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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.
September 27 – Barry Bonds steals his 40th base of the season, becoming the second member of Major League Baseball's 40–40 club. Bonds' San Francisco Giants defeat the Colorado Rockies, 9-3. September 29 – Against the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome, Brady Anderson of the Baltimore Orioles hits his 50th home run of the season.
Pages in category "1996 Major League Baseball season" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1996 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
In his debut for the Mets, Dickey pitched well, going six innings, giving up five hits, two earned runs, and striking out two, but received a no-decision. His next start, May 25 against the Philadelphia Phillies , he went six innings again, giving up 9 hits, walking 3 and striking out 7 in an 8–0 shutout for his first victory as a Met.
1996 Major League Baseball season (39 P) N. 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season (2 P) O. Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "1996 ...
He made his MLB debut with Houston, in 2001, finishing his rookie season with a win–loss record of 14–3. [1] Oswalt was a back-to-back 20-game winner in 2004 and 2005 . He helped lead the Astros to their first World Series appearance in 2005 , and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2005 National League Championship Series (NLCS).
The 1996 championship was the 23rd in franchise history and the first of five that Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettitte won with the Yankees. On October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released the New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996–2001) DVD set, featuring one World Series Game apiece from 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and ...