2001 American League Division Series
The 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2001 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, 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) Seattle Mariners (Western Division champion, 116–46) vs. (3) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 91–71): Mariners win series, 3–2.
- (2) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 95–65) vs. (4) Oakland Athletics (Wild Card, 102–60): Yankees win series, 3–2.
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| Dates | October 9–15 | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (Games 1, 3, 5) Fox Family (Games 2, 4) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Josh Lewin, Rex Hudler | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–15 | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fox | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver (Games 1–2) Thom Brennaman, Steve Lyons (Games 3–5) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Steve Rippley, Ted Barrett, Kerwin Danley, Jerry Layne, Mark Hirschbeck, Ron Kulpa (Mariners–Indians, Games 1–2, 5; Yankees–Athletics, Games 3–4) Dana DeMuth, Jeff Nelson, Paul Schrieber, Rick Reed, Ed Rapuano, Greg Gibson (Yankees–Athletics, Games 1–2, 5; Mariners-Indians, Games 3–4) | ||||||||||||
The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion, and lost to the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
This was the first time that in either league that both Division Series winners in their respective league advanced to the League Championship Series after overcoming a 2–1 series deficit in the same year.
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