Organization of the Year Award by Baseball America on Baseball Almanac

Organization of the Year Award

In 1982, Baseball America began naming an overall organization of the year. The editors pick a selection based on a franchise's performance during the season with the team, coach, general manager and organizational package taken as a whole.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of teams honored by "Baseball America" with the prestigious Organization of the Year Award along with basic win-loss data and links to the teams' winning roster (and stats).

"These guys (the 2000 Chicago White Sox) came together a lot quicker than everyone thought. This year, in spring training, I didn't think we'd win the division, but realistically we were looking at the wild card. And things happen in baseball." - Frank Thomas

Organization of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Team [Click For Roster]	League	Wins	Losses	GB
1982	Oakland Athletics	AL	68	94	25
1983	New York Mets	NL	68	94	22
1984	New York Mets	NL	90	72	6½
1985	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	71	90	28
1986	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	77	84	18
1987	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	91	71	7
1988	Montreal Expos	NL	81	81	20
1989	Texas Rangers	AL	83	79	16
1990	Montreal Expos	NL	85	77	10
1991	Atlanta Braves	NL	94	68	+1
1992	Cleveland Indians	AL	76	86	20
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	95	67	+7
1994	Kansas City Royals	AL	64	51	4
1995	New York Mets	NL	69	75	21
1996	Atlanta Braves	NL	96	66	+8
1997	Detroit Tigers	AL	79	83	7½
1998	New York Yankees	AL	114	48	+22
1999	Oakland Athletics	AL	87	75	8
2000	Chicago White Sox	AL	95	67	+5
2001	Houston Astros	NL	93	69	0
2002	Minnesota Twins	AL	94	67	+13½
2003	Florida Marlins	NL	91	71	10
2004	Minnesota Twins	AL	92	70	+3
2005	Atlanta Braves	NL	90	72	+2
2006	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	88	74	+11½
2007	Not Yet Announced^(12-2007)	--	--	--	--
Year	Team [Click For Roster]	League	Wins	Losses	GB
Organization of the Year Award

Alan Simpson, the editor of "Baseball America", said of the 2000 Chicago White Sox,"It's rare that an organization can simultaneously improve its major league club and upgrade its farm system, but the White Sox did that this year."

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Nearly every aspect of an organization is considered when the Organization of the Year Award is issued including the organization's scouts, free-agent signings, farm system, record and much more.

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