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2001 American League Division Series
The 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS) consisted of two best-of-five playoff series on the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2001 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two series. Under MLB's playoff format, no two teams from the same division were matched up in the Division Series, regardless of whether their records would normally indicate such a matchup. Home field advantage went to the team with the better regular-season record with the exception of the wild card team, which defers home field advantage regardless of record. The matchups were: (1) Seattle Mariners (AL West champions) vs. (3) Cleveland Indians (AL Central champions): Mariners won the series, 3–2. (2) New York Yankees (AL East champions) vs. (4) Oakland Athletics (Wild Card qualifier): Yankees won the series, 3–2. The higher seeded team in each series hosts Games...
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