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EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

On this page you will find a complete list of Eastern League regular season standings leaders and playoff champions from the 1923 season right up through the 2007 season.

The 2007 Eastern League Champions were the Trenton Thunder, who defeated the Akron Aeros three games to one in the Eastern League Championship Series. To view the full release click here.

Year Regular Season Leader
W
L
Pct.
 Playoff Champion
2007 Trenton (N)
83
59
.585
 Trenton defeated Portland 3 to 1*
1 Erie (S)
81
59
.579
 Akron defeated Erie 3 to 1*
1 1
1
1
1
 Trenton defeated Akron 3 to 1^
2006 Trenton (N)
80
62
.563
 Portland defeated Trenton 3 to 1*
1 Akron (S)
87
55
.613
 Akron defeated Altoona 3 to 2*
1 1
1
1
1
 Portland defeated Akron 3 to 2^
2005 Portland (N)
76
66
.535
 Portland defeated Trenton 3 to 2*
1 Akron (S)
84
58
.592
 Akron defeated Altoona 3 to 2*
1 1
1
1
1
 Akron defeated Portland 3 to 1^
2004 New Hampshire (N)
84
57
.596
 New Hampshire defeated Binghamton 3 to 1*
1 Altoona (S)
85
56
.603
 Altoona defeated Erie 3 to 0*
1 1
1
1
1
 New Hampshire defeated Altoona 3 to 0^
2003 New Haven (N)
79
63
.556
 New Haven defeated New Britain 3 to 2*
1 Akron (S)
88
53
.624
 Akron defeated Altoona 3 to 1*
1 1
1
1
1
 Akron defeated New Haven 3 to 0^
2002 Norwich (N)
76
64
.543
 Norwich defeated New Haven 3 to 0*
1 Akron (S)
93
48
.660
 Harrisburg defeated Akron 3 to 2*
1 1
1
1
1
 Norwich defeated Harrisburg 3 to 2^
2001 New Britain (N)
87
55
.613
 New Britain defeated Norwich 3 to 1*
1 Erie (S)
84
58
.592
 Reading defeated Erie 3 to 1*
1 1
1
1
1
 New Britain and Reading declared Co-Champions due to stoppage of play in professional baseball^
2000 Binghamton (N)
82
58
.586
 New Haven defeated Binghamton 3 to 1*
1 Reading (S)
85
57
.599
 Reading defeated Harrisburg 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 New Haven defeated Reading 3 to 1^
1999 Trenton (N) 92 50 .648 Norwich defeated Trenton 3 to 2*
1 Erie (S) 81 61 .570 Harrisburg defeated Erie 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated Norwich 3 to 2^
1998 New Britain (N) 83 59 .585 New Britain defeated Binghamton 3 to 1*
1 Akron (S) 81 60 .574 Harrisburg defeated Akron 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated New Britain 3 to 1^
1997 Portland (N) 79 63 .556 Portland defeated Norwich 3 to 2*
1 Harrisburg (S) 86 56 .606 Harrisburg defeated Bowie 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated Portland 3 to 1^
1996 Portland (N) 83 58 .589 Portland defeated Binghamton 3 to 2*
1 Trenton (S) 86 56 .606 Harrisburg defeated Trenton 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated Portland 3 to 1^
1995 Portland (N) 86 56 .606 New Haven defeated Portland 3 to 1*
1 Trenton (S) 73 69 .514 Reading defeated Trenton 3 to 0*
1 Reading (S) 73 69 .514 Reading defeated New Haven 3 to 2^
1994 Binghamton (N) 82 59 .582 Binghamton defeated New Haven 3 to 0*
1 Harrisburg (S) 88 51 .633 Harrisburg defeated Bowie 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Binghamton defeated Harrisburg 3 to 1^
1993 Harrisburg 94 44 .681 Harrisburg defeated Albany-Colonie 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Canton-Akron defeated Bowie 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated Canton-Akron 3 to 2^
1992 Canton-Akron 80 58 .580 Binghamton defeated Harrisburg 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Canton-Akron defeated Albany-Colonie 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Binghamton defeated Canton-Akron 3 to 2^
1991 Harrisburg 87 53 .621 Harrisburg defeated Canton 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Hagerstown 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Harrisburg 3 to 0^
1990 Albany-Colonie 79 60 .568 New Britain defeated Albany-Colonie 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 London defeated Canton-Akron 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 London defeated New Britain 3 to 0^
1989 Albany-Colonie 92 48 .657 Harrisburg defeated Canton-Akron 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Reading 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Harrisburg 3 to 1^
