List of Northwest League champions

The Northwest League of Minor League Baseball is one of two Class A Short Season 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. Currently, the first- and second-half winners within each division (North and South) meet in a best-of-three series to determine division champions. In the event that the same team won both halves of the season, the team with the second-best winning percentage for the entire season is eligible for the playoffs. Then, the North and South division winners play a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.[1]

League champions
Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
Year Champion Score Finalist
1955Eugene Emeralds4–2Salem Senators
1956Yakima Bears——
1957Wenatchee Chiefs4–3Eugene Emeralds
1958Yakima Bears4–1Lewiston Broncs
1959Yakima Bears4–1Salem Senators
1960Yakima Bears——
1961Lewiston Broncs4–1Yakima Bears
1962Wenatchee Chiefs4–2Tri-City Braves
1963Yakima Bears3–1Lewiston Broncs
1964Yakima Bears3–0Eugene Emeralds
1965Tri-City Atoms3–0Lewiston Broncs
1966Tri-City Atoms——
1967Medford Giants——
1968Tri-City Atoms——
1969Rogue Valley Dodgers——
1970Lewiston Broncs——
1971Tri-City Padres——
1972Lewiston Broncs——
1973Lewiston Broncs——
1974Eugene Emeralds2–1Bellingham Dodgers
1975Eugene Emeralds2–0Portland Mavericks
1976Walla Walla Padres2–1Portland Mavericks
1977Bellingham Mariners2–1Portland Mavericks
1978Grays Harbor Loggers1–0Eugene Emeralds
1979Central Oregon Phillies2–1Walla Walla Padres
1980[a]Bellingham Mariners
Eugene Emeralds		1–1—
1981Medford Athletics2–1Bellingham Mariners
1982Salem Angels2–0Medford Athletics
1983Medford Athletics2–0Bellingham Mariners
1984Tri-Cities Triplets1–0Medford Athletics
1985Everett Giants1–0Eugene Emeralds
1986Bellingham Mariners1–0Eugene Emeralds
1987Spokane Indians2–1Everett Giants
1988Spokane Indians2–1Southern Oregon Athletics
1989Spokane Indians2–1Southern Oregon Athletics
1990Spokane Indians2–1Boise Hawks
1991Boise Hawks2–0Yakima Bears
1992Bellingham Mariners2–0Bend Rockies
1993Boise Hawks2–0Bellingham Mariners
1994Boise Hawks2–1Yakima Bears
1995Boise Hawks2–1Bellingham Giants
1996Yakima Bears2–0Eugene Emeralds
1997Portland Rockies3–2Boise Hawks
1998Salem-Keizer Volcanoes3–0Boise Hawks
1999Spokane Indians3–0Portland Rockies
2000Yakima Bears3–2Eugene Emeralds
2001Salem-Keizer Volcanoes3–0Boise Hawks
2002Boise Hawks3–0Everett AquaSox
2003Spokane Indians3–0Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
2004Boise Hawks3–0Vancouver Canadians
2005Spokane Indians3–2Vancouver Canadians
2006Salem-Keizer Volcanoes3–1Boise Hawks
2007Salem-Keizer Volcanoes3–1Tri-City Dust Devils
2008Spokane Indians3–1Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
2009Salem-Keizer Volcanoes3–1Tri-City Dust Devils
2010Everett AquaSox2–1Spokane Indians
2011Vancouver Canadians2–1Tri-City Dust Devils
2012Vancouver Canadians2–1Boise Hawks
2013Vancouver Canadians2–1Boise Hawks
2014Hillsboro Hops2–0Vancouver Canadians
2015Hillsboro Hops2–1Tri-City Dust Devils
2016Eugene Emeralds2–1Everett AquaSox
2017Vancouver Canadians3–1Eugene Emeralds
2018Eugene Emeralds3–0Spokane Indians
2019Hillsboro Hops3–2Tri-City Dust Devils
2020None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)[2]

Championship wins by team

Active Northwest League teams appear in bold.

Wins Team Championship years
8Spokane Indians1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008
8Yakima Bears1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1996, 2000
6Boise Hawks1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2004
6Eugene Emeralds1955, 1974, 1975, 1980, 2016, 2018
5Salem-Keizer Volcanoes1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009
5Tri-City Atoms/Padres/Tri-Cities Triplets1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1984
4Vancouver Canadians2011, 2012, 2013, 2017
4Bellingham Mariners1977, 1980, 1986, 1992
4Lewiston Broncs1961, 1970, 1972, 1973
2Medford Athletics1981, 1983
2Wenatchee Chiefs1957, 1962
2Everett Giants/AquaSox1985, 2010
3Hillsboro Hops2014, 2015, 2019
1Central Oregon Phillies1979
1Grays Harbor Loggers1978
1Medford Giants1967
1Portland Rockies1997
1Rogue Valley Dodgers1969
1Salem Angels1982
1Walla Walla Padres1976

Notes
  • a Bellingham and Eugene were declared co-champions.

References
  • "Northwest League Past Champions". Northwest League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  1. "Playoff Procedures". Northwest League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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