Minor League Baseball has been around since the 1870s and its teams have been celebrating championships for nearly 100 years across the U.S. and Canada, writing their names into the baseball history books each autumn. Take a look back at which clubs earned trophies over the years -- select a league below:
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| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rochester Red Wings | Memphis Redbirds | 2-1 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | Scranton/WB RailRiders | 2-1 |
| 2024 | Omaha Storm Chasers | Columbus Clippers | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Norfolk Tides | Durham Bulls | 2-1 |
| 2022 | Durham Bulls | Nashville Sounds | Result |
| 2021 | Durham Bulls | Buffalo Bisons | Result |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Columbus Clippers | Durham Bulls | 3-0 |
| 2018 | Durham Bulls | Scranton/WB RailRiders | 3-2 |
| 2017 | Durham Bulls | Scranton/WB RailRiders | 3-1 |
| 2016 | Scranton/WB RailRiders | Gwinnett Braves | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Columbus Clippers | Indianapolis Indians | 3-2 |
| 2014 | Pawtucket Red Sox | Durham Bulls | 3-2 |
| 2013 | Durham Bulls | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3-1 |
| 2012 | Pawtucket Red Sox | Charlotte Knights | 3-0 |
| 2011 | Columbus Clippers | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3-1 |
| 2010 | Columbus Clippers | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Indianapolis Indians | Scranton/WB Yankees | 3-0 |
| 2008 | Scranton/WB Yankees | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Richmond Braves | Durham Bulls | 3-2 |
| 2006 | Toledo Mud Hens | Rochester Red Wings | 3-2 |
| 2005 | Toledo Mud Hens | Indianapolis Indians | 3-0 |
| 2004 | Buffalo Bisons | Richmond Braves | 3-1 |
| 2003 | Durham Bulls | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Durham Bulls | Buffalo Bisons | 3-0 |
| 2001 | Louisville RiverBats | Scranton/WB Red Barons | 1-0 |
| 2000 | Indianapolis Indians | Scranton/WB Red Barons | 3-2 |
| 1999 | Charlotte Knights | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1998 | Buffalo Bisons | Durham Bulls | 3-2 |
| 1997 | Rochester Red Wings | Columbus Clippers | 3-2 |
| 1996 | Columbus Clippers | Rochester Red Wings | 3-0 |
| 1995 | Ottawa Lynx | Norfolk Tides | 3-1 |
| 1994 | Richmond Braves | Syracuse Chiefs | 3-0 |
| 1993 | Charlotte Knights | Rochester Red Wings | 3-2 |
| 1992 | Columbus Clippers | Scranton/WB Red Barons | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Columbus Clippers | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1990 | Rochester Red Wings | Columbus Clippers | 3-2 |
| 1989 | Richmond Braves | Syracuse Chiefs | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Rochester Red Wings | Tidewater Tides | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Columbus Clippers | Tidewater Tides | 3-0 |
| 1986 | Richmond Braves | Rochester Red Wings | 3-2 |
| 1985 | Tidewater Tides | Columbus Clippers | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Pawtucket Red Sox | Maine Guides | 3-2 |
| 1983 | Tidewater Tides | Richmond Braves | 3-1 |
| 1982 | Tidewater Tides | Rochester Red Wings | 3-0 |
| 1981 | Columbus Clippers | Richmond Braves | 2-1 |
| 1980 | Columbus Clippers | Toledo Mud Hens | 4-1 |
| 1979 | Columbus Clippers | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-3 |
| 1978 | Richmond Braves | Pawtucket Red Sox | 4-3 |
| 1977 | Charleston Charlies | Pawtucket Red Sox | 4-0 |
| 1976 | Syracuse Chiefs | Richmond Braves | 3-1 |
| 1975 | Tidewater Tides | Syracuse Chiefs | 3-1 |
| 1974 | Rochester Red Wings | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-3 |
| 1973 | Pawtucket Red Sox | Charleston Charlies | 3-2 |
| 1972 | Tidewater Tides | Louisville Colonels | 3-2 |
| 1971 | Rochester Red Wings | Tidewater Tides | 3-2 |
| 1970 | Syracuse Chiefs | Columbus Jets | 3-1 |
| 1969 | Syracuse Chiefs | Columbus Jets | 4-1 |
| 1968 | Jacksonville Suns | Columbus Jets | 4-0 |
| 1967 | Toledo Mud Hens | Columbus Jets | 4-1 |
| 1966 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Richmond Braves | 4-1 |
| 1965 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Columbus Jets | 4-1 |
| 1964 | Rochester Red Wings | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-2 |
| 1963 | Indianapolis Indians | Atlanta Crackers | 4-2 |
| 1962 | Atlanta Crackers | Jacksonville Suns | 4-3 |
| 1961 | Buffalo Bisons | Rochester Red Wings | 4-1 |
| 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Rochester Red Wings | 4-1 |
| 1959 | Havana Sugar Kings | Richmond Virginians | 4-2 |
| 1958 | Montreal Royals | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-1 |
| 1957 | Buffalo Bisons | Miami Marlins | 4-1 |
| 1956 | Rochester Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-3 |
| 1955 | Rochester Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-0 |
| 1954 | Syracuse Chiefs | Montreal Royals | 4-3 |
| 1953 | Montreal Royals | Rochester Red Wings | 4-0 |
| 1952 | Rochester Red Wings | Montreal Royals | 4-2 |
| 1951 | Montreal Royals | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-1 |
| 1950 | Baltimore Orioles | Rochester Red Wings | 4-2 |
| 1949 | Montreal Royals | Buffalo Bisons | 4-1 |
| 1948 | Montreal Royals | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-1 |
| 1947 | Syracuse Chiefs | Buffalo Bisons | 4-3 |
| 1946 | Montreal Royals | Syracuse Chiefs | 4-1 |
| 1945 | Newark Bears | Montreal Royals | 4-3 |
| 1944 | Baltimore Orioles | Newark Bears | 4-3 |
| 1943 | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-2 |
| 1942 | Syracuse Chiefs | Jersey City Giants | 4-0 |
| 1941 | Montreal Royals | Newark Bears | 4-3 |
| 1940 | Newark Bears | Baltimore Orioles | 4-3 |
| 1939 | Rochester Red Wings | Newark Bears | 4-3 |
| 1938 | Newark Bears | Buffalo Bisons | 4-1 |
| 1937 | Newark Bears | Baltimore Orioles | 4-0 |
| 1936 | Buffalo Bisons | Baltimore Orioles | 4-2 |
| 1935 | Syracuse Chiefs | Montreal Royals | 4-3 |
| 1934 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Rochester Red Wings | 4-1 |
| 1933 | Buffalo Bisons | Rochester Red Wings | 4-2 |
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| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma City Comers | Las Vegas Aviators | 2-1 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Aviators | Tacoma Rainers | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Reno Aces | 2-0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Round Rock Express | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Reno Aces | Tacoma Rainiers | Story |
| 2021 | Tacoma Rainiers | Sugar Land Skeeters | Story |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Sacramento River Cats | Round Rock Express | 3-0 |
| 2018 | Memphis Redbirds | Fresno Grizzlies | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Memphis Redbirds | El Paso Chihuahuas | 3-2 |
| 2016 | El Paso Chihuahuas | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Fresno Grizzlies | Round Rock Express | 3-2 |
| 2014 | Omaha Storm Chasers | Reno Aces | 3-2 |
| 2013 | Omaha Storm Chasers | Salt Lake Bees | 3-1 |
| 2012 | Reno Aces | Omaha Storm Chasers | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Omaha Storm Chasers | Sacramento River Cats | 3-0 |
| 2010 | Tacoma Rainiers | Memphis Redbirds | 3-0 |
| 2009 | Memphis Redbirds | Sacramento River Cats | 3-0 |
| 2008 | Sacramento RiverCats | Oklahoma Red Hawks | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Sacramento RiverCats | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3-0 |
| 2006 | Tucson Sidewinders | Round Rock Express | 3-0 |
| 2005 | Nashville Sounds | Tacoma Rainiers | 3-0 |
| 2004 | Sacramento RiverCats | Iowa Cubs | 3-0 |
| 2003 | Sacramento RiverCats | Nashville Sounds | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Edmonton Trappers | Salt Lake City Stingers | 3-1 |
| 2001 | New Orleans Zephyrs / Tacoma Rainiers* | ||
| 2000 | Memphis Redbirds | Salt Late City Buzz | 3-1 |
