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In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. The ALDS is actually two best-of-five series with the three division winners and a wild-card team participating. The ALDS was created after the 1993 season when Major League Baseball restructured the American League into three divisions, but was first played in 1995 following the cancellation of the 1994 playoffs.

Typically, the wild-card team plays the division leader with the best winning percentage in one series, and the other two division leaders play the other series. However, if the wild-card team and winningest division leader are from the same division, the wild-card team plays the next winningest division leader, and the other two division leaders play. In any event, the two series winners move on to the best-of-seven ALCS.

Since the ALDS's inception, the only teams to meet more than twice are the Cleveland Indians vs. the Boston Red Sox, the Seattle Mariners vs. the New York Yankees, and the Texas Rangers vs. the New York Yankees.

1 ALDS results (1995-present)

YearWinnerLoserWinsLosses
1995 Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox 30
Seattle Mariners New York Yankees† 32
1996 New York Yankees Texas Rangers 3 1
Baltimore Orioles† Cleveland Indians 31
1997 Baltimore Orioles Seattle Mariners 31
Cleveland Indians New York Yankees† 32
1998 New York Yankees Texas Rangers 30
Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox† 32
1999 New York Yankees Texas Rangers 30
Boston Red Sox† Cleveland Indians 32
2000 Seattle Mariners† Chicago White Sox 30
New York Yankees Oakland Athletics 32
2001 New York Yankees Oakland Athletics† 32
Seattle Mariners Cleveland Indians 32
2002 Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics 32
Anaheim Angels† New York Yankees 31
2003 New York Yankees Minnesota Twins 31
Boston Red Sox† Oakland Athletics 32
2004 New York Yankees Minnesota Twins 31
Boston Red Sox† Anaheim Angels 30

†Denotes wild-card team.



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