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Baseball The Way It Was Meant To Be

Promotion/Relegation Tables

In my imaginary new system, MLB would combine the National League and American League into one Baseball Premier League (BPL) comprising the current 30 major league teams.

The top eight BPL teams would have a playoff consisting of three rounds of seven-game series. Seedings would be based on overall record (using run differential as a tie-breaker, if needed). 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc.,—higher seed hosting—culminating in a World Series. This would be the same number of rounds in the current MLB playoffs.

The Triple-A leagues would combine to form a Baseball League 2 (BL2). No longer would this tier be affiliated with major league (BPL) clubs.

The bottom three BPL teams would be relegated to the BL2. The top two BL2 teams would automatically get promoted to the BPL.

The next four teams in the BL2 standings would play a two-round series of seven games each, seeded by overall record, home field advantage going to the team with the better record. Winner of this BL2 promotion playoff would move up to the BPL.

The Double-A leagues would combine to form a Baseball League 3 (BL3). As with BL2, clubs from this level would not be affiliated with the BPL.

The bottom three BL2 teams would be relegated to the BL3. The top two BL3 teams would automatically get promoted to the BL2.

As with the BL2, the next four teams in the BL3 standings would play a two-round series of seven games each, seeded by overall record, home field advantage going to the team with the better record. Winner of this BL3 promotion playoff would move up to the BL2.

The Single-A structure could still be used by the upper three leagues as a farm system.

As Sam says, the prospect of relegation keeps fans of poor performing teams interested (albeit not happily!) while allowing for a "natural order" of the better teams rising to the higher leagues (and more money) and worse teams being demoted due to lack of performance.

Lots of current baseball tradition would have to be sacrificed, and stadium rules and scheduling would be a challenge, but the competition could be as intriguing as the English Premier League!

2023 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-E*Atlanta10458231
AL-E*Baltimore10161129
NL-W*Los Angeles10062207
AL-E*Tampa Bay9963195
NL-C*Milwaukee927081
AL-W***Texas9072165
AL-W*Houston9072129
NL-E*Philadelphia907281
AL-E*Toronto897375
AL-WSeattle887499
AL-C*Minnesota8775119
NL-W**Arizona8478-15
NL-E*Miami8478-57
NL-CChicago837996
NL-WSan Diego8280104
AL-ENew York8280-25
NL-CCincinnati8280-38
NL-WSan Francisco7983-45
AL-EBoston7884-4
AL-CDetroit7884-79
AL-CCleveland7686-35
NL-CPittsburgh7686-98
NL-ENew York7587-12
AL-WLos Angeles7389-90
NL-CSt. Louis7191-110
NL-EWashington7191-145
AL-CChicago61101-200
NL-WColorado59103-236
AL-CKansas City56106-183
AL-WOakland50112-339
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L RD
IL-ENorfolk9059152
PCL-EOklahoma City9058147
PCL-ERound Rock8960156
PCL-WReno8862133
IL-EDurham8862129
IL-WSt. Paul8464132
IL-WNashville836562
IL-WIowa826561
IL-ELehigh Valley806684
IL-EWorcester796848
PCL-WTacoma777363
IL-EBuffalo767266
PCL-WLas Vegas7574-28
IL-WLouisville7573-43
IL-EScranton/Wilkes-Barre737535
IL-WMemphis717832
IL-WIndianapolis707821
IL-WToledo7078-47
IL-WGwinnett7078-54
IL-EJacksonville7079-74
PCL-WSalt Lake7079-88
IL-WColumbus68790
IL-WOmaha6877-58
PCL-EAlbuquerque6882-74
PCL-WSacramento6782-40
IL-ERochester6680-159
PCL-EEl Paso6288-120
PCL-ESugar Land6189-149
IL-ECharlotte5396-291
IL-ESyracuse6185-96
BL3 Team W L RD
EL-NESomerset8453211
SL-SMontgomery805854
SL-SPensacola795799
TL-SAmarillo776120
EL-NWErie756279
SL-NTennessee756263
SL-SBiloxi746373
EL-NWRichmond746443
EL-NEBinghamton74610
EL-NEPortland7363104
TL-NArkansas736548
TL-NSpringfield726618
SL-NChattanooga706792
TL-SCorpus Christi706834
TL-SMidland706826
TL-SSan Antonio7068-37
EL-NWBowie6770-40
EL-NWAltoona6768-42
TL-NTulsa6573-4
EL-NWAkron6573-16
TL-SFrisco64730
TL-NWichita6473-49
TL-NNW Arkansas6474-56
EL-NENew Hampshire6272-1
SL-SMississippi6275-8
EL-NWHarrisburg5977-26
EL-NEReading5977-84
SL-NRocket City5880-155
EL-NEHartford5776-228
SL-NBirmingham5187-218

The 2023 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Atlanta Braves vs (8) Philadelphia Phillies
  • (4) Tampa Bay Rays vs (5) Milwaukee
  • (3) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (6) Texas Rangers
  • (2) Baltimore Orioles vs (7) Houston Astros

