American League Championship Series

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The American League Championship Series (often abbreviated ALCS) is a 7-game series played between the winners of the Division Series to determine which team will represent the American League in the World Series. It was introduced in 1969, when the American League was split into an Eastern and a Western division following the expansion of 1969. Until 1984, the ALCS was a 5-game series between the two division winners, then moved to a best-of-seven format in 1985. Starting in 1995 with the introduction of the wild card, it became possible for two teams from the same division to meet in the ALCS. This happened for the first time in 1996, with the meeting between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, who both played in the AL East Division.

History[edit]

Year Winner Loser Games MVP
1969 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3-0 N/A
1970 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3-0 N/A
1971 Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics 3-0 N/A
1972 Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers 3-2 N/A
1973 Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles 3-2 N/A
1974 Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles 3-1 N/A
1975 Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics 3-0 N/A
1976 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3-2 N/A
1977 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3-2 N/A
1978 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3-1 N/A
1979 Baltimore Orioles California Angels 3-1 N/A
1980 Kansas City Royals New York Yankees 3-0 Frank White
1981 New York Yankees Oakland Athletics 3-0 Graig Nettles
1982 Milwaukee Brewers California Angels 3-2 Fred Lynn
1983 Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox 3-1 Mike Boddicker
1984 Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 3-0 Kirk Gibson
1985 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 George Brett
1986 Boston Red Sox California Angels 4-3 Marty Barrett
1987 Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers 4-1 Gary Gaetti
1988 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4-0 Dennis Eckersley
1989 Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Rickey Henderson
1990 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4-0 Dave Stewart
1991 Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Kirby Puckett
1992 Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics 4-2 Roberto Alomar
1993 Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox 4-2 Dave Stewart
1995 Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners 4-2 Orel Hershiser
1996 New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Bernie Williams
1997 Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Marquis Grissom
1998 New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 4-2 David Wells
1999 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox 4-1 Orlando Hernandez
2000 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 4-2 David Justice
2001 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 4-2 Andy Pettitte
2002 Anaheim Angels Minnesota Twins 4-1 Adam Kennedy
2003 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox 4-3 Mariano Rivera
2004 Boston Red Sox New York Yankees 4-3 David Ortiz
2005 Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4-1 Paul Konerko
2006 Detroit Tigers Oakland Athletics 4-0 Placido Polanco
2007 Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians 4-3 Josh Beckett
2008 Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox 4-3 Matt Garza
2009 New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4-2 CC Sabathia
2010 Texas Rangers New York Yankees 4-2 Josh Hamilton
2011 Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers 4-2 Nelson Cruz
2012 Detroit Tigers New York Yankees 4-0 Delmon Young
2013 Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers 4-2 Koji Uehara
2014 Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Lorenzo Cain
2015 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Alcides Escobar
2016 Cleveland Indians Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Andrew Miller
2017 Houston Astros New York Yankees 4-3 Justin Verlander
2018 Boston Red Sox Houston Astros 4-1 Jackie Bradley
2019 Houston Astros New York Yankees 4-2 Jose Altuve
2020 Tampa Bay Rays Houston Astros 4-3 Randy Arozarena
2021 Houston Astros Boston Red Sox 4-2 Yordan Alvarez
2022 Houston Astros New York Yankees 4-0 Jeremy Peña
2023 Texas Rangers Houston Astros 4-3 Adolis García

Managers[edit]

