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Template:Short description The following is a list of the national television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast American League Championship Series games over the years. It does include any announcers who may have appeared on local broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

National television[]

2020s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2024 TBS/Max[1][2] Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur Matt Winer and Lauren Jbara Lauren Shehadi Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Martínez, Curtis Granderson, and Dusty Baker Lauren Jbara
TruTV/Max (DataCast)[1][2] Jon Paul Morosi Dexter Fowler and Mike Petriello Template:N/A
2023 Fox (Game 1–2, 7)[3] Joe Davis or Adam Amin A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright, and John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Matt Vasgersian (Game 1, 6)
Kevin Burkhardt (Games 2–5, 7) 		Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter Kevin Burkhardt
FS1 (Games 2–7)[3]
2022 TBS[4] Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur Matt Winer and Lauren Shehadi Bob Costas Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Martínez, and Curtis Granderson Lauren Shehadi
2021 Fox (Game 1–2)[5] Joe Buck, Adam Amin, or Joe Davis Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright, and John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas Kevin Burkhardt
FS1 (Games 2–6)
2020 TBS[6][7] Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur Matt Winer and Lauren Shehadi Ernie Johnson Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Martínez, and Curtis Granderson Lauren Shehadi

Notes[]

  • Beginning in 2022, the new 7-year Major League Baseball contract called for both Fox network and FS1 to air more post-season games (two Divisional Series and one best-of-7 League Championship Series) while keeping the regular season structure intact. The deal saw Fox continue to air the All-Star Game and the World Series exclusively. However, Fox has expanded digital rights and will air at least two of the first four League Championship Series games and all seventh games in its league from 2020 to 2028.[8][9][10] Also, TBS will air Tuesday Night Baseball for the duration of the contract.[11][12]
  • 2023 – Matt Vasgersian filled in for Kevin Burkhardt as pregame host for Games 1 and 6 due to Burkhardt calling the San Francisco 49ers–Cleveland Browns Week 6 and Detroit Lions–Baltimore Ravens Week 7 NFL games for Fox.

2010s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2019 Fox (Game 1)[13] Joe Buck, Adam Amin, or Joe Davis (Games 1–3, 5–6)
Joe Buck, Adam Amin, or Joe Davis (Game 4) 		Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright, and John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas Kevin Burkhardt
FS1 (Games 2–6)[13]
2018 TBS[14] Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Dennis Eckersley Lauren Shehadi and Sam Ryan Casey Stern Gary Sheffield, Pedro Martínez, and Jimmy Rollins Brian Anderson
2017 FS1 (Games 1, 3–7)[15] Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, or John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Keith Hernandez, and Frank Thomas Tom Verducci
Fox (Game 2)[15]
2016 TBS Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Sam Ryan Casey Stern Gary Sheffield, Pedro Martínez, and Jimmy Rollins Ernie Johnson
2015 Fox (Game 1)[16][17] Joe Buck or Matt Vasgersian John Smoltz, Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews Kevin Burkhardt Raúl Ibañez (Games 1–5), Pete Rose, Frank Thomas, Max Scherzer, Alex Rodriguez (Games 3–6), and C. J. Nitkowski (Game 6) Erin Andrews
FS1 (Games 2–6)[16][17]
2014 TBS[18] Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Matt Winer, Mike Bordick, and Steve Physioc Casey Stern Gary Sheffield and Pedro Martínez Ernie Johnson
2013 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews Matt Vasgersian Harold Reynolds and Michael Cuddyer Erin Andrews
2012 TBS[19] Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and John Smoltz Craig Sager Matt Winer David Wells, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Matt Winer
2011 Fox Joe Buck Terry Francona (Games 1–2)
Tim McCarver (Games 3–6) 		Ken Rosenthal Chris Rose Eric Karros and A. J. Pierzynski Chris Rose
2010 TBS[20] Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and John Smoltz Craig Sager Matt Winer David Wells, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Matt Winer

Notes[]

