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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.
The postseason began on October 1, 1996, and ended on October 26, 1996, with the Yankees defeating the defending champion Braves in six games to capture their first title since 1978. It was the Yankees' 23rd title in franchise history.
The Orioles were the first wild card team to advance to the LCS. The Yankees won the series four games to one to become the American League champions, and won against the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series.
The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series, the Yankees' first title since 1978.
It certainly resurrects memories of the fans’ angst 30 years ago when the Yankees won the first of four World Series titles during their glorious run beginning in 1996. You remember, the Yankees ...
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: Yankees, 3–1 1957, 1958, 1996, 1999: Braves were the Milwaukee Braves for the 1957–1958 matchups 4 Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Tied, 2–2 1946, 1967, 2004, 2013: 3 New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds: Yankees, 2–1 1939, 1961, 1976: 3 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers
The 1996 New York Yankees played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. This was Joe Torre 's first season as team's manager. 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 ...
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.