| 1999 | Vancouver Canadians | Oklahoma RedHawks | 3-1 |
| 1998 | New Orleans Zephyrs | Calgary Cannons | 3-2 |
| 1997 | Edmonton Trappers | Phoenix Firebirds | 3-1 |
| 1996 | Edmonton Trappers | Phoenix Firebirds | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Salt Late City Buzz | 3-2 |
| 1994 | Albuquerque Dukes | Vancouver Canadians | 3-2 |
| 1993 | Tucson Toros | Portland Beavers | 4-2 |
| 1992 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Vancouver Canadians | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Tucson Toros | Calgary Cannons | 3-2 |
| 1990 | Albuquerque Dukes | Edmonton Trappers | 3-0 |
| 1989 | Vancouver Canadians | Albuquerque Dukes | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Las Vegas Stars | Vancouver Canadians | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Albuquerque Dukes | Calgary Cannons | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Las Vegas Stars | Vancouver Canadians | 3-2 |
| 1985 | Vancouver Canadians | Phoenix Giants | 3-0 |
| 1984 | Edmonton Trappers | Hawaii Islanders | 2-0 |
| 1983 | Portland Beavers | Albuquerque Dukes | 3-0 |
| 1982 | Albuquerque Dukes | Spokane Indians | 4-2 |
| 1981 | Albuquerque Dukes | Tacoma Tigers | 3-0 |
| 1980 | Albuquerque Dukes | Hawaii Islanders | 3-2 |
| 1979 | Salt Lake City Gulls | Hawaii Islanders | 3-0 |
| 1978 | Albuquerque Dukes / Tacoma Yankees** | ||
| 1977 | Phoenix Giants | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3-2 |
| 1976 | Hawaii Islanders | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3-2 |
| 1975 | Hawaii Islanders | Salt Lake City Gulls | 4-2 |
| 1974 | Spokane Indians | Albuquerque Dukes | 3-0 |
| 1973 | Spokane Indians | Tucson Toros | 3-0 |
| 1972 | Albuquerque Dukes | Eugene Emeralds | 3-1 |
| 1971 | Salt Lake City Angels | Tacoma Cubs | 3-1 |
| 1970 | Spokane Indians | Hawaii Islanders | 4-0 |
| 1969 | Tacoma Cubs | Eugene Emeralds | 3-1 |
| 1968 | Tulsa Oilers | Spokane Indians | 4-1 |
| 1967 | San Diego Padres | Spokane Indians | 4-2 |
| 1966 | Seattle Angels | Tulsa Oilers | 4-3 |
| 1965 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Portland Beavers | 4-1 |
| 1964 | San Diego Padres | Arkansas Travelers | 4-3 |
| 1963 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Spokane Indians | 4-3 |
| 1962 | San Diego Padres | Tacoma Giants/Salt Lake City Bees | None held |
| 1961 | Tacoma Giants | Vancouver Mounties | None held |
| 1960 | Spokane Indians | Tacoma Giants | None held |
| 1959 | Salt Lake City Bees | Vancouver Mounties | None held |
| 1958 | Phoenix Giants | San Diego Padres | None held |
| 1957 | San Francisco Seals | Vancouver Mounties | None held |
| 1956 | Los Angeles Angels | Seattle Rainiers | None held |
| 1955 | Seattle Rainiers | San Diego Padres | None held |
| 1954 | Oakland Oaks | San Francisco Seals | 3-0 |
| 1953 | Hollywood Stars | Seattle Rainiers | None held |
| 1952 | Hollywood Stars | Oakland Oaks | None held |
| 1951 | Seattle Rainiers | Hollywood Stars | 3-2 |
| 1950 | Oakland Oaks | San Diego Padres | None held |
| 1949 | Hollywood Stars | San Diego Padres | 4-2 |
| 1948 | Oakland Oaks | Seattle Rainiers | 4-1 |
| 1947 | Los Angeles Angels | Oakland Oaks | 4-1 |
| 1946 | San Francisco Seals | Oakland Oaks | 4-2 |
| 1945 | San Francisco Seals | Seattle Rainiers | 4-2 |
| 1944 | San Francisco Seals | Los Angeles Angels | 4-3 |
| 1943 | San Francisco Seals | Seattle Rainiers | 4-2 |
| 1942 | Seattle Rainiers | Los Angeles Angels | 4-2 |
| 1941 | Seattle Rainiers | Sacramento Solons | 4-3 |
| 1940 | Seattle Rainiers | Los Angeles Angels | 4-1 |
| 1939 | Sacramento Solons | Los Angeles Angels | 4-2 |
| 1938 | Sacramento Solons | San Francisco Seals | 4-1 |
| 1937 | San Diego Padres | Portland Beavers | 4-0 |
| 1936 | Portland Beavers | Oakland Oaks | 4-1 |
| 1935 | San Francisco Seals | Los Angeles Angels | 4-2 |
| 1934 | Los Angeles Angels | None held | |
| 1933 | Los Angeles Angels | Portland Beavers | None held |
| 1932 | Portland Beavers | Hollywood Stars | None held |
| 1931 | San Francisco Seals | Hollywood Stars | 4-0 |
| 1930 | Hollywood Stars | Los Angeles Angels | 4-1 |
| 1929 | Hollywood Stars | Mission Reds | 4-3 |
| 1928 | San Francisco Seals | Sacramento Senators | 4-2 |
| 1927 | Oakland Oaks | San Francisco Seals | None held |
| 1926 | Los Angeles Angels | Oakland Oaks | None held |
| 1925 | San Francisco Seals | Salt Lake City Bees | None held |
| 1924 | Seattle Indians | Los Angeles Angels | None held |
| 1923 | San Francisco Seals | Sacramento Senators | None held |
| 1922 | San Francisco Seals | Vernon Tigers | None held |
| 1921 | Los Angeles Angels | Sacramento Senators | None held |
| 1920 | Vernon Tigers | Seattle Rainiers | None held |
| 1919 | Vernon Tigers | Los Angeles Angels | None held |
| 1918 | Los Angeles Angels*** | Vernon Tigers | 5-2 |
| 1917 | San Francisco Seals | Los Angeles Angels | None held |
| 1916 | Los Angeles Angels | Vernon Tigers | None held |
| 1915 | San Francisco Seals | Salt Lake City Bees | None held |
| 1914 | Portland Beavers | Los Angeles Angels | None held |
| 1913 | Portland Beavers | Sacramento Sacts | None held |
| 1912 | Oakland Oaks | Vernon Tigers | None held |
| 1911 | Portland Beavers | Vernon Tigers | None held |
| 1910 | Portland Beavers | Oakland Oaks | None held |
| 1909 | San Francisco Seals | Portland Beavers | None held |
| 1908 | Los Angeles Angels | Portland Beavers | None held |
| 1907 | Los Angeles Angels | San Francisco Seals | None held |
| 1906 | Portland Beavers | Seattle Siwashes | None held |
| 1905 | Los Angeles Angels | Tacoma Tigers | 5-1- 1 |
| 1904 | Tacoma Tigers | Los Angeles Angels | 5-1- 1 |
*Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks
**Declared co-champions due to inclement weather
***League play was suspended on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions
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| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reading Fightin Phils | Erie SeaWolves | 2-0 |
| 2025 | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | Erie SeaWolves | 2-1 |
| 2024 | Erie SeaWolves | Somerset Patriots | 2-0 |
| 2023 | Erie SeaWolves | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Somerset Patriots | Erie SeaWolves | 2-1 |
| 2021 | Akron RubberDucks | Bowie Baysox | 3-0 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Trenton Thunder | Bowie Baysox | 3-1 |
| 2018 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Akron Rubber Ducks | 3-0 |
| 2017 | Altoona Curve | Trenton Thunder | 3-0 |
| 2016 | Akron RubberDucks | Trenton Thunder | 3-0 |
| 2015 | Bowie Baysox | Reading Fightin Phils | 3-2 |
| 2014 | Binghamton Mets | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3-0 |
| 2013 | Trenton Thunder | Harrisburg Senators | 3-0 |
| 2012 | Akron Aeros | Trenton Thunder | 3-1 |
| 2011 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3-1 |
| 2010 | Altoona Curve | Trenton Thunder | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Akron Aeros | Connecticut Defenders | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Trenton Thunder | Akron Aeros | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Trenton Thunder | Akron Aeros | 3-1 |
| 2006 | Portland Sea Dogs | Akron Aeros | 3-2 |
| 2005 | Akron Aeros | Portland Sea Dogs | 3-1 |
| 2004 | New Hampshire FisherCats | Altoona Curve | 3-0 |
| 2003 | Akron Aeros | New Haven Ravens | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Norwich Navigators | Harrisburg Senators | 3-2 |
| 2001 | New Britain Rock Cats / Reading Phillies* | ||
| 2000 | New Haven Ravens | Reading Phillies | 3-1 |
| 1999 | Harrisburg Senators | Norwich Navigators | 3-2 |
| 1998 | Harrisburg Senators | New Britain Rock Cats | 3-1 |
| 1997 | Harrisburg Senators | Portland Sea Dogs | 3-1 |
| 1996 | Harrisburg Senators | Portland Sea Dogs | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Reading Phillies | New Haven Ravens | 3-2 |
| 1994 | Binghamton Mets | Harrisburg Senators | 3-1 |
