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The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the National League's (NL) Championship Series. The ALCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to its current best-of-seven format.
The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half in each division in the 1981 American League Division Series. The winners played in the 1981 ALCS for the American League pennant. [103] b The leagues were re-aligned in 1994 to three divisions and a wild card was added to the playoffs, but the labor stoppage cancelled the ...
The 2022 American League Championship Series was the best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball's 2022 postseason between the two American League Division Series winners, the top-seeded Houston Astros and the second-seeded New York Yankees, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2022 World Series.
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound, Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS, [8] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [9]
Year Winner Record % Playoff Results Original Format 1995: New York Yankees: 79–65 .549 Lost ALDS 3–2 1996: Baltimore Orioles: 88–74 .543 Won ALDS 3–1 Lost ALCS 4–1 1997: New York Yankees: 96–66 .593 Lost ALDS 3–2 1998: Boston Red Sox: 92–70 .568 Lost ALDS 3–1 1999: Boston Red Sox: 94–68 .580
The 1978 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in Major League Baseball's 1978 postseason pitting the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to represent the American League in the 1978 World Series. The Yankees defeated the Royals for the third straight year to win ...
The League Championship Series was created in 1969, when both the National League and the American League increased in size from ten teams to twelve with the addition, via expansion, of the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres to the former and the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL) to the latter.
The 1979 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that was the semifinal on the American League side of the 1979 postseason, which pitted the East Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the West Division champion California Angels, who were making their first postseason appearance.