Al East history?

Question

I have a question, has ANYONE ever won the AL east besides the red sox and yankees. and when was the last time either of them didnt win (im sure they have lost the division before it just seems Sox or Yanks dominate that division every year)

Answer 1

Georgie, as a Tiger fan you should know that Detroit won the AL East for the final time in 1987.
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Answer 2

American League East history

1969-71 (division championships; World Series winner)
Indians
Orioles (3; 1971)
Red Sox
Senators
Tigers
Yankees

1972-76 (Senators relo'd to Arlington, renamed Texas Rangers, transferred to AL West; Brewers transferred to East)
Brewers
Indians
Orioles (2)
Red Sox (1)
Tigers (1)
Yankees (1)

1977-93 (Blue Jays added through expansion)
Blue Jays (5; 1992, 1993)
Brewers (2*)
Indians
Orioles (2; 1983)
Red Sox (3)
Tigers (2; 1984)
Yankees (4*; 1977, 1978)
* == includes one half-season championship in 1981 split season.

1994-97 (realignment into three divisions/league; Brewers, Indians depart East; division titles + wildcards)
Blue Jays
Orioles (1 + 1)
Red Sox (1)
Tigers
Yankees (2* + 2; 1996)
* == includes 1994 strike season, when no divisional championships were declared.

1998-2006 (Devil Rays added through expansion; Tigers depart East; ** == wildcard title)
Blue Jays
Devil Rays
Orioles
Red Sox (0 + 5; **2004)
Yankees (9; 1998, 1999, 2000)

And that brings us to 2007.

Boston has not actually won the East since 1995. The last non-Yankees division champion was Baltimore in 1997.

Answer 3

A few different teams in the 80's; Baltimore, Detroit, Milwaukee
Baltimore in 1969, 1970,1971, 1973 & 1979
Toronto in 1993
Detroit in 1968 &1972 when they were still in the East
Baltimore in 1966 when there were no divisions (and the Yankees finished LAST that year and in 1990)
I'm sure there are other years also if you want to search year by year

Answer 4

here is the list from 1970 to present for all the eastern division champions,

1970 Baltimore Orioles 108-54 .667 Won World Series over Cincinnati, 4-1
1971 Baltimore Orioles 101-57 .639 Lost World Series to Pittsburgh, 4-3
1972 Detroit Tigers 86-70 .551 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3-2
1973 Baltimore Orioles 97-65 .599 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3-2
1974 Baltimore Orioles 91-71 .562 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 3-1
1975 Boston Red Sox 95-65 .594 Lost World Series to Cincinnati, 4-3
1976 New York Yankees 97-62 .610 Lost World Series to Cincinnati, 4-0
1977 New York Yankees 100-62 .617 Won World Series over Los Angeles, 4-2
1978 New York Yankees‡ 100-63 .613 Won World Series over Los Angeles, 4-2
1979 Baltimore Orioles 102-57 .642 Lost World Series to Pittsburgh, 4-3
1980 New York Yankees 103-59 .636 Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 3-0
1981 New York Yankees* 59-48 .551 Lost World Series to Los Angeles, 4-2
1982 Milwaukee Brewers 95-67 .586 Lost World Series to St. Louis, 4-3
1983 Baltimore Orioles 98-64 .605 Won World Series over Philadelphia, 4-1
1984 Detroit Tigers 104-58 .642 Won World Series over San Diego, 4-1
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 99-62 .615 Lost ALCS to Kansas City, 4-3
1986 Boston Red Sox 95-66 .590 Lost World Series to New York, 4-3
1987 Detroit Tigers 98-64 .605 Lost ALCS to Minnesota, 4-1
1988 Boston Red Sox 89-73 .549 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4-0
1989 Toronto Blue Jays 89-73 .549 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4-1
1990 Boston Red Sox 88-74 .543 Lost ALCS to Oakland, 4-0
1991 Toronto Blue Jays 91-71 .562 Lost ALCS to Minnesota, 4-1
1992 Toronto Blue Jays 96-66 .593 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4-2
1993 Toronto Blue Jays 95-67 .586 Won World Series over Philadelphia, 4-2
1994 New York Yankees§ 70-43 .619 No Playoffs
1995 Boston Red Sox 86-58 .597 Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3-0
1996 New York Yankees 92-70 .568 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4-2
1997 Baltimore Orioles 98-64 .605 Lost ALCS to Cleveland, 4-2
1998 New York Yankees 114-48 .704 Won World Series over San Diego, 4-0
1999 New York Yankees 98-64 .605 Won World Series over Atlanta, 4-0
2000 New York Yankees 87-74 .540 Won World Series over New York, 4-1
2001 New York Yankees 95-65 .594 Lost World Series to Arizona, 4-3
2002 New York Yankees 103-58 .640 Lost ALDS to Anaheim, 3-1
2003 New York Yankees 101-61 .623 Lost World Series to Florida, 4-2
2004 New York Yankees 101-61 .623 Lost ALCS to Boston, 4-3
2005 New York Yankees 95-67 .586 Lost ALDS to Los Angeles, 3-2
2006 New York Yankees 97-65 .599 Lost ALDS to Detroit, 3-1

Answer 5

Detroit has done it several times (1984 was the last time)
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Toronto

Answer 6

orioles won it a couple times because they won a world series or 2. Devil rays and blue jays are new expansion teams and have never won