2022 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-W*LA Dodgers11151334
AL-W***Houston10656219
NL-E*Atlanta10161180
NL-E*NY Mets10161166
AL-E*NY Yankees9963240
NL-C*St. Louis9369135
AL-E*Toronto927096
AL-C*Cleveland927064
AL-W*Seattle907267
NL-W*San Diego897345
NL-E**Philadelphia877562
AL-E*Tampa Bay867652
NL-CMilwaukee867637
AL-EBaltimore8379-14
NL-WSan Francisco818119
AL-CChi White Sox8181-31
AL-CMinnesota788412
AL-EBoston7884-52
NL-WArizona7488-38
NL-CChi Cubs7488-74
AL-WLA Angels7389-45
NL-EMiami6993-90
AL-WTexas6894-36
NL-WColorado6894-175
AL-CDetroit6696-156
AL-CKansas City6597-170
NL-CCincinnati62100-167
NL-CPittsburgh62100-226
AL-WOakland60102-202
NL-EWashington55107-252
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L RD
IL-WNashville9158168
IL-WToledo876343
IL-EDurham866491
PCL-WReno856391
IL-WColumbus8564146
PCL-EEl Paso856571
PCL-EOkla. City8466156
IL-EScranton/WB836755
IL-EJacksonville806964
PCL-ERound Rock797135
IL-EBuffalo76723
IL-ELehigh Valley7672-15
IL-EWorcester757336
IL-WSt. Paul747514
IL-WIndianapolis7475-14
IL-ENorfolk7476-4
PCL-ESugar Land737546
IL-WMemphis737746
PCL-WTacoma7278-59
IL-WOmaha717813
PCL-WLas Vegas7179-100
PCL-WSalt Lake708043
IL-WGwinnett6979-43
IL-WIowa6881-62
IL-ERochester6781-49
PCL-WSacramento6583-126
IL-ESyracuse6485-98
PCL-EAlbuquerque6286-157
IL-WLouisville6090-170
IL-ECharlotte5892-224
BL3 Team W L RD
EL-NESomerset8353125
SL-NRocket City815758
EL-SWErie805886
EL-SWAkron795957
TL-NWichita7859102
EL-NEHartford776013
EL-NEPortland756342
TL-SFrisco746380
TL-NArkansas7365108
EL-SWAltoona716668
SL-NTennessee716641
SL-SMontgomery706178
TL-NTulsa6967-50
SL-SPensacola6863-34
TL-SSan Antonio686815
TL-SAmarillo6869-60
EL-SWBowie687073
TL-NSpringfield687027
SL-SBiloxi6768-23
EL-SWRichmond6671-9
TL-SMidland6671-73
TL-SCorpus Christi6374-40
SL-SMississippi6274-11
SL-NChattanooga6175-57
SL-NBirmingham6177-52
EL-NEReading6177-86
EL-NENew Hampshire5979-89
TL-NNW Arkansas5879-109
EL-NEBinghamton5383-141
EL-SWHarrisburg5285-139

The 2022 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (8) Cleveland Guardians
  • (4) New York Mets vs (5) New York Yankees
  • (3) Atlanta Braves vs (6) St. Louis Cardinals
  • (2) Houston Astros vs (7) Toronto Blue Jays

2021 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-W*San Francisco10755210
NL-W*LA Dodgers10656269
AL-E*Tampa Bay10062206
AL-W**Houston9567205
NL-C*Milwaukee9567115
AL-C*Chi White Sox9369160
AL-E*Boston927080
AL-ENY Yankees927042
AL-EToronto9171183
NL-C*St. Louis907234
AL-WSeattle9072-51
NL-E***Atlanta8873134
AL-WOakland867656
NL-CCincinnati837926
NL-EPhiladelphia8280-11
AL-CCleveland8082-10
NL-WSan Diego798321
NL-ENY Mets7785-32
AL-CDetroit7785-59
AL-WLA Angels7785-81
NL-WColorado7487-57
AL-CKansas City7488-102
AL-CMinnesota7389-105
NL-CChi Cubs7191-134
NL-EMiami6795-78
NL-EWashington6597-96
NL-CPittsburgh61101-224
AL-WTexas60102-190
NL-WArizona52110-214
AL-EBaltimore52110-297
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L RD
AAA-EDurham7743238
AAA-WTacoma734775
AAA-EBuffalo7146144
AAA-WSugar Land7149121
AAA-WReno694973
AAA-EScranton/WB6849137
AAA-EToledo6951113
AAA-EJacksonville6951-5
AAA-EGwinnett6851117
AAA-EWorcester6652-22
AAA-EOmaha6654-1
AAA-ENashville635625
AAA-WLas Vegas625811
AAA-WOkla. City615853
AAA-WRound Rock615827
AAA-ESt. Paul615953
AAA-EIndianapolis5762-32
AAA-EMemphis5763-84
AAA-EColumbus5662-84
AAA-WSacrament526529
AAA-ELehigh Valley5266-81
AAA-WAlbuquerque5268-113
AAA-ELouisville5168-29
AAA-EIowa5070-76
AAA-WSalt Lake4970-117
AAA-ESyracuse4769-88
AAA-ERochester4769-90
AAA-ENorfolk4872-130
AAA-WEl Paso4674-159
AAA-ECharlotte4575-105
BL3 Team W L RD
AA-NEAkron7346134
AA-NEBowie734776
AA-NESomerset7247157
AA-SMississippi674474
AA-NEPortland674759
AA-CWichita695159
AA-CNW Arkansas6455105
AA-NEErie645556
AA-CFrisco645541
AA-CArkansas645638
AA-SMontgomery625541
AA-SBirmingham625653
AA-CTulsa635746
AA-SChattanooga585435
AA-SPensacola5754-35
AA-NERichmon575629
AA-CMidland5960-15
AA-NEAltoona5859-56
AA-CAmarillo5961-16
AA-SRocket City5456-35
AA-NENew Hampshire525522
AA-CSan AntonioSD5763-40
AA-CCorpus Christi5465-1
AA-NEBinghamton4760-57
AA-NEReading4865-120
AA-STennessee4663-64
AA-SBiloxi4569-69
AA-CSpringfield4575-217
AA-NEHarrisburg4276-100
AA-NEHartford3979-200

