American League Championship Series

In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS), played in October, is a playoff round that decides the winner of the American League pennant. The winner of the series moves on to play the winner of the National League Championship Series in baseball's championship, the World Series. It is a "best-of-seven" series, meaning the first team to win four games

History

In 1969, MLB expanded the leagues to two divisions. As a result, the League Championship Series was implemented. Originally, it was a best-of-five series, meaning a team had to win three games to advance to the World Series. In 1985, the LCS was expanded to a best-of-seven format.

Since 1995, the two winners of the ALDS advance to the ALCS.

List

Click the link on the far left for detailed information on that series.

Year	Winner	Loser	Record	Series MVP
1969	Baltimore Orioles	Minnesota Twins	3–0
1970	Baltimore Orioles	Minnesota Twins	3–0
1971	Baltimore Orioles	Oakland Athletics	3–0
1972	Oakland Athletics	Detroit Tigers	3–2
1973	Oakland Athletics	Baltimore Orioles	3–2
1974	Oakland Athletics	Baltimore Orioles	3–1
1975	Boston Red Sox	Oakland Athletics	3–0
1976	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals	3–2
1977	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals	3–2
1978	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals	3–1
1979	Baltimore Orioles	California Angels	3–1
1980	Kansas City Royals	New York Yankees	3–0	Frank White, Kansas City
1981	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics	3–0	Graig Nettles, New York
1982	Milwaukee Brewers	California Angels	3–2	Fred Lynn, California
1983	Baltimore Orioles	Chicago White Sox	3–1	Mike Boddicker, Baltimore
1984	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	3–0	Kirk Gibson, Detroit
1985	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	4–3	George Brett, Kansas City
1986	Boston Red Sox	California Angels	4–3	Marty Barrett, Boston
1987	Minnesota Twins	Detroit Tigers	4–1	Gary Gaetti, Minnesota
1988	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox	4–0	Dennis Eckersley, Oakland
1989	Oakland Athletics	Toronto Blue Jays	4–1	Rickey Henderson, Oakland
1990	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox	4–0	Dave Stewart, Oakland
1991	Minnesota Twins	Toronto Blue Jays	4–1	Kirby Puckett, Minnesota
1992	Toronto Blue Jays	Oakland Athletics	4–2	Roberto Alomar, Toronto
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	Chicago White Sox	4–2
1994	Not held due to labor dispute.
1995	Cleveland Indians	Seattle Mariners	4–2	Orel Hershiser, Cleveland
1996	New York Yankees	Baltimore Orioles†	4–1	Bernie Williams, New York
1997	Cleveland Indians	Baltimore Orioles	4–2	Marquis Grissom, Cleveland
1998	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians	4–2	David Wells, New York
1999	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox†	4–1	Orlando Hernández, New York
2000	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners†	4–2	David Justice, New York
2001	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners	4–1	Andy Pettitte, New York
2002	Anaheim Angels†	Minnesota Twins	4–1	Adam Kennedy, Anaheim
2003	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox†	4–3	Mariano Rivera, New York
2004	Boston Red Sox†	New York Yankees	4–3	David Ortiz, Boston
2005	Chicago White Sox	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	4–1	Paul Konerko, Chicago
2006	Detroit Tigers†	Oakland Athletics	4–0	Plácido Polanco, Detroit
2007	Boston Red Sox	Cleveland Indians	4–3	Josh Beckett, Boston
2008	Tampa Bay Rays	Boston Red Sox†	4–3	Matt Garza, Tampa Bay
2009	New York Yankees	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	4–2	CC Sabathia, New York
2010	Texas Rangers	New York Yankees	4–2	Josh Hamilton, Texas
2011	Texas Rangers	Detroit Tigers	4–2	Nelson Cruz, Texas
2012	Detroit Tigers	New York Yankees	4–0	Delmon Young, Detroit
2013	Boston Red Sox	Detroit Tigers	4–2	Koji Uehara, Boston
2014	Kansas City Royals†	Baltimore Orioles	4–0	Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City
2015	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	4–2	Alcides Escobar, Kansas City
2016	Cleveland Indians	Toronto Blue Jays†	4–2	Andrew Miller, Cleveland
2017	Houston Astros	New York Yankees†	4–3	Justin Verlander, Houston
2018	Boston Red Sox	Houston Astros	4–1	Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston
2019	Houston Astros	New York Yankees	4–2	Jose Altuve, Houston

†Denotes wild-card team (since 1995).

American League Championship Series Media

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  Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz jumps onto home plate after winning Game 4 of the 2004 American League Pennant at Fenway Park