* League disbands on June 15, 1885.
# League disbands on July 15, 1892.
**Season shortened due to leaguewide bad weather.
## League suspends operations on July 7, due to World War I.
@ After the Chico Heat and Sonoma County Crushers leave the league, it is disbanded.
Western League Champions |
Year |
Winner |
*1885 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers |
1886 |
Denver Mountain Lions |
1887 |
Topeka Golden Giants |
1888 |
Denver Mountaineers |
1889 |
No League |
1890 |
No League |
1891 |
No League |
#1892 |
Columbus Reds |
1893 |
No League |
1894 |
Sioux City Cornhuskers |
1895 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers |
1896 |
Minneapolis Millers |
1897 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers |
1898 |
Kansas City Blues |
1899 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers |
1900 |
Denver Grizzlies |
1901 |
Kansas City Blues |
1902 |
Kansas City Blue Stockings |
**1903 |
Milwaukee Creams |
1904 |
Omaha Rangers |
1905 |
Des Moines Underwriters |
1906 |
Des Moines Champions |
1907 |
Omaha Rourkes |
1908 |
Sioux City Soos |
1909 |
Des Moines Boosters |
1910 |
Sioux City Packers |
1911 |
Denver Grizzlies |
1912 |
Denver Grizzlies |
1913 |
Denver Bears |
1914 |
Sioux City Indians |
1915 |
Des Moines Boosters |
1916 |
Omaha Rourkes |
1917 |
Des Moines Boosters |
##1918 |
Wichita Jobbers |
1919 |
St. Joseph Saints |
1920 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1921 |
Wichita Witches |
1922 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1923 |
Oklahoma City Indians |
1924 |
Omaha Buffaloes |
1925 |
Des Moines Demons |
1926 |
Des Moines Demons |
1927 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1928 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1929 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1930 |
Wichita Aviators |
1931 |
Des Moines Demons |
1932 |
Tulsa Oilers |
1933 |
St. Joseph Saints |
1934 |
St. Joseph Saints |
1935 |
St. Joseph Saints |
1936 |
Davenport Blue Sox |
1937 |
Cedar Rapids Raiders |
1938 |
No League |
1939 |
Sioux City Cowboys |
1940 |
Sioux Falls Canaries |
1941 |
Pueblo Rollers |
1942 |
No League |
1943 |
No League |
1944 |
No League |
1945 |
No League |
1946 |
No League |
1947 |
Pueblo Dodgers |
1948 |
Sioux City Soos |
1949 |
Pueblo Dodgers |
1950 |
Sioux City Soos |
1951 |
Sioux City Soos |
1952 |
Denver Bears |
1953 |
Des Moines Bruins |
1954 |
Des Moines Bruins |
1955 |
Wichita Indians |
1956 |
Lincoln Chiefs |
1957 |
Lincoln Chiefs |
1958 |
Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
1959 |
No League |
1960 |
No League |
1961 |
No League |
1962 |
No League |
1963 |
No League |
1964 |
No League |
1965 |
No League |
1966 |
No League |
1967 |
No League |
1968 |
No League |
1969 |
No League |
1970 |
No League |
1971 |
No League |
1972 |
No League |
1973 |
No League |
1974 |
No League |
1975 |
No League |
1976 |
No League |
1977 |
No League |
1978 |
No League |
1979 |
No League |
1980 |
No League |
1981 |
No League |
1982 |
No League |
1983 |
No League |
1984 |
No League |
1985 |
No League |
1986 |
No League |
1987 |
No League |
1988 |
No League |
1989 |
No League |
1990 |
No League |
1991 |
No League |
1992 |
No League |
1993 |
No League |
1994 |
No League |
1995 |
Long Beach Barracudas/Riptide |
1996 |
Long Beach Riptide |
1997 |
Chico Heat |
1998 |
Sonoma County Crushers |
1999 |
Tri-City Posse |
2000 |
Zion Pioneerzz |
2001 |
Long Beach Breakers |
@2002 |
Chico Heat |