  • 2011 – Terry Francona filled for Tim McCarver for the first two games of Fox's coverage during the ALCS because McCarver was recovering from a minor heart procedure.[21][22]
  • Beginning in 2014, when Fox Sports began a new television contract with Major League Baseball, FS1 airs 40 regular season MLB games (mostly on Saturdays), along with up to 15 post-season games (eight Divisional Series games and one best-of-7 League Championship Series). The deal resulted in a reduction of MLB coverage on the Fox network, which will air 12 regular season games, the All-Star Game, and the World Series.[23][24]
  • 2014 – Mike Bordick, a color commentator for the Orioles' regular-season telecasts, and Steve Physioc, a play-by-play man for the Royals' TV/radio broadcasts, were employed as field-level commentators for TBS' coverage along with Matt Winer.[25][26]
    • The start of Game 1 was delayed by four minutes due to floodlights from TBS' pre-game show set not being turned off in time.[27]
  • 2016 – Sportsnet, a property of Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, aired all games in Canada using the TBS feeds.[28][29]
  • 2018 – Brian Anderson took over for Ernie Johnson as the lead play-by-play man for TBS, after Johnson dropped out of TBS’ postseason coverage entirely after announcing that he had been diagnosed with blood clots in both of his legs. Anderson would’ve taken Johnson's place anyway due to the latter's Inside the NBA duties for TNT.[30][31]
  • 2019 – Joe Davis called play-by-play for Game 4 due to Joe Buck calling Thursday Night Football for Fox.[32]

2000s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2009 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers (Games 1–5) Chris Rose Eric Karros and Mark Grace Kenny Albert
2008 TBS Chip Caray Ron Darling and Buck Martinez Craig Sager Ernie Johnson Harold Reynolds, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Ernie Johnson
2007 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy, Joe Girardi, Mark Grace, and Eric Karros Chris Myers
2006 Fox Thom Brennaman Lou Piniella
Steve Lyons (Games 1–3)
José Mota (Game 4) 		Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy and A. J. Pierzynski Chris Myers
2005 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver, Al Leiter, Bret Boone and Lou Piniella Chris Myers and Patrick O'Neal Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Chris Myers
2004 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver, Bret Boone, Lou Piniella and Al Leiter Chris Myers and Kenny Albert Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Kenny Albert
2003 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver, Al Leiter, Lou Piniella and Bret Boone Chris Myers, Kenny Albert, and Curt Menefee Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Kenny Albert
2002 Fox Thom Brennaman Steve Lyons Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2001 Fox Thom Brennaman (in Seattle)
Joe Buck (in New York) 		Steve Lyons (in Seattle)
Tim McCarver (in New York) 		Template:N/A Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2000 NBC[33] Greg Gumbel or Bob Costas[34][35][36] Joe Morgan, Tony Kubek, Johnny Bench and Bob Uecker Jim Gray and Jimmy Roberts Template:N/A Jim Gray

Notes[]

