1947-1996

• 1948 - West Frankfort
  West Frankfort, Illinois
  West Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. The population was 8,182 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.-History:...
  
   Cardinals
• 1949 - Paducah
  Paducah, Kentucky
  Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
  
   Chiefs
• 1950 - No championship series was held due to bad weather and military call-ups. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1950.html
• 1951 - Danville
  Danville, Illinois
  Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
  
   Dans
• 1952 - Decatur
  Decatur, Illinois
  Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
  
   Commodores
  Decatur Commodores
  The Decatur Commodores were a professional minor league baseball team based in Decatur, Illinois. They played, with sporadic interruptions, from 1900 to 1974 in a variety of minor leagues, but spent the majority of their existence in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League , later joining the...
  
  
• 1953 - Decatur Commodores
  Decatur Commodores
  The Decatur Commodores were a professional minor league baseball team based in Decatur, Illinois. They played, with sporadic interruptions, from 1900 to 1974 in a variety of minor leagues, but spent the majority of their existence in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League , later joining the...
  
  
• 1954 - Danville Dans
• 1955 - Dubuque
  Dubuque, Iowa
  Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
  
   Packers
• 1956 - Paris
  Paris, Illinois
  Paris is a city in Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, south of Chicago, and west of Indianapolis. In 1900, 6,105 people lived in Paris, Illinois; in 1910, 7,664; and in 1940, 9,281. The population was 8,837 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Edgar County.-Geography:Paris is...
  
   Lakers
• 1957 - Decatur Commodores
  Decatur Commodores
  The Decatur Commodores were a professional minor league baseball team based in Decatur, Illinois. They played, with sporadic interruptions, from 1900 to 1974 in a variety of minor leagues, but spent the majority of their existence in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League , later joining the...
  
  
• 1958 - Waterloo
  Waterloo, Iowa
  Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
  
   Hawks
• 1959 - Waterloo Hawks
• 1960 - Waterloo Hawks
• 1961 - Quincy
  Quincy, Illinois
  Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
  
   Giants
• 1962 - Dubuque Packers
• 1963 - Clinton C-Sox
  Clinton LumberKings
  The Clinton LumberKings are a Midwest League Class A minor league baseball team based in Clinton, Iowa, USA, affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.-History:Clinton joined the Midwest League in 1954 and is the oldest franchise in the league...
  
  
• 1964 - Fox Cities Foxes
  Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
  The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league baseball team of the Midwest League, and the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and are named for timber rattlesnakes. The team plays its home games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium...
  
  
• 1965 - Burlington Bees
  Burlington Bees
  The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home is in Burlington, Iowa.-History:...
  
  
• 1966 - Fox Cities Foxes
• 1967 - Appleton Foxes
• 1968 - Quad City Angels
  Swing of the Quad Cities
  The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, that plays in the Midwest League...
  
  
• 1969 - Appleton Foxes
• 1970 - Quincy Cubs
• 1971 - Quad City Angels

• 1972 - Danville Warriors
• 1973 - Wisconsin Rapids
  Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
  Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people...
  
   Twins
• 1974 - Danville Warriors
• 1975 - Waterloo Royals
• 1976 - Waterloo Royals
• 1977 - Burlington Bees
• 1978 - Appleton Foxes
• 1979 - Quad City Cubs
• 1980 - Waterloo Indians
• 1981 - Wausau
  Wausau, Wisconsin
  Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
  
   Timbers
• 1982 - Appleton Foxes
• 1983 - Appleton Foxes
• 1984 - Appleton Foxes
• 1985 - Kenosha
  Kenosha, Wisconsin
  Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...
  
   Twins
• 1986 - Waterloo Indians
• 1987 - Kenosha Twins
• 1988 - Cedar Rapids Reds
  Cedar Rapids Kernels
  The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Class A minor league baseball team based in Iowa. It is affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and plays in the Midwest League.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 1989 - South Bend White Sox
  South Bend Silver Hawks
  The South Bend Silver Hawks are a U.S. Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, that plays in the Midwest League....
  
  
• 1990 - Quad City Angels
• 1991 - Clinton Giants
• 1992 - Cedar Rapids Reds
• 1993 - South Bend White Sox
• 1994 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
  Cedar Rapids Kernels
  The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Class A minor league baseball team based in Iowa. It is affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and plays in the Midwest League.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 1995 - Beloit Snappers
  Beloit Snappers
  The Beloit Snappers are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, that plays in the Midwest League.Beloit joined the Midwest League as an expansion franchise in 1982. They were a Milwaukee Brewers farm team from its beginning through 2004; they switched to the...
  
  
• 1996 - West Michigan Whitecaps
  West Michigan Whitecaps
  The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
  
  

1997-present

• 1998 - West Michigan Whitecaps
  West Michigan Whitecaps
  The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 1999 - Burlington Bees
  Burlington Bees
  The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home is in Burlington, Iowa.-History:...
  
  
• 2000 - Michigan Battle Cats
  Southwest Michigan Devil Rays
  The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays were an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the Midwest League in 2005 and 2006. The club began play in 1995 and was previously known as the Michigan Battle Cats and the Battle Creek Yankees. They played their home games at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle...
  
  
• 2001 - Kane County Cougars
  Kane County Cougars
  The Kane County Cougars are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Kansas City Royals, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Geneva, Illinois, about 35 miles west of Chicago....
  
   (Series called after game 1 due to September 11 terrorist attacks)
• 2002 - Peoria Chiefs
  Peoria Chiefs
  The Peoria Chiefs are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, from Peoria, Illinois. They play in the Midwest League....
  
  
• 2003 - Lansing Lugnuts
  Lansing Lugnuts
  The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, that plays in the Midwest League.The Midwest League came to Lansing, Michigan in 1996. The franchise began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1955; after two seasons it moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where it...
  
  
• 2004 - West Michigan Whitecaps
  West Michigan Whitecaps
  The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 2005 - South Bend Silver Hawks
  South Bend Silver Hawks
  The South Bend Silver Hawks are a U.S. Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, that plays in the Midwest League....
  
  
• 2006 - West Michigan Whitecaps
  West Michigan Whitecaps
  The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 2007 - West Michigan Whitecaps
  West Michigan Whitecaps
  The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
  
  
• 2008 - Burlington Bees
  Burlington Bees
  The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home is in Burlington, Iowa.-History:...
  
   (Series called after game 2 due to exesive rain with "no end in sight")
• 2009 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• 2010 - Lake County Captains
  Lake County Captains
  The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Midwest League....
  
   - Quad Cities River Bandits