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The League Championship Series began in 1969 with a best-of-five game series before moving to a best-of-seven game format in 1985. Below are the results of each LCS by league.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Year Winner Loser Gms 1969 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3 1970 Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins 3 1971 Baltimore Orioles Oakland A's 3 1972 Oakland A's Detroit Tigers 5 1973 Oakland A's Baltimore Orioles 5 1974 Oakland A's Baltimore Orioles 4 1975 Boston Red Sox Oakland A's 3 1976 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 5 1977 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 5 1978 New York Yankees Kansas City Royals 4 1979 Baltimore Orioles California Angels 4 1980 Kansas City Royals New York Yankees 3 1981 New York Yankees Oakland A's 3 1982 Milwaukee Brewers California Angels 5 1983 Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox 4 1984 Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 3 1985 Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays 7 1986 Boston Red Sox California Angels 7 1987 Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers 5 1988 Oakland A's Boston Red Sox 4 1989 Oakland A's Toronto Blue Jays 5 1990 Oakland A's Boston Red Sox 4 1991 Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays 5 1992 Toronto Blue Jays Oakland A's 6 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox 6 1994 No League Championship Series played 1995 Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners 6 1996 New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles 5 1997 Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles 6 1998 New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 6 1999 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox 5 2000 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 6 2001 New York Yankees Seattle Mariners 5 2002 Anaheim Angels Minnesota Twins 5 2003 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox 7 2004 Boston Red Sox New York Yankees 7 NATIONAL LEAGUE Year Winner Loser Gms 1969 New York Mets Atlanta Braves 3 1970 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants 4 1972 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1973 New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 5 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1975 Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1976 Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies 3 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies 4 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers ...