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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.
October 23 – Bob Grim, 66, All-Star pitcher who played for five teams in eight seasons from 1954 to 1962, the last American League rookie to win 20 games, after going 20–6 with a 3.26 ERA for the New York Yankees en route to winning the 1954 AL Rookie of the Year Award; also a member of the 1956 World Series champion Yankees, as well as ...
Pages in category "1996 Major League Baseball season" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game;
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:
The 1996 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1996 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
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 ...
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 .
In Game 2, the Indians rallied to tie the game in the top of the eighth, but the Orioles retook the lead for good in the bottom of the inning, capped off by an RBI from Roberto Alomar. When the series shifted to Cleveland, the Orioles held a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning and were hoping to sweep, but the Indians put up five unanswered runs ...