American League East

AL East
League	American League
Sport	Major League Baseball
Founded	1969
Championships
Most recent champion(s)	Tampa Bay Rays; (3rd title)
Most titles	New York Yankees (19)

The American League East is one of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s six divisions (an East, Central, and West division for each of the two leagues). This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the American League West division. Before that time the American League (AL) had existed as a single league of 10 teams.

Four of its five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other in Central Canada. It is currently the only division to contain a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the American League's five playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020.

History

Writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB;[1][2] during its 50-year existence, an East division team has gone on to play in the World Series 27 times, and 16 of those teams have been crowned World Series champions. Since the 1995 season when the wild-card playoff berth was introduced, the AL East has produced 20 of the 31 wild-card teams for the American League (the West division seven, and the Central division five).

When the Major Leagues split into divisions for the 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 placed in the East division, and the other six were placed in the West division.

In September 1971, American League owners approved the move of the second Washington Senators franchise to Arlington, Texas to become the Texas Rangers. The owners then debated whether the Chicago White Sox or Milwaukee Brewers should move to the East division for 1972, with the Rangers moving to the West. The White Sox requested they be moved to the East, stating they were an original American League franchise and wanted to play more games against other old-line A.L. teams, five of which were in the East.

The Oakland Athletics objected to moving the White Sox to the East; owner Charlie Finley was a Chicago native who wanted to continue to make three trips per season with his club to the Windy City. The Minnesota Twins went a step farther and objected to switching either the White Sox or Brewers. The Twins wanted to keep nearby Chicago and Milwaukee as division rivals, citing the National League's lack of geographic accuracy in forming its divisions as a reason why the Rangers should not have been shifted out of the East. The Twins also noted the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys played in the NFC East.

The White Sox' pleas fell on deaf ears, and the Brewers, who began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, were moved to the East.

Division membership

Current members

Baltimore Orioles – Founding member.
Boston Red Sox – Founding member.
New York Yankees – Founding member.
Tampa Bay Rays – Joined in 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Toronto Blue Jays – Joined in 1977.

Former members

Cleveland Indians – Founding member; moved in 1994 to the AL Central.
Detroit Tigers – Founding member, moved in 1998 to the AL Central.
Milwaukee Brewers – Joined in 1972, moved in 1994 to the American League Central; joined National League Central in 1998.
Washington Senators – Founding member, relocated to Arlington, Texas in 1972 (becoming the Texas Rangers); moved to the AL West.

Timeline

Years
AL East Division^[A]
69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers ^[E]
Cleveland Indians ^[D]
Washington Senators ^[B]
			Milwaukee Brewers ^[B] ^[D]
								Toronto Blue Jays ^[C]
																													Tampa Bay Devil Rays ^[E]
Years
AL East Division^[A]
05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Devil Rays			Tampa Bay Rays ^[F]
Team not in division Division Won World Series Division Won AL Championship

^A Creation of six-team division (Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, NY Yankees, Washington Senators) due to 1969 expansion

^B Washington franchise moved to Dallas/Ft. Worth, became Texas Rangers and moved into AL West. Either Milwaukee or the Chicago White Sox would have had to move to the East, eventually it was decided that Milwaukee make the switch. Total teams remains at six.

^C Toronto, the seventh team, is added in 1977 expansion

^D Due to 1994 realignment, Cleveland and Milwaukee were moved to newly created AL Central. Division reduced to five teams.

^E Tampa Bay added in 1998 expansion along with the Detroit Tigers moving to AL Central. Total teams remains at five.

^F Tampa Bay Devil Rays become Tampa Bay Rays.

