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File:DSCN0387 David Ortiz jumps into home.jpg designated hitter David Ortiz jumps onto home plate after winning Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series at Fenway Park]]

The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. 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.

History

Prior to 1969, the American League champion (the "pennant winner") was determined by the best win–loss record at the end of the regular season. There was one ad hoc single-game playoff held, in {{mlby|1948}}, due to a tie under this formulation.

The ALCS started in 1969, when the AL 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 advance to the World Series. In 1985, the format changed to best-of-seven.

In 1981, a division series was held due to a split season caused by a players' strike.

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 postseason round, known as the American League Division Series (ALDS). The winners of that round then advanced to the best-of-seven ALCS; however, due to the player's strike later that season, no postseason was played and the new format did not formally begin until 1995. The playoffs were expanded in 2012 to include a second Wild Card team and in 2022 to include a third Wild Card team.

The ALCS and NLCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. The series concludes when one team records its fourth win. Since 1998, home field advantage has been given to the team that has the better regular season record, except a division champion would always get home advantage over a Wild Card team. If both teams have identical records in the regular season, then home field advantage goes to the team that has the winning head-to-head record. From 1969 to 1993, home-field advantage alternated between the two divisions, and from 1995 to 1997 home-field advantage was determined before the season.

Nine managers have led a team to the ALCS in three consecutive seasons; the record for most consecutive ALCS appearances by a manager is jointly held by Joe Torre, who led the New York Yankees to four in a row (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), and Dusty Baker, who led the Houston Astros to four in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). The Astros (2017–2023) are also the only team in the American League to have made seven consecutive American League Championship Series appearances. Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland are the only managers to lead their teams to three consecutive League Championship Series appearances in both leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers, an American League team between 1969 and 1997, and the Houston Astros, a National League team between 1962 and 2012, are the only franchises to play in both the ALCS and NLCS. The Astros are the only team to have won both an NLCS (2005) and an ALCS (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022). Every current American League franchise has appeared in the ALCS.

Championship Trophy

The William Harridge Trophy is awarded to the ALCS champion.http://fielderschoice.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/overjoyed/ Dave (Tampa Bay Rays fan), "Overjoyed!", Fielder's Choice Baseball Card Blog, April 10, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2009 (including photo of trophy). Will Harridge served as American League president from 1931 to 1959.{{cite web|last=Armour|first=Mark|title=SABR Baseball Biography Project: Will Harridge|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/111c653a|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=February 13, 2013}}

Most Valuable Player Award

:See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award#American League winners

The Lee MacPhail Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given to the outstanding player in the ALCS. No MVP award is given for Division Series play.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award till 1980. The winners are listed in several locations:

  • in the below ALCS results table, in the "Series MVP" column
  • in the article League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
  • on the MLB website[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_lcs.jsp?feature=mvp League Championship Series Most Valuable Players] (MLB.com/News/Awards/History/ ). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

Results

{{Further|List of American League pennant winners#1901–1968}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"

|+Key

!scope="row"|{{dagger}}

|Wild card

scope="row"|{{center|*}}

|MVP did not play for winning team

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Winning team

! scope="col" | Manager

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Games

! scope="col" | Losing team

! scope="col" | Manager

! scope="col" | Series MVP

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Minnesota Twins || {{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

| rowspan="11" bgcolor=lightgrey| 

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Minnesota Twins || {{sortname|Bill|Rigney}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Dick|Williams}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Dick|Williams}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Dick|Williams}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Alvin|Dark}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|Darrell|Johnson}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Alvin|Dark}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1977

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1978

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Bob|Lemon}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Whitey|Herzog}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1979

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Earl|Weaver}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| California Angels || {{sortname|Jim|Fregosi}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1980

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Jim|Frey}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Dick|Howser}}

| Frank White, Kansas City

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1981

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Bob|Lemon}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

| Graig Nettles, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1982

| Milwaukee Brewers || {{sortname|Harvey|Kuenn}}

|align="center"| 3–2

| California Angels || {{sortname|Gene|Mauch}}

| Fred Lynn, California*

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1983

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Joe|Altobelli}}

|align="center"| 3–1

| Chicago White Sox || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Mike Boddicker, Baltimore

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1984

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

|align="center"| 3–0

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Dick|Howser}}

| Kirk Gibson, Detroit

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1985

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Dick|Howser}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|Bobby|Cox}}

| George Brett, Kansas City

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|John|McNamara|John McNamara (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| California Angels || {{sortname|Gene|Mauch}}

| Marty Barrett, Boston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987

| Minnesota Twins || {{sortname|Tom|Kelly|Tom Kelly (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Sparky|Anderson}}

| Gary Gaetti, Minnesota

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|Joe|Morgan|Joe Morgan (manager)}}

| Dennis Eckersley, Oakland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|Cito|Gaston}}

| Rickey Henderson, Oakland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|Joe|Morgan|Joe Morgan (manager)}}

| Dave Stewart, Oakland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991

| Minnesota Twins || {{sortname|Tom|Kelly|Tom Kelly (baseball)}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|Cito|Gaston}}

| Kirby Puckett, Minnesota

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|Cito|Gaston}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Tony|La Russa}}

| Roberto Alomar, Toronto

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|Cito|Gaston}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Chicago White Sox || {{sortname|Gene|Lamont}}

| Dave Stewart, Toronto

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994

| colspan="6" align="center" |No Series due to a players' strike.