| 1993 | Harrisburg Senators | Canton-Akron Indians | 3-2 |
| 1992 | Binghamton Mets | Canton-Akron Indians | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Harrisburg Senators | 3-0 |
| 1990 | London Tigers | New Britain Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1989 | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Harrisburg Senators | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Vermont Mariners | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Harrisburg Senators | Vermont Reds | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Vermont Reds | Reading Phillies | 3-2 |
| 1985 | Vermont Reds | New Britain Red Sox | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Vermont Reds | Waterbury Angels | 3-2 |
| 1983 | New Britain Red Sox | Lynn Pirates | 3-1 |
| 1982 | West Haven A's | Lynn Sailors | 3-0 |
| 1981 | Bristol Red Sox | Glen Falls White Sox | 3-2 |
| 1980 | Holyoke Millers | Waterbury Reds | 2-1 |
| 1979 | West Haven Yankees | Reading Phillies | None held |
| 1978 | Bristol Red Sox | Reading Phillies | 2-0 |
| 1977 | West Haven Yankees | Trois- Rivieres Aigles | 3-0 |
| 1976 | West Haven Yankees | Trois- Rivieres Aigles | 3-0 |
| 1975 | Bristol Red Sox | Reading Phillies | 3-0 |
| 1974 | Thetford Mines Pirates | Pittsfield Rangers | 2-0 |
| 1973 | Reading Phillies | Pittsfield Rangers | 3-1 |
| 1972 | West Haven Yankees | Trois- Rivieres Aigles | 3-0 |
| 1971 | Elmira Royals | Trois- Rivieres Aigles | 3-1 |
| 1970 | Waterbury Pirates | Reading Phillies | None held |
| 1969 | York Pirates** | Reading Phillies | |
| 1968 | Reading Phillies | Pittsfield Red Sox | 3-1 |
| 1967 | Binghamton Triplets | Elmira Pioneers | 3-1 |
| 1966 | Elmira Pioneers | Pawtucket Indians | None held |
| 1965 | Pittsfield Red Sox | Elmira Pioneers | None held |
| 1964 | Elmira Pioneers | Reading Red Sox | None held |
| 1963 | Charleston Indians | Elmira Pioneers | None held |
| 1962 | Elmira Pioneers | Williamsport Grays | 3-1 |
| 1961 | Springfield Giants | Williamsport Grays | None held |
| 1960 | Williamsport Grays / Springfield Giants*** | ||
| 1959 | Springfield Giants | Williamsport Grays | 3-1 |
| 1958 | Binghamton Triplets | Lancaster Red Roses | 3-2 |
| 1957 | Reading Indians | Albany Senators | 3-1 |
| 1956 | Schenectady Blue Jays | Reading Indians | 3-0 |
| 1955 | Allentown Cardinals | Schenectady Blue Jays | 3-2 |
| 1954 | Albany Senators | Reading Indians | 4-1 |
| 1953 | Binghamton Triplets | Reading Indians | 4-2 |
| 1952 | Binghamton Triplets | Reading Indians | 4-1 |
| 1951 | Scranton Red Sox | Elmira Pioneers | 4-0 |
| 1950 | Wilkes-Barre Indians | Binghamton Triplets | 4-1 |
| 1949 | Binghamton Triplets | Wilkes-Barre Indians | 4-3 |
| 1948 | Scranton Red Sox | Albany Senators | 4-0 |
| 1947 | Utica Blue Sox | Albany Senators | 4-3 |
| 1946 | Scranton Red Sox | Hartford Chiefs | 4-1 |
| 1945 | Albany Senators | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 4-3 |
| 1944 | Binghamton Triplets | Utica Blue Sox | 4-2 |
| 1943 | Elmira Pioneers | Scranton Red Sox | 4-2- 1 |
| 1942 | Scranton Miners | Binghamton Triplets | 4-1 |
| 1941 | Elmira Pioneers | Williamsport Grays | 4-3 |
| 1940 | Binghamton Triplets | Hartford Bees | 4-1 |
| 1939 | Scranton Red Sox | Albany Senators | 4-1 |
| 1938 | Elmira Pioneers | Hazleton Red Sox | 4-1 |
| 1937 | Elmira Pioneers | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 4-1 |
| 1936 | Scranton Miners | Elmira Colonels | 4-0-1 |
| 1935 | Binghamton Triplets | Scranton Miners | 4-3 |
| 1934 | Williamsport Grays | Binghamton Triplets | 4-2 |
| 1933 | Binghamton Triplets | Reading Red Sox | None held |
| 1932 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Harrisburg Senators | None held |
| 1931 | Harrisburg Senators | Wilkes-Barre Barons | None held |
| 1930 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Elmira Colonels | None held |
| 1929 | Binghamton Triplets | Williamsport Grays | None held |
| 1928 | Harrisburg Senators | Binghamton Triplets | None held |
| 1927 | Harrisburg Senators | Wilkes-Barre Barons | None held |
| 1926 | Scranton Miners | York White Roses | None held |
| 1925 | York White Roses | Williamsport Grays | 3-1 |
| 1924 | Williamsport Grays | York White Roses | None held |
| 1923 | Williamsport Billies | York White Roses | None held |
For the first 15 years of its existence the Eastern League was known as the New York-Pennsylvania League.
* Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks
** Regular season champions. Playoffs canceled after two games due to weather
*** Declared co-champions due to inclement weather
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| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rocket City Trash Pandas | Biloxi Shuckers | 2-1 |
| 2025 | Birmingham Barons | Montgomery Biscuits | 2-1 |
| 2024 | Birmingham Barons | Montgomery Biscuits | 2-0 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Smokies | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | Tennessee Smokies | 2-1 |
| 2021 | Mississippi Braves | Montgomery Biscuits | 3-2 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Jackson Generals | Biloxi Shuckers | 3-2 |
| 2018 | Jackson Generals | Biloxi Shuckers | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Chattanooga Lookouts/Penascola Blue Wahoos* | Result | |
| 2016 | Jackson Generals | Mississippi Braves | 3-0 |
| 2015 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Biloxi Shuckers | 3-2 |
| 2014 | Jacksonville Suns | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3-0 |
| 2013 | Birmingham Barons | Mobile BayBears | 3-2 |
| 2012 | Mobile BayBears | Jackson Generals | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Mobile BayBears | Tennessee Smokies | 3-1 |
| 2010 | Jacksonville Suns | Tennessee Smokies | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Jacksonville Suns | Tennessee Smokies | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Mississippi Braves | Carolina Mudcats | 3-2 |
| 2007 | Montgomery Biscuits | Huntsville Stars | 3-2 |
| 2006 | Montgomery Biscuits | Huntsville Stars | 3-1 |
| 2005 | Jacksonville Suns | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 3-1 |
| 2004 | Mobile BayBears / Tennessee Smokies** | ||
| 2003 | Carolina Mudcats | Huntsville Stars | 3-2 |
| 2002 | Birmingham Barons | Jacksonville Suns | 3-0 |
| 2001 | Huntsville Stars / Jacksonville Suns*** | ||
| 2000 | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | Jacksonville Suns | 3-2 |
| 1999 | Orlando Rays | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 3-1 |
| 1998 | Mobile BayBears | Jacksonville Suns | 3-1 |
| 1997 | Greenville Braves | Huntsville Stars | 3-2 |
| 1996 | Jacksonville Suns | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Carolina Mudcats | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3-2 |
| 1994 | Huntsville Stars | Carolina Mudcats | 3-1 |
| 1993 | Birmingham Barons | Knoxville Smokies | 3-1 |
| 1992 | Greenville Braves | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Orlando SunRays | Birmingham Barons | 3-1 |
| 1990 | Memphis Chicks | Orlando SunRays | 3-2 |
| 1989 | Birmingham Barons | Greenville Braves | 3-0 |
| 1988 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Greenville Braves | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Birmingham Barons | Charlotte O's | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Columbus Astros | Huntsville Stars | 3-1 |
| 1985 | Huntsville Stars | Charlotte O's | 3-2 |
| 1984 | Charlotte O's | Knoxville Blue Jays | 3-0 |
| 1983 | Birmingham Barons | Jacksonville Suns | 3-1 |
| 1982 | Nashville Sounds | Jacksonville Suns | 3-1 |
| 1981 | Orlando Twins | Nashville Sounds | 3-1 |
| 1980 | Charlotte O's | Memphis Chicks | 3-1 |
| 1979 | Nashville Sounds | Columbus Astros | 3-1 |
| 1978 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Savannah Braves | 2-1 |
| 1977 | Montgomery Rebels | Jacksonville Suns | 2-0 |
| 1976 | Montgomery Rebels | Orlando Twins | 3-1 |
| 1975 | Montgomery Rebels | Orlando Twins | 3-0 |
