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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American League Wild Card Series league American League
American League pennant 2000 league American League
American League pennant 2001 league American League
Bill Dinneen league American League
Carlton Fisk league American League
Chris Sale league American League
Cleveland Indians league American League
Columbia Park league American League
David Cone league American League
Division Series league American League
Eddie Cicotte league American League
Eddie Collins league American League
Eddie Plank league American League
Fred McMullin league American League
Game 6 league American League
subject surface form: Game 6 (1993 World Series)
this entity surface form: American League vs National League
George Brett league American League
Hank Aaron league American League
Harry Hooper league American League
Home Run Baker league American League
Huntington Avenue Grounds league American League
Impossible Dream season league American League
J.D. Martinez league American League
Jack Barry league American League
Jim Palmer league American League
Jim Rice league American League
The Yankee Clipper league American League
subject surface form: Joe DiMaggio
Jon Lester league American League
MLB All-Star Game league American League
MLB playoffs league American League
Mackmen league American League
Miguel Cabrera league American League
Minnesota Twins league American League
Pale Hose league American League
Philadelphia Athletics league American League
A's league American League
subject surface form: Philadelphia Athletics
Red Rolfe league American League
Sportsman's Park league American League
Tony Conigliaro league American League
Toronto Blue Jays league American League
Washington Senators (1901–1960) league American League
Washington Senators (1961–1971) league American League