High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1999 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a matchup between the Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees (98–64) and the Wild Card Boston Red Sox (94–68). The Yankees had advanced to the Series after sweeping the Western Division Champion Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series for the second consecutive year, and the Red Sox advanced by beating the Central Division Champion Cleveland Indians three games to two. The Yankees won the series four games to one and went on to win the World Series.