List of Northwest League champions

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The Northwest League of Minor League Baseball is one of three High-A baseball leagues in the United States. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs, winning the regular season pennant, or being declared champion by the league office. As of 2022, the first- and second-half winners meet in a best-of-five series to determine a league champion. If the same team wins both halves, the team with the next best full-season winning percentage will qualify. [1]

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League champions

Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
YearChampionScoreFinalist
1955 Eugene Emeralds 4–2 Salem Senators
1956 Yakima Bears ——
1957 Wenatchee Chiefs 4–3 Eugene Emeralds
1958 Yakima Bears 4–1 Lewiston Broncs
1959 Yakima Bears 4–1 Salem Senators
1960 Yakima Bears ——
1961 Lewiston Broncs 4–1 Yakima Bears
1962 Wenatchee Chiefs 4–2 Tri-City Braves
1963 Yakima Bears 3–1 Lewiston Broncs
1964 Yakima Bears 3–0 Eugene Emeralds
1965 Tri-City Atoms 3–0 Lewiston Broncs
1966 Tri-City Atoms ——
1967 Medford Giants ——
1968 Tri-City Atoms ——
1969 Rogue Valley Dodgers ——
1970 Lewiston Broncs ——
1971 Tri-City Padres ——
1972 Lewiston Broncs ——
1973 Walla Walla Padres ——
1974 Eugene Emeralds 2–1 Bellingham Dodgers
1975 Eugene Emeralds 2–0 Portland Mavericks
1976 Walla Walla Padres 2–1 Portland Mavericks
1977 Bellingham Mariners 2–1 Portland Mavericks
1978 Grays Harbor Loggers 1–0 Eugene Emeralds
1979 Central Oregon Phillies 2–1 Walla Walla Padres
1980 [a] Bellingham Mariners
Eugene Emeralds 		1–1—
1981 Medford Athletics 2–1 Bellingham Mariners
1982 Salem Angels 2–0 Medford Athletics
1983 Medford Athletics 2–0 Bellingham Mariners
1984 Tri-Cities Triplets 1–0 Medford Athletics
1985 Everett Giants 1–0 Eugene Emeralds
1986 Bellingham Mariners 1–0 Eugene Emeralds
1987 Spokane Indians 2–1 Everett Giants
1988 Spokane Indians 2–1 Southern Oregon Athletics
1989 Spokane Indians 2–1 Southern Oregon Athletics
1990 Spokane Indians 2–1 Boise Hawks
1991 Boise Hawks 2–0 Yakima Bears
1992 Bellingham Mariners 2–0 Bend Rockies
1993 Boise Hawks 2–0 Bellingham Mariners
1994 Boise Hawks 2–1 Yakima Bears
1995 Boise Hawks 2–1 Bellingham Giants
1996 Yakima Bears 2–0 Eugene Emeralds
1997 Portland Rockies 3–2 Boise Hawks
1998 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3–0 Boise Hawks
1999 Spokane Indians 3–0 Portland Rockies
2000 Yakima Bears 3–2 Eugene Emeralds
2001 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3–0 Boise Hawks
2002 Boise Hawks 3–0 Everett AquaSox
2003 Spokane Indians 3–0 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
2004 Boise Hawks 3–0 Vancouver Canadians
2005 Spokane Indians 3–2 Vancouver Canadians
2006 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3–1 Boise Hawks
2007 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3–1 Tri-City Dust Devils
2008 Spokane Indians 3–1 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
2009 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3–1 Tri-City Dust Devils
2010 Everett AquaSox 2–1 Spokane Indians
2011 Vancouver Canadians 2–1 Tri-City Dust Devils
2012 Vancouver Canadians 2–1 Boise Hawks
2013 Vancouver Canadians 2–1 Boise Hawks
2014 Hillsboro Hops 2–0 Vancouver Canadians
2015 Hillsboro Hops 2–1 Tri-City Dust Devils
2016 Eugene Emeralds 2–1 Everett AquaSox
2017 Vancouver Canadians 3–1 Eugene Emeralds
2018 Eugene Emeralds 3–0 Spokane Indians
2019 Hillsboro Hops 3–2 Tri-City Dust Devils
2020None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [2]
2021 Eugene Emeralds [3] 3–1 Spokane Indians
2022 Eugene Emeralds [4] 3–0 Vancouver Canadians

Championship wins by team

Active Northwest League teams appear in bold.

WinsTeamChampionship years
8 Eugene Emeralds 1955, 1974, 1975, 1980, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
8 Spokane Indians 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008
8 Yakima Bears 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1996, 2000
6 Boise Hawks 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2004
5 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009
5 Tri-City Atoms/Padres/Tri-Cities Triplets 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1984
4 Vancouver Canadians 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017
4 Bellingham Mariners 1977, 1980, 1986, 1992
4 Lewiston Broncs 1961, 1970, 1972, 1973
3 Hillsboro Hops 2014, 2015, 2019
2 Medford Athletics 1981, 1983
2 Wenatchee Chiefs 1957, 1962
2 Everett Giants/AquaSox 1985, 2010
1 Central Oregon Phillies 1979
1 Grays Harbor Loggers 1978
1 Medford Giants 1967
1 Portland Rockies 1997
1 Rogue Valley Dodgers 1969
1 Salem Angels 1982
1 Walla Walla Padres 1976

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References

  1. ↑ "MiLB Playoff Procedures". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Terranova, Rob (September 25, 2021). "Emeralds Claim Third Championship in Five Seasons". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Resnick, Jacob (September 17, 2022). "Emeralds Claim 2022 Northwest League Crown". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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