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Yanks Beat Twins to Advance to ALCS for Record-Setting 13th Time

Written on October 12, 2009 – 1:21 pm by Sportshistory

American League Championship Series appearances since LCS play began in 1969
Rank Team Total App.
1. Yankees 13
2. Athletics 11
3. Red Sox 9
4. Orioles 9
5. Angels 6
6. Royals 6
7. Twins 5
8. Blue Jays 5
9. Tigers 4
10. Indians 4
11. White Sox 3
12. Mariners 3
13. Brewers 1
14. Rays 1
15. Rangers 0

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins to advance to the AL Championship Series for the record-setting 13th time since the LCS format began in 1969.  The Twins have not been to the ALCS since 2002.

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Yankees’ Cabrera Hits for the Cycle

Written on August 3, 2009 – 6:34 am by Sportshistory

Melky Cabrera became the 15th Yankees player and  first Yank in 14 years to hit for the cycle.  His hitting  led New York to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox in Chicago yesterday, August 2, 2009. 

A cycle in baseball means that a hitter, in this case Melky Cabrera, hits safely four times in the game, and those hits have to be: a single, a double, a triple, and a home run.  The hitter may hit those particular types of hits in any order. 

Though Yankee Alex Rodriguez has hit for the cycle, his cycle occurred while he played for the Seattle Mariners.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/02/sports/sports-us-baseball-yankees.html

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