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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.
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.
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 season was notable for being the final season the franchise bore the "California Angels" moniker, as the team name was changed to "Anaheim Angels" the following season. The Angels used 29 different pitchers during the season, the most of any MLB team in 1996. [1]
2.1 Season standings. 2.2 Record vs. opponents. 2.3 Game log. ... The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 27th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 28th ...
For the second consecutive season, the Indians had the best record in Major League Baseball. This was the first time in franchise history that the Indians had accomplished that feat. [1] Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one double in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901. [2]
The 1996 San Diego Padres season was the 28th season in franchise history. They finished in first place in the National League West with a 91–71 won-loss record, one game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. After trailing the Dodgers by two games heading into the final series of the season against them, the Padres recorded a three-game sweep to ...
The 1996 Seattle Mariners season was the 20th season in franchise history, and the team was the runner-up in American League West, with a record of 85–76 (.528), 4½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers. The Mariners led the majors in runs (993), doubles (335), runs batted in (954), and slugging percentage (.484), but the pitching staff ...