League Championship Series

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Major League Baseball playoff series postseason round

The League Championship Series is a best-of-seven postseason round in Major League Baseball that determines the American and National League champions who advance to the World Series.

Aliases (1)

League Championship Series on Fox ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball playoff series → postseason round →
abbreviation	LCS →
alsoKnownAs	league championship round →
broadcastInCountry	Canada → United States →
competitionLevel	professional →
country	United States →
decides	pennant winner →
determines	American League champion → National League champion →
follows	Division Series →
format	best-of-seven series →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
hasComponent	American League Championship Series → National League Championship Series →
hasLeagueVariant	American League Championship Series → National League Championship Series →
inauguralSeason	1969 →
introducedFormat	best-of-seven in 1985 →
league	Major League Baseball →
league1	American League →
league2	National League →
mayExtendInto	November →
minimumGamesToWin	4 →
numberOfLeagues	2 →
numberOfTeams	4 →
numberOfTeamsPerLeague	2 →
partOf	Major League Baseball postseason →
playedInMonth	October →
precedes	World Series →
predecessor	pennant decided by regular-season standings →
previousFormat	best-of-five →
previousFormatYears	1969–1984 →
region	North America →
sport	baseball →
sportTier	top level →
status	active competition →
usesHomeFieldAdvantageRule	higher seed hosts more games →
usesSeriesLength	up to 7 games →
winnerAdvancesTo	World Series →
winnerTitle	league champion →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MLB on Fox ("League Championship Series on Fox") → MLB on TBS →	hasPart
MLB on Fox →	hasBroadcast
American League Wild Card team →	hasPlayoffRound
Joe West →	hasUmpiredEvent
MLB playoffs →	includes
Joe West →	notableGameTypeOfficiated
Division Series →	precedes
Fall Classic →	relatedTo