  • Game 6 of the 2000 ALCS is the last baseball game that NBC televised until a game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox on May 8, 2022.[36] In Houston, due to the coverage of the 2000 U.S. presidential debates, KPRC-TV elected to carry NBC News' coverage of the debate while KNWS-TV carried NBC's final baseball game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 5 of the NLCS and Game 4 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. This came off the heels of Fox airing an NFL doubleheader that particular day (October 21).
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. The regional split was done in order for Fox to avoid televising a weekday afternoon game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the ALCS and Game 2 of the NLCS were split between Fox and FX.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. Also in 2004, Game 5 of the ALCS ran way into the time slot of Game 5 of the NLCS. As a result, the first seven innings of the NLCS game were shown on FX.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 1 of the ALCS were split between Fox and FX.
  • Game 2 of the 2006 ALCS was originally intended to air on FX, but the NLCS game that night (originally intended to air on Fox) was rained out. FX showed the movie Any Given Sunday instead.
    • In Template:Baseball year, Fox fired Steve Lyons from their baseball coverage altogether following what they saw insensitive comments made about Hispanics during the Game 3 broadcast. During Game 3, Lyons' broadcast colleague Lou Piniella, who is of Spanish descent, made an analogy involving the luck of finding a wallet, and then briefly used a couple of Spanish phrases. Lyons responded by saying that Piniella was "hablaing Espanol" -- Spanglish for "speaking Spanish"—and added, "I still can't find my wallet. I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit close to him now."[37][38][39]
  • On October 18, 2008, TBS missed most of the first inning of Game 6 of that year's American League Championship Series, with viewers getting a rerun of The Steve Harvey Show instead.[40] TBS picked up the game just prior to the last out in the bottom of the first, with announcer Chip Caray apologizing to viewers for "technical difficulties".
  • Although not an active field reporter during Fox's coverage of the 2009 ALCS, Kenny Albert still presided over the championship presentation and postgame interviews in the pennant-winning New York Yankees' clubhouse.

1990s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
1999 Fox Joe Buck or Thom Brennaman Tim McCarver, Steve Lyons and Bob Brenly
1998 NBC Greg Gumbel or Bob Costas[41] Joe Morgan, Tony Kubek, Johnny Bench and Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1997 Fox Joe Buck or Thom Brennaman Tim McCarver, Steve Lyons and Bob Brenly
1996 NBC Greg Gumbel or Bob Costas Joe Morgan, Tony Kubek, Johnny Bench and Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1995 ABC (Games 1–2[42][43]) Brent Musburger or Al Michaels Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, and Jim Kaat Lesley Visser and Jack Arute
NBC (Games 3[44]–6[43]) Greg Gumbel or Bob Costas Joe Morgan, Tony Kubek, Johnny Bench and Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1993 CBS[45] Sean McDonough, Greg Gumbel, or Dick Stockton[46] Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and Jim Kaat Lesley Visser and Jim Gray
1992 CBS Sean McDonough, Greg Gumbel, or Dick Stockton[47] Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and Jim Kaat
Johnny Bench, Tim McCarver, and Jim Kaat (Game 2) 		Lesley Visser and Jim Gray
1991 CBS Jack Buck, Greg Gumbel, or Dick Stockton Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and Jim Kaat[48] Jim Gray and Andrea Joyce
1990 CBS Jack Buck, Greg Gumbel, or Dick Stockton Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and Jim Kaat James Brown Jim Gray

Notes[]

  • The Template:Baseball year postseason started on a Thursday,[49] while World Series started on a Tuesday due to the brief lockout.
  • In Template:Baseball year, CBS didn't come on the air for baseball for weeknight LCS telecasts until 8:30 p.m. ET. Instead, they opted to show programming such as Rescue 911 at 8 p.m. rather than a baseball pregame show.[50]
  • Throughout Game 2 of the 1992 ALCS, Jim Kaat was stricken with a bad case of laryngitis.[51][52] As a result, Johnny Bench had to come over from the CBS Radio booth and finish the game with Dick Stockton as a "relief analyst."[53] There was talk that if Kaat's laryngitis did not get better, Don Drysdale was going to replace Kaat on television for the rest of ALCS, while Bench would continue to work on CBS Radio.[54]
    • CBS' coverage of the 1992 LCS led to conflicts with the presidential debates that year.[55] CBS didn't cover one of the debates because Game 4 of the ALCS, went into extra innings. By the time it ended, the debate was almost over.
  • The 1994 American League Championship Series was planned to air on NBC. However, those plans were scrapped when a strike caused the entire postseason to be canceled.
  • The rather messy Template:Baseball year arrangement was courtesy of "The Baseball Network", which was Major League Baseball's in-house production facility. ABC and NBC (who essentially, distributed the telecasts rather than produce them by themselves like in the past) shared the same on-air graphics and even the microphone "flags" had the "Baseball Network" logo on it with the respective network logo. In addition, the first four games of both of the 1995 League Championship Series were regionally televised.[56][57]