| 1974 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Jacksonville Suns | 3-2 |
| 1973 | Montgomery Rebels | Jacksonville Suns | 3-1 |
| 1972 | Montgomery Rebels | Asheville Orioles | 3-0 |
| 1971 | Charlotte Hornets | Asheville Tourists | 2-1 |
| 1970 | Columbus Astros | Montgomery Rebels | None held |
| 1969 | Charlotte Hornets | Birmingham A's | None held |
| 1968 | Asheville Tourists | Montgomery Rebels | None held |
| 1967 | Birmingham A's | Montgomery Rebels | None held |
| 1966 | Mobile Athletics | Asheville Tourists | None held |
| 1965 | Columbus Yankees | Asheville Tourists | None held |
| 1964 | Lynchburg White Sox | Birmingham Barons | None held |
*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma
**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Ivan
***Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks
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| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Amarillo Sod Poodles | Springfield Cardinals | 2-1 |
| 2025 | Springfield Cardinals | Midland RockHounds | 2-1 |
| 2024 | Arkansas Travelers | Midland RockHounds | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Amarillo Sod Poodles | Arkansas Travelers | 2-1 |
| 2022 | Frisco RoughRiders | Wichita Wind Surge | 2-0 |
| 2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Wichita Wind Surge | 3-0 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Amarillo Sod Poodles | Tulsa Drillers | 3-2 |
| 2018 | Tulsa Drillers | San Antonio Missions | 3-0 |
| 2017 | Midland RockHounds | Tulsa Drillers | 3-2 |
| 2016 | Midland RockHounds | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Midland RockHounds | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3-0 |
| 2014 | Midland RockHounds | Tulsa Drillers | 3-2 |
| 2013 | San Antonio Missions | Arkansas Travelers | 3-2 |
| 2012 | Springfield Cardinals | Frisco RoughRiders | 3-1 |
| 2011 | San Antonio Missions | Arkansas Travelers | 3-0 |
| 2010 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Midland Rock Hounds | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Midland RockHounds | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Arkansas Travelers | Frisco Rough Riders | 3-2 |
| 2007 | San Antonio Missions | Springfield Cardinals | 3-1 |
| 2006 | Corpus Christi Hooks | Wichita Wranglers | 3-1 |
| 2005 | Midland RockHounds | Arkansas Travelers | 3-1 |
| 2004 | Frisco RoughRiders | Round Rock Express | 4-1 |
| 2003 | San Antonio Missions | Frisco RoughRiders | 4-1 |
| 2002 | San Antonio Missions | Tulsa Drillers | 4-3 |
| 2001 | Arkansas Travelers | Round Rock Express | 2-0 |
| 2000 | Round Rock Express | Wichita Wranglers | 4-1 |
| 1999 | Wichita Wranglers | Tulsa Drillers | 4-0 |
| 1998 | Tulsa Drillers | Wichita Wranglers | 4-3 |
| 1997 | San Antonio Missions | Shreveport Captains | 4-3 |
| 1996 | Jackson Generals | Wichita Wranglers | 4-0 |
| 1995 | Shreveport Captains | Midland Angels | 4-1 |
| 1994 | El Paso Diablos | Jackson Generals | 4-0 |
| 1993 | Jackson Generals | El Paso Diablos | 3-0 |
| 1992 | Wichita Wranglers | Shreveport Captains | 4-0 |
| 1991 | Shreveport Captains | El Paso Diablos | 4-2 |
| 1990 | Shreveport Captains | San Antonio Missions | 4-2 |
| 1989 | Arkansas Travelers | Wichita Wranglers | 4-3 |
| 1988 | Tulsa Drillers | El Paso Diablos | 4-2 |
| 1987 | Wichita Pilots | Jackson Mets | 4-2 |
| 1986 | El Paso Diablos | Jackson Mets | 4-0 |
| 1985 | Jackson Mets | El Paso Diablos | 4-0 |
| 1984 | Jackson Mets | Beaumont Golden Gators | 4-2 |
| 1983 | Beaumont Golden Gators | Jackson Mets | 3-0 |
| 1982 | Tulsa Drillers | El Paso Diablos | 3-0 |
| 1981 | Jackson Mets | San Antonio Dodgers | 3-0 |
| 1980 | Arkansas Travelers | San Antonio Dodgers | 3-0 |
| 1979 | Arkansas Travelers | San Antonio Dodgers | 3-0 |
| 1978 | El Paso Diablos | Jackson Mets | 3-0 |
| 1977 | Arkansas Travelers | El Paso Diablos | 2-0 |
| 1976 | Amarillo Gold Sox | Shreveport Captains | 3-2 |
| 1975* | Lafayette Drillers / Midland Cubs | ||
| 1974 | Victoria Toros | El Paso Diablos | 3-0 |
| 1973 | Memphis Blues | San Antonio Brewers | 3-2 |
| 1972 | El Paso Sun Dodgers | Alexandria Aces | 3-0 |
| 1971** | Charlotte Hornets | Arkansas Travelers | 3-0 |
| 1970 | Albuquerque Dodgers | Memphis Blues | 3-1 |
| 1969 | Memphis Blues | Amarillo Giants | 3-0 |
| 1968 | El Paso Sun Kings | Arkansas Travelers | 3-1 |
| 1967 | Albuquerque Dodgers | Amarillo Sonics | None held |
| 1966 | Austin Braves | Albuquerque Dodgers | 1-0 |
| 1965 | Albuquerque Dodgers | Tulsa Oilers | 3-1 |
| 1964 | San Antonio Bullets | Tulsa Oilers | 3-1 |
| 1963*** | Tulsa Oilers | San Antonio Bullets | 3-1 |
| 1962*** | Tulsa Oilers | Austin Senators | 3-1 |
| 1961*** | San Antonio Missions | Austin Senators | 3-0- 1 |
| 1960*** | Tulsa Oilers | Victoria Rosebuds | 3-0 |
| 1959*** | Austin Senators | San Antonio Missions | 3-0 |
| 1958*** | Corpus Christi Giants | Austin Senators | 4-1 |
| 1957*** | Houston Buffaloes | Dallas Eagles | 4-3 |
| 1956*** | Houston Buffaloes | Dallas Eagles | 4-1 |
| 1955*** | Shreveport Sports | Houston Buffaloes | 4-3 |
| 1954*** | Houston Buffaloes | Ft. Worth Cats | 4-1 |
| 1953*** | Dallas Eagles | Tulsa Oilers | 4-1 |
| 1952*** | Shreveport Sports | Oklahoma City Indians | 4-1 |
| 1951 | Houston Buffaloes | San Antonio Missions | 4-0 |
| 1950 | San Antonio Missions | Tulsa Oilers | 4-2 |
| 1949 | Tulsa Oilers | Ft. Worth Cats | 4-3 |
| 1948 | Ft. Worth Cats | Tulsa Oilers | 4-2- 1 |
| 1947 | Houston Buffaloes | Dallas Rebels | 4-2 |
| 1946 | Dallas Rebels | Ft. Worth Cats | 4-1 |
| 1942 | Shreveport Sports | Beaumont Exporters | 4-3 |
| 1941 | Dallas Rebels | Tulsa Oilers | 4-2 |
| 1940 | Houston Buffaloes | Beaumont Exporters | 4-1 |
| 1939 | Ft. Worth Cats | Dallas Rebels | 4-1 |
| 1938 | Beaumont Exporters | San Antonio Missions | 4-3- 1 |
| 1937 | Ft. Worth Cats | Oklahoma City Indians | 4-2 |
| 1936 | Tulsa Oilers | Dallas Steers | 4-3 |
| 1935 | Oklahoma City Indians | Beaumont Exporters | 4-1 |
| 1934 | Galveston Buccaneers | San Antonio Missions | 4-2 |
| 1933 | San Antonio Missions | Galveston Buccaneers | 4-2 |
| 1932 | Beaumont Exporters | Dallas Steers | 3-0 |
| 1931 | Houston Buffaloes | Beaumont Exporters | 3-1- 1 |
| 1930 | Fort Worth Panthers | Wichita Falls Spudders | 3-2 |
| 1929 | Dallas Steers | Wichita Falls Spudders | 3-1 |
| 1928 | Houston Buffaloes | Wichita Falls Spudders | 3-1 |
| 1927 | Wichita Falls Spudders | Waco Cubs | None held |
| 1926 | Dallas Steers | San Antonio Bears | None held |
| 1925 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Houston Buffaloes | None held |
| 1924 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Houston Buffaloes | None held |
| 1923 | Ft. Worth Panthers | San Antonio Bears | None held |
| 1922 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Wichita Falls Spudders | None held |
| 1921 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Houston Buffaloes | None held |
| 1920 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Wichita Falls Spudders | None held |
| 1919 | Shreveport Gassers | Ft. Worth Panthers | 4-2 |
| 1918 | Dallas Submarines | Ft. Worth Panthers | None held |
| 1917 | Dallas Submarines | Ft. Worth Panthers | None held |
| 1916 | Waco Navigators | Shreveport Gassers | None held |
| 1915 | Waco Navigators | San Antonio Bronchos | None held |
| 1914 | Houston Buffaloes | Waco Navigators | None held |
| 1913 | Houston Buffaloes | Dallas Giants | None held |
| 1912 | Houston Buffaloes | San Antonio Bronchos | None held |
| 1911 | Austin Senators | Ft. Worth Panthers | None held |
| 1910 | Dallas Giants | Houston Buffaloes | None held |
| 1909 | Houston Buffaloes | Oklahoma CIty Indians | None held |
| 1908 | San Antonio Bronchos | Dallas Giants | None held |
| 1907 | Austin Senators | Dallas Giants | None held |
| 1906 | Cleburne Railroaders | Ft. Worth Panthers | None held |
| 1905 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Temple Boll Weevils | None held |
