97–65

| .599

| Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–2

2010

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers|1}}" | Texas Rangers (4)

| 90–72

| .556

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–2
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1

2011

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers|1}}" | Texas Rangers (5)

| 96–66

| .593

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1
Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2
Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3

2012

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2012 Oakland Athletics season

| 94–68

| .580

| Lost ALDS (Tigers) 3–2

2013

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2013 Oakland Athletics season

| 96–66

| .593

| Lost ALDS (Tigers) 3–2

2014

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Los Angeles Angels|1}}" | Texas Rangers (6)

| 88–74

| .543

| Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–2

2016

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers|1}}" | Texas Rangers (7)

| 95–67

| .586

| Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–0

2017

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2017 Houston Astros season

| 101–61

| .623

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–3
Won World Series (Dodgers) 4–3

2018

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2018 Houston Astros season

| 103–59

| .636

| Won ALDS (Indians) 3–0
Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–1

2019

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2019 Houston Astros season

| 107–55

| .660

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–2
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
Lost World Series (Nationals) 4–3

2020††

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}}" | 2020 Oakland Athletics season

| 36–24

| .600

|Won ALWC (White Sox) 2–1
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1

2021

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2021 Houston Astros season

|95–67

|.586

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won ALDS (White Sox) 3–1
Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–2
Lost World Series (Braves) 4–2

2022

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2022 Houston Astros season

|106–56

|.654

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won ALDS (Mariners) 3–0
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–0
Won World Series (Phillies) 4–2

2023

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2023 Houston Astros season

|90–72

|.556

| Won ALDS (Twins) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Rangers) 4–3

2024

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}}" | 2024 Houston Astros season

| 88–73

|.547

|Lost ALWC (Tigers) 2–0

† – Due to the players' strike, the season was split in two. The Athletics won the first half and defeated the second-half winner, the Kansas City Royals, to win the division.

§ – 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.

* – Seattle defeated the California Angels in a one-game playoff for the division title, 9–1.

†† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Houston also qualified for the playoffs.

** – The Astros and Rangers finished tied for first place with identical records. The Astros were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Rangers, and the Rangers received the wild card berth.

Other postseason teams

:See List of American League Wild Card winners (since 1994)

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!Year

!Winner

!Record

!%

!GB

!Playoff Results

2000

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Seattle Mariners|3}} | 2000 Seattle Mariners season

|91–71

|.562

|.5

|Won ALDS (White Sox) 3–0
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–2

2001

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}} | 2001 Oakland Athletics season

|102–60

|.630

|14

|Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2

2002

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Anaheim Angels 2002thru2004|1}} | Anaheim Angels

|99–63

|.611

|4

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Won ALCS (Twins) 4–1
Won World Series (Giants) 4–3

2012

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers|1}} | Texas Rangers*

|93–69

|.574

|1

|Lost ALWC (Orioles)

2014

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}} | 2014 Oakland Athletics season

|88–74

|.543

|10

|Lost ALWC (Royals)

2015

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}} | 2015 Houston Astros season

|86–76

|.531

|2

|Won ALWC (Yankees)
Lost ALDS (Royals) 3–2

2018

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}} | 2018 Oakland Athletics season

|97–65

|.599

|6

|Lost ALWC (Yankees)

2019

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Oakland Athletics|1}} | 2019 Oakland Athletics season

|97–65

|.599

|10

|Lost ALWC (Rays)

2020

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Houston Astros|1}} | 2020 Houston Astros season

|29–31

|.483

|7

|Won ALWC (Twins) 2–0
Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Rays) 4–3

2022

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Seattle Mariners|3}} | 2022 Seattle Mariners season

|90–72

|.556

|16

| Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–0

2023

|bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Texas Rangers|1}} | Texas Rangers*

|90–72

|.556

|0

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Won ALWC (Rays) 2–0
Won ALDS (Orioles) 3–0
Won ALCS (Astros) 4–3
Won World Series (Diamondbacks) 4–1

* – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the American League Division Series. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

