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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Will Harridge league American League
American League playoff teams league American League
American League division winner league American League
1997 MLB All-Star Game league1 American League
1997 MLB All-Star Game winner American League
1997 MLB All-Star Game MVPLeague American League
1968 MLB All-Star Game league1 American League
1968 MLB All-Star Game loser American League
Addison Reed playedIn American League
Ty France playsIn American League
1911 World Series league1 American League
1911 World Series winningLeague American League
1924 World Series league American League
1924 World Series championLeague American League
1932 World Series leagueChampionLeague American League
William Henry Dinneen playedIn American League
William Henry Dinneen umpiredIn American League
1980 MLB All-Star Game awayLeague American League
1980 MLB All-Star Game loser American League
Earthquake Game awayTeamLeague American League
85th World Series runnerUpLeague American League
1972 World Series championLeague American League
American League Wild Card Game league American League
American League Wild Card Game associatedWithOrganization American League
this entity surface form: American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
1928 World Series league American League
1930 World Series championLeague American League
Mack Attack homeLeagueTeam American League
George Springer league American League
George Springer AllStarSelectionLeague American League
Markus Lynn Betts playsInLeague American League
Mookie battedInLeague American League
subject surface form: Mookie Betts
Rube Waddell league American League
Rube Waddell eraLeaderInStrikeouts American League
1941 World Series games championLeague American League
Round Rock Express parentClubLeague American League
1948 World Series league American League
Juan González playedIn American League
1991 World Series league American League
Christopher Allen Sale playsIn American League
Denny McLain league American League
1903 Boston Americans league American League
1920 World Series league American League
Manuel Arturo Machado formerMemberOf American League
Double X hasMVPLeague American League
Double X hasPrimaryLeague American League
AL MVP league American League