Champions by year

Team names link to the season in which each team played

Year	Winner	Record	%	Playoff Results
1969	Baltimore Orioles	109–53	.673	Won ALCS over Minnesota, 3–0 Lost World Series to New York (NL), 4–1
1970	Baltimore Orioles (2)	108–54	.667	Won ALCS over Minnesota, 3–0 Won World Series over Cincinnati, 4–1
1971	Baltimore Orioles (3)	101–57	.639	Won ALCS over Oakland, 3–0 Lost World Series to Pittsburgh, 4–3
1972	Detroit Tigers	86–70	.551	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3–2
1973	Baltimore Orioles (4)	97–65	.599	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3–2
1974	Baltimore Orioles (5)	91–71	.562	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3–1
1975	Boston Red Sox	95–65	.594	Won ALCS over Oakland, 3–0 Lost World Series to Cincinnati, 4–3
1976	New York Yankees	97–62	.610	Won ALCS over Kansas City, 3–2 Lost World Series to Cincinnati, 4–0
1977	New York Yankees (2)	100–62	.617	Won ALCS over Kansas City, 3–2 Won World Series over Los Angeles (NL), 4–2
1978	New York Yankees (3)‡	100–63	.613	Won ALCS over Kansas City, 3–1 Won World Series over Los Angeles (NL), 4–2
1979	Baltimore Orioles (6)	102–57	.642	Won ALCS over California, 3–1 Lost World Series to Pittsburgh, 4–3
1980	New York Yankees (4)	103–59	.636	Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 3–0
1981	New York Yankees (5)*	59–48	.551	Won ALDS over Milwaukee, 3–2 Won ALCS over Oakland, 3–0 Lost World Series to Los Angeles (NL), 4–2
1982	Milwaukee Brewers	95–67	.586	Won ALCS over California, 3–2 Lost World Series to St. Louis, 4–3
1983	Baltimore Orioles (7)	98–64	.605	Won ALCS over Chicago (AL), 3–1 Won World Series over Philadelphia, 4–1
1984	Detroit Tigers (2)	104–58	.642	Won ALCS over Kansas City, 3–0 Won World Series over San Diego, 4–1
1985	Toronto Blue Jays	99–62	.615	Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 4–3
1986	Boston Red Sox (2)	95–66	.590	Won ALCS over California, 4–3 Lost World Series to New York (NL), 4–3
1987	Detroit Tigers (3)	98–64	.605	Lost ALCS to Minnesota, 4–1
1988	Boston Red Sox (3)	89–73	.549	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4–0
1989	Toronto Blue Jays (2)	89–73	.549	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4–1
1990	Boston Red Sox (4)	88–74	.543	Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4–0
1991	Toronto Blue Jays (3)	91–71	.562	Lost ALCS to Minnesota, 4–1
1992	Toronto Blue Jays (4)	96–66	.593	Won ALCS over Oakland, 4–2 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4–2
1993	Toronto Blue Jays (5)	95–67	.586	Won ALCS over Chicago (AL), 4–2 Won World Series over Philadelphia, 4–2
1994§	No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1995	Boston Red Sox (5)	86–58	.597	Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–0
1996	New York Yankees (6)	92–70	.568	Won ALDS over Texas, 3–1 Won ALCS over Baltimore, 4–1 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4–2
1997	Baltimore Orioles (8)	98–64	.605	Won ALDS over Seattle, 3–1 Lost ALCS to Cleveland, 4–2
1998	New York Yankees (7)	114–48	.704	Won ALDS over Texas, 3–0 Won ALCS over Cleveland, 4–2 Won World Series over San Diego, 4–0
1999	New York Yankees (8)	98–64	.605	Won ALDS over Texas, 3–0 Won ALCS over Boston, 4–1 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4–0
2000	New York Yankees (9)	87–74	.540	Won ALDS over Oakland, 3–2 Won ALCS over Seattle, 4–2 Won World Series over New York (NL), 4–1
2001	New York Yankees (10)	95–65	.594	Won ALDS over Oakland, 3–2 Won ALCS over Seattle, 4–1 Lost World Series to Arizona, 4–3
2002	New York Yankees (11)	103–58	.640	Lost ALDS to Anaheim, 3–1
2003	New York Yankees (12)	101–61	.623	Won ALDS over Minnesota, 3–1 Won ALCS over Boston, 4–3 Lost World Series to Florida, 4–2
2004	New York Yankees (13)	101–61	.623	Won ALDS over Minnesota, 3–1 Lost ALCS to Boston, 4–3
2005	New York Yankees (14)††	95–67	.586	Lost ALDS to Los Angeles (AL), 3–2
2006	New York Yankees (15)	97–65	.599	Lost ALDS to Detroit, 3–1
2007	Boston Red Sox (6)	96–66	.593	Won ALDS over Los Angeles (AL), 3–0 Won ALCS over Cleveland, 4–3 Won World Series over Colorado, 4–0
2008	Tampa Bay Rays	97–65	.599	Won ALDS over Chicago (AL), 3–1 Won ALCS over Boston, 4–3 Lost World Series to Philadelphia, 4–1
2009	New York Yankees (16)	103–59	.636	Won ALDS over Minnesota, 3–0 Won ALCS over Los Angeles (AL), 4–2 Won World Series over Philadelphia, 4–2
2010	Tampa Bay Rays (2)	96–66	.593	Lost ALDS to Texas, 3–2
2011	New York Yankees (17)	97–65	.599	Lost ALDS to Detroit, 3–2
2012	New York Yankees (18)	95–67	.586	Won ALDS over Baltimore, 3–2 Lost ALCS to Detroit, 4–0
2013	Boston Red Sox (7)	97–65	.599	Won ALDS over Tampa Bay, 3–1 Won ALCS over Detroit, 4–2 Won World Series over St. Louis, 4–2
2014	Baltimore Orioles (9)	96–66	.593	Won ALDS over Detroit, 3–0 Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 4–0
2015	Toronto Blue Jays (6)	93–69	.574	Won ALDS over Texas, 3–2 Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 4–2
2016	Boston Red Sox (8)	93–69	.574	Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–0
2017	Boston Red Sox (9)	93–69	.574	Lost ALDS to Houston, 3–1
2018	Boston Red Sox (10)	108–54	.667	Won ALDS over New York (AL), 3–1 Won ALCS over Houston, 4–1 Won World Series over Los Angeles (NL), 4–1
2019	New York Yankees (19)	103–59	.636	Won ALDS over Minnesota, 3–0 Lost ALCS to Houston, 4–2
2020†††	Tampa Bay Rays (3)	40–20	.667	Won ALWC over Toronto, 2–0 Won ALDS over New York (AL), 3–2 Won ALCS over Houston, 4–3 Lost World Series to Los Angeles (NL), 4–2

