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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CWS league American League
CHW conference American League
1988 American League league American League
subject surface form: 1988 American League season
1988 American League league American League
subject surface form: 1988 American League Championship Series
1988 American League league American League
subject surface form: Oakland Athletics
1988 American League league American League
subject surface form: Boston Red Sox
AL Central partOf American League
2020 World Series leagueOfRunnerUp American League
Bennett Park leagueHosted American League
Peoria Sports Complex tenantLeague American League
Gerrit Cole playsInLeague American League
Boston Americans league American League
Boston Americans charterMemberOf American League
Boston Americans division American League
this entity surface form: American League (no divisions era)
Los Angeles Angels–Texas Rangers rivalry ruleSet American League
this entity surface form: American League rules
Hal Newhouser leaguePlayedIn American League
Randy Johnson cyYoungAwardLeague American League
Julio Rodríguez rookieOfTheYearLeague American League
Larry Doby playedInLeague American League
Larry Doby brokeColorBarrierInLeague American League
Larry Doby managedInLeague American League
Frank Baker league American League
Stomper teamLeague American League
Kyle Gibson playsIn American League
Bryan Shaw playsInLeague American League
David Eckstein playedIn American League
1964 World Series league American League
1964 World Series yankeesLeague American League
1964 All-Star Game league1 American League
1964 All-Star Game awayTeamLeague American League
1964 All-Star Game loser American League
Robin Yount league American League
Mike Trout battedInLeague American League
LAA league American League
LAA conference American League
Manager of the Year Award presentedIn American League
Al Kaline league American League
Bob Feller league American League
Garret Anderson league American League
Charlie Gehringer league American League
Troy Glaus playedIn American League
Rookie of the Year Award appliesToLeague American League