Benchwarmer Division Winners - 2025

Winning a division in Benchwarmer Baseball is a significant achievement and we like to highlight the teams along with a little more information about the team's history.

Here are the 2025 division winners - presented chronologically.

Team history notes refer to the franchise and not necessarily the current owner.

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Division winners from 2024

9/15/25

23 Division Champions from the September 14 games (See standings for all leagues)
- A League About Nothing - Elaine Division: Infinite Zeroes (owner David Henning - 3rd win in 2025) - Repeat win, 5th overall; League champ in 2021 and 2020

American Association -Cincinnati Red Stockings Division: Gentleman Jack (owner Craig Burke - 2nd win in 2025) - 3rd division title
Anchorman League - Rather Division: Hot Stove (Dave Matter - 5th win in 2025) - 3rd division win
B Movie Actor League - Bubba Ho-Tep Division: Fantasy Island (Orphan - Foster owner Anthony C) - Repeat win, 6th overall
Beer League
- Water Division: Elsinore Hosers (owner Anthony C - 2nd win in 2025) - 6th division crown, 1st since 2019; 2-time league champion
- Yeast Division: The Natty Lights (owner Bill Munger - 2nd win in 2025) - 16th straight division win, 18th overall; 6-time league champ, last in 2023
Bleed Dodger Blue League - Drysdale Division: Scully's Songbirds (owner Jason Kiernan - 6th win in 2025) - 7th division win; 2010 league champion
Blue and Gray League - Sherman Division: Johnson Island Prisoners (owner Michael Rudolph - 3rd win in 2025) - 4th division crown
Bronx Bombers League - DiMaggio Division: Maris & Mantle (owner Jason Kiernan - 7th win in 2025) - Defending league champ (also won in 2020); 6th division win
Deuces Wild League
- Musial Division: Las Vegas Stacked Chips (owner John Stroba) - Defending league champ; 3rd division win
- Brett Division: Double or Nothing (owner Jason Kiernan - 8th win in 2025) - Repeat winner, 6th overall; 2020 league champ
Fenway Fenatics - Cronin Division: Engine Company 51 (owner Michael Lehman - 2nd win in 2025) - Repeat win, 4th overall
Five Boroughs League - Staten Island Division: Staten Island Smashers (owner Jason Kiernan - 9th win in 2025) - Defending league champion; 4th division title
Geek Pride League - Zuckerberg Division: Loco Motion (owner Michael Quinn - 3rd win in 2025) - Repeat pennant, 7th overall; League champ in 2016 and 2014
Great Lakes League - Ontario Division: Party Animals (owner Leif Jonson - 3rd win in 2025) - Repeat win
Grunge League
- Soundgarden Division: Seattle Spoonmen (owner Michael Rudolph - 4th win in 2025) - Defending league champ (also won in 2022); 5th consecutive division win, 6th overall
- Stone Temple Pilots Division: Plush sung by Percival Edmund (owner Jason Kiernan - 10th win in 2025) - 5th straight division win, 6th overall; League champ in 2023 and 2019
Moneyball League - Ron Washington Division: Billy's Cards (owner Michael Quinn - 4th win in 2025) - 2-time defending league champion; 5th straight division win, 6th overall
Motor City League
- Horton Division: Sweet Lou's Desserts (owner John Stroba - 2nd win in 2025) - 1st pennant in league's 13th season; Finished 2nd the last 2 seasons and 2 other times
- Greenberg Division: Canadian Red Barchetta (owner Ken Stevenson - 3rd win in 2025) - Repeat win
Reality Bites League - American Idol Division: Kingston Jamaicans (owner Ricardo Alexander - 8th win in 2025) - Repeat win, 14th overall; Only 1 league title in 2015
That's the Fact Jack League - Caddyshack Division: Winger's Warriors (owner Michael Rudolph - 5th win in 2025) - 2nd division win
Three of a Kind League - Connor Division: Arcata Weed (owner Michael Lehman - 3rd win in 2025) - 1st division win since 2018, 4th overall

