List of Pioneer League champions

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The Pioneer League is an independent baseball league in the United States. From 1939 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 first- and second-half winners within each division, North and South, meet in a best-of-three series to determine division champions. Then, the North and South division winners play a best-of-three series to determine a league champion. [1]

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League champions

Series and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred; the lack of this information indicates a declared league champion. [2] [3]
YearChampionSeriesFinalist
1939 Twin Falls Cowboys —No playoffs held
1940 Ogden Reds 3–0 Boise Pilots
1941 Ogden Reds 3–1 Boise Pilots
1942 Pocatello Cardinals 4–3 Boise Pilots
1943Not in operation
1944Not in operation
1945Not in operation
1946 Salt Lake City Bees 4–2 Twin Falls Cowboys
1947 Twin Falls Cowboys 4–1 Salt Lake City Bees
1948 Twin Falls Cowboys 4–2 Pocatello Cardinals
1949 Pocatello Cardinals 3–2 Billings Mustangs
1950 Billings Mustangs 3–0 Twin Falls Cowboys
1951 Great Falls Electrics 3–2 Twin Falls Cowboys
1952 Idaho Falls Russets 3–0 Pocatello Bannocks
1953 Salt Lake City Bees 3–0 Great Falls Electrics
1954 Great Falls Electrics 3–2 Salt Lake City Bees
1955 Magic Valley Cowboys 3–2 Pocatello Bannocks
1956 Boise Braves —No playoffs held
1957 Billings Mustangs 3–2 Salt Lake City Bees
1958 Boise Braves 3–2 Great Falls Electrics
1959 Billings Mustangs 3–1 Idaho Falls Russets
1960 Boise Braves 3–0 Idaho Falls Russets
1961 Great Falls Electrics 3–1 Boise Braves
1962 Billings Mustangs 3–0 Boise Braves
1963 Idaho Falls Yankees 2–1 Billings Mustangs
1964 Treasure Valley Cubs —No playoffs held
1965 Treasure Valley Cubs —No playoffs held
1966 Ogden Dodgers —No playoffs held
1967 Ogden Dodgers —No playoffs held
1968 Ogden Dodgers —No playoffs held
1969 Ogden Dodgers —No playoffs held
1970 Idaho Falls Angels —No playoffs held
1971 Great Falls Giants —No playoffs held
1972 Billings Mustangs —No playoffs held
1973 Billings Mustangs —No playoffs held
1974 Idaho Falls Angels —No playoffs held
1975 Great Falls Giants —No playoffs held
1976 Great Falls Giants —No playoffs held
1977 Lethbridge Dodgers —No playoffs held
1978 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Idaho Falls Angels
1979 Lethbridge Dodgers 2–0 Helena Brewers
1980 Lethbridge Dodgers 2–1 Billings Mustangs
1981 Butte Copper Kings 3–2 Calgary Expos
1982 Medicine Hat Blue Jays 3–1 Idaho Falls A's
1983 Billings Mustangs 3–1 Calgary Expos
1984 Helena Gold Sox 3–1 Billings Mustangs
1985 Salt Lake City Trappers 3–2 Great Falls Dodgers
1986 Salt Lake City Trappers 3–1 Great Falls Dodgers
1987 Salt Lake City Trappers 3–1 Helena Brewers
1988 Great Falls Dodgers 3–2 Butte Copper Kings
1989 Great Falls Dodgers 3–0 Butte Copper Kings
1990 Great Falls Dodgers 3–0 Salt Lake City Trappers
1991 Salt Lake City Trappers 2–1 Great Falls Dodgers
1992 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Salt Lake City Trappers
1993 Billings Mustangs 2–1 Helena Brewers
1994 Billings Mustangs 3–2 Helena Brewers
1995 Helena Brewers 2–0 Medicine Hat Blue Jays
1996 Helena Brewers 2–0 Ogden Raptors
1997 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Great Falls Dodgers
1998 Idaho Falls Braves 2–1 Lethbridge Black Diamonds
1999 Missoula Osprey 2–0 Billings Mustangs
2000 Idaho Falls Padres 2–0 Great Falls Dodgers
2001 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Provo Angels
2002 Great Falls Dodgers 2–1 Provo Angels
2003 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Provo Angels
2004 Provo Angels 2–0 Billings Mustangs
2005 Orem Owlz 2–0 Helena Brewers
2006 Missoula Osprey 2–0 Idaho Falls Chukars
2007 Orem Owlz 2–0 Great Falls White Sox
2008 Great Falls Voyagers 2–1 Orem Owlz
2009 Orem Owlz 2–1 Missoula Osprey
2010 Helena Brewers 2–0 Ogden Raptors
2011 Great Falls Voyagers 2–0 Ogden Raptors
2012 Missoula Osprey 2–1 Ogden Raptors
2013 Idaho Falls Chukars 2–1 Helena Brewers
2014 Billings Mustangs 2–0 Orem Owlz
2015 Missoula Osprey 2–1 Idaho Falls Chukars
2016 Orem Owlz 2–0 Billings Mustangs
2017 Ogden Raptors 2–1 Great Falls Voyagers
2018 Great Falls Voyagers 2–0 Grand Junction Rockies
2019 Idaho Falls Chukars 2–1 Ogden Raptors
2020None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [4]
2021 Missoula PaddleHeads 2–1 Boise Hawks
2022 Grand Junction Rockies 2–0 Missoula PaddleHeads
2023 Ogden Raptors 2–0 Billings Mustangs

Championship wins by team

Active Pioneer League teams appear in bold.

WinsTeamChampionship years
15 Billings Mustangs 1950, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2014
12 Great Falls Electrics/Giants/Dodgers/Voyagers 1951, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2018
8 Idaho Falls Russets/Yankees/Angels/Braves/Padres/Chukars 1952, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2019
5 Missoula Osprey/PaddleHeads 1999, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021
4 Helena Gold Sox/Brewers 1984, 1995, 1996, 2010
4 Ogden Dodgers 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
4 Orem Owlz 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016
4 Salt Lake City Trappers 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991
3 Boise Braves 1956, 1958, 1960
3 Lethbridge Dodgers 1977, 1979, 1980
3 Twin Falls Cowboys 1939, 1947, 1948
2 Ogden Raptors 2017, 2023
2 Ogden Reds 1940, 1941
2 Pocatello Cardinals 1942, 1949
2 Salt Lake City Bees 1946, 1953
2 Treasure Valley Cubs 1964, 1965
1 Butte Copper Kings 1981
1 Grand Junction Rockies 2022
1 Magic Valley Cowboys 1955
1 Medicine Hat Blue Jays 1982
1 Provo Angels 2004

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References

  1. ↑ "Playoff Procedures". Pioneer League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN   9781932391176.
  3. ↑ "Pioneer League Champions". Pioneer League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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