1982 ALCS Game 7 vs Brewers
The 1982 ALCS: Brewers rally from 2–0 down to claim first pennant.
The 1982 American League Championship Series was a semifinal matchup in Major League Baseball's 1982 postseason played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to 10, 1982. Milwaukee won the series three games to two to advance to the franchise's first World Series, where they would lose to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three.
Quick Facts
- Venue
- Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim; Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
- Winner
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Series result
- Brewers win series 3-2
- Alcs mvp
- Fred Lynn
Lore & Background
The series was noteworthy as being the first League Championship Series in either league to feature a matchup between two expansion teams, for featuring two teams that had never before won a pennant, and for being the first time a team came from a 2–0 deficit to win the series. It also marked the only time the ALCS Most Valuable Player (Fred Lynn) came from a losing team. This was the first ALCS not to feature the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, or New York Yankees.
Reader's Guide
The series was played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California for Games 1 and 2, and at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Games 3, 4, and 5. The home team won every game.
Did You Know?
- Fred Lynn of the California Angels was the ALCS MVP, the only time the award went to a player from the losing team.
- The Brewers came back from a 2–0 deficit to win the series, the first time that happened in an LCS.
- This was the first LCS to feature two expansion teams.
- As of the source, this is Milwaukee's only league pennant.
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