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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.
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:
MLB debut; September 16, 1986, for the Philadelphia Phillies: Last MLB appearance; September 14, 1996, for the Chicago White Sox: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 35–28: Earned run average: 4.64: Strikeouts: 383: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989, 1990) Atlanta Braves (1990–1993) Colorado Rockies (1994 ...
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 .
Josh Gibson slides into home during the East-West All-Star Game of the Negro Leagues at Comiskey Park in Chicago, on August 13, 1944. With his statistics set to become officially part of MLB ...
MLB debut; April 6, 1984, for the Toronto Blue Jays: Last MLB appearance; September 20, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 186–117: Earned run average: 3.51: Strikeouts: 1,538: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992) New York Yankees (1993–1996) Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998 ...
Yahoo Sports’ 26-and-under power rankings are a remix on the traditional farm system rankings that assess the strength of MLB organizations’ talent base among rookie-eligible and MiLB players ...