American League
The American League is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball, the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1901 and currently consists of 15 teams, with each team playing 162 games in a regular season that runs from April to September. The American League is unique in that it allows for the use of a designated hitter, a player who bats in place of the pitcher. At the end of the regular season, the team with the best record in each league advances to the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series. Within the American League, there are three divisions: East, Central, and West. The winners of each division, along with a wild card team, advance to the postseason. The American League has produced many legendary players, teams and moments in baseball history, making it an integral part of the broader category of Major League Baseball.
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| [AmericanLeague.us] | All 30 MLB Teams: Location, Stadium and Website Information | MLB.com |
| [americanartistsprofessionalleague.org] | American Artists Professional League - Home |
| [bikeleague.org] | The League of American Bicyclists | League of American Bicyclists |
| [afgl.us] | American FootGolf League - The Major League of FootGolf in the United States. FootGolf USA |
| [oall.org] | Oceanside American Little League Baseball > Home |
| [agl.org] | American Gun League |
| [a7fl.com] | American 7s Football League - National 7v7 Tackle Football |
| [asbl.com] | American Small Business League (ASBL) | Lloyd Chapman |
| [acsl.org] | American Computer Science League |
| [theahl.com] | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League |
| [a7fl.tv] | A7FL TV - American 7s Football League Games and Highlighights |
| [aayfl.org] | Wisconsin All American Youth Football League |
| [tacl.org] | Taiwanese American Citizens League |
| [nahl.com] | NAHL.com | North American Hockey League | NAHL |
| [lhat.org] | Home - League of Historic American Theatres |
| [nyul.org] | Home | New York Urban League | Equality for African Americans |
| [towll.org] | Town of Wappinger American Little League > Home |
| [ayfl.com] | American Youth Football League |
| [aacl.com] | Albanian American Civic League |
| [n4sl.com] | National 4-Square League – North American FourSquare |