ALCS

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ALCS
Stands forAmerican League Championship Series
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ALCS stands for American League Championship Series, a baseball abbreviation.

Best-of-seven playoff series that decides the American League pennant and sends the winner to the World Series. It follows the Division Series in October.

Example: Toronto won the ALCS in seven games to reach its first World Series since 1993.

Usage notes

Played since 1969, when divisional play began, as best-of-five until 1985. The winner receives the William Harridge Trophy, and the series MVP the Lee MacPhail Award. The 2004 Red Sox are the only team to win a best-of-seven baseball series after trailing 3-0, doing it in the ALCS.

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