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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 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 .
Pages in category "1996 Major League Baseball season" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... Statistics; Cookie statement;
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 ...
The 1996 New York Yankees were managed by Joe Torre, and played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The team finished first in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 92–70, 4 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles and won their first division title since 1981 (the 1994 team had the best record in the American League, but the strike ...
MLB debut; June 3, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics: Last MLB appearance; September 30, 2007, for the Washington Nationals: MLB statistics; Batting average.251: Home runs: 221: Runs batted in: 718: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Oakland Athletics (1996–1997) Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–1999) Toronto Blue Jays (1999–2001) Baltimore ...