The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the United States. From 1911 to 2020, it was part of affiliated Minor League Baseball. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs or winning the regular season pennant. Currently, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in each of two divisions, East and West, are eligible for the postseason. These teams compete in a single championship game to determine a league champion.

League champions

Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
Year Champion Score Finalist
1911Johnson City Soldiers——
1912Bristol Boosters——
1913Johnson City Soldiers——
1914[a]Middlesboro Colonels
Morristown Jobbers		——
1915Not in operation
1916Not in operation
1917Not in operation
1918Not in operation
1919Not in operation
1920Not in operation
1921Johnson City Soldiers——
1922Bristol State Liners——
1923Knoxville Pioneers——
1924Knoxville Pioneers——
1925Greeneville Burley Cubs——
1926Not in operation
1927Not in operation
1928Not in operation
1929Not in operation
1930Not in operation
1931Not in operation
1932Not in operation
1933Not in operation
1934Not in operation
1935Not in operation
1936Not in operation
1937Pennington Gap Lee Bears——
1938Greeneville Burley Cubs——
1939Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox——
1940Johnson City Cardinals——
1941Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox——
1942Bristol Twins——
1943Bristol Twins——
1944Kingsport Cherokees——
1945Kingsport Cherokees——
1946New River Rebels——
1947New River Rebels——
1948Pulaski Counts——
1949Bluefield Blue-Grays——
1950Bluefield Blue-Grays——
1951Kingsport Cherokees——
1952Welch Miners——
1953Welch Miners——
1954Bluefield Blue-Grays——
1955Salem Rebels——
1956Not in operation
1957Bluefield Dodgers——
1958Johnson City Phillies——
1959Morristown Cubs——
1960Wytheville Senators——
1961Middlesboro Senators——
1962Bluefield Orioles——
1963Bluefield Orioles——
1964Johnson City Yankees——
1965Salem Pirates——
1966Marion Mets——
1967Bluefield Orioles——
1968Marion Mets——
1969Pulaski Phillies——
1970Bluefield Orioles——
1971Bluefield Orioles——
1972Bristol Tigers——
1973Kingsport Royals——
1974Bristol Tigers——
1975Johnson City Cardinals——
1976Johnson City Cardinals——
1977Kingsport Braves——
1978Elizabethton Twins——
1979Paintsville Yankees——
1980Paintsville Yankees——
1981Paintsville Yankees——
1982Bluefield Orioles——
1983Paintsville Brewers——
1984Elizabethton Twins1–0Pulaski Braves
1985Bristol Tigers——
1986Pulaski Braves2–1Johnson City Cardinals
1987Burlington Indians2–0Johnson City Cardinals
1988Kingsport Mets2–0Burlington Indians
1989Elizabethton Twins2–0Pulaski Braves
1990Elizabethton Twins——
1991Pulaski Braves2–0Burlington Indians
1992Bluefield Orioles2–1Elizabethton Twins
1993Burlington Indians2–0Elizabethton Twins
1994Princeton Reds2–1Johnson City Cardinals
1995Kingsport Mets2–1Bluefield Orioles
1996Bluefield Orioles2–1Kingsport Mets
1997Bluefield Orioles2–0Pulaski Rangers
1998Bristol White Sox2–0Princeton Devil Rays
1999Martinsville Astros2–0Pulaski Rangers
2000Elizabethton Twins2–0Danville Braves
2001Bluefield Orioles2–1Elizabethton Twins
2002Bristol White Sox2–1Bluefield Orioles
2003Elizabethton Twins2–1Martinsville Astros
2004Greeneville Astros2–1Danville Braves
2005Elizabethton Twins2–1Danville Braves
2006Danville Braves2–1Elizabethton Twins
2007Elizabethton Twins2–0Danville Braves
2008Elizabethton Twins2–0Pulaski Mariners
2009Danville Braves2–0Elizabethton Twins
2010Johnson City Cardinals2–0Elizabethton Twins
2011Johnson City Cardinals2–0Bluefield Blue Jays
2012Elizabethton Twins2–1Burlington Royals
2013Pulaski Mariners2–0Greeneville Astros
2014Johnson City Cardinals2–1Danville Braves
2015Greeneville Astros2–1Princeton Rays
2016Johnson City Cardinals2–0Burlington Royals
2017Elizabethton Twins2–0Pulaski Yankees
2018Elizabethton Twins2–0Princeton Rays
2019Johnson City Cardinals2–1Burlington Royals
2020None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)[1]
2021Greeneville Flyboys1–0Pulaski River Turtles
2022Kingsport Axmen1–0Burlington Sock Puppets
2023Johnson City Doughboys1–0Burlington Sock Puppets

Championship wins by team

Active Appalachian League teams appear in bold.

Wins Team Championship years
14Bluefield Blue-Grays/Dodgers/Orioles1949, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001
12Elizabethton Twins1978, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018
11Johnson City Phillies/Yankees/Cardinals/Doughboys1940, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1976, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
8Kingsport Cherokees/Royals/Braves/Mets1944, 1945, 1951, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1995
7Bristol Tigers/White Sox1972, 1974, 1985, 1942, 1943, 1998, 2002
6Pulaski Counts/Phillies/Braves/Mariners/Yankees1948, 1969, 1986, 1991, 2013, 2017
4Paintsville Yankees/Brewers1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
3Johnson City Soldiers1911, 1913, 1921
2Burlington Indians1987, 1993
2Danville Braves2006, 2009
2Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox1939, 1941
2Greeneville Astros2004, 2015
2Greeneville Burley Cubs1925, 1938
2Knoxville Pioneers1923, 1924
2Marion Mets1966, 1968
2New River Rebels1946, 1947
2Salem Pirates/Rebels1955, 1965
2Welch Miners1952, 1953
1Bristol Boosters1912
1Bristol State Liners1922
1Greeneville Flyboys2021
1Kingsport Axmen2022
1Martinsville Astros1999
1Middlesboro Colonels1914
1Middlesboro Senators1961
1Morristown Cubs1959
1Morristown Jobbers1914
1Pennington Gap Lee Bears1937
1Princeton Reds (Princeton Rays)1994
1Wytheville Senators1960

Notes

  • a Middlesboro and Morristown were in first place when the league disbanded on June 17

References

Specific
  1. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
General
  • "Standings". 2017 Appalachian League Media Guide and Record Book. Minor League Baseball. pp. 39–61. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  • "Appalachian League Champions". Appalachian League Champions. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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