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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Eddie Plank league American League
Fred McMullin league American League
The Yankee Clipper league American League
subject surface form: Joe DiMaggio
Lefty Williams playedInLeague American League
NL sisterLeague American League
subject surface form: National League
Hank Aaron league American League
Reggie Smith playsInLeague American League
Reggie Smith MLBDebutLeague American League
1992 World Series winningLeague American League
Game 6 league American League
subject surface form: Game 6 (1993 World Series)
this entity surface form: American League vs National League
Game 6 homeLeague American League
subject surface form: Game 6 (1993 World Series)
George Scott playedIn American League
Triple Crown leagueExamples American League
subject surface form: Triple Crown (baseball)
Tony Conigliaro league American League
Ban Johnson founded American League
this entity surface form: American League (as a major league)
Ban Johnson leagueAdministered American League
The Captain associatedTeamLeague American League
1957 World Series league American League
2021 World Series losingLeaguePennant American League
Mickey Vernon partOf American League
Casey Stengel leagueAsManager American League
Tigers memberOf American League
subject surface form: Detroit Tigers
2005 World Series championLeague American League
1919 World Series homeTeamLeague American League
1909 World Series DetroitLeague American League
George Brett league American League
1982 World Series leagueUsingDH American League
1982 World Series BrewersLeagueIn1982 American League
Joe Girardi leagueManaged American League
Eddie Cicotte league American League
Old English D associatedWithLeague American League
Miguel Cabrera league American League
Jose Altuve leagueDivision American League
2023 World Series championLeague American League
1984 World Series ALTeamLeague American League
Adley Rutschman isPartOf American League
American League pennant 2000 league American League
Konerko playsInLeague American League
subject surface form: Paul Konerko
American League pennant 2001 league American League
Charles Comiskey leagueFounded American League
Charles Comiskey memberOf American League
Bill Carrigan leagueOfTeamManaged American League
Jake Peavy playedIn American League
CWS memberOf American League
subject surface form: Chicago White Sox