American League Division Series
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The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League Division Series canonical | 14 |
| American League postseason qualifiers | 1 |
| Division Series | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
ⓘ
playoff round ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ALDS ⓘ |
| competitionScope | American League teams only ⓘ |
| confersTitle | American League Division Series winner ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determinesAdvancementTo | American League Championship Series ⓘ |
| eligibility | American League playoff qualifiers ⓘ |
| firstSeasonPlayed | 1995 MLB season ⓘ |
| followedBy | American League Championship Series ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gameType | playoff game ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| historicalNote | first regularly scheduled AL Division Series played in 1995 postseason ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantage | higher-seeded team ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| includes |
American League Central division winner
ⓘ
American League East ⓘ
surface form:
American League East division winner
American League West ⓘ
surface form:
American League West division winner
American League Wild Card teams ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | 1994 Major League Baseball realignment ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| levelInPostseason | one step below league championship series ⓘ |
| location | home ballparks of participating teams ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
American League postseason
MLB playoffs ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
|
| playoffStructureRole | first full round of American League playoffs ⓘ |
| postseasonRound |
American League Division Series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Division Series
|
| precededBy | American League Championship Series qualification by regular season standings ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | expansion of MLB postseason structure ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
American League Championship Series
ⓘ
American League Wild Card Series ⓘ National League Division Series ⓘ World Series ⓘ |
| seedingBasis | regular season record ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national sports networks in the United States ⓘ |
| tieBreakerRule | extra innings for tied games ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | mid October ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | early October ⓘ |
| ultimatePathTo | World Series ⓘ |
| usesDesignatedHitter | yes ⓘ |
| usesRuleSet | American League rules ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American League postseason qualifiers
American League Division Series
→
postseasonRound
→
American League Division Series
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Division Series
subject surface form:
American League Wild Card team
subject surface form:
American League Wild Card team