1992 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant 1991 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games 1991 Event Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games 1988 Event New Jersey Devils raise their 1st pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs) 1988 Event Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1987 Event Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant 1987 Event Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1986 Event Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant 1986 Event California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1984 Event Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant 1981 Event New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's 1979 Event California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant 1978 Event Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant 1977 Event Yankees rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31 1977 Event Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) 1977 Event Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1976 Event Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yankees pennant #30 1973 Event Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant 1973 Event New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1972 Event Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1969 Event Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant 1969 Event New York Mets clinch NL East pennant 1969 Event New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant 1967 Event Joel Horlen revives Chicago's pennant hopes with a 5-0 no-hit win 1966 Event Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years 1966 Event Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant 1965 Event Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant 1965 Event Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1 1964 Event Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1964 Event Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant 1963 Event Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards 1963 Event Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yankees 28th pennant 1962 Event Yankees clinch AL pennant 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26 1960 Event For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant 1960 Event New York Yankees clinch AL pennant 1959 Event Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant 1959 Event Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant 1958 Event Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2 1956 Event Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1955 Event Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 1955 Event Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers) 1954 Event Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) 1953 Event Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1952 Event Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1952 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1951 Event Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers 1951 Event Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18 1951 Event New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant 1951 Event Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1950 Event Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) 1950 Event New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1949 Event Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 1949 Event Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant 1949 Event Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1948 Event Braves clinch NL pennant 1947 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1947 Event Yankees clinch pennant #15 1946 Event 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards and Dodgers) 1946 Event Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant 1945 Event Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins pennant for Tigers 1945 Event Cubs clinch NL pennant 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant 1943 Event Cardinals clinch NL pennant 1943 Event Yankees clinch pennant #14 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season 1942 Event Yankees clinch pennant #13 1941 Event Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years 1941 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant 1940 Event Floyd Giebells, 1st game, 2-0 pennant clinching beating Bob Feller 1940 Event Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935 1939 Event New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant 1938 Event Cubs clinch NL pennant 1938 Event Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10 1937 Event Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1936 Event Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history 1936 Event New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1935 Event Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant 1935 Event Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant 1934 Event St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year 1934 Event Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0 1933 Event New York Giants clinch the pennant 1932 Event Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant 1932 Event New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1931 Event Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland 1930 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1929 Event Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs 1929 Event A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox 1928 Event Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston 1928 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #6 1927 Event Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1926 Event Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) 1926 Event Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Event Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 1924 Event Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees 1924 Event Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1923 Birthday Bobby Thomson, home run hitter, Giants win the pennant 1922 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1 1922 Event Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant 1919 Event Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant 1915 Event Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1915 Event Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant 1914 Event Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1909 Event Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant 1908 Event Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant 1908 Event Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) 1904 Event Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1903 Event Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 1884 Event Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1871 Event Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for 1st National Association baseball pennant
