| 2011 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 8–15 | |||||||||
| MVP | Nelson Cruz (Texas)[1] | |||||||||
| Umpires | Tim Welke (crew chief), Larry Vanover, Jim Wolf, Fieldin Culbreth, Jeff Nelson, Tom Hallion | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Terry Francona (Games 1–2), and Tim McCarver (Games 3–6)[2] | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser | |||||||||
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The 2011 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff that pitted the winners of the 2011 American League Division Series (the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers), against each other for the American League. The Rangers won the series, 4–2, but would ultimately lose to the National League champion, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the 2011 World Series. The series began on October 8, and ended on October 15.[3] The series was the 42nd in league history.
Fox televised all games in the United States.[4] Games 1, 2, and 6 were played at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, while games 3, 4, and 5 were played at Comerica Park in Detroit.
This was the first postseason meeting between the Rangers and the Tigers. The 2011 ALCS marked the first time the Tigers appeared in the ALCS (and the postseason overall) since 2006, while the Rangers were playing in their second consecutive appearance. This was the last ALCS to not feature a team from the AL East until 2023.
- ^ Johns, Greg (October 16, 2011). "Cruz's six homers net ALCS MVP honors". MLB.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Francona to call Games 1-2 of ALCS". FoxSports.com. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Newman, Mark (August 10, 2011). "MLB announces 2011 postseason schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Ball, Eric (October 7, 2011). "2011 ALCS schedule: Start Times and Dates". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.