American League Championship Series
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The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League Championship Series canonical | 25 |
| American League pennant | 5 |
| ALCS | 2 |
| American League champion | 1 |
| American League championship | 1 |
| League Championship Series | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
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best-of-seven playoff series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
American League Championship Series
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surface form:
ALCS
|
| competitionScope | North America ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional sports playoff series ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| confersTitle | American League champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
American League pennant winner
ⓘ
American League representative in the World Series ⓘ |
| eligibility |
American League Division Series
ⓘ
surface form:
American League postseason qualifiers
|
| followedBy | World Series ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| hasAudienceType |
in-person spectators
ⓘ
streaming viewers ⓘ television viewers ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastScope |
international television
ⓘ
national television in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEliminationType | best-of-seven series elimination ⓘ |
| hasGameCountMaximum | 7 games ⓘ |
| hasGameCountMinimum | 4 games ⓘ |
| hasGameType | postseason game ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalChange | expanded format after introduction of Division Series ⓘ |
| hasHomeFieldAdvantageRule | teamWithBetterRegularSeasonRecordHostsMoreGames ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | national sports media in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | series winner advances to World Series ⓘ |
| hasRuleSet |
Official Baseball Rules
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surface form:
Major League Baseball rules with postseason modifications
|
| hasScheduling | best-of-seven with travel days ⓘ |
| hasSeedingBasis | regular season record and division titles ⓘ |
| hasStatisticalRecognition | series MVP award ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | American League championship trophy ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| isParallelTo | National League Championship Series ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| location | home ballparks of participating teams ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
|
| playoffRound | league championship round ⓘ |
| precededBy | American League Division Series ⓘ |
| seasonPhase | postseason ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late October ⓘ |
| usesSeriesLength | best-of-sevenGames ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor | World Series ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
League Championship Series
this entity surface form:
American League pennant
this entity surface form:
ALCS
this entity surface form:
American League pennant
this entity surface form:
American League champion
this entity surface form:
American League pennant
this entity surface form:
American League pennant
this entity surface form:
ALCS
this entity surface form:
American League pennant
subject surface form:
American League
subject surface form:
American League
subject surface form:
American League Division Series
subject surface form:
American League Division Series
subject surface form:
American League Division Series
subject surface form:
American League Wild Card team
Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
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homeLeagueChampionshipSeries
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American League Championship Series
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this entity surface form:
American League championship