The 2021 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) San Francisco Giants vs (8) Toronto Blue Jays
  • (4) Houston Astros vs (5) Milwaukee Brewers
  • (3) Tampa Bay Rays vs (6) Boston Red Sox
  • (2) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (7) New York Yankees

2017 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-W**Los Angeles10458190
AL-C*Cleveland10260254
AL-W***Houston10161196
NL-E*Washington9765147
NL-W*Arizona9369153
AL-E*Boston9369117
NL-C*Chicago9270127
AL-E*New York9171198
NL-W*Colorado877567
NL-CMilwaukee867635
AL-C*Minnesota857727
NL-CSt Louis837956
AL-WLos Angeles80821
AL-ETampa Bay8082-10
AL-CKansas City8082-89
AL-WTexas7884-17
AL-WSeattle7884-22
NL-EMiami7785-44
AL-EToronto7686-91
NL-CPittsburgh7587-63
AL-WOakland7587-87
AL-EBaltimore7587-98
NL-EAtlanta7290-89
NL-WSan Diego7191-212
NL-ENew York7092-128
NL-CCincinnati6894-116
AL-CChicago6795-114
NL-EPhiladelphia6696-92
NL-WSan Francisco6498-137
AL-CDetroit6498-159
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
PCLMemphis9150
INTLScranton/Wilkes-Barre8655
INTLDurham8656
PCLColorado Springs8057
INTLLehigh Valley8062
PCLReno8062
INTLRochester8062
INTLIndianapolis7963
PCLFresno7765
PCLEl Paso7369
PCLOklahoma City7269
PCLSalt Lake7270
INTLColumbus7171
INTLGwinnett7171
INTLToledo7071
PCLOmaha6972
PCLNashville6871
PCLAlbuquerque6873
PCLIowa6772
INTLPawtucket6775
PCLRound Rock6672
INTLNorfolk6676
PCLTacoma6676
INTLBuffalo6576
PCLSacramento6477
INTLCharlotte6181
PCLLas Vegas5686
INTLLouisville5686
PCLNew Orleans5583
INTLSyracuse5487
BL3 Team W L
EASTTrenton9248
SOUChattanooga9149
EASTBinghamton8554
TEXSan Antonio7862
TEXSpringfield7763
TEXTulsa7763
SOUMontgomery7664
EASTAltoona7466
SOUPensacola7466
EASTBowie7268
EASTReading7268
SOUBiloxi7166
SOUJackson7169
EASTAkron6971
SOUJacksonville6971
SOUTennessee6870
TEXCorpus Christi6771
TEXMidland6771
TEXNorthwest Arkansas6773
TEXArkansas6575
EASTErie6575
EASTPortland6474
SOUMobile6475
EASTRichmond6377
EASTHartford6277
TEXFrisco6080
EASTHarrisburg6080
EASTNew Hampshire5980
SOUMississippi5880
SOUBirmingham5385

The 2017 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (8) New York Yankees
  • (4) Washington Nationals vs (5) Arizona Diamondbacks
  • (3) Houston Astros vs (6) Boston Red Sox
  • (2) Cleveland Indians vs (7) Chicago Cubs

