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Major league · 1876–present · 151 seasons

Members (2026)

Chicago Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies

Most pennants

Los Angeles Dodgers 26

San Francisco Giants 23

St. Louis Cardinals 19

Atlanta Braves 18

World Series titles

57 by league members

Teams all time

Attendance

2,133,472,506 all time
best year 2007: 44,095,560

Seasons

Season	Teams	Pennant / first place		Attendance
2026	15	Atlanta Braves 90–67		34,974,336
2025	15	Los Angeles Dodgers 93–69	World Series	39,324,886
2024	15	Los Angeles Dodgers 98–64	World Series	38,630,776
2023	15	Arizona Diamondbacks 84–78		38,260,732
2022	15	Philadelphia Phillies 87–75		35,452,462
2021	15	Atlanta Braves 88–73	World Series	25,364,273
2020	15	Los Angeles Dodgers 43–17	World Series
2019	15	Washington Nationals 93–69	World Series	37,902,073
2018	15	Los Angeles Dodgers 92–71		37,250,627
2017	15	Los Angeles Dodgers 104–58		38,306,814
2016	15	Chicago Cubs 103–58	World Series	38,113,555
2015	15	New York Mets 90–72		38,862,347
2014	15	San Francisco Giants 88–74	World Series	39,248,477
2013	15	St. Louis Cardinals 97–65		39,435,907
2012	16	San Francisco Giants 94–68	World Series	41,475,495
2011	16	St. Louis Cardinals 90–72	World Series	40,709,189
2010	16	San Francisco Giants 92–70	World Series	40,890,282
2009	16	Philadelphia Phillies 93–69		41,157,853
2008	16	Philadelphia Phillies 92–70	World Series	44,083,775
2007	16	Colorado Rockies 90–73		44,095,560
2006	16	St. Louis Cardinals 83–78	World Series	41,578,607
2005	16	Houston Astros 89–73		41,644,345
2004	16	St. Louis Cardinals 105–57		40,224,897
2003	16	Florida Marlins 91–71	World Series	36,723,341
2002	16	San Francisco Giants 95–66		37,025,963
2001	16	Arizona Diamondbacks 92–70	World Series	39,727,374
2000	16	New York Mets 94–68		39,683,109
1999	16	Atlanta Braves 103–59		38,322,848
1998	16	San Diego Padres 98–64		38,426,784
1997	14	Florida Marlins 92–70	World Series	31,885,368
1996	14	Atlanta Braves 96–66		30,379,288
1995	14	Atlanta Braves 90–54	World Series	25,110,248
1994	14	Montreal Expos 74–56		25,807,819
1993	14	Philadelphia Phillies 97–65		36,924,573
1992	12	Atlanta Braves 98–64		24,111,135
1991	12	Atlanta Braves 94–68		24,696,172
1990	12	Cincinnati Reds 91–71	World Series	24,491,508
1989	12	San Francisco Giants 92–70		25,323,834
1988	12	Los Angeles Dodgers 94–67	World Series	24,499,268
1987	12	St. Louis Cardinals 95–67		24,734,155
1986	12	New York Mets 108–54	World Series	22,333,471
1985	12	St. Louis Cardinals 101–61		22,292,154
1984	12	San Diego Padres 92–70		20,781,436
1983	12	Philadelphia Phillies 90–72		21,549,285
1982	12	St. Louis Cardinals 92–70	World Series	21,507,425
1981	12	Los Angeles Dodgers 63–47	World Series	12,478,390
1980	12	Philadelphia Phillies 91–71	World Series	21,124,084
1979	12	Pittsburgh Pirates 98–64	World Series	21,178,419
1978	12	Los Angeles Dodgers 95–67		20,106,921
1977	12	Los Angeles Dodgers 98–64		19,070,228
1976	12	Cincinnati Reds 102–60	World Series	16,660,529
1975	12	Cincinnati Reds 108–54	World Series	16,600,490
1974	12	Los Angeles Dodgers 102–60		16,978,314
1973	12	New York Mets 82–79		16,675,322
1972	12	Cincinnati Reds 95–59		15,529,730
1971	12	Pittsburgh Pirates 97–65	World Series	17,324,857
1970	12	Cincinnati Reds 102–60		16,662,198
1969	12	New York Mets 100–62	World Series	15,094,946
1968	10	St. Louis Cardinals 97–65		11,785,358
1967	10	St. Louis Cardinals 101–60	World Series	12,971,430
1966	10	Los Angeles Dodgers 95–67		15,015,471
1965	10	Los Angeles Dodgers 97–65	World Series	13,581,136
1964	10	St. Louis Cardinals 93–69	World Series	12,045,190
1963	10	Los Angeles Dodgers 99–63	World Series	11,382,227
1962	10	San Francisco Giants 103–62		11,360,159
1961	8	Cincinnati Reds 93–61		8,731,502
1960	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 95–59	World Series	10,684,963
1959	8	Los Angeles Dodgers 88–68	World Series	9,994,525
1958	8	Milwaukee Braves 92–62		10,164,596
