| 1999 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 13–18 | |||||||||
| MVP | Orlando Hernández (New York) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Tim McClelland Dan Morrison Rick Reed Al Clark Dale Scott Tim Tschida | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell and Rick Sutcliffe | |||||||||
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The 1999 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a matchup between the East Division Champion New York Yankees (98–64) and the Wild Card Boston Red Sox (94–68). The Yankees had advanced to the Series after sweeping the West Division Champion Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series for the second consecutive year, and the Red Sox advanced by beating the Central Division Champion Cleveland Indians three games to two. The Yankees won the series, 4-1. They won their 36th American League pennant and went on to win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.