List of American League presidents

The American League president was the chief executive of the American League of professional baseball until 1999, when the AL and National League merged into Major League Baseball.^[1]

Ban Johnson in 1921

Will Harridge's plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame

American League presidents

Key

†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Name	Years	Ref[2]
Ban Johnson†	1901–1927
Frank Navin	1927
Ernest Barnard	1927–1931
Will Harridge†	1931–1959
Joe Cronin†	1959–1973
Lee MacPhail†	1973–1984
Bobby Brown	1984–1994
Gene Budig	1994–1999

Honorary president

Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The role of the league president was eliminated. Jackie Autry, the widow of former Angels owner Gene Autry served as honorary president of the AL, from 2000 to 2015.^[3] Hall of Famer Frank Robinson held the title from 2015 until his death in 2019.^[4]

Key

†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Name	Years	Ref
Jackie Autry	2000–2015
Frank Robinson†	2015–2019