1988 Glens Falls 80 57 .584 Vermont defeated Pittsfield 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Glens Falls 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Albany-Colonie defeated Vermont 3 to 1^
1987 Pittsfield 87 51 .630 Harrisburg defeated Reading 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Vermont defeated Pittsfield 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Harrisburg defeated Vermont 3 to 1^
1986 Reading 77 59 .566 Vermont defeated Pittsfield 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1 1 Reading defeated Glens Falls 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Vermont defeated Reading 3 to 2^
1985 Albany-Colonie 82 57 .590 Vermont defeated Albany-Colonie 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 New Britain defeated Waterbury 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Vermont defeated New Britain 3 to 1^
1984 Albany-Colonie 81 57 .587 Vermont defeated Albany-Colonie 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Waterbury defeated Glens Falls 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Vermont defeated Waterbury 3 to 2^
1983 Reading 96 44 .686 New Britain defeated Reading 2 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Lynn defeated Buffalo 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 New Britain defeated Lynn 3 to 1^
1982 West Haven 86 54 .614 Lynn defeated Glens Falls 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 West Haven defeated Lynn 3 to 0^
1981 Glens Falls 83 52 .615 Bristol defeated Reading 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Bristol defeated Glens Falls 3 to 2^
1980 Bristol 79 60 .568 Holyoke defeated Buffalo 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Waterbury defeated Reading 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Holyoke defeated Waterbury 2 to 1^
1979 West Haven 83 56 .597 No playoffs
1978 West Haven 82 57 .590 Bristol defeated Reading 2 to 0^
1977 West Haven 86 52 .623 West Haven defeated Trois Rivieres 3 to 0^
1976 Three Rivers 83 55 .601 West Haven defeated Trois Rivieres 3 to 0^
1975 Reading 84 53 .613 Bristol defeated Reading 3 to 0^
1974 Bristol 74 61 .548 Thetford Mines defeated Bristol 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Pittsfield defeated Quebec 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Thetford Mines defeated Pittsfield 2 to 0^
1973 Pittsfield 75 61 .551 Reading defeated Pittsfield 3 to 1^
1972 West Haven 84 56 .600 West Haven defeated Trois Rivieres 3 to 0^
1971 Trois Rivieres 78 59 .569 Elmira defeated Trois Rivieres 3 to 1^
1970 Waterbury 79 62 .560 Waterbury won a one game playoff
1969 York 89 50 .640 Playoffs cancelled due to weather
1968 Pittsfield 84 55 .604 Pittsfield defeated Elmira 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Reading defeated Binghamton 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Reading defeated Pittsfield 3 to 1^
1967 Binghamton 82 58 .586 Binghamton defeated Elmira 3 to 1^
1966 Elmira 88 51 .633 No playoffs
1965 Pittsfield 85 55 .607 No playoffs
1964 Elmira 82 58 .586 No playoffs
1963 Charleston 83 57 .593 No playoffs
1962 Williamsport 83 57 .593 Williamsport defeated Springfield 2 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Elmira defeated York 2 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Elmira defeated Williamsport 3 to 1^
1961 Springfield 85 54 .612 No playoffs
1960 Williamsport 76 62 .551 Williamsport defeated Reading 2 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Springfield defeated Binghamton 2 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Williamsport and Springfield declared Co-Champions due to inclement weather
1959 Springfield 85 55 .607 Springfield defeated Binghamton 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Williamsport defeated Allentown 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Springfield defeated Williamsport 3 to 1^
1958 Lancaster 79 60 .568 Lancaster defeated York 3 to 1*
1 1 1 1 1 Binghamton defeated Williamsport 3 to 0*
1 1 1 1 1 Binghamton defeated Lancaster 3 to 2^
1957 Binghamton 85 55 .607 Albany defeated Binghamton 3 to 2*
1 1 1 1