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The #1 Ranked MLB Franchise of the Year
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Year | #1 Ranked Franchise |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates (2) |
| 1903 | Boston Americans |
| 1904 | New York Giants |
| 1905 | New York Giants (2) |
| 1906 | Chicago White Sox |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs |
| 1908 | Chicago Cubs (2) |
| 1909 | Chicago Cubs (3) |
| 1910 | Philadelphia A's |
| 1911 | Philadelphia A's (2) |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox |
| 1913 | Philadelphia A's (3) |
| 1914 | Boston Braves |
| 1915 | Boston Red Sox (2) |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox (3) |
| 1917 | Chicago White Sox (2) |
| 1918 | Boston Red Sox (4) |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians |
| 1921 | New York Giants (3) |
| 1922 | New York Giants (4) |
| 1923 | New York Yankees |
| 1924 | Washington Senators |
| 1925 | Pittsburgh Pirates (3) |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1927 | New York Yankees (2) |
| 1928 | New York Yankees (3) |
| 1929 | Philadelphia A's (4) |
| 1930 | Philadelphia A's (5) |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals (2) |
| 1932 | New York Yankees (4) |
| 1933 | New York Giants (5) |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals (3) |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers |
| 1936 | New York Yankees (5) |
| 1937 | New York Yankees (6) |
| 1938 | New York Yankees (7) |
| 1939 | New York Yankees (8) |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds (2) |
| 1941 | New York Yankees (9) |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals (4) |
| 1943 | New York Yankees (10) |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals (5) |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers (2) |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals (6) |
| 1947 | New York Yankees (11) |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians (2) |
| 1949 | New York Yankees (12) |
| 1950 | New York Yankees (13) |
| 1951 | New York Yankees (14) |
| 1952 | New York Yankees (15) |
| 1953 | New York Yankees (16) |
| 1954 | New York Giants (6) |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1956 | New York Yankees (17) |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves |
| 1958 | New York Yankees (18) |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates (4) |
| 1961 | New York Yankees (19) |
| 1962 | New York Yankees (20) |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers (2) |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals (7) |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers (3) |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals (8) |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers (3) |
| 1969 | New York Mets |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles (2) |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates (5) |
| 1972 | Oakland A's |
| 1973 | Oakland A's (2) |
| 1974 | Oakland A's (3) |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds (3) |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds (4) |
| 1977 | New York Yankees (21) |
| 1978 | New York Yankees (22) |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates (6) |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers (4) |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals (9) |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles (3) |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers (4) |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals |
| 1986 | New York Mets (2) |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers (5) |
| 1989 | Oakland A's (4) |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds (5) |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins (2) |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1993 | Toronto Blue Jays (2) |
| 1994 | No Postseason |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves |
| 1996 | New York Yankees (23) |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins |
| 1998 | New York Yankees (24) |
| 1999 | New York Yankees (25) |
| 2000 | New York Yankees (26) |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2002 | Anaheim Angels |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins (2) |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox (5) |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox (3) |
| 2006 | St. Louis Cardinals (10) |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox (6) |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies (2) |
| 2009 | New York Yankees (27) |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals (11) |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants (2) |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox (7) |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants (3) |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals (2) |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs (4) |
| 2017 | Houston Astros |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox (8) |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers (6) |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves (2) |
| 2022 | Houston Astros (2) |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers (7) |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers (8) |
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