The last time this happened was 2004, the Cardinals defeated the Astros in the NL and the Red Sox beat the Yankees to win the AL and eventually the World Series. The only other time it happened before that was in 2003 when the Red Sox-Yankees and Marlins-Cubs series went 7 games each. In fact, 2003 was only the third time the ALCS went 7 games. The A and NLCS have only been best-of-7 since 1985; before that they were best-of-5. The last time both series went the distance in 5 games was 1973, with A's-Orioles and Mets-Reds.
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