1995 American League Championship Series

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The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second round of the American League side in Major League Baseball's 1995 postseason, which matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners. Both the Indians and the Mariners were victorious in the American League Division Series (ALDS), with the Indians sweeping the East Division champion Boston Red Sox in three games, and the Mariners defeating the Wild Card qualifier New York Yankees three games to two. As part of the first few years of the new playoff format with a Wild Card team and three divisions, the ALCS would have a predetermined team with home field advantage regardless of record, with 1995 being the year that the champion of the ALDS matchup between the West Division and their opponent would have home field advantage. As such, the Mariners had home field advantage despite having fewer wins than Cleveland. The Indians won the series in six games, the franchise...

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