1980s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1989 NBC Joe Garagiola, Vin Scully, and Bob Costas[58] Tony Kubek, Joe Garagiola, and Tom Seaver
1988 ABC[59] Gary Bender, Don Drysdale, or Al Michaels[60] Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Don Drysdale and Reggie Jackson[61]
1987 NBC[62] Joe Garagiola, Vin Scully, and Bob Costas[63] Tony Kubek, Joe Garagiola, and Tom Seaver
1986 ABC[64][65] Al Michaels, Keith Jackson, and Don Drysdale[66] Jim Palmer, Johnny Bench, Don Drysdale and Tim McCarver[67]
1985 NBC[68] Joe Garagiola, Vin Scully, and Bob Costas[69] Tony Kubek, Joe Garagiola, and Tom Seaver[70]
1984 ABC Al Michaels, Don Drysdale, and Keith Jackson Howard Cosell, Earl Weaver, Don Drysdale, Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson[71] and Jim Palmer
1983 NBC Joe Garagiola, Vin Scully, and Bob Costas Tony Kubek, Joe Garagiola, and Tom Seaver
1982 ABC Keith Jackson, Al Michaels, and Don Drysdale[72][73] Jim Palmer, Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson and Earl Weaver[72][74]
1981 NBC[75] Joe Garagiola or Dick Enberg Tony Kubek, Wes Parker, Don Sutton Sparky Anderson, Tom Seaver[76]
1980 ABC Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale, and Al Michaels[77] Billy Martin and Don Drysdale, Howard Cosell, Johnny Bench, and Jim Palmer

Notes[]

  • Template:Baseball year marked the last year that the local flagship television stations for the competing teams were allowed to produce their own League Championship Series broadcasts. Bill Macatee hosted the pregame shows with analyst Don Sutton[78] for NBC.
  • Had the 1984 ALCS between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals gone the full five games (the last year that the League Championship Series was a best-of-five series), Game 5 on Sunday October 7, would have been a 1 p.m. ET time start instead of being in prime time. This would have happened because one of the presidential debates[79] between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale was scheduled for that night. In return, ABC was going to broadcast the debates instead of a baseball game in prime time.
    • Al Trautwig[80] interviewed the Detroit Tigers from their clubhouse following their pennant-clinching victory in Game 3.
  • Dick Enberg[81] was in Toronto for Games 1 and 7[82] of the 1985 ALCS on NBC. Enberg hosted the pregame show alongside Rick Dempsey[83] (who was still active with Baltimore at the time). Meanwhile, Bill Macatee provided a report on Game 2 of the ALCS during the pregame of the NLCS opener.
    • CTV[84] in Canada simulcast NBC's coverage (albeit with Canadian commercials) of the 1985 ALCS involving the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1985, many relied on cable and antennas. Therefore, parts of Canada that were not near the US border couldn't pick up the American feeds, which is why these feeds were needed.
  • On October 15, Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS ran so long (lasting for 16 innings, 5 hours, and 29 minutes), that it bumped up against the start time of Game 7 of the ALCS (also on ABC). In his last ABC assignment, Don Drysdale[64] interviewed the winners in the Boston clubhouse following Game 7 of the 1986 ALCS.[85]
  • NBC used Don Sutton[86][87] as a pre and postgame analyst for their 1987 LCS coverage.[88] Marv Albert[89] went back-and-forth during both 1987 LCS. He hosted the pregame for Game 1 of the NLCS[90] with Joe Morgan from St. Louis. He then went to Minnesota the next night to host the ALCS pregame with Don Sutton. Sutton also made an appearance in the booth during Game 3 of the ALCS. Sutton talked with Bob Costas and Tony Kubek about Twins pitcher Les Straker's borderline balk in that game. Sutton later interviewed Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson following their loss in Game 5.[91]
  • Then Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine[92] worked as an on-the-field analyst for NBC's 1989 ALCS coverage.
    • Jimmy Cefalo hosted the pregame show for Game 4 of the 1989 ALCS as Marv Albert was away on an NFL[93] assignment for NBC.