| 1904 | Corsicana Oil Citys | Fort Worth Panthers | 11-8 |
| 1903 | Dallas Giants | Paris / Waco Steers | 7-3 |
| 1902 | Corsicana Oil City Indians | Dallas Griffins | None held |
| 1899 | Galveston Sand Crabs | San Antonio Bronchos | None held |
| 1897 | Galveston Sand Crabs / San Antonio Bronchos | None held | |
| 1896 | Houston Buffaloes | Galveston Sand Crabs | 5-2 |
| 1895 | Ft. Worth Panthers | Dallas Steers | 7-6 |
| 1892 | Houston Mud Cats | Galveston Sand Crabs | None held |
| 1890 | Galveston Sand Crabs | Waco Centrals | None held |
| 1889 | Houston Babies | Dallas Tigers | None held |
| 1888 | Dallas Hams | Austin Senators | None held |
* Declared co-champions due to inclement weather
** The Dixie Association was a one-year merger of the Texas and Southern Leagues in 1971.
*** From 1952-64, if first-place club and playoff champions were not the same, the two clubs were named co-champions.
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| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Quad Cities River Bandits | Dayton Dragons | 2-0 |
| 2025 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Lake County Captains | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Great Lakes Loons | 2-1 |
| 2022 | South Bend Cubs | Lake County Captains | 3-2 |
| 2021 | Quad Cites River Bandits | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 3-2 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | South Bend Cubs | Clinton Lumberkings | 3-0 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Peoria Chiefs | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Quad Cities River Bandits | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 3-0 |
| 2016 | Great Lakes Loons | Clinton LumberKings | 3-1 |
| 2015 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 3-2 |
| 2014 | Kane County Cougars | Lake County Captains | 3-0 |
| 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits | South Bend Silver Hawks | 3-0 |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Quad Cities River Bandits | Lansing Lugnuts | 3-0 |
| 2010 | Lake County Captains | Clinton LumberKings | 3-2 |
| 2009 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | Burlington Bees | 3-0 |
| 2008 | Burlington Bees | South Bend Silver Hawks | 2-0 |
| 2007 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Beloit Snappers | 3-2 |
| 2006 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Kane County Cougars | 3-1 |
| 2005 | South Bend Silver Hawks | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 3-2 |
| 2004 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Kane County Cougars | 3-2 |
| 2003 | Lansing Lugnuts | Beloit Snappers | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Peoria Chiefs | Lansing Lugnuts | 3-1 |
| 2001 | Kane County Cougars | South Bend Silver Hawks | 1-0 |
| 2000 | Michigan Battle Cats | Beloit Snappers | 3-0 |
| 1999 | Burlington Bees | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 3-2 |
| 1998 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Rockford Cubbies | 3-1 |
| 1997 | Lansing Lugnuts | Kane County Cougars | 3-2 |
| 1996 | West Michigan Whitecaps | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Beloit Snappers | Michigan Battle Cats | 3-0 |
| 1994 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Rockford Royals | 3-1 |
| 1993 | South Bend White Sox | Clinton Giants | 3-1 |
| 1992 | Cedar Rapids Reds | Beloit Brewers | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Clinton Giants | Madison Muskies | 3-0 |
| 1990 | Quad Cities Angels | South Bend White Sox | 3-1 |
| 1989 | South Bend White Sox | Springfield Cardinals | 3-0 |
| 1988 | Cedar Rapids Reds | Kenosha Twins | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Kenosha Twins | Springfield Cardinals | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Waterloo Indians | Peoria Chiefs | 3-0 |
| 1985 | Kenosha Twins | Peoria Chiefs | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Appleton Foxes | Springfield Cardinals | 3-2 |
| 1983 | Appleton Foxes | Springfield Cardinals | 3-1 |
| 1982 | Appleton Foxes | Madison Muskies | 2-1 |
| 1981 | Wausau Timbers | Quad Cities Cubs | 3-0 |
| 1980 | Waterloo Indians | Quad Cities Cubs | 2-1 |
| 1979 | Quad Cities Cubs | Waterloo Indians | 2-1 |
| 1978 | Appleton Foxes | Burlington Bees | 2-1 |
| 1977 | Burlington Bees | Waterloo Indians | 2-0 |
| 1976 | Waterloo Royals | Quad Cities Angels | 2-0 |
| 1975 | Waterloo Royals | Quad Cities Angels | 2-0 |
| 1974 | Danville Warriors | Appleton Foxes | 2-1 |
| 1973 | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | Danville Warriors | 2-1 |
| 1972 | Danville Warriors | Appleton Foxes | 2-0 |
| 1971 | Quad Cities Angels | Appleton Foxes | 2-1 |
| 1970 | Quincy Cubs | Quad Cities Angels | 2-0 |
| 1969 | Appleton Foxes | Clinton Pilots | None held |
| 1968 | Quad Cities Angels | Decatur Commodores | 2-1 |
| 1967 | Appleton Foxes | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 2-0 |
| 1966 | Fox Cities Foxes | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | 2-0 |
| 1965 | Burlington Bees | Quincy Cubs | None held |
| 1964 | Fox Cities Foxes | Clinton C-Sox | 1-0 |
| 1963 | Clinton C-Sox | Burlington Bees | None held |
| 1962 | Dubuque Packers | Waterloo Hawks | 3-1 |
| 1961 | Quincy Giants | Waterloo Hawks | 3-1 |
| 1960 | Waterloo Hawks | Dubuque Packers | None held |
| 1959 | Waterloo Hawks | Clinton Pirates | None held |
| 1958 | Waterloo Hawks | Michigan City White Caps | 3-2 |
| 1957 | Decatur Commodores | Clinton Pirates | 2-0 |
| 1956 | Paris Lakers | Dubuque Packers | 3-1 |
| 1955 | Dubuque Packers | Mattoon Indians | 3-0 |
| 1954 | Danville Dans | Clinton Pirates | 3-0 |
| 1953 | Decatur Commodores | Paris Lakers | 3-2 |
| 1952 | Decatur Commodores | Hannibal Stags | 3-1 |
| 1951 | Danville Dans | Mt. Vernon Kings | 2-0 |
| 1950* | Centralia Sterlings | Paducah Chiefs | None held |
| 1949 | Paducah Chiefs | Mattoon Indians | 4-3 |
| 1948 | West Frankfort Cardinals | Mattoon Indians | 3-0 |
| 1947 | Belleville Stags | Centralia Cubs | None held |
*The 1950 playoffs were called off due to bad weather and military callups; Centralia had the best regular-season record.
Note: The league was known as the Illinois State League 1947-1948 and the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1949-1955.
