American League Championship Series. The two teams that win the first round of the American League playoffs, called the ALDS or American League Divisional Series, play in the ALCS and the winner of that series goes to play in the World Series.
The world series is between the top american league team and the top national league team. There is no american league world series. The Texas Rangers were the american league team in the World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals from the national league beat them in seven games.
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The American League pennant winner, plays the National League pennant winner, in a 7 game series. The team to win 4 games first wins the World Series.
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1945 World Series BaseballsWhen the World Series was played in the American League ballpark, an Official American League Reach baseball was used, and when the World Series was played in the National League ballpark the Official National League Spalding baseball was used.It was not until 1978 when Rawlings first started to make World Series baseballs that features the World Series logo.
The 2008 World Series will begin in the ballpark of the American League pennant winner.
American League 61 National League 43The American League won 61 World Series titles, and the National League won 43.
The American League has 61 World Series titles, and the National League 43.
As of 2009, the American League won 61 World Series titles, the National League 43.
The Oakland Athletics have the second most American League World Series titles with 9.
The ALDS is the American League Division Series. The ALDS and its National League equivalent, the NLDS, are the first rounds of Major League Baseball's postseason. There are 2 ALDS series. The winners meet in the ALCS (the American League Championship Series). Meanwhile the same happens in the NL. The ALCS and ALDS winners meet in the World Series.