1996 MLB season

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1996 Major League Baseball Season
Regular Season March 31-September 29, 1996
Postseason October 1-26, 1996
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The 1996 MLB season was the final season of league-only play in Major League Baseball 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.

Publications

Programs and Scorecards
Team(s) Type Venue
Atlanta Braves Regular Season Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs Spring Training Dwight Patterson Field
Regular Season Wrigley Field
Chicago White Sox Spring Training Ed Smith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds Regular Season Cinergy Field
Cleveland Indians Spring Training Chain of Lakes Park
Regular Season Jacobs Field
Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles ALDS Jacobs Field
Colorado Rockies Regular Season Coors Field
Los Angeles Dodgers Regular Season Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves NLDS Dodger Stadium, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
New York Yankees Spring Training Legends Field
Regular Season Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers ALDS Yankee Stadium
Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees ALDS The Ballpark in Arlington
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles ALCS Yankee Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves NLCS Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Busch Stadium
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves World Series Yankee Stadium, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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