1997 Event Yankees clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive 1997 Event Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth 1995 Event Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central 1995 Event Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Event NHL New York Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years 1990 Event Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 Event Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title 1986 Event Mets clinch NL East Championship 1984 Event Yankees clinch AL East 1984 Event Cubs clinch NL East title 1984 Event Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1983 Event Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship, 1978 Event Phillies clinch NL East title 1977 Event Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title 1976 Event Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title 1976 Event Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth 1969 Event New York Mets clinch NL East pennant 1966 Event Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant 1965 Event Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant 1964 Event Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1963 Event Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards 1962 Event Yankees clinch AL pennant 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26 1960 Event For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant 1960 Event New York Yankees clinch AL pennant 1959 Event Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2 1956 Event Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1955 Event Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 1954 Event Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) 1953 Event Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1952 Event Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1952 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1951 Event Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18 1950 Event New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1949 Event Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 1949 Event 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 Event Braves clinch NL pennant 1947 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1947 Event Yankees clinch pennant #15 1946 Event Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant 1945 Event Cubs clinch NL pennant 1943 Event Cardinals clinch NL pennant 1943 Event Yankees clinch pennant #14 1942 Event Yankees clinch pennant #13 1941 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant 1939 Event New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant 1938 Event Cubs clinch NL pennant 1938 Event Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10 1937 Event Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1935 Event Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant 1934 Event St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year 1933 Event New York Giants clinch the pennant 1932 Event Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant 1932 Event New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1931 Event Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland 1929 Event Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs 1929 Event A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox 1928 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #6 1927 Event Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Event Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 1924 Event Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees 1924 Event Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1922 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1 1922 Event Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant 1921 Event Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL 1919 Event Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant 1915 Event Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1915 Event Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant 1914 Event Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1903 Event Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3
