American League East - Wild-Card Winners Produced

Wild-Card Winners Produced

Since the advent of the Wild Card, AL East teams have faced each other in the ALCS 5 times.

See List of American League Wild Card winners (since 1994)
Year Winner Record % GB Playoffs
1995 New York Yankees 79–65 .549 7 Lost ALDS to Seattle, 3–2
1996 Baltimore Orioles 88–74 .543 4 Lost ALCS to New York, 4–1
1997 New York Yankees 96–66 .593 2 Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–2
1998 Boston Red Sox 92–70 .568 22 Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–1
1999 Boston Red Sox 94–68 .580 4 Lost ALCS to New York, 4–1
2003 Boston Red Sox 95–67 .586 6 Lost ALCS to New York, 4–3
2004 Boston Red Sox 98–64 .605 3 Won World Series over St. Louis, 4–0
2005 Boston Red Sox 95–67 .586 0 Lost ALDS to Chicago, 3–0
2007 New York Yankees 94–68 .580 2 Lost ALDS to Cleveland, 3–1
2008 Boston Red Sox 95–67 .586 2 Lost ALCS to Tampa Bay, 4–3
2009 Boston Red Sox 95–67 .586 8 Lost ALDS to Los Angeles, 3–0
2010 New York Yankees 95–67 .586 1 Lost ALCS to Texas, 4–2
2011 Tampa Bay Rays 91–71 .562 6 Lost ALDS to Texas, 3–1
2012 Baltimore Orioles 93–69 .574 2 Lost ALDS to New York, 3–2

* – Starting with the 2012 season, there will be two Wild Card winners in each league. The qualifiers will play a single-game playoff to determine who will face the top-seeded team in the American League Division Series.

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