American League Championship Series
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The American League Championship Series is part of the playoffs. The winners of each divisional series face off in a 7 game series to see who will represent the American League in the World Series.
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History
In 1969, Major League Baseball was reformatted to include the League Championship Series. It was originally a 5 game series and became a 7 game series in 1985. Typically, the ALCS leads to some great baseball.
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Red Sox Appearances
The Red Sox have appeared in the ALCS 8 times.
- 1975: The Red Sox played against the Oakland Athletics. The Red Sox swept the Athletics.
- 1986: The Red Sox faced the California Angels. The Red Sox won the series 4-3.
- 1988: The Red Sox got swept by the Oakland Athletics 4-0.
- 1990: The Red Sox got swept again by the Athletics, 4-0.
- 1999: The Red Sox lost the series to the New York Yankees 4-1.
- 2003: The Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-3 on an Aaron Boone walkoff homerun in extra innings.
- 2004: The Red Sox became the first team to ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the LCS (or any other postseason series in baseball history) to beat the Yankees 4-3. The Red Sox then went on to win the World Series.
- 2007: The Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-3, overcoming a 3-1 deficit after Game 4 of the series. As they did in 2004, the Red Sox followed their ALCS comeback with a World Series victory.