1970s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979 NBC Joe Garagiola or Dick Enberg Tony Kubek, Wes Parker, Tom Seaver, Don Sutton and Sparky Anderson[94]
1978 ABC Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale, and Al Michaels Howard Cosell, Don Drysdale, Johnny Bench and Jim Palmer[95][96]
1977 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 1)
Dick Enberg (Game 2)
Joe Garagiola (in Kansas City) 		Maury Wills (Game 1)
Don Drysdale (Game 2)
Tony Kubek (in Kansas City)
1976 ABC Bob Uecker[97] (Game 1)
Keith Jackson (Games 2–5[98]) 		Howard Cosell[99][100] and Reggie Jackson
1975 NBC[101] Curt Gowdy (in Boston[102])
Joe Garagiola (in Oakland) 		Tony Kubek (in Boston)
Maury Wills (in Oakland)
1974 NBC Curt Gowdy (in Oakland)
Jim Simpson (in Baltimore) 		Tony Kubek and Frank Robinson (in Oakland)
Maury Wills (in Baltimore)
1973 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 1)
Curt Gowdy (in Oakland) 		Maury Wills (Game 1)
Tony Kubek (In Oakland)
1972 NBC Curt Gowdy (in Oakland)
Jim Simpson (in Detroit) 		Tony Kubek (in Oakland)
Sandy Koufax (in Detroit)
1971 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 2)
Curt Gowdy (Game 3) 		Sandy Koufax (Game 2)
Tony Kubek (Game 3)
1970 NBC Jim Simpson (in Minnesota)
Curt Gowdy (in Baltimore) 		Sandy Koufax (in Minnesota)
Tony Kubek (in Baltimore)

Notes[]

  • In Template:Baseball year, NBC televised the second games of both League Championship Series on a regional basis. Some markets got the NLCS at 1 p.m. ET along with a 4 p.m. NFL game while other markets got the ALCS at 4 p.m. along with a 1 p.m. NFL game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the ALCS was rained out on Saturday, October 2. Due to its NFL coverage, NBC[103] did not televise[104][105] the rescheduled Game 1 the following day (they had only planned an NLCS telecast that day), but added a telecast of Game 2 on Monday, October 4 (which had been a scheduled travel day).
  • NBC did not air Game 2 of the 1973 ALCS.
  • Except for Game 1 in both series, all games in Template:Baseball year were regionally televised. Game 3 of both League Championship Series was aired in prime time, the first time such an occurrence happened.
  • Template:Baseball year marked the first time that all LCS games were televised nationally. Keith Jackson missed Game 1 of the ALCS because he had just finished calling the Oklahoma vs. Texas college football game for ABC. Thus, Bob Uecker filled in[106][107] for Jackson for Game 1. Uecker also took part in the postgame interviews for Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS, while Warner Wolf did an interview of George Brett in the Kansas City locker room.[108]
  • In Template:Baseball year, Keith Jackson[109] called an Oklahoma vs. Texas college football game for ABC on October 7, and then flew to New York, arriving just in time to call Game 4 of the ALCS that same night.ref name=":5" />

1969[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1969 NBC Curt Gowdy (Game 1)
Jim Simpson (Game 3) 		Tony Kubek (Game 1)
Sandy Koufax (Game 3)

Notes[]

  • In the early years of the League Championship Series,[110] NBC typically televised a doubleheader on the opening Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday (because of NFL coverage). They then covered the weekday games with a 1.5 hour overlap,[111] joining the second game in progress when the first one ended. NBC usually swapped announcer crews after Game 2.
  • NBC did not air Game 2 of the 1969 ALCS.
  • From Template:Alcsy to Template:Alcsy, the Major League Baseball television contract allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games. So in 1969, for example, Orioles fans in Baltimore could choose to watch either the NBC telecast or Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell and Jim Karvellas on WJZ-TV.