‡ – In 1978, the New York Yankees ended up in a tie with the Boston Red Sox for the division championship, and won a 1-game playoff against Boston.

* – Due to the players' strike, the season was split. New York won the first half and defeated second-half champion Milwaukee (62–45) in the postseason.

§ – Due to the 1994 baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. New York was leading at the strike.

†† – The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees finished the 2005 season tied for first place with identical records. New York won the season series against Boston and was awarded the tie-breaker; Boston was awarded the wild card berth. Had a team from another division won the wild card, a one-game playoff would have decided the division champion.

††† – 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 New York Yankees (33–27, .550) also qualified for the playoffs. The Yankees won the ALWC over Cleveland, 2–0, but lost the ALDS to Tampa Bay, 3–2.

The Cleveland Indians were the only team to not win the AL East before the 1994 division realignment.

AL East statistics

Team	Division Championships	Year (s)	Last Year Won	Wild Card Appearances	Division Series Record	AL Championship Series Record	World Series Record
Current Teams in Division:
New York Yankees	19	1976-1978 1980, 1981, 1996-2006 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019	2019	7	11 – 9	11 – 3	7 – 4
Boston Red Sox	10	1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016-2018	2018	7	7 – 6	6 – 5	4 – 2
Baltimore Orioles	9	1969-1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2014	2014	3	3 – 1	5 – 5	2 – 3
Toronto Blue Jays	6	1985, 1989, 1991-1993, 2015	2015	1	2 – 0	2 – 5	2 – 0
Tampa Bay Rays	3	2008, 2010, 2020	2020	3	3– 3	2 – 0	0 – 2
Former Teams in Division:
Detroit Tigers	3	1972, 1984, 1987	1987	—	0 – 0	1 – 2	1 – 0
Milwaukee Brewers	1	1982	1982	—	0 – 1	1 – 0	0 – 1
Cleveland Indians	0	—	—	—	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0
TOTAL	50	—	—	20	24 – 19	27 – 20	16 – 11

Wild Card winners produced

Since the advent of the Wild Card, AL East teams have faced each other in the ALCS 5 times and the ALDS twice.

