There were 24 teams in MLB in 1970: NL East - Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos NL West - Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres AL East - Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators AL West - Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox
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There were 16 teams in MLB in 1950, eight in each league: National League: Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates American League: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics
There were 24 teams in 1976. Here is the list:
1 Atlanta Braves
2 Baltimore Orioles
3 Boston Red Sox
4 California Angels
5 Chicago Cubs
6 Chicago White Sox
7 Cincinnati Reds
8 Cleveland Indians
9 Detroit Tigers
10 Houston Astros
12 Los Angeles Dogers
14 Minnesota Twins
15 Montreal Expos
16 New York Mets
17 New York Yankees
19 Philadelphia Phillies
20 Pittsburgh Pirates
21 San Diego Padres
22 San Francisco Giants
23 Saint Louis Cardinals
24 Texas Rangers
The Reds beat the Phillies in the NLCS
The Yankees beat the Royals in the ALCS
The Reds beat the Yankees for the '76 World Series
There were 24 MLB teams in 1969: 12 in each league (American & National), with each league divided into 2 divisions (Eastern & Western) of 6 teams each.