After a furious ninth-inning comeback that led to an eventual 12-inning victory, Vancouver took home the first full-season crown of 2026. The squad was led down the stretch by JoJo Parker, Toronto's No. 1 prospect, after a host of top-tier pitching prospects contributed all season long. Read more »
| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vancouver Canadians | Eugene Emeralds | 3-0 |
| 2025 | Everett AquaSox | Eugene Emeralds | 3-1 |
| 2024 | Spokane Indians | Vancouver Canadians | 3-1 |
| 2023 | Vancouver Canadians | Everett AquaSox | 3-1 |
| 2022 | Eugene Emeralds | Vancouver Canadians | 3-0 |
| 2021 | Eugene Emeralds | Spokane Indians | 3-1 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Hillsboro Hops | Tri-City Dust Devils | 3-2 |
| 2018 | Eugene Emeralds | Spokane Indians | 3-0 |
| 2017 | Vancouver Canadians | Eugene Emeralds | 3-1 |
| 2016 | Eugene Emeralds | Everett AquaSox | 2-1 |
| 2015 | Hillsboro Hops | Tri-City Dust Devils | 2-1 |
| 2014 | Hillsboro Hops | Vancouver Canadians | 2-0 |
| 2013 | Vancouver Canadians | Boise Hawks | 2-1 |
| 2012 | Vancouver Canadians | Boise Hawks | 2-1 |
| 2011 | Vancouver Canadians | Tri-City Dust Devils | 2-1 |
| 2010 | Everett AquaSox | Spokane Indians | 2-1 |
| 2009 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Tri-City Dust Devils | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Spokane Indians | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Tri-City Dust Devils | 3-1 |
| 2006 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Boise Hawks | 3-1 |
| 2005 | Spokane Indians | Vancouver Canadians | 3-2 |
| 2004 | Boise Hawks | Vancouver Canadians | 3-0 |
| 2003 | Spokane Indians | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Boise Hawks | Everett AquaSox | 3-0 |
| 2001 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Boise Hawks | 3-0 |
| 2000 | Yakima Bears | Eugene Emeralds | 3-2 |
| 1999 | Spokane Indians | Portland Rockies | 3-0 |
| 1998 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Boise Hawks | 2-0 |
| 1997 | Portland Rockies | Boise Hawks | 3-2 |
| 1996 | Yakima Bears | Eugene Emeralds | 2-0 |
| 1995 | Boise Hawks | Bellingham Giants | 2-1 |
| 1994 | Boise Hawks | Yakima Bears | 2-1 |
| 1993 | Boise Hawks | Bellingham Mariners | 2-0 |
| 1992 | Bellingham Mariners | Bend Rockies | 2-0 |
| 1991 | Boise Hawks | Yakima Bears | 2-0 |
| 1990 | Spokane Indians | Boise Hawks | 2-1 |
| 1989 | Spokane Indians | Southern Oregon A's | 2-1 |
| 1988 | Spokane Indians | Southern Oregon A's | 2-1 |
| 1987 | Spokane Indians | Everett Giants | 2-1 |
| 1986 | Bellingham Mariners | Eugene Emeralds | 1-0 |
| 1985 | Everett Giants | Eugene Emeralds | 1-0 |
| 1984 | Tri-Cities Triplets | Medford A's | 1-0 |
| 1983 | Medford A's | Bellingham Mariners | 2-0 |
| 1982 | Salem Angels | Medford A's | 2-0 |
| 1981 | Medford A's | Bellingham Mariners | 2-1 |
| 1980 | Bellingham Mariners / Eugene Emeralds * | ||
| 1979 | Central Oregon Phillies | Walla Walla Padres | 2-1 |
| 1978 | Grays Harbor Loggers | Eugene Emeralds | 1-0 |
| 1977 | Bellingham Mariners | Portland Mavericks | 2-1 |
| 1976 | Walla Walla Padres | Portland Mavericks | 2-1 |
| 1975 | Eugene Emeralds | Portland Mavericks | 2-0 |
| 1974 | Eugene Emeralds | Bellingham Dodgers | 2-1 |
| 1973 | Walla Walla Padres | Portland Mavericks | None held |
| 1972 | Lewis-Clark Broncs | Walla Walla Rainbows | None held |
| 1971 | Tri-City Padres | Bend Rainbows | None held |
| 1970 | Lewis-Clark Broncs | Coos Bay-North Bend A's | None held |
| 1969 | Rogue Valley Dodgers | Tri-City A's | None held |
| 1968 | Tri-City Atoms | Eugene Emeralds | None held |
| 1967 | Medford Giants | Eugene Emeralds | None held |
| 1966 | Tri-City Atoms | Eugene Emeralds | None held |
| 1965 | Tri-City Atoms | Lewiston Broncs | 3-0 |
| 1964 | Yakima Bears | Eugene Emeralds | 3-0 |
| 1963 | Yakima Bears | Lewiston Broncs | 3-1 |
| 1962 | Wenatchee Chiefs | Tri-City Braves | 4-2 |
| 1961 | Lewiston Broncs | Yakima Bears | 4-1 |
| 1960 | Yakima Bears | Tri-City Braves | None held |
| 1959 | Yakima Bears | Salem Senators | 4-1 |
| 1958 | Yakima Bears | Lewiston Broncs | 4-1 |
| 1957 | Wenatchee Chiefs | Eugene Emeralds | 4-3 |
| 1956 | Yakima Bears | Lewiston Broncs | None held |
| 1955 | Eugene Emeralds | Salem Senators | 4-2 |
* Declared co-champions due to inclement weather
For the first time in its history, Winston-Salem stands atop the South Atlantic League as champions. The White Sox High-A affiliate completed its sweep through the playoffs with a Game 2 shutout of Greensboro. Read more »
| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Winston-Salem Dash | Greensboro Grasshoppers | 2-0 |
| 2025 | Brooklyn Cyclones | Hub City Spartanburgers | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Hudson Valley Renegades | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Greenville Drive | Hudson Valley Renegades | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Aberdeen IronBirds | 2-1 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Greensboro Grasshoppers | Result |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Lexington Legends | Hickory Crawdads | 3-1 |
| 2018 | Lexington Legends | Lakewood BlueClaws | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Greenville Drive | Kannapolis Intimidators | 3-1 |
| 2016 | Rome Braves | Lakewood BlueClaws | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Hickory Crawdads | Asheville Tourists | 3-0 |
| 2014 | Asheville Tourists | Hagerstown Suns | 3-2 |
| 2013 | Savannah Sand Gnats | Hagerstown Suns | 3-1 |
| 2012 | Asheville Tourists | Greensboro Grasshoppers | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | Savannah Sand Gnats | 3-2 |
| 2010 | Lakewood Blue Claws | Greenville Drive | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Lakewood Blue Claws | Greenville Drive | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Augusta Green Jackets | West Virginia Power | 3-0 |
| 2007 | Columbus Catfish | West Virginia Power | 3-0 |
| 2006 | Lakewood BlueClaws | Augusta GreenJackets | 3-1 |
| 2005 | Kannapolis Intimidators | Hagerstown Suns | 3-1 |
| 2004 | Hickory Crawdads | Capital City Bombers | 3-0 |
| 2003 | Rome Braves | Lake County Captains | 3-1 |
| 2002 | Hickory Crawdads | Columbus RedStixx | 3-2 |
| 2001 | Lexington Legends | Asheville Tourists | 2-0 |
| 2000 | Delmarva Shorebirds | Columbus RedStixx | 3-0 |
| 1999 | Augusta GreenJackets | Cape Fear Crocs | 2-1 |
| 1998 | Capital City Bombers | Greensboro Bats | 2-1 |
| 1997 | Delmarva Shorebirds | Greensboro Bats | 2-0 |
| 1996 | Savannah Sand Gnats | Delmarva Shorebirds | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Augusta Green Jackets | Piedmont Phillies | 3-0 |
| 1994 | Savannah Cardinals | Hagerstown Suns | 3-0 |
| 1993 | Savannah Cardinals | Greensboro Hornets | 3-2 |
| 1992 | Myrtle Beach Hurricanes | Charleston Wheelers | 3-0 |
| 1991 | Columbia Mets | Charleston Wheelers | 3-0 |
| 1990 | Charleston Wheelers | Savannah Cardinals | 3-0 |
| 1989 | Augusta Pirates | Gastonia Rangers | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Spartanburg Phillies | Charleston Rainbows | 3-0 |
| 1987 | Myrtle Beach Blue Jays | Asheville Tourists | 3-2 |
| 1986 | Columbia Mets | Asheville Tourists | 3-1 |
| 1985 | Florence Blue Jays | Greensboro Hornets | 3-2 |
| 1984 | Asheville Tourists | Charleston Royals | 3-0 |
| 1983 | Gastonia Expos | Columbia Mets | 3-2 |
| 1982 | Greensboro Hornets | Florence Blue Jays | 3-2 |
| 1981 | Greensboro Hornets | Greenwood Pirates | 3-2 |
| 1980 | Greensboro Hornets | Charleston Royals | 3-0 |
| 1979 | Greenwood Braves | Spartanburg Phillies | 3-1 |
| 1978 | Greenwood Braves | Shelby Reds | None held |
| 1977 | Gastonia Cardinals | Greenwood Braves | 3-1 |
| 1976 | Greenwood Braves | Asheville Tourists | 3-1 |
| 1975 | Spartanburg Phillies | Anderson Rangers | None held |
| 1974 | Gastonia Pirates | Charleston Pirates | None held |
| 1973 | Spartanburg Phillies | Gastonia Rangers | 2-0 |
| 1972 | Spartanburg Phillies | Greenville Rangers | 2-1 |
| 1971 | Greenwood Braves | Spartanburg Phillies | None held |
| 1970 | Greenville Red Sox | Greenwood Braves | None held |
| 1969 | Greenwood Braves | Shelby Senators | 2-1 |
| 1968 | Greenwood Braves | Spartanburg Phillies | 2-1 |
| 1967 | Spartanburg Phillies | Gastonia Pirates | None held |
| 1966 | Spartanburg Phillies | Greenville Mets | None held |
| 1965 | Rock Hill Cardinals | Salisbury Astros | 2-0 |
| 1964 | Salisbury Dodgers | Rock Hill Cardinals | 2-1 |
| 1963 | Augusta Yankees | Lynchburg White Sox | 3-2 |
| 1962 | Macon Peaches | Knoxville Smokies | 3-1 |
| 1961 | Asheville Tourists | Knoxville Smokies | None held |
| 1960 | Savannah Pirates | Knoxville Smokies | 3-0 |