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

Year	Winner	Record	%	GB	Playoff Results
1995	New York Yankees	79–65	.549	7	Lost ALDS to Seattle, 3–2
1996	Baltimore Orioles	88–74	.543	4	Won ALDS over Cleveland, 3–1 Lost ALCS to New York (AL), 4–1
1997	New York Yankees	96–66	.593	2	Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–2
1998	Boston Red Sox	92–70	.568	22	Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–1
1999	Boston Red Sox	94–68	.580	4	Won ALDS over Cleveland, 3–2 Lost ALCS to New York (AL), 4–1
2003	Boston Red Sox	95–67	.586	6	Won ALDS over Oakland, 3–2 Lost ALCS to New York (AL), 4–3
2004	Boston Red Sox	98–64	.605	3	Won ALDS over Anaheim, 3–0 Won ALCS over New York (AL), 4–3 Won World Series over St. Louis, 4–0
2005	Boston Red Sox	95–67	.586	0	Lost ALDS to Chicago (AL), 3–0
2007	New York Yankees	94–68	.580	2	Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–1
2008	Boston Red Sox	95–67	.586	2	Won ALDS over Los Angeles (AL), 3–1 Lost ALCS to Tampa Bay, 4–3
2009	Boston Red Sox	95–67	.586	8	Lost ALDS to Los Angeles (AL), 3–0
2010	New York Yankees	95–67	.586	1	Won ALDS over Minnesota, 3–0 Lost ALCS to Texas, 4–2
2011	Tampa Bay Rays	91–71	.562	6	Lost ALDS to Texas, 3–1
2012*	Baltimore Orioles	93–69	.574	2	Won ALWC over Texas Lost ALDS to New York (AL), 3–2
2013	Tampa Bay Rays**	92–71	.564	5½	Won ALWC over Cleveland Lost ALDS to Boston, 3–1
2015	New York Yankees	87–75	.537	6	Lost ALWC to Houston
2016	Toronto Blue Jays***	89–73	.549	4	Won ALWC over Baltimore Won ALDS over Texas, 3–0 Lost ALCS to Cleveland, 4–1
2016	Baltimore Orioles***	89–73	.549	4	Lost ALWC to Toronto
2017	New York Yankees	91–71	.562	2	Won ALWC over Minnesota Won ALDS over Cleveland, 3–2 Lost ALCS to Houston, 4–3
2018	New York Yankees	100–62	.617	8	Won ALWC over Oakland Lost ALDS to Boston, 3–1
2019	Tampa Bay Rays	96–66	.593	7	Won ALWC over Oakland Lost ALDS to Houston, 3–2
2020****	Toronto Blue Jays	32–28	.533	8	Lost ALWC to Tampa Bay, 2–0

* – Starting with the 2012 season, there are two Wild Card winners in each league. The qualifiers play a single-game playoff to determine who will face the top-seeded team in the American League Division Series.

** In 2013, the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays finished the season with the identical records of 91–71. A one-game playoff was held and the Rays won it 5–2 over the Rangers to capture the second Wild Card berth.

*** In 2016, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles finished the season with the identical records of 89–73. However, the Blue Jays won the right to host the Wild Card Game by virtue of their 10–9 regular-season record against the Orioles.

**** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games.

Season results

^(#)	Denotes team that won the World Series
^(#)	Denotes team that won the American League pennant, but lost World Series
^(#)	Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason

Season	Team (record)
Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1969: The American League East was formed with six inaugural members: the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Washington Senators.
1969	Baltimore (109–53)	Detroit (90–72)	Boston (87–75)	Washington (86–76)	N.Y. Yankees (80–81)	Cleveland (62–99)
1970	Baltimore (108–54)	N.Y. Yankees (93–69)	Boston (87–75)	Detroit (79–83)	Cleveland (76–86)	Washington (70–92)
1971	Baltimore (101–57)	Detroit (91–71)	Boston (85–77)	N.Y. Yankees (82–80)	Washington (63–96)	Cleveland (60–102)
1972: The Washington Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas as the Texas Rangers and left to join the American League West. The Milwaukee Brewers joined from the American League West.
1972	Detroit (86–70)	Boston (85–70)	Baltimore (80–74)	N.Y. Yankees (79–76)	Cleveland (72–84)	Milwaukee (65–91)
1973	Baltimore (97–65)	Boston (89–73)	Detroit (85–77)	N.Y. Yankees (80–82)	Milwaukee (74–88)	Cleveland (71–91)
1974	Baltimore (91–71)	N.Y. Yankees (89–73)	Boston (84–78)	Cleveland (77–85)	Milwaukee (76–86)	Detroit (72–90)
1975	Boston (95–65)	Baltimore (90–69)	N.Y. Yankees (83–77)	Cleveland (79–80)	Milwaukee (68–94)	Detroit (57–102)
1976	N.Y. Yankees (97–62)	Baltimore (88–74)	Boston (83–79)	Cleveland (81–78)	Detroit (74–87)	Milwaukee (66–95)
1977: An expansion team, Toronto Blue Jays, joined the division.
1977	N.Y. Yankees (100–62)	Baltimore (97–64)	Boston (97–64)	Detroit (74–88)	Cleveland (71–90)	Milwaukee (67–95)	Toronto (54–107)
1978	N.Y. Yankees^[a] (100–63)	Boston (99–64)	Milwaukee (93–69)	Baltimore (90–71)	Detroit (86–76)	Cleveland (69–90)	Toronto (59–102)
1979	Baltimore (102–57)	Milwaukee (95–66)	Boston (91–69)	N.Y. Yankees (89–71)	Detroit (85–76)	Cleveland (81–80)	Toronto (53–109)
1980	N.Y. Yankees (103–59)	Baltimore (100–62)	Milwaukee (86–76)	Detroit (84–78)	Boston (83–77)	Cleveland (79–81)	Toronto (67–95)
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 New York Yankees won the first half and the Milwaukee Brewers won the second half. The Yankees won the ALDS 3–2 to claim the American League East championship.
1981	Milwaukee (62–47)	Baltimore (59–46)	N.Y. Yankees (59–48)	Detroit (60–49)	Boston (59–49)	Cleveland (52–51)	Toronto (37–69)
1982	Milwaukee (95–67)	Baltimore (94–68)	Boston (89–73)	Detroit (83–79)	N.Y. Yankees (79–83)	Cleveland (78–84)	Toronto (78–84)
1983	Baltimore (98–64)	Detroit (92–70)	N.Y. Yankees (91–71)	Toronto (89–73)	Milwaukee (87–75)	Boston (78–84)	Cleveland (70–92)
1984	Detroit (104–58)	Toronto (89–73)	N.Y. Yankees (87–75)	Boston (86–76)	Baltimore (85–77)	Cleveland (75–87)	Milwaukee (67–94)
1985	Toronto (99–62)	N.Y. Yankees (97–64)	Detroit (84–77)	Baltimore (83–78)	Boston (81–81)	Milwaukee (71–90)	Cleveland (60–102)
1986	Boston (95–66)	N.Y. Yankees (90–72)	Detroit (87–75)	Toronto (86–76)	Cleveland (84–78)	Milwaukee (77–84)	Baltimore (73–89)
1987	Detroit (98–64)	Toronto (96–66)	Milwaukee (91–71)	N.Y. Yankees (89–73)	Boston (78–84)	Baltimore (67–95)	Cleveland (61–101)
1988	Boston (89–73)	Detroit (88–74)	Milwaukee (87–75)	Toronto (87–75)	N.Y. Yankees (85–76)	Cleveland (78–84)	Baltimore (54–107)
1989	Toronto (89–73)	Baltimore (87–75)	Boston (83–79)	Milwaukee (81–81)	N.Y. Yankees (74–87)	Cleveland (73–89)	Detroit (59–103)
1990	Boston (88–74)	Toronto (86–76)	Detroit (79–83)	Cleveland (77–85)	Baltimore (76–85)	Milwaukee (74–88)	N.Y. Yankees (67–95)
1991	Toronto (91–71)	Boston (84–78)	Detroit (84–78)	Milwaukee (83–79)	N.Y. Yankees (71–91)	Baltimore (67–95)	Cleveland (57–105)
1992	Toronto (96–66)	Milwaukee (92–70)	Baltimore (89–73)	Cleveland (76–86)	N.Y. Yankees (76–86)	Detroit (75–87)	Boston (73–89)
1993	Toronto (95–67)	N.Y. Yankees (88–74)	Baltimore (85–77)	Detroit (85–77)	Boston (80–82)	Cleveland (76–86)	Milwaukee (69–93)
1994: The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers 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.
1994	N.Y. Yankees (70–43)	Baltimore (63–49)	Toronto (55–60)	Boston (54–61)	Detroit (53–62)
1995	⁽²⁾ Boston (86–58)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (79–65)	Baltimore (71–73)	Detroit (60–84)	Toronto (56–88)
1996	⁽²⁾ N.Y. Yankees (92–70)	⁽⁴⁾ Baltimore (88–74)	Boston (85–77)	Toronto (74–88)	Detroit (53–109)
1997	⁽¹⁾ Baltimore (98–64)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (96–66)	Detroit (79–83)	Boston (78–84)	Toronto (76–86)
1998: The Detroit Tigers left to join the American League Central. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays joined as an expansion franchise.
1998	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (114–48)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (92–70)	Toronto (88–74)	Baltimore (79–83)	Tampa Bay (63–99)
