Midwest League Champions
Note: The league was known as the Illinois State League 1947-1948 and the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1949-1955.
MIDWEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Belleville Stags |
| 1948 | West Frankfort Cardinals |
| 1949 | Paducah Chiefs |
| 1950* | Centralia Sterlings |
| 1951 | Danville Dans |
| 1952 | Decatur Commodores |
| 1953 | Decatur Commodores |
| 1954 | Danville Dans |
| 1955 | Dubuque Packers |
| 1956 | Paris Lakers |
| 1957 | Decatur Commodores |
| 1958 | Waterloo Hawks |
| 1959 | Waterloo Hawks |
| 1960 | Waterloo Hawks |
| 1961 | Quincy Giants |
| 1962 | Dubuque Packers |
| 1963 | Clinton C-Sox |
| 1964 | Fox Cities Foxes |
| 1965 | Burlington Bees |
| 1966 | Fox Cities Foxes |
| 1967 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1968 | Quad Cities Angels |
| 1969 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1970 | Quincy Cubs |
| 1971 | Quad Cities Angels |
| 1972 | Danville Warriors |
| 1973 | Wisconsin Rapids Twins |
| 1974 | Danville Warriors |
| 1975 | Waterloo Royals |
| 1976 | Waterloo Royals |
| 1977 | Burlington Bees |
| 1978 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1979 | Quad Cities Cubs |
| 1980 | Waterloo Indians |
| 1981 | Wausau Timbers |
| 1982 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1983 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1984 | Appleton Foxes |
| 1985 | Kenosha Twins |
| 1986 | Waterloo Indians |
| 1987 | Kenosha Twins |
| 1988 | Cedar Rapids Reds |
| 1989 | South Bend White Sox |
| 1990 | Quad City Angels |
| 1991 | Clinton Giants |
| 1992 | Cedar Rapids Reds |
| 1993 | South Bend White Sox |
| 1994 | Cedar Rapids Kernels |
| 1995 | Beloit Snappers |
| 1996 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 1997 | Lansing Lugnuts |
| 1998 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 1999 | Burlington Bees |
| 2000 | Michigan Battle Cats |
| 2001 | Kane County Cougars |
| 2002 | Peoria Chiefs |
| 2003 | Lansing Lugnuts |
| 2004 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 2005 | South Bend Silver Hawks |
| 2006 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 2007 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 2008 | Burlington Bees |
| 2009 | Fort Wayne TinCaps |
| 2010 | Lake County Captains |
| 2011 | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers |
| 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| 2014 | Kane County Cougars |
| 2015 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 2016 | Great Lakes Loons |
| 2017 | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| 2018 | Bowling Green Hot Rods |
| 2019 | South Bend Cubs |
*The 1950 playoffs were called off due to bad weather and military callups; Centralia had the best regular-season record.
Midwest League History