The Storm routed San Jose, 13-2, in decisive Game 3 of the California League Finals on Wednesday at Excite Ballpark. It’s not often one affiliate boasts such a high density of a club’s Top 30 Prospects list, but the late-season Storm squad was particularly stacked. Read more »
| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lake Elsinore Storm | San Jose Giants | 2-1 |
| 2025 | San Jose Giants | Inland Empire 66ers | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Modesto Nuts | Lake Elsinore Storm | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Modesto Nuts | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Lake Elsinore Storm | Fresno Grizzlies | 2-0 |
| 2021 | San Jose Giants | Fresno Grizzlies | 3-0 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Visalia Rawhide | Lake Elsinore Storm | 3-1 |
| 2018 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | Visalia Rawhide | 3-0 |
| 2017 | Modesto Nuts | Lancaster JetHawks | 3-0 |
| 2016 | High Desert Mavericks | Visalia Rawhide | 3-0 |
| 2015 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | San Jose Giants | 3-0 |
| 2014 | Lancaster JetHawks | Visalia Rawhide | 3-2 |
| 2013 | Inland Empire 66ers | San Jose Giants | 3-0 |
| 2012 | Lancaster JetHawks | Modesto Nuts | 3-0 |
| 2011 | Lake Elsinore Storm | Stockton Ports | 3-1 |
| 2010 | San Jose Giants | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 3-2 |
| 2009 | San Jose Giants | High Desert Mavericks | 3-0 |
| 2008 | Stockton Ports | Lancaster JetHawks | 3-1 |
| 2007 | San Jose Giants | Lake Elsinore Storm | 3-2 |
| 2006 | Inland Empire 66ers | Visalia Oaks | 3-2 |
| 2005 | San Jose Giants | Lake Elsinore Storm | 3-2 |
| 2004 | Modesto A's | Lancaster JetHawks | 3-2 |
| 2003 | Inland Empire 66ers | Stockton Ports | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Stockton Ports | Lake Elsinore Storm | 3-1 |
| 2001 | San Jose Giants / Lake Elsinore Storm* | ||
| 2000 | San Bernardino Stampede | Visalia Oaks | 3-0 |
| 1999 | San Bernardino Stampede | San Jose Giants | 3-2 |
| 1998 | San Jose Giants | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 3-1 |
| 1997 | High Desert Mavericks | San Bernardino Stampede | 3-0 |
| 1996 | Lake Elsinore Storm | San Jose Giants | 3-2 |
| 1995 | San Bernardino Spirit | San Jose Giants | 3-0 |
| 1994 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | Modesto A's | 3-1 |
| 1993 | High Desert Mavericks | Modesto A's | 3-2 |
| 1992 | Stockton Ports | Visalia Oaks | 3-1 |
| 1991 | High Desert Mavericks | Stockton Ports | 3-2 |
| 1990 | Stockton Ports | Bakersfield Dodgers | 3-2 |
| 1989 | Bakersfield Dodgers | Stockton Ports | 3-0 |
| 1988 | Riverside Red Wave | Stockton Ports | 3-0 |
| 1987 | Fresno Giants | Reno Padres | 4-3 |
| 1986 | Stockton Ports | Visalia Oaks | 3-0 |
| 1985 | Fresno Giants | Stockton Ports | 3-2 |
| 1984 | Modesto A's | Bakersfield Dodgers | 3-1 |
| 1983 | Redwood Pioneers | Visalia Oaks | 3-1 |
| 1982 | Modesto A's | Visalia Oaks | 4-2 |
| 1981 | Lodi Dodgers | Visalia Oaks | 3-2 |
| 1980 | Stockton Ports | Visalia Oaks | 3-0 |
| 1979 | San Jose Missions | Stockton Ports | 3-2 |
| 1978 | Visalia Oaks | Lodi Dodgers | 3-2 |
| 1977 | Lodi Dodgers | Salinas Angels | 3-0 |
| 1976 | Reno Silver Sox | Salinas Angels | 3-1 |
| 1975 | Reno Silver Sox | Fresno Giants | None held |
| 1974 | Fresno Giants | San Jose Bees | 3-2 |
| 1973 | Lodi Lions | Bakersfield Dodgers | 2-0 |
| 1972 | Modesto Reds | Bakersfield Dodgers | 2-0 |
| 1971 | Visalia Mets | Fresno Giants | 2-0 |
| 1970 | Bakersfield Dodgers | Reno Silver Sox | None held |
| 1969 | Stockton Ports | Visalia Mets | 2-1 |
| 1968 | Fresno Giants | San Jose Bees | 2-1 |
| 1967 | San Jose Bees | Modesto Reds | 2-0 |
| 1966 | Modesto Reds | San Jose Bees | 1-0 |
| 1965 | Stockton Ports | San Jose Bees | 2-0 |
| 1964 | Fresno Giants | Salinas Mets | None held |
| 1963 | Stockton Ports | Modesto Colts | 2-0 |
| 1962 | San Jose Bees | Reno Silver Sox | 4-3 |
| 1961 | Reno Silver Sox | Bakersfield Bears | None held |
| 1960 | Reno Silver Sox | Fresno Giants | None held |
| 1959 | Modesto Reds | Bakersfield Bears | 4-2 |
| 1958 | Fresno Giants | Visalia Redlegs | 3-1 |
| 1957 | Salinas Packers | Reno Silver Sox | 3-1 |
| 1956 | Fresno Cardinals | Stockton Ports | 3-1 |
| 1955 | Fresno Cardinals | Stockton Ports | 3-1 |
| 1954 | Modesto Reds | San Jose Red Sox | 4-1 |
| 1953 | San Jose Red Sox | Stockton Ports | 4-2 |
| 1952 | Fresno Cardinals | San Jose Red Sox | 4-2 |
| 1951 | Santa Barbara Dodgers | Visalia Cubs | 4-1 |
| 1950 | Modesto Reds | Stockton Ports | 4-1 |
| 1949 | San Jose Red Sox | Ventura Yankees | 4-1 |
| 1948 | Santa Barbara Dodgers | Stockton Ports | 4-3 |
| 1947 | Stockton Ports | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 4-3 |
| 1946 | Stockton Ports | Modesto Reds | 4-0 |
| 1942 | Santa Barbara Saints | San Jose Owls | None held |
| 1941 | Santa Barbara Saints | Fresno Cardinals | 4-1 |
*Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks
It was fate in Fayetteville this year as the Astros' Single-A affiliate swept its way through the postseason to the Carolina League championship. Read more »
| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | Charleston RiverDogs | 2-0 |
| 2025 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Columbia Fireflies | 2-1 |
| 2024 | Fredericksburg Nationals | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Charleston RiverDogs | Down East Wood Ducks | 2-0 |
| 2022 | Charleston RiverDogs | Lynchburg Hillcats | 2-0 |
| 2021 | Charleston RiverDogs | Down East Wood Ducks | 3-2 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 3-2 |
| 2018 | Buies Creek Astros | Potomac Nationals | 1-0 |
| 2017 | Down East Wood Ducks/Lynchburg Hillcats* | Story | |
| 2016 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-0 |
| 2014 | Potomac Nationals | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3-1 |
| 2013 | Salem Red Sox | Potomac Nationals | 3-0 |
| 2012 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Winston-Salem Dash | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 2010 | Potomac Nationals | Winston-Salem Dash | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Salem Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 2008 | Potomac Nationals | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Frederick Keys | Salem Avalanche | 3-1 |
| 2006 | Kinston Indians | Frederick Keys | 3-0 |
| 2005 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-2 |
| 2004 | Kinston Indians | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-2 |
| 2003 | Winston-Salem Warthogs | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-0 |
| 2002 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 2001 | Salem Avalanche | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-2 |
| 2000 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-0 |
| 1999 | Wilmington Blue Rocks / Myrtle Beach Pelicans** | 2-2 | |
| 1998 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 3-1 |
| 1997 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1996 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Kinston Indians | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-0 |
| 1994 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Winston-Salem Spirits | 3-0 |
| 1993 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-1 |
| 1992 | Peninsula Pilots | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Kinston Indians | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1990 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-2 |
| 1989 | Prince William Cannons | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Kinston Indians | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-2 |
| 1987 | Salem Buccaneers | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Hagerstown Suns | 3-1 |
| 1985 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Lynchburg Mets | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Lynchburg Mets | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1983 | Lynchburg Mets | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1982 | Alexandria Dukes | Durham Bulls | 3-0 |
| 1981 | Hagerstown Suns | Peninsula Pilots | 3-0 |
| 1980 | Peninsula Pilots | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1979 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Alexandria Mariners | None held |
| 1978 | Lynchburg Mets | Peninsula Pilots | 3-0 |
| 1977 | Peninsula Pilots | Lynchburg Mets | 3-2 |
| 1976 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Peninsula Pilots | None held |
| 1975 | Rocky Mount Phillies | Winston-Salem Red Sox | None held |
| 1974 | Salem Pirates | Lynchburg Twins | None held |
