List of Appalachian League champions

The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the United States. From 1911 to 2020, it was part of affiliated Minor League Baseball. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs or winning the regular season pennant. Currently, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in each of two divisions, East and West, are eligible for the postseason. These teams compete in a single championship game to determine a league champion.

League champions

Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.

Year	Champion	Score	Finalist
1911	Johnson City Soldiers	—	—
1912	Bristol Boosters	—	—
1913	Johnson City Soldiers	—	—
1914[a]	Middlesboro Colonels Morristown Jobbers	—	—
1915	Not in operation
1916	Not in operation
1917	Not in operation
1918	Not in operation
1919	Not in operation
1920	Not in operation
1921	Johnson City Soldiers	—	—
1922	Bristol State Liners	—	—
1923	Knoxville Pioneers	—	—
1924	Knoxville Pioneers	—	—
1925	Greeneville Burley Cubs	—	—
1926	Not in operation
1927	Not in operation
1928	Not in operation
1929	Not in operation
1930	Not in operation
1931	Not in operation
1932	Not in operation
1933	Not in operation
1934	Not in operation
1935	Not in operation
1936	Not in operation
1937	Pennington Gap Lee Bears	—	—
1938	Greeneville Burley Cubs	—	—
1939	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	—	—
1940	Johnson City Cardinals	—	—
1941	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	—	—
1942	Bristol Twins	—	—
1943	Bristol Twins	—	—
1944	Kingsport Cherokees	—	—
1945	Kingsport Cherokees	—	—
1946	New River Rebels	—	—
1947	New River Rebels	—	—
1948	Pulaski Counts	—	—
1949	Bluefield Blue-Grays	—	—
1950	Bluefield Blue-Grays	—	—
1951	Kingsport Cherokees	—	—
1952	Welch Miners	—	—
1953	Welch Miners	—	—
1954	Bluefield Blue-Grays	—	—
1955	Salem Rebels	—	—
1956	Not in operation
1957	Bluefield Dodgers	—	—
1958	Johnson City Phillies	—	—
1959	Morristown Cubs	—	—
1960	Wytheville Senators	—	—
1961	Middlesboro Senators	—	—
1962	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1963	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1964	Johnson City Yankees	—	—
1965	Salem Pirates	—	—
1966	Marion Mets	—	—
1967	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1968	Marion Mets	—	—
1969	Pulaski Phillies	—	—
1970	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1971	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1972	Bristol Tigers	—	—
1973	Kingsport Royals	—	—
1974	Bristol Tigers	—	—
1975	Johnson City Cardinals	—	—
1976	Johnson City Cardinals	—	—
1977	Kingsport Braves	—	—
1978	Elizabethton Twins	—	—
1979	Paintsville Yankees	—	—
1980	Paintsville Yankees	—	—
1981	Paintsville Yankees	—	—
1982	Bluefield Orioles	—	—
1983	Paintsville Brewers	—	—
1984	Elizabethton Twins	1–0	Pulaski Braves
1985	Bristol Tigers	—	—
1986	Pulaski Braves	2–1	Johnson City Cardinals
1987	Burlington Indians	2–0	Johnson City Cardinals
1988	Kingsport Mets	2–0	Burlington Indians
1989	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Pulaski Braves
1990	Elizabethton Twins	—	—
1991	Pulaski Braves	2–0	Burlington Indians
1992	Bluefield Orioles	2–1	Elizabethton Twins
1993	Burlington Indians	2–0	Elizabethton Twins
1994	Princeton Reds	2–1	Johnson City Cardinals
1995	Kingsport Mets	2–1	Bluefield Orioles
1996	Bluefield Orioles	2–1	Kingsport Mets
1997	Bluefield Orioles	2–0	Pulaski Rangers
1998	Bristol White Sox	2–0	Princeton Devil Rays
1999	Martinsville Astros	2–0	Pulaski Rangers
2000	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Danville Braves
2001	Bluefield Orioles	2–1	Elizabethton Twins
2002	Bristol White Sox	2–1	Bluefield Orioles
2003	Elizabethton Twins	2–1	Martinsville Astros
2004	Greeneville Astros	2–1	Danville Braves
2005	Elizabethton Twins	2–1	Danville Braves
2006	Danville Braves	2–1	Elizabethton Twins
2007	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Danville Braves
2008	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Pulaski Mariners
2009	Danville Braves	2–0	Elizabethton Twins
2010	Johnson City Cardinals	2–0	Elizabethton Twins
2011	Johnson City Cardinals	2–0	Bluefield Blue Jays
2012	Elizabethton Twins	2–1	Burlington Royals
2013	Pulaski Mariners	2–0	Greeneville Astros
2014	Johnson City Cardinals	2–1	Danville Braves
2015	Greeneville Astros	2–1	Princeton Rays
2016	Johnson City Cardinals	2–0	Burlington Royals
2017	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Pulaski Yankees
2018	Elizabethton Twins	2–0	Princeton Rays
2019	Johnson City Cardinals	2–1	Burlington Royals
2020	None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Greeneville Flyboys	1–0	Pulaski River Turtles
2022	Kingsport Axmen	1–0	Burlington Sock Puppets
2023	Johnson City Doughboys	1–0	Burlington Sock Puppets
2024	Danville Otterbots	1–0	Greeneville Flyboys

Championship wins by team

Active Appalachian League teams appear in bold.

Wins	Team	Championship years
14	Bluefield Blue-Grays/Dodgers/Orioles	1949, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001
12	Elizabethton Twins	1978, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018
11	Johnson City Phillies/Yankees/Cardinals/Doughboys	1940, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1976, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
8	Kingsport Cherokees/Royals/Braves/Mets	1944, 1945, 1951, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1995
7	Bristol Tigers/White Sox	1972, 1974, 1985, 1942, 1943, 1998, 2002
6	Pulaski Counts/Phillies/Braves/Mariners/Yankees	1948, 1969, 1986, 1991, 2013, 2017
4	Paintsville Yankees/Brewers	1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
3	Johnson City Soldiers	1911, 1913, 1921
2	Burlington Indians	1987, 1993
2	Danville Braves	2006, 2009
2	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	1939, 1941
2	Greeneville Astros	2004, 2015
2	Greeneville Burley Cubs	1925, 1938
2	Knoxville Pioneers	1923, 1924
2	Marion Mets	1966, 1968
2	New River Rebels	1946, 1947
2	Salem Pirates/Rebels	1955, 1965
2	Welch Miners	1952, 1953
1	Bristol Boosters	1912
1	Bristol State Liners	1922
1	Danville Otterbots	2024
1	Greeneville Flyboys	2021
1	Kingsport Axmen	2022
1	Martinsville Astros	1999
1	Middlesboro Colonels	1914
1	Middlesboro Senators	1961
1	Morristown Cubs	1959
1	Morristown Jobbers	1914
1	Pennington Gap Lee Bears	1937
1	Princeton Reds (Princeton Rays)	1994
1	Wytheville Senators	1960

Notes

• ^a Middlesboro and Morristown were in first place when the league disbanded on June 17

References

Specific

General

• "Standings". 2017 Appalachian League Media Guide and Record Book. Minor League Baseball. pp. 39–61. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
• "Appalachian League Champions". Appalachian League Champions. Retrieved August 10, 2022.