List of Intercounty Baseball League champions

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This is a list of past baseball playoff champions of the Intercounty Baseball League, an independent baseball league in Ontario.

The team with most championships (16) are the Stratford Nationals/Kraven Knits/Hillers.

YearWinning teamFinalistResult (best-of 7)
1919 Guelph Maple Leafs Galt Terriers
1920 Guelph Maple Leafs Galt Terriers
1921 Guelph Maple Leafs Galt Terriers
1922Galt Terriers Guelph Maple Leafs
1923Galt Terriers Guelph Maple Leafs
1924Galt Terriers Guelph Maple Leafs
1925London BravesPreston
1926 St. Thomas Elgins Galt Terriers
1927Galt Terriers Guelph Maple Leafs
1928Galt Terriers St. Thomas Elgins
1929Galt TerriersTwin City Panthers
1930Galt TerriersTwin City Panthers
1931Galt Terriers Guelph Maple Leafs
1932 Guelph Maple Leafs Twin City Panthers
1933 St. Thomas Elgins Guelph Maple Leafs
1934 Stratford Nationals London Winery
1935Galt Terriers Stratford Nationals
1936London Silverwoods Brantford Red Sox
1937London Silverwoods Stratford Nationals
1938Stratford NationalsLondon Seniors
1939Stratford Nationals Brantford Red Sox
1940Stratford Nationals
1941Waterloo Tigers
1942Stratford Nationals
1943London Army Team
1944London Majors
1945London Majors
1946 Stratford Nationals London Majors
1947London Majors
1948 London Majors Waterloo Tigers 4-0
1949 Brantford Red Sox Waterloo Tigers Best of Nine
1950Waterloo Tigers Brantford Red Sox
1951 London Majors Brantford Red Sox
1952 Kitchener Panthers Brantford Red Sox
1953Kitchener Panthers Waterloo Tigers 5-3
1954 St. Thomas Elgins Galt Terriers
1955St. Thomas Elgins Oshawa Merchants 4-1
1956 London Majors Oshawa Motors
1957 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Listowel Legionnaires 4-3
1958St. Thomas Elgins Galt Terriers 4-3
1959 Brantford Red Sox Galt Terriers 4-1
1960 Brantford Red Sox Hamilton Cardinals 4-1
1961 Brantford Red Sox Kitchener Panthers
1962 Brantford Red Sox Guelph Royals 4-1
1963 Brantford Red Sox Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers4-3
1964Galt Terriers London Pontiacs 4-3
1965 Brantford Red Sox Guelph C-Joys4-2
1966Galt Terriers London Pontiacs 4-2
1967Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers Guelph Royals 4-0
1968Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers Hamilton Red Wings
1969London Pontiacs Stratford Hoods 4-3
1970Guelph C-JoysKitchener-Waterloo Panthers4-3
1971Kitchener-Waterloo PanthersGuelph C-Joys4-0
1972 Toronto Maple Leafs Brantford Red Sox 4-3
1973Kitchener-Waterloo PanthersStratford Kraven Knits4-2
1974 Stratford Kraven Knits Brantford Red Sox 4-1
1975 London Majors Guelph Forums4-2
1976 Stratford Hillers London Majors 4-3
1977 Stratford Hillers Brantford Red Sox 4-3
1978 Hamilton Cardinals London Majors 4-2
1979Cambridge Terriers Stratford Hillers 4-0
1980 Stratford Hillers Brantford Red Sox 4-2
1981 Brantford Red Sox Kitchener Panthers 4-2
1982 Toronto Maple Leafs London Majors 4-2
1983Cambridge Terriers Kitchener Panthers 4-1
1984St. Thomas Elgins Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
1985 Toronto Maple Leafs St. Thomas Elgins4-1
1986 Stratford Hillers Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
1987 Stratford Hillers Niagara Falls Mariners 4-0
1988 Toronto Maple Leafs Stratford Hillers 4-3
1989 Stratford Hillers Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
1990 Kitchener Panthers Brantford Red Sox 4-1
1991 Stratford Hillers Kitchener Panthers 4-1
1992 Stratford Hillers Guelph Royals 4-3
1993 Guelph Royals Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
1994Stratford Hillers Guelph Royals 4-3
1995 Toronto Maple Leafs Stratford Hillers 4-3
1996 Kitchener Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
1997 Guelph Royals Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
1998 Kitchener Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
1999 Toronto Maple Leafs Kitchener Panthers 4-3
2000 Kitchener Panthers Guelph Royals 4-1
2001 Kitchener Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
2002 Toronto Maple Leafs Hamilton Cardinals 4-1
2003 Guelph Royals Brantford Red Sox 4-3
2004 Guelph Royals London Majors 4-1
2005 Barrie Baycats Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
2006 Brantford Red Sox London Majors 4-1
2007 Toronto Maple Leafs Brantford Red Sox4-3
2008 Brantford Red Sox London Majors 4-3
2009 Brantford Red Sox Barrie Baycats 4-0
2010 Brantford Red Sox Barrie Baycats 4-2
2011 Brantford Red Sox Ottawa Fat Cats 4-1
2012 Brantford Red Sox Barrie Baycats 4-0
2013 Brantford Red Sox Barrie Baycats 4-3 [1]
2014 Barrie Baycats London Majors 4-0 [2]
2015 Barrie Baycats Kitchener Panthers 4-1 [3]
2016 Barrie Baycats Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
2017 Barrie Baycats Kitchener Panthers 4-0
2018 Barrie Baycats Kitchener Panthers 4-2
2019 Barrie Baycats Kitchener Panthers 4-2
2020Not awarded

Due to COVID-19 pandemic

N/AN/A
2021 London Majors Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2
2022 London Majors Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
2023 Welland Jackfish Barrie Baycats 4-2

*Source: Intercounty Baseball League 2011 Information Guide &i Record Book

Championships by Team

TeamNumber of Championships
Barrie Baycats7
Brantford Red Sox15
Cambridge (Galt) Terriers13
Guelph C-Joys/Maple Leafs/Royals9
Hamilton Cardinals1
Kitchener Panthers/Dutchmen12
London Majors/Pontiacs14
St. Thomas Elgins6
Stratford Hillers/Kraven Knits/Nationals16
Toronto Maple Leafs8
Waterloo Tigers2
Welland Jackfish1

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References

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