9/14/25

28 Division Champions from the September 9 games (See standings for all leagues)
- B Movie Actor League - Brisco County Jr. Division: Brisco County Dharmanauts (owner John Hula) - 4th division win; league champ in 2021
- Big Red Machine League
  - Tony Perez Division: Kingston Red Stripe Beer (owner Ricardo Alexander - 5th win in 2025) - Only team to win this divison in the league's 6 seasons; League champ in 2021-22
  - George Foster Division: Valley Forge Continentals (owner Robert Elias - 2nd win in 2025) - 2-time defending league champ; 6 division wins in league's 6 years
- Birdland - Jim Palmer Division: Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, Dobson Throwing 20s at the wall (owner Jason Kiernan - 2nd win in 2025) - Defending league champion; 5th division win
- Bleed Dodger Blue League - Reese Division: Oh No Not Ohtani Too (owner Michael Lehman) - 2nd division win - Repeat win, 3rd overall
- Bronx Bombers League - Ford Division: Chandeliers On The Hood (owner Sherman Wan) - Repeat winner, 6th overall; looking for first league title
- Federal League - Baltimore Terrapins Division: Longyearbyen Lost Miners (owner Sherman Wan - 2nd win in 2025) - 5th straight division win, 9th overall; 4 league championships
- Geek Pride League - Dorsey Division: Seattle Grunge (owner Dave Matter - 3rd win in 2025) - 5th division win; 2013 league champion
- Golden Throat League
  - Jack Buck Division: Lincoln Salt Dogs (owner Bill Munger) - 10th division win; trying for 1st league title
  - Haray Carey Division: Atlanta Gangsters (owner Ricardo Alexander - 6th win in 2025) - 7th straight pennant, 9th overall; League champ in 2022-2023
- Gone But Not Forgotten League - Philadelphia Athletics Division: Center City Flashbacks (owner David Henning - 2nd win in 2025) - 3rd straight title, 5th overall
- Grand Slam League - Ventura Division: Manny Slamirezes (owner Dave Matter - 4th win in 2025) - 1st division win in league's 10th season; Finished 2nd 4 times including the previous 2 seasons
- Great Lakes League - Huron Division: Mackinac Cards (owner Michael Quinn - 2nd win in 2025) - Also won in 2022
- Grunge League - Alice in Chains Division: Darkness On The Edge (owner Sherman Wan - 3rd win in 2025) - Only team to win this division in the league's 6 seasons; Trying for 1st league title
- Hall of Fame League - Ruth Division: Seattle Survivors (owner Leif Jonson - 2nd win in 2025) - 3rd consecutive win, 9th overall; 3-time league champ - last in 2017
- Home of the Brave - Maranville Division: YYZ Hosers (owner Anthony C) - Repeat win, 3rd overall
- K Street League - Sutton Division: Dawns Early Light (owner Ken Stevenson - 2nd win in 2025) - 9th division win; 3-time league champ
- The Kings of Queens - Koosman Division: Kansas Bucks (owner Greg Flees) - 11th division win in 16 years; 2021 league champion
- Murderers' Row - Big Ed Division: Ruth and Gehrig Bashing and Smashin (owner Jason Kiernan - 3rd win in 2025) - Repeat win, 3rd overall; 2020 league champ
- North Siders League - Jenkins Division: The Blues Brothers Rhythm and Blues Revue (owner John Hula - 2nd win in 2025) - Defending league champion (also won in 2021); 5th division win
- Original Six League - Bruins Division: NYC2ATL Islanders (owner Ricardo Alexander - 7th win in 2025) - 2nd pennant; 2021 league champion
- Pacific Northwest League - Beavers Division: Walla Walla Sweet Onions (owner Michael Rudolph - 2nd win in 2025) - 5th consecutive division crown, 7th overall; 2016 league champ
- Reality Bites - Bachelor Division: Memphis Bighitters (owner Michael Quinn) - 11 division crown, first since 2020; 2-time league champion
- Royal Flush League - Patek Division: California Kicked UR A$$ (owner Craig Burke) - 1st division win in league's 11th season; Finished 2nd once (2016)
- Silver Screen League - Angels in the Outfield Division: Court Jesters (owner Jason Kiernan - 4th win in 2025) - 6th consecutive title; League champ in 2020
- Superman League - George Reeves Division: Bellvue Hospital Orderlies (owner Daniel Foley, Jr.) - 3rd division win, 1st since 2020
- ThirtyThirtysomething League - Willie Mays Division: Gant's Galloping Ghosts (owner Jason Kiernan - 5th win in 2025) - Defending league champ; Only team to win division in league's 7 seasons
- Wes Anderson League - The Darjeeling Limited Division: Twee True Outcomes (owner Sherman Wan - 4th win in 2025) - 4th division win - won the league title the previous 3 times

9/7/25

5 Division Champions from the September 6 games (See standings for all leagues)
- American Association - Philadelphia Athletics Division: Skeleton Crew 2 (owner Ken Stevenson) - Also won the division in 2019
- Born to Run League - Coleman Division: Runnin' Redbirds Circa late 80s (owner Jason Kiernan) - Defending league champion; 5th division win
- Four Star League - Bradley Division: NYC2ATL Jr Blackbirds (owner Ricardo Alexander - 3rd win in 2025) - 8th division win; 5 league titles
- Steel City League - Traynor Division: Clean Sweep (Orphan team - Foster owner Robert Elias) - 3rd division win
- Tobacco Road League - Blue Devils Division: Kingston Bun and Cheese (owner Ricardo Alexander - 4th win in 2025) - 4th straight division title, 6th overall

9/4/25

3 Division Champions from the September 2 games (See standings for all leagues)
- Beatleball - Harrison Division: Stu Sutcliffe On Base (owner Dave Matter) - 8th division win; 1 league title all the way back in 2005
- Phightin' Phils League - Klein Division: Mt. Eaton Fox Squirrels (owner Dave Matter - 2nd win in 2025) - 7th division title; 2-time league winner
- Shadowball League - Memphis Red Sox Division: Cascading Hazards (owner Jim Duzyk) - New owner earns team's 8th division title; 2-time league champ

8/31/25

3 Division Champions from the August 29 games (See standings for all leagues)
- A League About Nothing - Kramer Division: NYC2ATL Pee Wee Blackbirds (owner Ricardo Alexander) - 4th consecutive win, 8th overall; 2023 league champion
- Marxball - Zeppo Division: Kingston Baseball Club (owner Ricardo Alexander - 2nd win in 2025) - 4-time defending league champ; 8th straight division win
- Original Six League - Black Hawks Division: Montreal Maroons (owner Michael Rudolph) - 3rd straight title

8/28/25

2 Division Champions from the August 27 games (See standings for all leagues)
- B Movie Actor League - Burn Notice Division: Cyborg Avengers (owner David Henning) - Repeat winner, 6th overall; 3-time league champ
- Longball League - Robinson Division: Trinidad Island Vikings (owner Leif Jonson) - Defending league champ (4 overall); 4th straight division win (15 titles in 21 years)

8/26/25

Hitting at the same time as last year - during Games 118-120: congratulations to our first Division Champion: (See standings for all leagues)
- Perfect World League - David Wells Division: Suffolk Steel (owner Robert Elias) - Defending league champion - also won in 2022; 5th division win