1998 American League Division Series

The 1998 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1998 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Saturday, October 3, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:

  • (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 114–48) vs. (3) Texas Rangers (Western Division champion, 88–74): Yankees win series, 3–0.
  • (2) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 89–73) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card, 92–70): Indians win series, 3–1.

1998 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
New York Yankees (3) Joe Torre 114–48, .704, GA: 22
Texas Rangers (0) Johnny Oates 88–74, .543, GA: 3
DatesSeptember 29–October 2
TelevisionFox (Game 1)
NBC (Games 2–3)
TV announcersJoe Buck and Tim McCarver (Game 1)
Bob Costas and Joe Morgan (Games 2–3)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Buck Martinez
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Cleveland Indians (3) Mike Hargrove 89–73, .549, GA: 9
Boston Red Sox (1) Jimy Williams 92–70, .568, GB: 22
DatesSeptember 29 – October 3
TelevisionESPN (Games 1–3)
Fox (Game 4)
TV announcersChris Berman and Ray Knight (Games 1–3)
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Game 4)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersErnie Harwell and Dave Campbell
UmpiresJim Joyce, Rich Garcia, Tim Tschida, Drew Coble, Terry Craft (Yankees–Rangers, Games 1–2; Indians–Red Sox, Games 3–4)
Durwood Merrill (Yankees–Rangers, Games 1–2; Indians–Red Sox, Game 3)
Dale Scott, Joe Brinkman, John Hirschbeck, Larry McCoy, Dave Phillips (Indians–Red Sox, Games 1–2; Yankees–Rangers, Game 3)
Chuck Meriwether (Indians–Red Sox, Games 1–2,4)

The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion and defeated the National League champion San Diego Padres in the 1998 World Series.

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