Season results

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|bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the World Series

bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the American League pennant, but lost World Series

bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason

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!rowspan="2" width=60px| Season

colspan="7"| Team (record)
1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th
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{{mlby|1969}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Minnesota (97–65)Oakland (88–74)California (71–91)Kansas City (69–93)Chicago White Sox (68–94)Seattle (64–98)
colspan="8"|
  • 1970: The Seattle Pilots relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Brewers.
    • {{mlby|1970}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Minnesota (98–64)Oakland (89–73)California (86–76)Kansas City (65–97)Milwaukee (65–97)Chicago White Sox (56–106)
    {{mlby|1971}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Oakland (101–60)Kansas City (85–76)Chicago White Sox (79–83)California (76–86)Minnesota (74–86)Milwaukee (69–92)
    colspan="8"|
  • 1972: The Washington Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas as the Texas Rangers and joined the American League West. The Milwaukee Brewers left to join the American League East.
    • {{mlby|1972}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Oakland (93–62)Chicago White Sox (87–67)Minnesota (77–77)Kansas City (76–78)California (75–80)Texas (54–100)
    {{mlby|1973}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Oakland (94–68)Kansas City (88–74)Minnesota (81–81)California (79–83)Chicago White Sox (77–85)Texas (57–105)
    {{mlby|1974}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Oakland (90–72)Texas (84–76)Minnesota (82–80)Chicago White Sox (80–80)Kansas City (77–85)California (68–94)
    {{mlby|1975}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Oakland (98–64)Kansas City (91–71)Texas (79–83)Minnesota (76–83)Chicago White Sox (75–86)California (72–89)
    {{mlby|1976}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Kansas City (90–72)Oakland (87–74)Minnesota (85–77)Texas (76–86)California (76–86)Chicago White Sox (64–97)
    colspan="8"|
  • 1977: An expansion team, Seattle Mariners, joined the division.
    • {{mlby|1977}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Kansas City (102–60)Texas (94–68)Chicago White Sox (90–72)Minnesota (84–77)California (74–88)Seattle (64–98)Oakland (63–98)
    {{mlby|1978}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Kansas City (92–70)Texas (87–75)California (87–75)Minnesota (73–89)Chicago White Sox (71–90)Oakland (69–93)Seattle (56–104)
    {{mlby|1979}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| California (88–74)Kansas City (85–77)Texas (83–79)Minnesota (82–80)Chicago White Sox (73–87)Seattle (67–95)Oakland (54–108)
    {{mlby|1980}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Kansas City (97–65)Oakland (83–79)Minnesota (77–84)Texas (76–85)Chicago White Sox (70–90)California (65–95)Seattle (59–103)
    colspan="8"|
  • 1981: Due to the player's strike, the season was split and a Division Series was created to pit the first and second half champions from each division. The Oakland Athletics won the first half and the Kansas City Royals won the second half. The Athletics won the ALDS 3–0 to claim the American League West championship.
    • {{mlby|1981}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Oakland (64–45)Texas (57–48)Chicago White Sox (54–52)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Kansas City (50–53)California (51–59)Seattle (44–65)Minnesota (41–68)
    {{mlby|1982}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| California (93–69)Kansas City (90–72)Chicago White Sox (87–75)Seattle (76–86)Oakland (68–94)Texas (64–98)Minnesota (60–102)
    {{mlby|1983}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Chicago White Sox (99–63)Kansas City (79–83)Texas (77–85)Oakland (74–88)California (70–92)Minnesota (70–92)Seattle (60–102)
    {{mlby|1984}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Kansas City (84–78)California (81–81)Minnesota (81–81)Oakland (77–85)Chicago White Sox (74–88)Seattle (74–88)Texas (69–92)
    {{mlby|1985}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Kansas City (91–71)California (90–72)Chicago White Sox (85–77)Minnesota (77–85)Oakland (77–85)Seattle (74–88)Texas (62–99)
    {{mlby|1986}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| California (92–70)Texas (87–75)Kansas City (76–86)Oakland (76–86)Chicago White Sox (72–90)Minnesota (71–91)Seattle (67–95)
    {{mlby|1987}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Minnesota (85–77)Kansas City (83–79)Oakland (81–81)Seattle (78–84)Chicago White Sox (77–85)Texas (75–87)California (75–87)
    {{mlby|1988}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Oakland (104–58)Minnesota (91–71)Kansas City (84–77)California (75–87)Chicago White Sox (71–90)Texas (70–91)Seattle (68–93)
    {{mlby|1989}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Oakland (99–63)Kansas City (92–70)California (91–71)Texas (83–79)Minnesota (80–82)Seattle (73–89)Chicago White Sox (69–92)
    {{mlby|1990}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Oakland (103–59)Chicago White Sox (94–68)Texas (83–79)California (80–82)Seattle (77–85)Kansas City (75–86)Minnesota (74–88)
    {{mlby|1991}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| Minnesota (95–67)Chicago White Sox (87–75)Texas (85–77)Oakland (84–78)Seattle (83–79)Kansas City (82–80)California (81–81)
    {{mlby|1992}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Oakland (96–66)Minnesota (90–72)Chicago White Sox (86–76)Texas (77–85)California (72–90)Kansas City (72–90)Seattle (64–98)