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995

| Cleveland Indians || {{sortname|Mike|Hargrove}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Seattle Mariners || {{sortname|Lou|Piniella}}

| Orel Hershiser, Cleveland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Baltimore Orioles{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}}

| Bernie Williams, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997

| Cleveland Indians || {{sortname|Mike|Hargrove}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}}

| Marquis Grissom, Cleveland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Cleveland Indians || {{sortname|Mike|Hargrove}}

| David Wells, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Boston Red Sox{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Jimy|Williams}}

| Orlando Hernández, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Seattle Mariners{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Lou|Piniella}}

| David Justice, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Seattle Mariners || {{sortname|Lou|Piniella}}

| Andy Pettitte, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002

| Anaheim Angels{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Mike|Scioscia}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Minnesota Twins || {{sortname|Ron|Gardenhire}}

| Adam Kennedy, Anaheim

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Boston Red Sox{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Grady|Little}}

| Mariano Rivera, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004

| Boston Red Sox{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Terry|Francona}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Torre}}

| David Ortiz, Boston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005

| Chicago White Sox || {{sortname|Ozzie|Guillén}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim || {{sortname|Mike|Scioscia}}

| Paul Konerko, Chicago

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006

| Detroit Tigers{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Oakland Athletics || {{sortname|Ken|Macha}}

| Plácido Polanco, Detroit

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|Terry|Francona}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Cleveland Indians || {{sortname|Eric|Wedge}}

| Josh Beckett, Boston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008

| Tampa Bay Rays || {{sortname|Joe|Maddon}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Boston Red Sox{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Terry|Francona}}

| Matt Garza, Tampa Bay

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Girardi}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim || {{sortname|Mike|Scioscia}}

| CC Sabathia, New York

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010

| Texas Rangers || {{sortname|Ron|Washington}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| New York Yankees{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Joe|Girardi}}

| Josh Hamilton, Texas

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011

| Texas Rangers || {{sortname|Ron|Washington}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

| Nelson Cruz, Texas

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Joe|Girardi}}

| Delmon Young, Detroit

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|John|Farrell|John Farrell (manager)}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Detroit Tigers || {{sortname|Jim|Leyland}}

| Koji Uehara, Boston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014

| Kansas City Royals{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Ned|Yost}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| Baltimore Orioles || {{sortname|Buck|Showalter}}

| Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015

| Kansas City Royals || {{sortname|Ned|Yost}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Toronto Blue Jays || {{sortname|John|Gibbons}}

| Alcides Escobar, Kansas City

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016

| Cleveland Indians || {{sortname|Terry|Francona}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Toronto Blue Jays{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|John|Gibbons}}

| Andrew Miller, Cleveland

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|A. J.|Hinch}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| New York Yankees{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Joe|Girardi}}

| Justin Verlander, Houston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018

| Boston Red Sox || {{sortname|Alex|Cora}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|A. J.|Hinch}}

| Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|A. J.|Hinch}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Aaron|Boone}}

| Jose Altuve, Houston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020

| Tampa Bay Rays || {{sortname|Kevin|Cash}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Houston Astros {{sup|{{dagger}}}}|| {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

| Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

|align="center"| 4–2

| Boston Red Sox{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Alex|Cora}}

| Yordan Alvarez, Houston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022

|Houston Astros || {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

|align="center"| 4–0

| New York Yankees || {{sortname|Aaron|Boone}}

| Jeremy Peña, Houston

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023

|Texas Rangers{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || {{sortname|Bruce|Bochy}}

