| 1986 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 7–15 | |||||||||
| MVP | Marty Barrett (Boston) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Larry Barnett (crew chief) Larry McCoy Terry Cooney Nick Bremigan Rocky Roe Rich Garcia | |||||||||
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| Television | ABC | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Al Michaels and Jim Palmer | |||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell and Curt Gowdy | |||||||||
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The 1986 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven Major League Baseball postseason series between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series to face the winner of the 1986 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95–66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92–70 during the regular season to win the AL West.