Surviving telecasts[]

For all of the League Championship Series telecasts spanning from 1969 to 1975, only Game 2 of the 1972 American League Championship Series (Oakland vs. Detroit) is known to exist.[112] However, the copy on the trade circuit of Game 2 of the 1972 ALCS is missing the Bert Campaneris–Lerrin LaGrow brawl. There are some instances where the only brief glimpse of telecast footage of an early LCS game can be seen in a surviving newscast from that night. For instance, the last out of the 1973 National League Championship Series as described by Jim Simpson was played on that night's NBC Nightly News, but other than that, the entire game is gone. On the day the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles wrapped up their respective League Championship Series in 1969, a feature story on the CBS Evening News showed telecast clips of the ALCS game (there's no original sound, just voiceover narration). This is all that likely remains of anything from that third game of the Orioles–Twins series. Simpson's call of the injury of Reggie Jackson during Game 5 of the 1972 ALCS is heard on the 1972 World Series film, as well as Curt Gowdy's call of the home run by Johnny Bench in Game 5 of the 1972 NLCS as well as Bob Moose throwing a wild pitch to pinch-hitter Hal McRae scoring George Foster with the winning run.[113]

Local television[]

As previously mentioned, from 1969 until 1983, the Major League Baseball television contract allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games.

1970s[]

Year Teams Local TV Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Play-by-play #3
1978 New York Yankees–Kansas City WPIX-TV Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White
KBMA-TV Steve Shannon
1977 New York Yankees–Kansas City WPIX-TV Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White
KBMA-TV Steve Shannon

National radio[]

From 1969 to 1975, there was no official national radio network coverage of the League Championship Series. NBC only had the national radio rights to the All-Star Game and World Series during this period. Instead, national coverage was provided via broadcasts syndicated over ad hoc networks.

2020s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
2024 ESPN Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Tim Kurkjian
2023 ESPN Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Tim Kurkjian
2022 ESPN Dan Shulman Eduardo Pérez
2021 ESPN Dan Shulman Eduardo Pérez
2020 ESPN Dan Shulman Chris Singleton

2010s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
2019 ESPN Dan Shulman Chris Singleton
2018 ESPN Jon Sciambi Jessica Mendoza
2017 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2016 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2015 ESPN Dan Shulman Aaron Boone
2014 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2013 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2012 ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
2011 ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
2010 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan

2000s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
2009 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2008 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2007 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2006 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2005 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2004 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2003 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2002 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2001 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2000 ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez

1990s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1999 ESPN Ernie Harwell[114] Rick Sutcliffe[115]
1998 ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez
1997 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1996 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1995 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1993 CBS Jim Hunter Ernie Harwell[116]
1992 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench
1991 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench
1990 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench

See also[]

1980s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1989 CBS Brent Musburger[117] Johnny Bench[118]
1988 CBS John Rooney[119][120] Johnny Bench
1987 CBS Brent Musburger[121] Bill White
1986 CBS Ernie Harwell[122] Curt Gowdy[64]
1985 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy
1984 CBS Bill White[123] Curt Gowdy
1983 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy
1982 CBS Ernie Harwell Denny Matthews
1981 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy[76]
1980 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy

1970s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979 CBS Ernie Harwell Bill White
1978 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin[95]
1977 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin
1976 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin
1975 WHDH Ned Martin Jim Woods
KEEN Monte Moore Bob Waller
1974 Mutual[124] Herb Carneal Dick Young (Game 3)
Jerome Holtzman (Game 4)
1973 WBAL Chuck Thompson Bill O'Donnell
KEEN Monte Moore Jim Woods and Bill Rigney
1972 WJR Ernie Harwell Ray Lane
KEEN Monte Moore Jim Woods
1971 Ad hoc Ernie Harwell
1970 Ad hoc Ernie Harwell

Notes[]

  • 1972, 1973 and 1975 were years in which the participants' local broadcasts were syndicated.