2016 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-C***Chicago10358252
NL-E*Washington9567151
AL-W*Texas95678
AL-C**Cleveland9467101
AL-E*Boston9369184
AL-W*Los Angeles917187
AL-E*Toronto897393
AL-E*Baltimore897329
NL-W*San Francisco877584
NL-E*New York877554
AL-CDetroit867529
NL-CSt Louis867667
AL-WSeattle867661
AL-WHouston847823
AL-ENew York8478-22
AL-CKansas City8181-37
NL-EMiami7982-27
NL-CPittsburgh7883-29
AL-CChicago7884-29
NL-WColorado7587-15
AL-WLos Angeles7488-10
NL-CMilwaukee7389-62
NL-EPhiladelphia7191-186
AL-WOakland6993-108
NL-WArizona6993-138
NL-EAtlanta6893-130
AL-ETampa Bay6894-41
NL-WSan Diego6894-84
NL-CCincinnati6894-138
AL-CMinnesota59103-167
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
INTLScranton/Wilkes-Barre9152
INTLLehigh Valley8558
PCLNashville8359
INTLColumbus8262
PCLOklahoma City8160
PCLTacoma8162
INTLRochester8163
PCLReno7668
INTLPawtucket7468
PCLEl Paso7370
PCLFresno7370
PCLAlbuquerque7172
PCLRound Rock7172
INTLLouisville7173
INTLIndianapolis7074
PCLLas Vegas7074
PCLNew Orleans6970
PCLSacramento6975
INTLToledo6876
PCLColorado Springs6771
PCLIowa6776
INTLBuffalo6678
PCLMemphis6577
INTLGwinnett6578
INTLCharlotte6579
INTLDurham6480
PCLSalt Lake6379
INTLNorfolk6282
INTLSyracuse6182
PCLOmaha5882
BL3 Team W L
EASTReading8952
EASTTrenton8755
TEXCorpus Christi8555
SOUJackson8455
SOUPensacola8159
TEXMidland7862
EASTAkron7764
EASTAltoona7664
SOUMontgomery7664
EASTHarrisburg7666
SOUChattanooga7565
TEXSpringfield7565
EASTHartford7467
SOUMississippi7365
SOUBiloxi7267
EASTNew Hampshire6973
TEXTulsa6871
TEXArkansas6773
SOUMobile6573
TEXNorthwest Arkansas6575
TEXFrisco6376
SOUJacksonville6376
EASTBinghamton6377
EASTErie6279
EASTRichmond6279
SOUTennessee5881
TEXSan Antonio5882
EASTBowie5686
EASTPortland5584
SOUBirmingham4991

The 2016 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Chicago Cubs vs (8) Balitmore Orioles
  • (4) Cleveland Indians vs (5) Boston Red Sox
  • (3) Texas Rangers vs (6) Los Angeles Angels
  • (2) Washington Nationals vs (7) Toronto Blue Jays

2015 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-C *St Louis 100 62 122
NL-C *Pittsburgh 98 64 101
NL-C *Chicago 97 65 81
AL-C ***Kansas City 95 67 83
AL-E *Toronto 93 69 221
NL-W *Los Angeles 92 70 72
NL-E **New York 90 72 70
AL-W *Texas 88 74 18
AL-E *New York 87 75 66
AL-W *Houston 86 76 111
AL-W Los Angeles 85 77 -14
NL-W San Francisco 84 78 69
NL-E Washington 83 79 68
AL-C Minnesota 83 79 -4
AL-C Cleveland 81 80 29
AL-E Baltimore 81 81 20
AL-E Tampa Bay 80 82 2
NL-W Arizona 79 83 7
AL-E Boston 78 84 -5
AL-C Chicago 76 86 -79
AL-W Seattle 76 86 -70
AL-C Detroit 74 87 -114
NL-W San Diego 74 88 -81
NL-E Miami 71 91 -65
NL-C Milwaukee 68 94 -82
NL-W Colorado 68 94 -107
AL-W Oakland 68 94 -35
NL-E Atlanta 67 95 -187
NL-C Cincinnati 64 98 -114
NL-E Philadelphia 63 99 -183
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
PCL Oklahoma City 86 58
PCL Fresno 84 59
INTL Columbus 83 61
INTL Indianapolis 83 61
INTL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 81 63
PCL Iowa 80 64
PCL Omaha 80 64
PCL El Paso 78 66
INTL Norfolk 78 66
PCL Round Rock 78 66
INTL Gwinnett 77 67
PCL Las Vegas 77 67
INTL Rochester 77 67
INTL Charlotte 74 70
INTL Durham 74 70
PCL Memphis 73 71
PCL Sacramento 71 73
PCL Reno 70 74
INTL Buffalo 68 76
PCL Tacoma 68 76
PCL Nashville 66 78
INTL Syracuse 66 78
INTL Louisville 64 80
INTL Lehigh Valley 63 81
PCL Albuquerque 62 82
PCL Colorado Springs 62 81
INTL Toledo 61 83
INTL Pawtucket 59 85
PCL New Orleans 58 86
PCL Salt Lake 58 86
BL3 Team W L
TEX Corpus Christi 89 51
TEX Midland 83 57
EAST Reading 80 61
EAST Bowie 79 63
SOU Biloxi 78 59
SOU Montgomery 77 61
EAST Binghamton 77 64
SOU Chattanooga 76 61
SOU Tennessee 76 63
EAST Altoona 74 68
EAST Akron 73 69
EAST Richmond 72 68
TEX Arkansas 71 68
EAST Trenton 71 71
SOU Mobile 70 67
SOU Mississippi 69 67
SOU Birmingham 69 70
TEX Northwest Arkansas 69 70
EAST New Britain 69 71
EAST New Hampshire 69 71
EAST Harrisburg 67 75
TEX Springfield 64 76
EAST Erie 64 78
SOU Pensacola 63 75
TEX Tulsa 62 77
TEX Frisco 60 79
TEX San Antonio 60 80
SOU Jacksonville 57 81
SOU Jackson 53 84
EAST Portland 53 89

The 2015 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) St Louis Cardinals vs (8) Texas Rangers
  • (4) Kansas City Royals vs (5) Toronto Blue Jays
  • (3) Chicago Cubs vs (6) Los Angeles Dodgers
  • (2) Pittsburgh Pirates vs (7) New York Mets

