YEAR-BY-YEAR BASEBALL HISTORY

The History of Major League Baseball in a Yearly Format

Baseball Almanac has researched, in a year-by-year format; the hitting and pitching leaders, the team leaders, fabulous feats accomplished, win-loss records for every "official" league, and much more. How much more? Here is a breakdown of items found on EACH page:

League Leader in Hitting Statistics (Top 25)
League Leader in Pitching Statistics (Top 25)
Final Standings for every Team
Links to every Team Roster
Team Leader for Hitting & Pitching Stats
Retirements / Final Season Played Lists
Rookies / First Season Played Lists
Links to Seasonal Events

Add to that some interesting fast facts, a few historical tidbits, team salaries, links to the Home Run Derby, first round draft selections, a year specific quotation, and you have a quick year in review for every season in Major League history. A baseball time capsule all on one easy-to-use page.

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American League Year-by-Year History

The History of the American League

American League History in Year-by-Year Order
1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020
Bold = Includes New Pennant Race Synopsis

National League Year-by-Year History

The History of the National League

National League History in Year-by-Year Order
1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020
Bold = Includes New Pennant Race Synopsis

Federal League Year-by-Year History

Federal League History in Year-by-Year Order
0000
0000
0000
0000
1914
1915
0000
0000
0000
0000

Players League Year-by-Year History

Players League History in Year-by-Year Order
1890
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000

Union Association Year-by-Year History

Union Association History in Year-by-Year Order
0000
0000
0000
0000
1884
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000

American Association Year-by-Year History

American Association History in Year-by-Year Order
0000 0000 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
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Did you know that the year-by-year analysis of baseball history is one of the most popular on Baseball Almanac ? Stay tuned: our upgrade in 2020 includes pennant races for every single year, from every single league, in baseball history!

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Recall leaders and stunning stats from any year in history using this particular section. Check the year your favorite team won it all. Check the year you were born. Enjoy the history of our national pastime in this year-by-year format.

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