    {{mlby|1993}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Chicago White Sox (94–68)Texas (86–76)Kansas City (84–78)Seattle (82–80)California (71–91)Minnesota (71–91)Oakland (68–94)
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  • 1994: The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins left to join the American League Central. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and World Series was also cancelled.
    • {{mlby|1994}}Texas (52–62)Oakland (51–63)Seattle (49–63)California (47–68)
    {{mlby|1995}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Seattle{{ref label|a|a}} (79–66)California (78–67)Texas (74–70)Oakland (67–77)
    {{mlby|1996}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Texas (90–72)Seattle (85–76)Oakland (78–84)California (70–91)
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  • 1997: The California Angels rebranded as the Anaheim Angels.
    • {{mlby|1997}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Seattle (90–72)Anaheim (84–78)Texas (77–85)Oakland (65–97)
    {{mlby|1998}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Texas (88–74)Anaheim (85–77)Seattle (76–85)Oakland (74–88)
    {{mlby|1999}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Texas (95–67)Oakland (87–75)Seattle (79–83)Anaheim (70–92)
    {{mlby|2000}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (91–70)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Seattle (91–71)Anaheim (82–80)Texas (71–91)
    {{mlby|2001}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Seattle (116–46)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Oakland (102–60)Anaheim (75–87)Texas (73–89)
    {{mlby|2002}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (103–59)bgcolor=#FFCC00| (4) Anaheim (99–63)Seattle (93–69)Texas (72–90)
    {{mlby|2003}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (96–66)Seattle (93–69)Anaheim (77–85)Texas (71–91)
    {{mlby|2004}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Anaheim{{ref label|b|b}} (92–70)Oakland (91–71)Texas (89–73)Seattle (63–99)
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  • 2005: The Anaheim Angels rebranded as the Los Angeles Angels.
    • {{mlby|2005}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) L.A. Angels{{ref label|c|c}} (95–67)Oakland (88–74)Texas (79–83)Seattle (69–93)
    {{mlby|2006}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Oakland (93–69)L.A. Angels (89–73)Texas (80–82)Seattle (78–84)
    {{mlby|2007}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) L.A. Angels (94–68)Seattle (88–74)Oakland (76–86)Texas (75–87)
    {{mlby|2008}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) L.A. Angels (100–62)Texas (79–83)Oakland (75–86)Seattle (61–101)
    {{mlby|2009}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) L.A. Angels (97–65)Texas (87–75)Seattle (85–77)Oakland (75–87)
    {{mlby|2010}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (3) Texas (90–72)Oakland (81–81)L.A. Angels (80–82)Seattle (61–101)
    {{mlby|2011}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) Texas (96–66)L.A. Angels (86–76)Oakland (74–88)Seattle (67–95)
    {{mlby|2012}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (94–68)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Texas (93–69)L.A. Angels (89–73)Seattle (75–87)
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  • 2013: The Houston Astros joined from the National League Central.
    • {{mlby|2013}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (96–66)Texas{{ref label|d|d}} (91–72)L.A. Angels (78–84)Seattle (71–91)Houston (51–111)
    {{mlby|2014}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) L.A. Angels (98–64)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Oakland (88–74)Seattle (87–75)Houston (70–92)Texas (67–95)
    {{mlby|2015}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Texas (88–74)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Houston (86–76)L.A. Angels (85–77)Seattle (76–86)Oakland (68–94)
    {{mlby|2016}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Texas (95–67)Seattle (86–76)Houston (84–78)L.A. Angels (74–88)Oakland (69–93)
    {{mlby|2017}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (2) Houston (101–61)L.A. Angels (80–82)Seattle (78–84)Texas (78–84)Oakland (75–87)
    {{mlby|2018}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Houston (103–59)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Oakland (97–65)Seattle (89–73)L.A. Angels (80–82)Texas (67–95)
    {{mlby|2019}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) Houston (107–55)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(4) Oakland (97–65)Texas (78–84)L.A. Angels (72–90)Seattle (68–94)
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  • 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
    • {{mlby|2020}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Oakland (36–24)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) Houston (29–31)Seattle (27–33)L.A. Angels (26–34)Texas (22–38)
    {{mlby|2021}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) Houston (95–67)Seattle (90–72)Oakland (86–76)L.A. Angels (77–85)Texas (60–102)
    {{mlby|2022}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) Houston (106–56)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Seattle (90–72)L.A. Angels (73–89)Texas (68–94)Oakland (60–102)
    {{mlby|2023}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Houston (90–72)bgcolor=#FFCC00| (5) Texas{{ref label|e|e}} (90–72)Seattle (88–74)L.A. Angels (73–89)Oakland (50–112)
    {{mlby|2024}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Houston (88–73)Seattle (85–77)Texas (78–84)Oakland (69–93)L.A. Angels (63–99)
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  • 2025: The Oakland Athletics temporarily moved to West Sacramento, California while preparing for a new stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The team will be renamed as the Athletics without any area identification while in West Sacramento.

