American League Championship Series

In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) determines who wins the American League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series. It began in 1969, when the American League was reorganized into two divisions, East and West. The winners of each division played each other in a best-of-five series to determine who would advanced to the World Series. In 1985, the format changed to best-of-seven. In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, known as the American League Division Series or ALDS. The winners of that round then advanced to the best-of-seven ALCS. This is the system currently in use. A Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given to the outstanding player in the ALCS. No MVP award is given for Division Series play. For American League pennant winners prior to 1969, see American League pennant winners 1901-68. == ALCS results (1969-present) == Click the link on the far left for detailed information on that series. {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="3" |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" ! Year ! Winner ! Loser ! Record ! Series MVP |- | 1969 American League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles || Minnesota Twins | align="center" | 3-0 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1970 American League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles || Minnesota Twins | align="center" | 3-0 || |- | 1971 American League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles || Oakland Athletics | align="center" | 3-0 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1972 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Detroit Tigers | align="center" | 3-2 || |- | 1973 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Baltimore Orioles | align="center" | 3-2 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1974 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Baltimore Orioles | align="center" | 3-1 || |- | 1975 American League Championship Series | Boston Red Sox || Oakland Athletics | align="center" | 3-0 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1976 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Kansas City Royals | align="center" | 3-2 || |- | 1977 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Kansas City Royals | align="center" | 3-2 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1978 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Kansas City Royals | align="center" | 3-1 || |- | 1979 American League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles | Anaheim Angels | align="center" | 3-1 || |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1980 American League Championship Series | Kansas City Royals || New York Yankees | align="center" | 3-0 || Frank White, Kansas City |- | 1981 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Oakland Athletics | align="center" | 3-0 || Graig Nettles, New York |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1982 American League Championship Series | Milwaukee Brewers | Anaheim Angels | align="center" | 3-2 || Fred Lynn, California |- | 1983 American League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles || Chicago White Sox | align="center" | 3-1 || Mike Boddicker, Baltimore |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1984 American League Championship Series | Detroit Tigers || Kansas City Royals | align="center" | 3-0 || Kirk Gibson, Detroit |- | 1985 American League Championship Series | Kansas City Royals || Toronto Blue Jays | align="center" | 4-3 || George Brett, Kansas City |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1986 American League Championship Series | Boston Red Sox | Anaheim Angels | align="center" | 4-3 || Marty Barrett, Boston |- | 1987 American League Championship Series | Minnesota Twins || Detroit Tigers | align="center" | 4-1 || Gary Gaetti, Minnesota |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1988 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Boston Red Sox | align="center" | 4-0 || Dennis Eckersley, Oakland |- | 1989 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Toronto Blue Jays | align="center" | 4-1 || Rickey Henderson, Oakland |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1990 American League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics || Boston Red Sox | align="center" | 4-0 | Dave Stewart (baseball player), Oakland |- | 1991 American League Championship Series | Minnesota Twins || Toronto Blue Jays | align="center" | 4-1 || Kirby Puckett, Minnesota |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1992 American League Championship Series | Toronto Blue Jays || Oakland Athletics | align="center" | 4-2 || Roberto Alomar, Toronto |- | 1993 American League Championship Series | Toronto Blue Jays || Chicago White Sox | align="center" | 4-2 | Dave Stewart (baseball player), Toronto |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1994 | colspan="4" align="center" | ''Not held due to player strike.'' |- | 1995 American League Championship Series | Cleveland Indians || Seattle Mariners | align="center" | 4-2 || Orel Hershiser, Cleveland |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1996 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Baltimore Orioles† | align="center" | 4-1 | Bernie Williams (born 1968), New York |- | 1997 American League Championship Series | Cleveland Indians || Baltimore Orioles | align="center" | 4-2 || Marquis Grissom, Cleveland |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 1998 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Cleveland Indians | align="center" | 4-2 || David Wells, New York |- | 1999 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Boston Red Sox† | align="center" | 4-1 || Orlando Hernandez, New York |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 2000 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Seattle Mariners† | align="center" | 4-2 || David Justice, New York |- | 2001 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Seattle Mariners | align="center" | 4-1 || Andy Pettitte, New York |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 2002 American League Championship Series | Anaheim Angels† || Minnesota Twins | align="center" | 4-1 || Adam Kennedy, Anaheim |- | 2003 American League Championship Series | New York Yankees || Boston Red Sox† | align="center" | 4-3 || Mariano Rivera, New York |- style="background-color: #e0e0e0;" | 2004 American League Championship Series | Boston Red Sox† || New York Yankees | align="center" | 4-3 || David Ortiz, Boston |} †''Denotes wild-card team (since 1995).'' 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