American League

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The American League is one of the two major professional baseball leagues in Major League Baseball, comprising teams primarily based in the United States and Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional baseball league
sports organization
abbreviation AL
championship American League Championship Series
championshipTrophy William Harridge Trophy
commissionerAtFounding Ban Johnson
competitionFormat regular season and postseason playoffs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designatedHitterRuleIntroduced 1973
formerName Western League
founded 1901
founder Ban Johnson
governingBody Commissioner of Baseball
surface form: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
hasConference American League Central
American League East
American League West
hasRivalLeague National League
hasTeam Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
surface form: Cleveland Guardians

Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
headquartersLocation New York City
involvesCountry Canada
leagueLevel major league
mergerCompleted 2000
mergerWith National League
mostPennantsNumber 40+
mostPennantsTeam New York Yankees
numberOfTeams 15
officialLanguage English
partOf Major League Baseball
playsForTitle American League pennant
regionServed North America
sport baseball
teamLocationScope Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
usesDesignatedHitterRule yes
website https://www.mlb.com
winnerPlaysIn World Series

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Yawkey Way (former name of Jersey Street near Fenway Park) hasSportAssociation American League
subject surface form: Yawkey Way
Edward George Brinkman playedIn American League
1946 World Series redSoxLeague American League
105th World Series championLeague American League
105th World Series hostLeagueForGame1 American League
78th World Series losingLeague American League
Ron Cey playedIn American League
Bill Kunkel playedIn American League
Bill Kunkel umpiredIn American League
Clifford Carlton Cravath playedIn American League
Ryan Dempster playedIn American League
Larry Barnett employer American League
Larry Barnett league American League
Whitey Herzog leagueManaged American League
El Tiante eraLeader American League
subject surface form: Luis Tiant
El Tiante pitchedShutoutsLeader American League
subject surface form: Luis Tiant
El Tiante winsLeader American League
subject surface form: Luis Tiant
2002 MLB All-Star Game awayLeague American League
2002 MLB All-Star Game format American League
this entity surface form: American League vs National League
1978 World Series league American League
1978 World Series yankeesLeague American League
Bob Lemon MLBDebutLeague American League
American League Triple Crown 1909 league American League
Eric Karros playedIn American League
Claude Preston Williams participatedIn American League
1977 World Series with Los Angeles Dodgers YankeesLeague American League
subject surface form: 1977 World Series
1977 World Series homeTeamLeague American League
Tristram E. Speaker playsIn American League
The Hammer memberOf American League
subject surface form: Hank Aaron
Vincent Edward Jackson playedFor American League
this entity surface form: American League teams
MLB All-Star appliesToLeague American League
1990 MLB All-Star Game awayLeague American League
1990 MLB All-Star Game loserLeague American League
Pat Borders playsInLeague American League
Game 5 (1993 World Series) awayLeague American League
Ban league American League
subject surface form: Ban Johnson
Julio Daniel Martinez playsInLeague American League
1994 MLB All-Star Game awayLeague American League
1994 MLB All-Star Game loser American League
Mike Hargrove RookieOfTheYearLeague American League
Mark Wohlers playedIn American League
Boomer professionalLeague American League
subject surface form: George Scott
Tony Conigliaro Award league American League
Salvy battedIn American League
Salvy fieldedIn American League