2014 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
AL-W *Los Angeles 98 64 143
NL-E *Washington 96 66 131
AL-E *Baltimore 96 66 112
NL-W *Los Angeles 94 68 101
AL-C *Detroit 90 72 52
NL-C *St. Louis 90 72 16
AL-C **Kansas City 89 73 27
AL-W *Oakland 88 74 157
NL-C *Pittsburgh 88 74 51
NL-W ***San Francisco 88 74 51
AL-W Seattle 87 75 80
AL-C Cleveland 85 77 16
AL-E New York 84 78 -31
AL-E Toronto 83 79 37
NL-C Milwaukee 82 80 -7
NL-E New York 79 83 11
NL-E Atlanta 79 83 -24
AL-E Tampa Bay 77 85 -13
NL-E Miami 77 85 -29
NL-W San Diego 77 85 -42
NL-C Cincinnati 76 86 -17
NL-E Philadelphia 73 89 -68
NL-C Chicago 73 89 -93
AL-C Chicago 73 89 -98
AL-E Boston 71 91 -81
AL-C Minnesota 70 92 -62
AL-W Houston 70 92 -94
AL-W Texas 67 95 -136
NL-W Colorado 66 96 -63
NL-W Arizona 64 98 -127
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
PCL Reno 81 63
PCL Las Vegas 81 63
INTL Syracuse 81 62
INTL Pawtucket 79 65
INTL Columbus 79 65
PCL Sacramento 79 65
PCL Memphis 79 64
INTL Rochester 77 67
PCL Nashville 77 67
INTL Buffalo 77 66
PCL Omaha 76 67
INTL Durham 75 69
PCL Iowa 74 70
PCL Oklahoma City 74 70
PCL Tacoma 74 70
INTL Indianapolis 73 71
PCL El Paso 72 72
PCL New Orleans 70 74
PCL Round Rock 70 74
INTL Toledo 69 74
INTL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 68 76
PCL Fresno 68 76
INTL Louisville 68 75
INTL Lehigh Valley 66 78
INTL Norfolk 65 79
INTL Gwinnett 65 77
INTL Charlotte 63 81
PCL Albuquerque 62 80
PCL Salt Lake 60 84
PCL Colorado Springs 53 91
BL3 Team W L
EAST Portland 88 54
SOU Mississippi 83 56
EAST Binghamton 83 59
SOU Jacksonville 81 59
TEX Frisco 80 59
SOU Mobile 79 58
EAST Richmond 79 63
SOU Huntsville 77 63
TEX Midland 77 63
TEX Arkansas 75 65
EAST New Britain 73 69
EAST Akron 73 69
EAST Bowie 72 70
TEX Tulsa 71 68
EAST Erie 71 71
TEX Springfield 68 72
TEX San Antonio 68 72
TEX Corpus Christi 67 73
EAST Trenton 67 75
SOU Tennessee 66 73
SOU Montgomery 66 74
EAST New Hampshire 66 76
EAST Reading 66 76
SOU Jackson 63 76
SOU Chattanooga 61 77
EAST Altoona 61 81
SOU Birmingham 60 80
SOU Pensacola 60 80
TEX Northwest Arkansas 53 87
EAST Harrisburg 53 89

The 2014 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Los Angeles Angels vs (8) Oakland Athletics
  • (4) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (5) Detroit Tigers
  • (3) Baltimore Orioles vs (6) St. Louis Cardinals
  • (2) Washington Senators vs (7) Kansas City Royals

2013 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
AL-E ***Boston 97 65 197
NL-C **St. Louis 97 65 187
AL-W *Oakland 96 66 142
NL-E *Atlanta 96 66 140
NL-C *Pittsburgh 94 68 57
AL-C *Detroit 93 69 172
AL-C *Cleveland 92 70 83
NL-W *Los Angeles 92 70 67
AL-E *Tampa Bay 92 71 54
AL-W Texas 91 72 94
NL-C *Cincinnati 90 72 109
AL-C Kansas City 86 76 47
NL-E Washington 86 76 30
AL-E Baltimore 85 77 36
AL-E New York 85 77 -21
NL-W Arizona 81 81 -10
AL-W Los Angeles 78 84 -4
NL-W San Francisco 76 86 -62
NL-W San Diego 76 86 -82
AL-E Toronto 74 88 -44
NL-C Milwaukee 74 88 -47
NL-W Colorado 74 88 -54
NL-E New York 74 88 -65
NL-E Philadelphia 73 89 -139
AL-W Seattle 71 91 -130
NL-C Chicago 66 96 -87
AL-C Minnesota 66 96 -174
AL-C Chicago 63 99 -125
NL-E Miami 62 100 -133
AL-W Houston 51 111 -238
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
INTL Durham 87 57
PCL Oklahoma City 82 62
PCL Las Vegas 81 63
INTL Pawtucket 80 63
INTL Indianapolis 80 64
PCL Sacramento 79 65
PCL Salt Lake 78 66
INTL Rochester 77 67
INTL Norfolk 77 67
PCL Tucson 77 67
PCL Albuquerque 76 68
PCL Tacoma 76 68
INTL Buffalo 74 70
PCL Round Rock 73 71
INTL Lehigh Valley 72 72
PCL New Orleans 72 72
INTL Columbus 71 73
PCL Omaha 70 74
INTL Louisville 69 75
PCL Memphis 69 75
PCL Fresno 68 75
INTL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 68 76
PCL Colorado Springs 67 76
INTL Syracuse 66 78
PCL Iowa 66 78
INTL Charlotte 65 78
INTL Toledo 61 83
INTL Gwinnett 60 84
PCL Reno 60 84
PCL Nashville 57 87
BL3 Team W L
EAST Binghamton 86 55
TEX Corpus Christi 83 57
SOU Mobile 79 60
TEX San Antonio 78 61
SOU Birmingham 77 63
EAST Harrisburg 77 65
SOU Tennessee 76 62
SOU Mississippi 76 63
EAST Erie 76 66
EAST Trenton 74 67
SOU Jacksonville 73 63
TEX Arkansas 73 66
SOU Montgomery 71 69
EAST Bowie 71 71
TEX Frisco 70 70
EAST Richmond 70 72
TEX Tulsa 68 70
EAST New Hampshire 68 72
EAST Portland 68 73
EAST Akron 68 73
EAST New Britain 66 76
TEX Springfield 64 74
EAST Altoona 63 79
SOU Jackson 62 73
TEX Midland 62 78
EAST Reading 62 80
SOU Huntsville 59 79
SOU Pensacola 59 79
SOU Chattanooga 59 80
TEX Northwest Arkansas 59 81

