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DIVISION LINEUPS



1994-1997



Lineup for 1994-1997

  • Chicago White Sox

  • Cleveland Indians

  • Kansas City Royals

  • Milwaukee Brewers

  • Minnesota Twins



Changes from 1993

  • Creation of division due to 1994 MLB realignment

  • ---The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins moved in from the AL West

  • ---The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers moved in from the AL East



1998-present



Current lineup

  • Chicago White Sox

  • Cleveland Indians

  • Detroit Tigers

  • Kansas City Royals

  • Minnesota Twins



Changes from 1997


  • The Detroit Tigers moved in from the AL East

  • The Milwaukee Brewers moved into the NL Central



AL CENTRAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR





WILD CARD WINNERS PRODUCED


None as of 2005


TRIVIA


Because of the dominance of Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in the AL East as well as so many years in which this division has been the weakest in the American League , this division is currently (as of 2005) the only one in all of baseball that has never produced a Wild Card team. The Chicago White Sox are the only team from the division that has won the World Series.

Three teams (the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins) have dominated the AL Central standings to date; the perennially underperforming Detroit Tigers , Kansas City Royals and (while they were in the AL Central) Milwaukee Brewers never have won a Central Division Championship.


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