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The 1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs, was played between the East Division champion New York Yankees and the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians.
Dates: October 6 - 13, 1998. WS MVP: Scott Brosius. NLCS MVP: Sterling Hitchcock. ALCS MVP: David Wells. 1998 ALCS - New York Yankees over Cleveland Indians (4-2) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com.
The American League Championship Series (ALCS), also known as the American League Pennant, is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason.
1998 American League Championship Series; 4 - 1 New York Yankees: Cleveland Indians: 114-48 in the American League: 89-73 in the American League
The 1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs, was played between the East Division champion New York Yankees and the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians.
The Yankees became the American League champion and defeated the National League champion San Diego Padres in the 1998 World Series . Matchups. New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers. New York won the series, 3–0. Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox. Cleveland won the series, 3–1. New York vs. Texas. Game 1. Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York.
The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees.Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114–48. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses.
