The Second round of the MLB playoffs follow the ALDS and decides the leagues representative in the World Series. The winner of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) wins the AL Penant, quite a feat for any team. This is a best of seven series and features some of the most intense baseball you will ever encounter. Legends are made in the series, and ALCS tickets are always as precious as gold. The best players in the league give their all because every ball player grows up hoping to play in the World Series. Last year the Tampa Bay Rays bested the Boston Red Sox to win the ALCS.

The first ALCS was played in 1969 when the AL was separated into east and west divisions. The best team from each division played in the ALCS to determine who would represent the AL in the World Series. The series started as a five game bout, however it was changed to seven games in 1985, giving ALCS ticket holders that much more of a chance to see a game. Fans also argue it insures the better team ends up winning. When the wild card and the ALCS were introduced in 1994, division leaders would have to first win in the first round to move on. The team with the better record is given home field advantage, unless it is the wild card, who never gets home field leading up to the World Series. The team with the home field advantage plays the first two games at homes, then travels for three games before closing out the last two games at home, should the ALCS go all the way to seven games. When you have the two best teams in the best league facing off for a chance at being champions you know that ALCS tickets are going to let you see some incredible games. Many times the ALCS and NLCS are even more exiting that the World Series, and the fact that the teams have played each other really makes the competition that much tougher.

Year	ALCS Winner	Loser	Record
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
1981	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics	3–0
1982	Milwaukee Brewers	California Angels	3–2
1983	Baltimore Orioles	Chicago White Sox	3–1
1984	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	3–0
1985	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	4–3
1986	Boston Red Sox	California Angels	4–3
1987	Minnesota Twins	Detroit Tigers	4–1
1988	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox	4–0
1989	Oakland Athletics	Toronto Blue Jays	4–1
1990	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox	4–0
1991	Minnesota Twins	Toronto Blue Jays	4–1
1992	Toronto Blue Jays	Oakland Athletics	4–2
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	Chicago White Sox	4–2
1994	Strike Year
1995	Cleveland Indians	Seattle Mariners	4–2
1996	New York Yankees	Baltimore Orioles	4–1
1997	Cleveland Indians	Baltimore Orioles	4–2
1998	New York Yankees	Cleveland Indians	4–2
1999	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox	4–1
2000	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners	4–2
2001	New York Yankees	Seattle Mariners	4–1
2002	Anaheim Angels	Minnesota Twins	4–1
2003	New York Yankees	Boston Red Sox	4–3
2004	Boston Red Sox	New York Yankees	4–3
2005	Chicago White Sox	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	4–1
2006	Detroit Tigers	Oakland Athletics	4–0
2007	Boston Red Sox	Cleveland Indians	4–3
2008	Tampa Bay Rays	Boston Red Sox	4–3