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The 1996 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1996 season.The 92nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion (and defending World Series champion) Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of league-only play before the beginning of interleague play the following season.The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees' first championship since 1978.
The 1996 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1996 season.The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
December 31 – Sam Narron, 83, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals over part of three seasons spanning 1935–1943, including the 1942 World Series champions; longtime coach (1951–1964) with Pittsburgh Pirates (including the 1960 World Series champs); uncle of Jerry and Johnny Narron, and grandfather of pitcher Sam Narron.
The Yankees went on to defeat the Orioles in the American League Championship Series four games to one. In the 1996 World Series the Yankees beat the defending National League and World Series champion Atlanta Braves four games to two, winning four consecutive games to overcome a two-games-to-none deficit. All told, the Yankees finished the ...
1989 winner Dave Stewart was the first pitcher to win two games each in a League Championship Series and a World Series in the same postseason. 1996 winner John Wetteland set a World Series record with four saves. [116] The 2001 co-MVPs, Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, combined for all four of Arizona's wins in the Series. [71]
The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta.They secured a regular season record of 96–66 and reached the World Series, where they lost to the underdog New York Yankees in six games, failing to defend its championship in 1995.