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^{(Franchise Quantity)}	League	Wins	Losses	GB
1982	1982 Oakland Athletics⁽¹⁾	AL	68	94	25
1983	1983 New York Mets⁽¹⁾	NL	68	94	22
1984	1984 New York Mets⁽²⁾	NL	90	72	6½
1985	1985 Milwaukee Brewers⁽¹⁾	AL	71	90	28
1986	1986 Milwaukee Brewers⁽²⁾	AL	77	84	18
1987	1987 Milwaukee Brewers⁽³⁾	AL	91	71	7
1988	1988 Montreal Expos⁽¹⁾	NL	81	81	20
1989	1989 Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾	AL	83	79	16
1990	1990 Montreal Expos⁽¹⁾	NL	85	77	10
1991	1991 Atlanta Braves⁽¹⁾	NL	94	68	+1
1992	1992 Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾	AL	76	86	20
1993	1993 Toronto Blue Jays⁽¹⁾	AL	95	67	+7
1994	1994 Kansas City Royals⁽¹⁾	AL	64	51	4
1995	1995 New York Mets⁽³⁾	NL	69	75	21
1996	1996 Atlanta Braves⁽²⁾	NL	96	66	+8
1997	1997 Detroit Tigers⁽¹⁾	AL	79	83	7½
1998	1998 New York Yankees⁽¹⁾	AL	114	48	+22
1999	1999 Oakland Athletics⁽²⁾	AL	87	75	8
2000	2000 Chicago White Sox⁽¹⁾	AL	95	67	+5
2001	2001 Houston Astros⁽¹⁾	NL	93	69	0
2002	2002 Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	AL	94	67	+13½
2003	2003 Florida Marlins⁽¹⁾	NL	91	71	10
2004	2004 Minnesota Twins⁽²⁾	AL	92	70	+3
2005	2005 Atlanta Braves⁽³⁾	NL	90	72	+2
2006	2006 Los Angeles Dodgers⁽¹⁾	NL	88	74	+11½
2007	2007 Colorado Rockies⁽¹⁾	NL	90	73	½
2008	2008 Tampa Bay Rays⁽¹⁾	AL	97	65	+2
2009	2009 Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾	NL	93	69	+6
2010	2010 San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾	NL	92	70	+2
2011	2011 St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾	NL	90	72	6
2012	2012 Cincinnati Reds⁽¹⁾	NL	97	65	+9
2013	Not Yet Announced^(12-2013)	--	--	--	--
Year	Team^{(Franchise Quantity)}	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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