1957	8	Milwaukee Braves 95–59	World Series	8,819,601
1956	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 93–61		8,649,567
1955	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 98–55	World Series	7,674,412
1954	8	New York Giants 97–57	World Series	8,013,519
1953	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 105–49		7,419,721
1952	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 96–57		6,339,148
1951	8	New York Giants 98–59		7,244,002
1950	8	Philadelphia Phillies 91–63		8,320,616
1949	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 97–57		9,484,718
1948	8	Boston Braves 91–62		9,770,743
1947	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 94–60		10,388,470
1946	8	St. Louis Cardinals 98–58	World Series	8,902,107
1945	8	Chicago Cubs 98–56		5,260,703
1944	8	St. Louis Cardinals 105–49	World Series	3,974,588
1943	8	St. Louis Cardinals 105–49		3,769,342
1942	8	St. Louis Cardinals 106–48	World Series	4,353,353
1941	8	Brooklyn Dodgers 100–54		4,777,647
1940	8	Cincinnati Reds 100–53	World Series	4,389,693
1939	8	Cincinnati Reds 97–57		4,707,177
1938	8	Chicago Cubs 89–63		4,560,827
1937	8	New York Giants 95–57		4,204,228
1936	8	New York Giants 92–62		3,903,691
1935	8	Chicago Cubs 100–54		3,657,309
1934	8	St. Louis Cardinals 95–58	World Series	3,200,105
1933	8	New York Giants 91–61	World Series	3,162,821
1932	8	Chicago Cubs 90–64		3,841,334
1931	8	St. Louis Cardinals 101–53	World Series	4,583,815
1930	8	St. Louis Cardinals 92–62		5,446,532
1929	8	Chicago Cubs 98–54		4,925,713
1928	8	St. Louis Cardinals 95–59		4,881,097
1927	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 94–60		5,309,917
1926	8	St. Louis Cardinals 89–65	World Series	4,920,399
1925	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 95–58	World Series	4,353,704
1924	8	New York Giants 93–60		4,340,644
1923	8	New York Giants 95–58		4,069,817
1922	8	New York Giants 93–61	World Series	3,941,820
1921	8	New York Giants 94–59	World Series	3,986,984
1920	8	Brooklyn Robins 93–61		4,036,575
1919	8	Cincinnati Reds 96–44	World Series	2,878,203
1918	8	Chicago Cubs 84–45		1,372,127
1917	8	New York Giants 98–56		2,361,136
1916	8	Brooklyn Robins 94–60		3,051,634
1915	8	Philadelphia Phillies 90–62		2,430,142
1914	8	Boston Braves 94–59	World Series	1,707,397
1913	8	New York Giants 101–51		2,831,531
1912	8	New York Giants 103–48		2,735,759
1911	8	New York Giants 99–54		3,231,768
1910	8	Chicago Cubs 104–50		2,935,758
1909	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 110–42	World Series	3,496,420
1908	8	Chicago Cubs 99–55	World Series	3,512,108
1907	8	Chicago Cubs 107–45	World Series	2,640,220
1906	8	Chicago Cubs 116–36		2,781,213
1905	8	New York Giants 105–48	World Series	2,734,310
1904	8	New York Giants 106–47		2,664,271
1903	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 91–49		2,390,362
1902	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 103–36		1,683,012
1901	8	Pittsburgh Pirates 90–49		1,920,031
1900	8	Brooklyn Superbas 82–54		1,829,490
1899	12	Brooklyn Superbas 101–47		2,541,485
1898	12	Boston Beaneaters 102–47		2,372,089
1897	12	Boston Beaneaters 93–39		2,886,842
1896	12	Baltimore Orioles 90–39		2,900,973
1895	12	Baltimore Orioles 87–43		2,889,271
1894	12	Baltimore Orioles 89–39		2,427,573
1893	12	Boston Beaneaters 86–43		2,224,752
1892	12	Boston Beaneaters 102–48		1,822,587
1891	8	Boston Beaneaters 87–51		1,332,730
1890	8	Brooklyn Bridegrooms 86–43		776,042
1889	8	New York Giants 83–43	World Series
1888	8	New York Giants 84–47	World Series
1887	8	Detroit Wolverines 79–45	World Series
1886	8	Chicago White Stockings 90–34
1885	8	Chicago White Stockings 87–25
1884	8	Providence Grays 84–28	World Series
1883	8	Boston Beaneaters 63–35
1882	8	Chicago White Stockings 55–29
1881	8	Chicago White Stockings 56–28
1880	8	Chicago White Stockings 67–17
1879	8	Providence Grays 59–25
1878	6	Boston Red Caps 41–19
1877	6	Boston Red Caps 42–18
1876	8	Chicago White Stockings 52–14