1969[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1969 Ad hoc Buddy Blattner Ernie Harwell

Local radio[]

From 1969 to present, with the exception of the period between 1969 and 1975, the non-national radio broadcasts of the American League Championship Series were broadcast on the flagship station and the radio network of the teams participating in the American League Championship Series.

2010s[]

2000s[]

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentator(s)
2009 New York Yankees-Los Angeles Angels WCBS-AM (New York Yankees) John Sterling Suzyn Waldman
KLAA-AM (Los Angeles Angels) Terry Smith Rory Markas
2002 Minnesota-Anaheim KLAC (Anaheim) Rory Markas Terry Smith
WCCO-AM (Minnesota) Herb Carneal (in Minnesota)
John Gordon (in Anaheim) 		John Gordon (in Minnesota)
Dan Gladden (in Anaheim)
2000 New York Yankees–Seattle WABC-AM (New York Yankees) John Sterling Michael Kay
KIRO-AM (Seattle) Dave Niehaus Rick Rizzs Ron Fairly

1990s[]

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentator(s)
1999 New York Yankees–Boston WABC-AM (New York Yankees) John Sterling Michael Kay
WEEI-AM (Boston) Joe Castiglione Jerry Trupiano
1998 New York Yankees-Cleveland WABC-AM (New York Yankees) John Sterling Michael Kay
WTAM-AM (Cleveland) Herb Score Tom Hamilton
1997 Cleveland–Baltimore WKNR-AM (Cleveland) Herb Score Tom Hamilton
WBAL-AM (Baltimore) Jim Hunter Fred Manfra
1996 New York Yankees-Baltimore WABC-AM (New York Yankees) John Sterling Michael Kay
WBAL-AM (Baltimore) Jon Miller Fred Manfra
1995 Cleveland-Seattle WKNR-AM (Cleveland) Herb Score Tom Hamilton
KIRO-AM (Seattle) Dave Niehaus Rick Rizzs Ron Fairly
1993 Chicago White Sox-Toronto WMAQ-AM (Chicago White Sox) John Rooney Ed Farmer
CJCL-AM (Toronto) Tom Cheek Jerry Howarth
1992 Toronto-Oakland CJCL-AM (Toronto) Tom Cheek Jerry Howarth
KSFO-AM (Oakland) Bill King Lon Simmons Ray Fosse
1991 Minnesota-Toronto WCCO-AM (Minnesota) Herb Carneal John Gordon
CJCL-AM (Toronto) Tom Cheek Jerry Howarth
1990 Boston-Oakland WRKO-AM (Boston) Bob Starr Joe Castiglione
KSFO-AM (Oakland) Bill King Lon Simmons Ray Fosse

1980s[]

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentator(s)
1989 Oakland–Toronto
1985 Kansas City–Toronto

1970s[]

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Play-by-play #3 Color commentator(s)
1978 New York Yankees–Kansas City WINS-AM Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White Fran Healy
WIBW-AM Denny Matthews Fred White
1977 New York Yankees–Kansas City WMCA-AM Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White Fran Healy
WIBW-AM Denny Matthews Fred White

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TNT Sports to Be Exclusive Home of 2024 ALDS & ALCS | Pressroom.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 TNT Sports’ 2024 American League Championship Series Coverage to Provide Fans with Multiple Viewing Experiences Beginning Monday, Oct. 14 | Pressroom.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FOX Sports Sets Postseason Lineup Led by Hall of Famers, World Champions and Lauded Broadcasters (October 6, 2023).
  4. ↑ MLB AL and NL Champion playoffs 2022 announcers: Who's calling games on FOX, FS1, TBS? (en-US) (2022-10-19).
  5. ↑ FOX Sports Unveils 2021 MLB Postseason Lineup (October 6, 2021).
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