2001 American League Championship Series information
32nd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
2001 American League Championship Series
Team (Wins)
Manager(s)
Season
New York Yankees (4)
Joe Torre
95–65, .594, GA: 13+1⁄2
Seattle Mariners (1)
Lou Piniella
116–46, .716, GA: 14
Dates
October 17–22
MVP
Andy Pettitte (New York)
Umpires
Ed Montague Wally Bell Gary Cederstrom Charlie Reliford John Shulock Tim Welke
Broadcast
Television
Fox
TV announcers
Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons (Games 1–2) Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Games 3–5)
Radio
ESPN
Radio announcers
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan
ALDS
Seattle Mariners over Cleveland Indians (3–2)
New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics (3–2)
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The 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between the New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series after being down two games to zero, and the Seattle Mariners, who also rallied to win their Division Series in five games over the Cleveland Indians. The series had additional poignancy, coming immediately after New York City was devastated by the September 11 attacks (the series was played in late October, due to Major League Baseball temporarily shutting down in the wake of the attacks).
Though the Mariners had won an American League record 116 regular season games (tying the major league record established by the 1906 Chicago Cubs (116–36 (.763)), and had home field advantage, the Yankees won the first two games in Seattle. Mariners' manager Lou Piniella, a former Yankee player and manager, guaranteed after Game 2 that the Mariners would win at least two of the next three games in New York to return the series to Seattle.[1] The visitors won a blowout in Game 3, but lost a tight Game 4, and the Yankees closed out the best-of-seven series in New York with a 12–3 rout in Game 5 for their ALCS-era record fourth-straight league pennant.[2][3]
The Yankees then attempted to win a fourth consecutive World Series title, but lost a close seventh game on the road to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
^LaRue, Larry (October 19, 2001). "But Piniella says series will return to Seattle". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
^"New York revels". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. October 23, 2001. p. C1.
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