1999	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (98–64)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (94–68)	Toronto (84–78)	Baltimore (78–84)	Tampa Bay (69–93)
2000	⁽³⁾ N.Y. Yankees (87–74)	Boston (85–77)	Toronto (83–79)	Baltimore (74–88)	Tampa Bay (69–92)
2001	⁽²⁾ N.Y. Yankees (95–65)	Boston (82–79)	Toronto (80–82)	Baltimore (63–98)	Tampa Bay (62–100)
2002	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (103–58)	Boston (93–69)	Toronto (78–84)	Baltimore (67–95)	Tampa Bay (55–106)
2003	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (101–61)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (95–67)	Toronto (86–76)	Baltimore (71–91)	Tampa Bay (63–99)
2004	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (101–61)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (98–64)	Baltimore (78–84)	Tampa Bay (70–91)	Toronto (67–94)
2005	⁽³⁾ N.Y. Yankees^[b] (95–67)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (95–67)	Toronto (80–82)	Baltimore (74–88)	Tampa Bay (67–95)
2006	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (97–65)	Toronto (87–75)	Boston (86–76)	Baltimore (70–92)	Tampa Bay (61–101)
2007	⁽¹⁾ Boston^[c] (96–66)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (94–68)	Toronto (83–79)	Baltimore (69–93)	Tampa Bay (66–96)
2008: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays rebranded as the Tampa Bay Rays.
2008	⁽²⁾ Tampa Bay (97–65)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (95–67)	N.Y. Yankees (89–73)	Toronto (86–76)	Baltimore (68–93)
2009	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (103–59)	⁽⁴⁾ Boston (95–67)	Tampa Bay (84–78)	Toronto (75–87)	Baltimore (64–98)
2010	⁽¹⁾ Tampa Bay (96–66)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (95–67)	Boston (89–73)	Toronto (85–77)	Baltimore (66–96)
2011	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (97–65)	⁽⁴⁾ Tampa Bay (91–71)	Boston (90–72)	Toronto (81–81)	Baltimore (69–93)
2012	⁽¹⁾ N.Y. Yankees (95–67)	⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore (93–69)	Tampa Bay (90–72)	Toronto (73–89)	Boston (69–93)
2013	⁽¹⁾ Boston (97–65)	⁽⁵⁾ Tampa Bay^[d] (92–71)	N.Y. Yankees (85–77)	Baltimore (85–77)	Toronto (74–88)
2014	⁽²⁾ Baltimore (96–66)	N.Y. Yankees (84–78)	Toronto (83–79)	Tampa Bay (77–85)	Boston (71–91)
2015	⁽²⁾ Toronto (93–69)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (87–75)	Baltimore (81–81)	Tampa Bay (80–82)	Boston (78–84)
2016	⁽³⁾ Boston (93–69)	⁽⁴⁾ Toronto^[e] (89–73)	⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore (89–73)	N.Y. Yankees (84–78)	Tampa Bay (68–94)
2017	⁽³⁾ Boston (93–69)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (91–71)	Tampa Bay (80–82)	Toronto (76–86)	Baltimore (75–87)
2018	⁽¹⁾ Boston (108–54)	⁽⁴⁾ N.Y. Yankees (100–62)	Tampa Bay (90–72)	Toronto (73–89)	Baltimore (47–115)
2019	⁽²⁾ N.Y. Yankees (103–59)	⁽⁴⁾ Tampa Bay (96–66)	Boston (84–78)	Toronto (67–95)	Baltimore (54–108)
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.
2020	⁽¹⁾ Tampa Bay (40–20)	⁽⁵⁾ N.Y. Yankees (33–27)	⁽⁸⁾ Toronto (32–28)	Baltimore (25–35)	Boston (24–36)

Notes and Tiebreakers

^a New York and Boston were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The Yankees won 5–4 to claim the division crown.
^b New York and Boston were tied for the division championship and wild-card berth but the Yankees claimed the division crown by winning the season series 10–9, relegating Boston to the wild-card spot. New York and Los Angeles of the American League West were also tied for the second and third seed but the Yankees were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 6–4.
^c Boston and Cleveland of the American League Central were tied for the first and second seed but the Red Sox claimed the top overall seed by winning the season series 5–2, relegating Cleveland to the second seed.
^d Tampa Bay and Texas of the American League West were tied for the second wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Rays won 5–2 to claim the second wild-card spot.
^e Toronto and Baltimore were tied for both wild-card berths but the Blue Jays claimed the first wild-card spot by winning the season series 10–9, relegating Baltimore to the second wild-card spot.

References

Leitch, Will. "MLB Preview: American League East". Sports on Earth. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
Stark, Jayson. "Ranking MLB's six divisions". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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[1] Leitch, Will. "MLB Preview: American League East". Sports on Earth. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[2] Stark, Jayson. "Ranking MLB's six divisions". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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