American League Championship Series HistoryYear Winner Loser Record Series MVP

1969 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3–0

1970 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3–0

1971 Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics 3–0

1972 Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers 3–2

1973 Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles 3–2

1974 Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles 3–1

1975 Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics 3–0

1976 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3–2

1977 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3–2

1978 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 3–1

1979 Baltimore Orioles California Angels 3–1

1980 Kansas City Royals New York Yankees 3–0 Frank White, Kansas City

1981 New York Yankees Oakland Athletics 3–0 Graig Nettles, New York

1982 Milwaukee Brewers California Angels 3–2 Fred Lynn, California

1983 Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox 3–1 Mike Boddicker, Baltimore

1984 Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 3–0 Kirk Gibson, Detroit

1985 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 4–3 George Brett, Kansas City

1986 Boston Red Sox California Angels 4–3 Marty Barrett, Boston

1987 Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers 4–1 Gary Gaetti, Minnesota

1988 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4–0 Dennis Eckersley, Oakland

1989 Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays 4–1 Rickey Henderson, Oakland

1990 Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 4–0 Dave Stewart, Oakland

1991 Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays 4–1 Kirby Puckett, Minnesota

1992 Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics 4–2 Roberto Alomar, Toronto

1993 Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox 4–2 Dave Stewart, Toronto

1994 Not held due to labor dispute.

1995 Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners 4–2 Orel Hershiser, Cleveland

1996 New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles † 4–1 Bernie Williams, New York

1997 Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles 4–2 Marquis Grissom, Cleveland

1998 New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 4–2 David Wells, New York

1999 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox † 4–1 Orlando Hernández, New York

2000 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners † 4–2 David Justice, New York

2001 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 4–1 Andy Pettitte, New York

2002 Anaheim Angels † Minnesota Twins 4–1 Adam Kennedy, Anaheim

2003 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox † 4–3 Mariano Rivera, New York

2004 Boston Red Sox † New York Yankees 4–3 David Ortiz, Boston

2005 Chicago White Sox LA Angels of Anaheim 4–1 Paul Konerko, Chicago

2006 Detroit Tigers † Oakland Athletics 4–0 Plácido Polanco, Detroit

2007 Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians 4–3 Josh Beckett, Boston

2008 Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox † 4–3 Matt Garza, Tampa Bay

2009 New York Yankees LA Angels of Anaheim 4–2 CC Sabathia, New York

2010 Texas Rangers New York Yankees † 4–2 Josh Hamilton, Texas