|align="center"| 4–3

| Houston Astros || {{sortname|Dusty|Baker}}

| Adolis García, Texas

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2024

| New York Yankees

{{sortname|Aaron|Boone}}

|align="center"| 4–1

| Cleveland Guardians

{{sortname|Stephen|Vogt}}

| Giancarlo Stanton, New York

=Appearances by team=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
Apps

!Team

!Wins

!Losses

!Win %

!Most recent
win

!Most recent
appearance

!Games
won

!Games
lost

!Game
win %

|19style="text-align:left;" |New York Yankees127{{winpct|12|7}}202420245445{{winpct|54|45}}
|12style="text-align:left;" |Boston Red Sox66{{winpct|6|6}}201820213236{{winpct|32|36}}
|11style="text-align:left;" |Athletics65{{winpct|6|5}}199020062323{{winpct|23|23}}
|10style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore Orioles55{{winpct|5|5}}198320142120{{winpct|21|20}}
|8style="text-align:left;" |Kansas City Royals44{{winpct|4|4}}201520152017{{winpct|20|17}}
|7style="text-align:left;" |Detroit Tigers34{{winpct|3|4}}201220131815{{winpct|18|15}}
|7style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros43{{winpct|4|3}}202220232319{{winpct|23|19}}
|7style="text-align:left;" |Toronto Blue Jays25{{winpct|2|5}}199320161624{{winpct|16|24}}
|6style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Angels15{{winpct|1|5}}200220091319{{winpct|13|19}}
|6style="text-align:left;" |Cleveland Guardians33{{winpct|3|3}}201620241817{{winpct|18|17}}
|5style="text-align:left;" |Minnesota Twins23{{winpct|2|3}}19912002912{{winpct|9|12}}
|3style="text-align:left;" |Chicago White Sox12{{winpct|1|2}}2005200578{{winpct|7|8}}
|3style="text-align:left;" |Seattle Mariners03{{winpct|0|3}}Never2001512{{winpct|5|12}}
|3style="text-align:left;" |Texas Rangers30{{winpct|3|0}}20232023127{{winpct|12|7}}
|2style="text-align:left;" |Tampa Bay Rays20{{winpct|2|0}}2020202086{{winpct|8|6}}
|1style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers{{efn|name=MIL|The Milwaukee Brewers moved to the National League in 1998.}}10{{winpct|1|0}}1982198232{{winpct|3|2}}

=Years of appearance=

In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.

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!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}

!scope="col"|Team

!scope="col"|Wins

!scope="col"|Losses

!scope="col"|Win %

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Season(s)

|19style="text-align:left;" |New York Yankees127{{winpct|12|7}}align="left" | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
|12style="text-align:left;" |Boston Red Sox66{{winpct|6|6}}align="left" | 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021
|11style="text-align:left;" |Athletics65{{winpct|6|5}}align="left" | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006
|10style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore Orioles55{{winpct|5|5}}align="left" | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2014
|8style="text-align:left;" |Kansas City Royals44{{winpct|4|4}}align="left" | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 2014, 2015
|7style="text-align:left;" |Houston Astros43{{winpct|4|3}}align="left" |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
|7style="text-align:left;" |Detroit Tigers34{{winpct|3|4}}align="left" | 1972, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013
|6style="text-align:left;" |Cleveland Guardians33{{winpct|3|3}}align="left" | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2024
|3style="text-align:left;" |Texas Rangers30{{winpct|3|0}}align="left" | 2010, 2011, 2023
|7style="text-align:left;" |Toronto Blue Jays25{{winpct|2|5}}align="left" |1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2016
|5style="text-align:left;" |Minnesota Twins23{{winpct|2|3}}align="left" | 1969, 1970, 1987, 1991, 2002
|2style="text-align:left;" |Tampa Bay Rays20{{winpct|2|0}}align="left" |2008, 2020
|6style="text-align:left;" |Los Angeles Angels15{{winpct|1|5}}align="left" | 1979, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2009
|3style="text-align:left;" |Chicago White Sox12{{winpct|1|2}}align="left" | 1983, 1993, 2005
|1style="text-align:left;" |Milwaukee Brewers{{efn|name=MIL}}10{{winpct|1|0}}align="left" |1982
|3style="text-align:left;" |Seattle Mariners03{{winpct|0|3}}align="left" | 1995, 2000, 2001

=Recurring matchups=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
Count

! Matchup

! Record

! Years

align="center"| 4

| Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

| Yankees, 3–1

| 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980

align="center"| 3

| Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees

| Astros, 3–0

| 2017, 2019, 2022

align="center"| 3

| Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees

| Yankees, 2–1

| 1999, 2003, 2004

align="center"| 3

| Baltimore Orioles vs. Athletics

| Athletics, 2–1

| 1971, 1973, 1974

align="center"| 3

| Boston Red Sox vs. Athletics

| Athletics, 2–1

| 1975, 1988, 1990

align="center"| 2

| Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins

| Orioles, 2–0

| 1969, 1970

align="center"| 2

| Detroit Tigers vs. Athletics

| Tied, 1–1

| 1972, 2006

align="center"| 2

| Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays

| Royals, 2–0

| 1985, 2015

align="center"| 2

| New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners

| Yankees, 2–0

| 2000, 2001

align="center"| 2

| Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees

| Yankees, 2–0

| 1998, 2024

align="center"| 2

| Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays

| Tied, 1–1

| 1989, 1992

align="center"| 2

| Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros

| Tied, 1–1

| 2018, 2021

See also

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Notes

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/League_Championship_Series.shtml League Championship Series History] at Baseball Almanac
  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/ World Series and MLB Playoffs] at Baseball-Reference.com
  • [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/MISC/masterPS.htm Post-Season Games Directory] at Retrosheet

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