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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.
The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half in each division in the 1981 American League Division Series. The winners played in the 1981 ALCS for the American League pennant. [103] b The leagues were re-aligned in 1994 to three divisions and a wild card was added to the playoffs, but the labor stoppage cancelled the ...
Won ALCS 3–2 Won World Series 4–3 † Reggie Jackson (MVP, WS MVP) 1974: MLB † AL * West ^ 1st 90 72 .556 — Won ALCS 3–1 Won World Series 4–1 † Jim "Catfish" Hunter Rollie Fingers 1975: MLB AL West ^ 1st 98 64 .605 — Lost ALCS 3–0 1976: MLB AL West 2nd 87 74 .540 2½ 1977: MLB AL West 7th 63 98
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound , Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS , [ 8 ] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [ 9 ]
Beginning in 1969, MLB split into four divisions, and the winners of each competed in the League Championship Series, with the winners advancing to the World Series. When a multi-tier playoff system was implemented in 1995, the LCS remained the series that determined the pennant-winner.
Teams choose their nominee during the regular season, and the winner is announced at the World Series. [51] The player who receives the most votes online via MLB's official website, MLB.com, gets one vote in addition to the votes cast by the panel. [51] Salvador Pérez of the Kansas City Royals is the 2024 winner and current holder of the award.
Right fielder and ALCS MVP Adolis García, catcher Jonah Heim and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe each won Gold Gloves. The Rangers' stars were among 13 first-time winners, the second most in the ...
The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half in each division in the 1981 National League Division Series. The winners played in the 1981 NLCS for the National League pennant. [129] b The leagues were re-aligned in 1994 to three divisions and a wild card was added to the playoffs, but the labor stoppage cancelled the ...