    • ;Notes and Tiebreakers

    • {{note label|ALW1|a|a}} Seattle and California were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The Mariners won 9–1 to claim the division crown.
    • {{note label|ALW1|b|b}} Anaheim and Minnesota of the American League Central were tied for the second and third seed, but the Angels claimed the second seed by winning the season series 5–4.
    • {{note label|ALW1|c|c}} Los Angeles and New York Yankees of the American League East were tied for the second and third seed, but the Angels claimed the second seed by winning the season series 6–4.
    • {{note label|ALW1|d|d}} Texas and Tampa Bay of the American League East were tied for the second wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Rangers lost 5–2 and were eliminated from postseason contention.
    • {{note label|ALW1|e|e}} Texas and Houston were tied for the division lead, but the Astros claimed the division by winning the season series 9–4.

    AL West statistics

    class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

    ! rowspan=2|Team

    ! colspan=3|Division championships

    ! colspan="5" |Postseason records{{efn|Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the AL West}}

    Number

    !Year(s)

    !Most recent

    !Wild Card{{efn|Number of times qualifying as a wild card team}}

    !ALWC

    !ALDS

    !ALCS

    !World Series

    colspan="9" |Current Teams in Division
    Athletics{{efn|Formerly known as Oakland Athletics}}

    |17

    |1971–1975, 1981, 1988–1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2020

    |2020

    |4

    |1–3

    |2–7

    |6–5

    |4–2

    Los Angeles Angels{{efn|Formerly known as, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels, and California Angels}}

    |9

    |1979, 1982, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007–2009, 2014

    |2014

    |1

    |0–0

    |3–4

    |1–5

    |1–0

    Houston Astros

    |7

    |2017–2019, 2021–2022, 2023*, 2024

    |2024

    |2

    |2–1

    |7–1

    |4–3

    |2–2

    Texas Rangers

    |7

    |1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016

    |2016

    |2

    |1–1

    |3–5

    |3–0

    |1–2

    Seattle Mariners

    |3

    |1995*, 1997, 2001

    |2001

    |2

    |1–0

    |3–2

    |0–3

    |0–0

    colspan="9" |Former Teams in Division
    {{nowrap|Kansas City Royals{{dagger}}}}

    |6

    |1976–1978, 1980, 1984, 1985

    |1985

    |—

    |—

    |0–1

    |2–4

    |1–1

    Minnesota Twins{{dagger}}

    |4

    |1969, 1970, 1987, 1991

    |1991

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |2–2

    |2–0

    Chicago White Sox{{dagger}}

    |2

    |1983, 1993

    |1993

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |0–2

    |0–0

    {{nowrap|Milwaukee Brewers}} / {{nowrap|Seattle Pilots}}§

    |0

    |—

    |—

    |—

    |—

    |—

    |0–0

    |0–0

    Total551969–1993, 1995–present2024115{{nbnd}}518{{nbnd}}2018{{nbnd}}2411{{nbnd}}7

    * – Won division via tiebreaker

    § indicates no longer in division since 1972, and no longer part of AL since 1998

    {{dagger}} indicates no longer in division since 1994

    :Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

    Rivalries

    Notes

    {{notelist}}

    See also

    References

    {{reflist}}

    External links

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