The 2013 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Boston Red Sox vs (8) Los Angeles Dodgers
  • (4) Atlanta Braves vs (5) Pittsburgh Pirates
  • (3) Oakland Athletics vs (6) Detroit Tigers
  • (2) St. Louis Cardinals vs (7) Cleveland Indians

2012 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-E *Washington 98 64 137
NL-C *Cincinnati 97 65 81
AL-E *New York 95 67 136
NL-E *Atlanta 94 68 100
AL-W *Oakland 94 68 99
NL-W ***San Francisco 94 68 69
AL-W *Texas 93 69 101
AL-E *Baltimore 93 69 7
AL-E Tampa Bay 90 72 120
AL-W Los Angeles 89 73 68
NL-C *St Louis 88 74 117
AL-C **Detroit 88 74 56
NL-W Los Angeles 86 76 40
AL-C Chicago 85 88 72
NL-C Milwaukee 83 79 43
NL-W Arizona 81 81 46
NL-E Philadelphia 81 81 4
NL-C Pittsburgh 79 83 -23
NL-W San Diego 76 86 -59
AL-W Seattle 75 87 -32
NL-E New York 74 88 -59
AL-E Toronto 73 89 -68
AL-C Kansas City 72 90 -70
AL-E Boston 69 93 -72
NL-E Miami 69 93 -115
AL-C Cleveland 68 94 -178
AL-C Minnesota 66 96 -131
NL-W Colorado 64 98 -132
NL-C Chicago 61 101 -146
NL-C Houston 55 107 -211
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
INTL Indianapolis 89 55
PCL Sacramento 86 58
INTL Scranton/WB 84 60
INTL Charlotte 83 61
PCL Omaha 83 61
PCL Reno 81 63
PCL Albuquerque 80 64
PCL Las Vegas 79 64
INTL Pawtucket 79 65
PCL Oklahoma City 78 65
INTL Lehigh Valley 75 68
PCL Colorado Springs 75 69
INTL Columbus 75 69
PCL Fresno 74 70
INTL Norfolk 74 70
PCL New Orleans 73 67
PCL Salt Lake 73 71
INTL Rochester 72 72
INTL Syracuse 70 74
PCL Round Rock 69 75
INTL Buffalo 67 76
PCL Nashville 67 77
INTL Durham 66 78
PCL Tacoma 63 81
INTL Gwinnett 62 82
INTL Toledo 60 84
PCL Memphis 57 87
PCL Tucson 56 88
PCL Iowa 53 87
INTL Louisville 51 93
BL3 Team W L
EAST Akron 82 59
TEX Corpus Christi 81 59
TEX Frisco 80 60
SOU Jackson 79 61
EAST Trenton 79 63
EAST Bowie 78 64
TEX Springfield 77 61
EAST Reading 76 66
TEX Tulsa 75 64
EAST New Britain 75 67
SOU Montgomery 74 63
SOU Chattanooga 73 65
SOU Tennessee 72 68
EAST Altoona 72 70
SOU Jacksonville 70 70
EAST Richmond 70 71
SOU Mobile 69 71
SOU Pensacola 68 70
EAST Portland 68 73
EAST Binghamton 68 74
SOU Huntsville 65 74
TEX Midland 64 74
EAST Harrisburg 64 78
SOU Birmingham 63 76
SOU Mississippi 62 77
TEX Arkansas 62 78
EAST New Hampshire 61 81
TEX San Antonio 60 80
TEX NW Arkansas 58 81
EAST Erie 57 84

The 2012 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Washington Senators vs (8) Baltimore Orioles
  • (4) Atlanta Braves vs (5) Oakland Athletics
  • (3) New York Yankees vs (6) San Francisco Giants
  • (2) Cincinnati Reds vs (7) Texas Rangers