| 1973 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Lynchburg Twins | 3-2 |
| 1972 | Salem Pirates | Burlington Rangers | 2-1 |
| 1971 | Peninsula Phillies | Kinston Eagles | 2-0 |
| 1970 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Burlington Senators | 2-0 |
| 1969 | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | Burlington Senators | 2-1 |
| 1968 | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Raleigh-Durham Mets | 2-0 |
| 1967 | Durham Bulls | Portsmouth Tides | 2-1 |
| 1966 | Rocky Mount Leafs | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 2-0 |
| 1965 | Portsmouth Tides | Durham Bulls | 2-0 |
| 1964 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Portsmouth Tides | 2-0 |
| 1963 | Wilson Tobs | Greensboro Yankees | 2-1 |
| 1962 | Kinston Eagles | Durham Bulls | 4-3 |
| 1961 | Wilson Tobs | Burlington Indians | None held |
| 1960 | Greensboro Yankees | Burlington Indians | 4-1 |
| 1959 | Wilson Tobs | Raleigh Capitals | 4-0 |
| 1958 | Burlington Indians | Greensboro Yankees | 2-1 |
| 1957 | Durham Bulls | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 4-3 |
| 1956 | Fayetteville Highlanders | Danville Leafs | 4-2 |
| 1955 | Danville Leafs | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 4-2 |
| 1954 | Fayetteville Highlanders | Burlington-Graham Pirates | 4-1 |
| 1953 | Danville Leafs | Reidsville Luckies | 4-2 |
| 1952 | Reidsville Luckies | Durham Bulls | 4-0 |
| 1951 | Winston-Salem Cardinals | Reidsville Luckies | 4-1 |
| 1950 | Winston-Salem Cardinals | Burlington Bees | 4-1 |
| 1949 | Burlington Bees | Raleigh Capitals | 4-3 |
| 1948 | Martinsville Athletics | Burlington Bees | 4-2 |
| 1947 | Raleigh Capitals | Durham Bulls | 4-2 |
| 1946 | Raleigh Capitals | Durham Bulls | 4-2 |
| 1945 | Danville-Schoolfield Leafs | Raleigh Capitals | 4-1 |
*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma
**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Floyd
It took weathering three rain delays that lasted an hour and 51 minutes but the Hammerheads are once again champions of the Florida State League. The Marlins' Single-A affiliate won Game 3 of the Finals in dramatic fashion on a walk-off double by Jake McCutcheon. Read more »
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SERIES RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jupiter Hammerheads | Tampa Tarpons | 2-1 |
| 2025 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Daytona Tortugas | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Palm Beach Cardinals | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Jupiter Hammerheads | Clearwater Threshers | 2-1 |
| 2022 | St. Lucie Mets | Dunedin Blue Jays | 2-0 |
| 2021 | Bradenton Marauders | Tampa Tarpons | 3-0 |
| 2020 | (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2019 | (Postseason canceled due to the approach of Hurricane Dorian) | ||
| 2018 | Fort Myers Miracle | Daytona Tortugas | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Palm Beach Cardinals/Dunedin Blue Jays* | Result | |
| 2016 | Bradenton Marauders | Tampa Yankees | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | Daytona Tortugas | 3-1 |
| 2014 | Fort Myers Miracle | Daytona Cubs | 3-1 |
| 2013 | Daytona Cubs | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 3-1 |
| 2012 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Jupiter Hammerheads | 3-2 |
| 2011 | Daytona Cubs | St. Lucie Mets | 3-0 |
| 2010 | Tampa Yankees | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Tampa Yankees | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 3-2 |
| 2008 | Daytona Cubs | Fort Myers Miracle | 3-1 |
| 2007 | Clearwater Threshers | Brevard County Manatees | 3-1 |
| 2006 | St. Lucie Mets | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3-0 |
| 2005 | Palm Beach Cardinals | Lakeland Tigers | 3-2 |
| 2004 | Daytona Cubs / Tampa Yankees** | ||
| 2003 | St. Lucie Mets | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3-1 |
| 2002 | Charlotte Rangers | Lakeland Tigers | 3-2 |
| 2001 | Brevard County Manatees / Tampa Yankees*** | 1-1 | |
| 2000 | Daytona Cubs | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3-0 |
| 1999 | Kissimmee Cobras | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3-1 |
| 1998 | St. Lucie Mets | Tampa Yankees | 3-2 |
| 1997 | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | Vero Beach Dodgers | 3-2 |
| 1996 | St. Lucie Mets | Clearwater Phillies | 3-1 |
| 1995 | Daytona Cubs | Ft. Myers Miracle | 3-2 |
| 1994 | Tampa Yankees | Brevard County Manatees | 3-1 |
| 1993 | Clearwater Phillies | St. Lucie Mets | 3-1 |
| 1992 | Lakeland Tigers | Baseball City Royals | 2-1 |
| 1991 | West Palm Beach | Clearwater Phillies | 2-0 |
| 1990 | Vero Beach Dodgers | West Palm Beach Expos | 2-1 |
| 1989 | Charlotte Rangers | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 2-1 |
| 1988 | St. Lucie Mets | Osceola Astros | 2-0 |
| 1987 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Osceola Astros | 3-1 |
| 1986 | St. Petersburg Cardinals | West Palm Beach Expos | 3-1 |
| 1985 | Ft. Myers Royals | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Tampa Tarpons | 3-2 |
| 1983 | Vero Beach Dodgers | Daytona Beach Astros | 3-2 |
| 1982 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Tampa Tarpons | 3-2 |
| 1981 | Daytona Beach Astros | Ft. Myers Royals | 3-1 |
| 1980 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Vero Beach Dodgers | 3-1 |
| 1979 | Winter Haven Red Sox | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | 3-0 |
| 1978 | Miami Orioles | Lakeland Tigers | 2-1 |
| 1977 | Lakeland Tigers | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3-1 |
| 1976 | Lakeland Tigers | Tampa Tarpons | 2-0 |
| 1975 | St. Petersburg Cardinals | Tampa Tarpons | 3-2 |
| 1974 | West Palm Beach Expos | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | 2-1 |
| 1973 | St. Petersburg Cardinals | West Palm Beach Expos | 2-0 |
| 1972 | Miami Orioles | Daytona Beach Dodgers | 2-1 |
| 1971 | Miami Orioles | Cocoa Astros | 2-1 |
| 1970 | Miami Marlins | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 2-0 |
| 1969 | Miami Marlins | Orlando Twins | 4-1 |
| 1968 | Orlando Twins | Miami Marlins | 2-1 |
| 1967 | St. Petersburg Cardinals | Orlando Twins | 3-1 |
| 1966 | Leesburg Athletics | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3-2 |
| 1965 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Sarasota Sun Sox | None held |
| 1964 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | St. Petersburg Saints | 3-1 |
| 1963 | Sarasota Sun Sox | St. Petersburg Saints | None held |
| 1962 | Ft. Lauderdale Yankees | Sarasota Sun Sox | 3-0 |
| 1961 | Tampa Tarpons | Sarasota Sun Sox | 3-1 |
| 1960 | Palatka Redlegs | Lakeland Indians | 3-1 |
| 1959 | Tampa Tarpons | St. Petersburg Saints | 4-2 |
| 1958 | St. Petersburg Saints | Daytona Beach Islanders | None held |
| 1957 | Tampa Tarpons | Palatka Redlegs | 3-1 |
| 1956 | Cocoa Indians | Gainesville G-Men | None held |
| 1955 | Orlando C.B.s | Daytona Beach Islanders | None held |
| 1954 | Lakeland Pilots | Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds | 3-2 |
| 1953 | Daytona Beach Islanders | DeLand Red Hats | 3-1 |
| 1952 | Palatka Azaleas | Daytona Beach Islanders | 3-1 |
| 1951 | DeLand Red Hats | Orlando Senators | 4-1 |
| 1950 | DeLand Red Hats | Gainesville G-Men | 4-1 |
| 1949 | St. Augustine Saints | Orlando Senators | 4-1 |
| 1948 | Daytona Beach Islanders | Sanford Giants | 4-2 |
| 1947 | Gainesville G-Men | St. Augustine Saints | 4-3 |
| 1946 | Orlando Senators | Sanford Celeryfeds | 4-3 |
| 1941 | Leesburg Anglers | DeLand Red Hats | 4-1 |
| 1940 | Orlando Senators | Sanford Seminoles | 4-0 |
| 1939 | Sanford Lookouts | Daytona Beach Islanders | 4-3 |
| 1938 | Gainesville G-Men | Leesburg Gondoliers | 4-2 |
| 1937 | Gainesville G-Men | Sanford Lookouts | 4-2 |
| 1936 | St. Augustine Saints | Daytona Beach Islanders | 4-0 |
| 1928 | Fort Lauderdale Tarpons / St. Petersburg Saints | Orlando Colts | None held |
| 1927 | Orlando Colts | Miami Hustlers | 4-3 |
| 1926 | Sanford Celeryfeds | Lakeland Highlanders | None held |
| 1925 | Tampa Smokers | St. Petersburg Saints | 4-3 |
| 1924 | Lakeland Highlanders | St. Petersburg Saints | None held |
| 1923 | Orlando Bulldogs | Bradentown Growers | None held |
| 1922 | St. Petersburg Saints | Orlando Bulldogs | None held |
| 1921 | Orlando Tigers | Tampa Smokers | None held |
| 1920 | Tampa Smokers | Bradentown Growers | None held |
| 1919 | Sanford Celeryfeds / Orlando Caps**** |
*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma
**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Ivan
***Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks
****Declared co-champions