Members, all time

Team	Years	Seasons	Pennants	World Series
Chicago Cubs	1876–2026	151	17	3
Philadelphia Phillies	1883–2026	144	8	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	1887–2026	140	9	5
Cincinnati Reds	1890–2026	137	9	5
St. Louis Cardinals	1892–2026	135	19	11
Los Angeles Dodgers	1958–2026	69	14	8
San Francisco Giants	1958–2026	69	6	3
New York Mets	1962–2026	65	5	2
Atlanta Braves	1966–2026	61	6	2
San Diego Padres	1969–2026	58	2
Houston Astros	1962–2026	52	1
Colorado Rockies	1993–2026	34	1
Arizona Diamondbacks	1998–2026	29	2	1
Washington Nationals	2005–2026	22	1	1
Miami Marlins	2012–2026	15
Milwaukee Brewers	1998–2025	28
Florida Marlins	1993–2011	19	2	2
Montreal Expos	1969–2004	36
Milwaukee Braves	1953–1965	13	2	1
New York Giants	1883–1957	75	17	7
Brooklyn Dodgers	1890–1957	68	12	1
Boston Braves	1876–1952	77	10	1
Cleveland Spiders	1889–1899	11
Baltimore Orioles	1892–1899	8	3
Louisville Colonels	1892–1899	8
Washington Senators	1892–1899	8
Washington Nationals	1886–1889	4
Indianapolis Hoosiers	1887–1889	3
Detroit Wolverines	1881–1888	8	1	1
St. Louis Maroons	1885–1886	2
Kansas City Cowboys	1886	1
Providence Grays	1878–1885	8	2	1
Buffalo Bisons	1879–1885	7
Cleveland Blues	1879–1884	6
Troy Trojans	1879–1882	4
Worcester Ruby Legs	1880–1882	3
Cincinnati Reds	1876–1880	5
Syracuse Stars	1879	1
Indianapolis Blues	1878	1
Milwaukee Grays	1878	1
Hartford Dark Blues	1876–1877	2
Louisville Grays	1876–1877	2
St. Louis Brown Stockings	1876–1877	2
New York Mutuals	1876	1
Philadelphia Athletics	1876	1

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