2011 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L RD
NL-E *Philadelphia 102 60 184
AL-E *New York 97 65 210
NL-C *Milwaukee 96 66 83
AL-W **Texas 96 66 178
AL-C *Detroit 95 67 76
NL-W *Arizona 94 68 69
AL-E *Tampa Bay 91 71 93
AL-E Boston 90 72 138
NL-C ***St Louis 90 72 70
NL-E Atlanta 89 73 36
AL-W Los Angeles 86 76 34
NL-W San Francisco 86 76 -8
NL-W Los Angeles 82 79 32
AL-E Toronto 81 81 -18
NL-E Washington 80 81 -19
AL-C Cleveland 80 82 -56
AL-C Chicago 79 83 -52
NL-C Cincinnati 79 83 15
NL-E New York 77 85 -24
AL-W Oakland 74 88 -34
NL-W Colorado 73 89 -39
NL-E Florida 72 90 -77
NL-C Pittsburgh 72 90 -102
NL-C Chicago 71 91 -102
AL-C Kansas City 71 91 -32
NL-W San Diego 71 91 -18
AL-E Baltimore 69 93 -152
AL-W Seattle 67 95 -119
AL-C Minnesota 63 99 -185
NL-C Houston 56 106 -181
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
INTL Columbus 88 56
PCL Sacramento 88 56
PCL Round Rock 87 57
INTL Pawtucket 81 61
INTL Durham 80 62
INTL Lehigh Valley 80 64
PCL Omaha 79 63
INTL Gwinnett 78 65
PCL Memphis 77 66
PCL Reno 77 67
INTL Indianapolis 76 68
INTL Scranton/WB 73 69
INTL Louisville 73 71
PCL Las Vegas 71 73
PCL Nashville 71 73
PCL Albuquerque 70 74
PCL Tacoma 70 74
INTL Charlotte 69 74
PCL New Orleans 69 74
PCL Oklahoma City 68 75
INTL Toledo 67 77
INTL Syracuse 66 74
PCL Iowa 66 77
PCL Fresno 65 79
PCL Tuscon 65 79
PCL Colorado Springs 64 80
PCL Salt Lake 62 82
INTL Buffalo 61 82
INTL Norfolk 56 87
INTL Rochester 53 91
BL3 Team W L
TEX San Antonio 94 46
SOU Mobile 84 54
SOU Tennessee 83 57
EAST Harrisburg 80 62
TEX Frisco 79 61
SOU Chattanooga 77 62
EAST New Hampshire 77 65
EAST Richmond 76 66
EAST Bowie 75 66
EAST Reading 74 68
TEX NW Arkansas 73 64
EAST Akron 73 69
EAST New Britain 72 70
SOU Birmingham 71 69
SOU Jacksonville 70 70
TEX Arkansas 68 69
SOU Jackson 68 72
TEX Tulsa 68 72
EAST Trenton 68 73
EAST Erie 67 75
SOU Montgomery 65 74
EAST Binghamton 65 76
SOU Huntsville 64 73
EAST Altoona 64 77
TEX Midland 63 77
TEX Springfield 62 78
SOU Mississippi 61 79
EAST Portland 59 83
SOU Carolina 53 86
TEX Corpus Christi 50 90

The 2011 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Philadelphia Phillies vs (8) Boston Red Sox
  • (4) Texas Rangers vs (5) Detroit Tigers
  • (3) Milwaukee Brewers vs (6) Arizona Diamondbacks
  • (2) New York Yankees vs (7) Tampa Bay Rays

2010 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L
NL-E *Philadelphia 97 65
AL-E *Tampa Bay 96 66
AL-E *New York 95 67
AL-C *Minnesota 94 68
NL-W ***San Francisco 92 70
NL-E *Atlanta 91 71
NL-C *Cincinnati 91 71
AL-W **Texas 90 72
NL-W San Diego 90 72
AL-E Boston 89 73
AL-C Chicago 88 74
NL-C St Louis 86 76
AL-E Toronto 85 77
NL-W Colorado 83 79
AL-C Detroit 81 81
AL-W Oakland 81 81
NL-E Florida 80 82
AL-W Los Angeles 80 82
NL-W Los Angeles 80 82
NL-E New York 79 83
NL-C Milwaukee 77 85
NL-C Houston 76 86
NL-C Chicago 75 87
AL-C Cleveland 69 93
NL-E Washington 69 93
AL-C Kansas City 67 95
AL-E Baltimore 66 96
NL-W Arizona 65 97
AL-W Seattle 61 101
NL-C Pittsburgh 57 105
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
INTL Durham 88 55
INTL Scranton/WB 87 56
PCL Iowa 82 62
PCL Memphis 82 62
PCL Omaha 81 63
INTL Louisville 79 64
INTL Columbus 79 65
PCL Sacramento 79 65
PCL Nashville 77 67
INTL Syracuse 76 67
INTL Buffalo 76 68
PCL Fresno 75 69
PCL Tacoma 74 69
PCL Okla City 73 70
PCL Salt Lake 73 71
PCL Albuquerque 72 71
INTL Gwinnett 72 71
INTL Indianapolis 71 73
INTL Toledo 70 73
PCL Reno 69 74
INTL Charlotte 67 77
INTL Norfolk 67 77
PCL New Orleans 66 77
PCL Las Vegas 66 78
INTL Pawtucket 66 78
PCL Colorado Springs 64 79
PCL Portland 59 85
INTL Lehigh Valley 58 86
PCL Round Rock 57 87
INTL Rochester 49 95
BL3 Team W L
SOU Tennessee 86 53
TEX NW Arkansas 86 54
EAST Trenton 83 59
EAST Altoona 82 60
SOU Jacksonville 81 59
EAST New Hampshire 79 62
EAST Harrisburg 77 65
TEX Springfield 76 64
SOU Mobile 75 62
EAST Bowie 75 67
SOU West Tenn 73 66
SOU Montgomery 72 66
TEX Frisco 72 67
EAST Akron 71 71
TEX Midland 70 70
EAST Portland 70 71
TEX Tulsa 69 70
EAST Reading 69 72
TEX San Antonio 68 72
EAST Richmond 68 73
SOU Huntsville 67 73
EAST Binghamton 66 76
EAST Erie 66 76
SOU Chattanooga 65 74
SOU Mississippi 63 74
TEX Corpus Christi 63 77
SOU Carolina 58 79
TEX Arkansas 55 85
SOU Birmingham 53 87
EAST New Britain 44 98

