American League Championship Series

American League Championship Series (ALCS) – w Major League Baseball po raz pierwszy miały miejsce w 1969 roku po przystąpieniu do American League dwóch nowych zespołów i podzieleniu jej na dwie dywizje: West Division i East Division. Zwycięzcy obydwu dywizji przystępowali do American League Championship Series, zaś wygrany zespół w ALCS do World Series. Początkowo obowiązywał format best-of-five i grano do trzech wygranych meczów. Od sezonu 1985 serie rozgrywane są w formacie best-of-seven.

W 1994 utworzono trzecią dywizję Central Division i dodatkową rundę w postseason, American League Division Series (ALDS) rozgrywanej w formacie best-of-five, jednak z powodu strajku zawodników i niedokończenia sezonu, League Division Series zainaugurowano rok później. Zwycięzcy ALDS przystępują do American League Championship Series.

Finały American League

Rok Zwycięzca Przegrany Wynik ALCS 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 3–0Frank White (Kansas City Royals)
1981 New York Yankees Oakland Athletics 3–0Graig Nettles (New York Yankees)
1982 Milwaukee Brewers California Angels 3–2Fred Lynn (California Angels)
1983 Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox 3–1Mike Boddicker (Baltimore Orioles)
1984 Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 3–0Kirk Gibson (Detroit Tigers)
1985 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 4–3George Brett (Kansas City Royals)
1986 Boston Red Sox California Angels 4–3Marty Barrett (Boston Red Sox)
1987 Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers 4–1Gary Gaetti (Minnesota Twins)
1988 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4–0Dennis Eckersley (Oakland Athletics)
1989 Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays 4–1Rickey Henderson (Oakland Athletics)
1990 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4–0 Dave Stewart (Oakland Athletics)
1991 Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays 4–1Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)
1992 Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics 4–2Roberto Alomar (Toronto Blue Jays)
1993 Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox 4–2 Dave Stewart (Toronto Blue Jays)
1994 League Championship Series nie odbyły się z powodu strajku zawodników
1995 Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners 4–2Orel Hershiser (Cleveland Indians)
1996 New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles # 4–1 Bernie Williams (New York Yankees)
1997 Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles 4–2Marquis Grissom (Cleveland Indians)
1998 New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 4–2David Wells (New York Yankees)
1999 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox # 4–1Orlando Hernández (New York Yankees)
2000 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners # 4–2David Justice (New York Yankees)
2001 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 4–1Andy Pettitte (New York Yankees)
2002 Anaheim Angels # Minnesota Twins 4–1Adam Kennedy (Anaheim Angels)
2003 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox # 4–3Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees)
2004 Boston Red Sox # New York Yankees 4–3David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)
2005 Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4–1Paul Konerko (Chicago White Sox)
2006 Detroit Tigers # Oakland Athletics 4–0Plácido Polanco (Detroit Tigers)
2007 Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians 4–3Josh Beckett (Boston Red Sox)
2008 Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox # 4–3Matt Garza (Tampa Bay Rays)
2009 New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4–2CC Sabathia (New York Yankees)
2010 Texas Rangers New York Yankees # 4–2Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers)
2011 Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers 4–2Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers)
2012 Detroit Tigers New York Yankees 4–0Delmon Young (Detroit Tigers)
2013 Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers 4–2Kōji Uehara (Boston Red Sox)
2014 Kansas City Royals # Baltimore Orioles 4–0Lorenzo Cain (Kansas City Royals)
2015 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 4–2Alcides Escobar (Kansas City Royals)
2016 Cleveland Indians Toronto Blue Jays # 4–1Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians)
2017 Houston Astros New York Yankees # 4–3Justin Verlander (Houston Astros)
2018 Boston Red Sox Houston Astros 4–1Jackie Bradley, Jr. (Boston Red Sox)
2019 Houston Astros New York Yankees 4–2José Altuve (Houston Astros)
2020 Tampa Bay Rays Houston Astros # 4–3Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay Rays)
2021 Houston Astros Boston Red Sox # 4–2Yordan Álvarez (Houston Astros)
2022 Houston Astros New York Yankees 4–0Jeremy Peña (Houston Astros)
2023 Texas Rangers # Houston Astros 4–3Adolis García (Tampa Bay Rays)

# – zespół awansował do postseason po otrzymaniu dzikiej karty

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