The composition of the division has changes as teams have moved around
and other divisions have been formed. Here is how the AL West has looked
over time.
1969: Atlanta Braves
1970: Cincinnati Reds
1971: San Francisco Giants
1972: Cincinnati Reds
1973: Cincinnati Reds
1974: Los Angeles Dodgers
1975: Cincinnati Reds*
1976: Cincinnati Reds*
1977: Los Angeles Dodgers
1978: Los Angeles Dodgers
1979: Cincinnati Reds
1980: Houston Astros
1981: Los Angeles Dodgers* (first half), Houston Astros (second half)
(split season)
1982: Atlanta Braves
1983: Los Angeles Dodgers
1984: San Diego Padres
1985: Los Angeles Dodgers
1986: Houston Astros
1987: San Francisco Giants
1988: Los Angeles Dodgers*
1989: San Francisco Giants
1990: Cincinnati Reds*
1991: Atlanta Braves
1992: Atlanta Braves
1993: Atlanta Braves
1994: None (Due to strike; Dodgers had 3.5 game lead on Giants)
1995: Los Angeles Dodgers
1996: San Diego Padres
1997: San Francisco Giants
1998: San Diego Padres
1999: Arizona Diamondbacks
2000: San Francisco Giants
2001: Arizona Diamondbacks*
2002: Arizona Diamondbacks
2003: San Francisco Giants
2004: Los Angeles Dodgers
2005: San Diego Padres
The wildcard entry to the
Major League postseason was introduced in 1994, but NL West hasn't taken
advantage very often:
1995: Colorado Rockies
1996: Los Angeles Dodgers
2002: San Francisco Giants
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