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The Yankees and Orioles were meeting in the postseason for the second time; the Yankees had beaten the Orioles 4–1 in the 1996 ALCS, which witnessed the controversial Jeffrey Maier incident in Game 1. The Tigers went on to defeat the Yankees in the ALCS, then lose the 2012 World Series to the National League champion San Francisco Giants.
The 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 1997 postseason that pitted the Cleveland Indians, who won coming back against the defending World Series champion New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, and the Baltimore Orioles, who went wire-to-wire and beat the Seattle Mariners in the Division Series.
In 2024, the Orioles have had the Yankees number so far, winning five of seven contests, including a 17-5 thrashing in the series finale the last time these two teams met in the Bronx on June 20.
The Yankees and Indians/Guardians would meet again in the postseason six more times - in the 1998 ALCS (won by the Yankees), the 2007 ALDS (won by the Indians), the 2017 ALDS (won by the Yankees), the 2020 AL Wild Card Series (won by the Yankees), the 2022 ALDS (won by the Yankees), and the 2024 ALCS (won by the Yankees).
In addition, the teams have twice met in the last regular-season series of a season to decide the league title, in 1904 (when the Red Sox won) and 1949 (when the Yankees won). [19] The teams also finished tied for first in 1978, when the Yankees won a high-profile one-game playoff for the division title. [22]
The Orioles’ win clinched the season series and the tiebreaker against the Yankees, but Baltimore would have to finish 5-0 while New York goes 0-5 for the Orioles to finish atop the division.
The New York Yankees celebrate after winning a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles to clinch the American League East title Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in New York.
m The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox, but were awarded the division title because they won the season series with the Red Sox. [85] n The Yankees finished the season tied for third with the Baltimore Orioles. [86] o The 2020 season was shortened to 60 games by the COVID-19 pandemic. [87]