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