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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Comiskey Park division American League
George Steinbrenner division American League
Impossible Dream season division American League
Philadelphia Athletics division American League
Jim Palmer earnedRunAverageLeader American League
William Harridge Trophy eligibility American League
this entity surface form: American League teams
Ted Barrett employer American League
RSN followsCompetition American League
MLB All-Star Game format American League
this entity surface form: American League vs National League
Major League Baseball formedByMergerOf American League
Ban Johnson founded American League
this entity surface form: American League (as a major league)
Oakland Athletics foundedInLeague American League
Dead-ball era governingBodyContext American League
Major League Baseball governs American League
AL hasAllStarTeam American League
subject surface form: American League
this entity surface form: American League All-Stars
ALDS hasConference American League
subject surface form: American League Division Series
subject surface form: American League Wild Card team
National League hasRivalLeague American League
Subway Series hasTheme American League
this entity surface form: American League vs National League
1918 World Series homeLeague American League
Game 6 homeLeague American League
subject surface form: Game 6 (1993 World Series)
1919 World Series homeTeamLeague American League
Adley Rutschman isPartOf American League
1905 World Series league American League
1912 World Series league American League
1914 World Series league American League
1915 World Series league American League
1916 World Series league American League
1917 World Series league American League
1929 World Series league American League
1957 World Series league American League
1967 Triple Crown league American League
1989 World Series league American League
2022 World Series league American League
American League Division Series league American League
ALDS league American League
subject surface form: American League Division Series
American League East league American League