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1997 Yankees clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive

1997 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth

1995 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central

1995 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title

1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place

1992 NHL New York Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years

1990 Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year

1990 Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title

1986 Mets clinch NL East Championship

1984 Yankees clinch AL East

1984 Cubs clinch NL East title

1984 Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place)

1983 Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship,

1981 Brewers (since 1970) and Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason

1978 Phillies clinch NL East title

1977 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title

1976 Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title

1976 Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth

1969 New York Mets clinch NL East pennant

1966 Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant

1965 Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant

1964 Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history

1963 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards

1962 Yankees clinch AL pennant

1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26

1960 For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant

1960 New York Yankees clinch AL pennant

1959 Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant

1957 Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2

1956 Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year

1955 Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2

1954 Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2)

1953 Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team

1952 Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2

1952 Dodgers clinch NL pennant

1951 Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18

1950 New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel

1949 Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16

1949 Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days)

1948 Braves clinch NL pennant

1947 Dodgers clinch NL pennant

1947 Yankees clinch pennant #15

1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant

1945 Cubs clinch NL pennant

1943 Cardinals clinch NL pennant

1943 Yankees clinch pennant #14

1942 Yankees clinch pennant #13

1941 Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant

1939 New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant

1938 Cubs clinch NL pennant

1938 Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10

1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit

1935 Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant

1934 St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year

1933 New York Giants clinch the pennant

1932 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant

1932 New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant

1931 Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland

1929 Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs

1929 A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

1928 New York Yankees clinch pennant #6

1927 Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds

1927 Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60)

1926 Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant

1926 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4

1924 Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees

1924 Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1

1922 New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1

1922 Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant

1921 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL

1919 Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant

1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit

1915 Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant

1914 Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant

1903 Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3


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