Manager Games Wins Losses Win PCT. Series Series Wins Series Losses Series Win PCT. Teams
Joe Altobelli 4 3 1 .750 1 1 0 1.000 Baltimore Orioles
Sparky Anderson 8 4 4 .500 2 1 1 .500 Detroit Tigers
Dusty Baker 24 14 10 .583 4 2 2 .500 Houston Astros
Bruce Bochy 7 4 3 .571 1 1 0 1.000 Texas Rangers
Aaron Boone 10 2 8 .200 2 0 2 .000 New York Yankees
Kevin Cash 7 4 3 .529 1 1 0 1.000 Tampa Bay Rays
Alex Cora 11 6 5 .545 2 1 1 .500 Boston Red Sox
Bobby Cox 7 3 4 .429 1 0 1 .000 Toronto Blue Jays
Alvin Dark 7 3 4 .429 2 1 1 .500 Oakland A’s
John Farrell 6 4 2 .667 1 1 0 1.000 Boston Red Sox
Terry Francona 26 15 11 .577 4 3 1 .750 Boston Red Sox & Cleveland Indians
Jim Fregosi 4 1 3 .250 1 0 1 .000 California Angels
Jim Frey 3 3 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Kansas City Royals
Ron Gardenhire 5 1 4 .200 1 0 1 .000 Minnesota Twins
Cito Gaston 22 10 12 .455 4 2 2 .500 Toronto Blue Jays
John Gibbons 11 3 8 .273 2 0 2 .000 Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Girardi 23 9 14 .391 4 1 3 .250 New York Yankees
Ozzie Guillen 5 4 1 .800 1 1 0 1.000 Chicago White Sox
Mike Hargrove 18 10 8 .556 3 2 1 .667 Cleveland Indians
Whitey Herzog 14 5 9 .357 3 0 3 .000 Kansas City Royals
A.J. Hinch 18 9 9 .500 3 2 1 .667 Houston Astros
Dick Howser 13 4 9 .308 3 1 2 .333 New York Yankees & Kansas City Royals
Darrell Johnson 3 3 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Boston Red Sox
Davey Johnson 11 3 8 .273 2 0 2 .000 Baltimore Orioles
Tom Kelly 10 8 2 .800 2 2 0 1.000 Minnesota Twins
Gene Lamont 6 2 4 .333 1 0 1 .000 Chicago White Sox
Tony LaRussa 23 15 8 .652 5 3 2 .600 Chicago White Sox & Oakland A’s
Bob Lemon 8 6 2 .750 2 2 0 1.000 New York Yankees
Jim Leyland 20 12 8 .600 4 2 2 .500 Detroit Tigers
Grady Little 7 3 4 .429 1 0 1 .000 Boston Red Sox
Ken Macha 4 0 4 .000 1 0 1 .000 Oakland A’s
Joe Maddon 7 4 3 .571 1 1 0 1.000 Tampa Bay Rays
Billy Martin 22 9 13 .409 5 2 3 .400 Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees & Oakland A’s
Gene Mauch 12 5 7 .417 2 0 2 .000 California Angels
John McNamara 11 4 7 .364 2 1 1 .500 Boston Red Sox
Joe Morgan 8 0 8 .000 2 0 2 .000 Boston Red Sox
Jim Leyland 4 4 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 Detroit Tigers
Lou Piniella 21 9 12 .429 3 0 3 .000 Seattle Mariners
Bill Rigney 3 0 3 .000 1 0 1 .000 Minnesota Twins
Mike Scioscia 16 7 9 .438 3 1 2 .333 Anaheim Angels & Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Buck Showalter 4 0 4 .000 1 0 1 .000 Baltimore Orioles
Joe Torre 41 27 14 .659 7 6 1 .857 New York Yankees
Ron Washington 12 8 4 .667 2 2 0 1.000 Texas Rangers
Earl Weaver 22 15 7 .682 6 4 2 .667 Baltimore Orioles
Eric Wedge 7 3 4 .429 1 0 1 .000 Cleveland Indians
Dick Williams 10 6 4 .600 2 2 0 1.000 Oakland A's
Jimy Williams 5 1 4 .200 1 0 1 .000 Boston Red Sox
Ned Yost 10 8 2 .800 2 2 0 1.000 Kansas City Royals

Statistical Leaders[edit]

Batting:

Pitching:

See also[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • Evan Thompson: A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs - Volume I: Pre-divisional tiebreakers through 1976, BookBaby, Pennsauken Township, NJ, 2021, ISBN 9781098372804


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