The 2010 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) Philadelphia Phillies vs (8) Texas Rangers
  • (4) Minnesota Twins vs (5) San Francisco Giants
  • (3) New York Yankees vs (6) Atlanta Braves
  • (2) Tampa Bay Rays vs (7) Cincinnati Reds

2009 Baseball Standings
BPL Team W L
AL-E ***New York 103 59
AL-W *Los Angeles 97 65
NL-W *Los Angeles 95 67
AL-E Boston 95 67
NL-E **Philadelphia 93 69
NL-W Colorado 92 70
NL-C *St. Louis 91 71
NL-W San Francisco 88 74
NL-E Florida 87 75
AL-W Texas 87 75
AL-C *Minnesota 87 76
NL-E Atlanta 86 76
AL-C Detroit 86 77
AL-W Seattle 85 77
AL-E Tampa Bay 84 78
NL-C Chicago 83 78
NL-C Milwaukee 80 82
AL-C Chicago 79 83
NL-C Cincinnati 78 84
AL-W Oakland 75 87
NL-W San Diego 75 87
AL-E Toronto 75 87
NL-C Houston 74 88
NL-W Arizona 70 92
NL-E New York 70 92
AL-C Cleveland 65 97
AL-C Kansas City 65 97
AL-E Baltimore 64 98
NL-C Pittsburgh 62 99
NL-E Washington 59 103
*** = World Series winner
** = World Series loser
* = in MLB playoffs
BL2 Team W L
PCL Sacramento 86 57
INTL Louisville 84 58
INTL Durham 83 61
INTL Scranton/WB 81 60
INTL Gwinnett 81 63
PCL Albuquerque 80 64
PCL Reno 79 64
PCL Memphis 77 67
INTL Syracuse 76 68
PCL Nashville 75 69
PCL Tacoma 74 70
PCL Colorado Springs 73 69
INTL Toledo 73 70
PCL Salt Lake 72 71
PCL Iowa 72 72
INTL Norfolk 71 71
PCL Fresno 71 73
PCL Las Vegas 71 73
INTL Lehigh Valley 71 73
INTL Indianapolis 70 73
INTL Rochester 70 74
PCL Oklahoma City 69 75
INTL Charlotte 67 76
PCL Omaha 64 80
PCL New Orleans 63 80
PCL Round Rock 63 81
INTL Pawtucket 61 82
PCL Portland 60 84
INTL Columbus 57 85
INTL Buffalo 56 87
BL3 Team W L
SOU Birmingham 92 47
EAST Akron 89 53
EAST Connecticut 83 59
SOU Jacksonville 82 58
TEX Midland 78 62
EAST Reading 75 67
TEX Tulsa 74 66
TEX NW Arkansas 73 67
EAST Bowie 73 69
TEX Frisco 72 68
EAST New Britain 72 69
TEX Springfield 71 69
SOU Tennessee 71 69
EAST Erie 71 70
TEX San Antonio 70 70
EAST Harrisburg 70 72
EAST Trenton 69 72
EAST Portland 67 74
SOU Mobile 66 74
SOU Mississippi 65 73
SOU Carolina 65 74
SOU Chattanooga 65 74
SOU Montgomery 65 74
EAST New Hampshire 64 78
SOU Huntsville 63 75
SOU West Tennessee 62 78
EAST Altoona 62 80
TEX Arkansas 61 79
TEX Corpus Christi 61 79
EAST Binghamton 54 86

The 2009 BPL first-round matchups:

  • (1) New York Yankees vs (8) San Francisco Giants
  • (4) Boston Red Sox vs (5) Philadelphia Phillies
  • (3) Los Angeles Dodgers vs (6) Colorado Rockies
  • (2) Los Angeles Angels vs (7) St. Louis Cardinals