Major League Baseball -kausi 1996
Major League Baseball -kausi 1996 oli baseballin Major Leaguen 121. kausi. Kausi päättyi New York Yankeesin voittoon Atlanta Bravesista kuuden ottelun mittaisessa World Seriesissä. Kauden All-Star -ottelu pelattiin 9. heinäkuuta Veterans Stadiumilla, Philadelphiassa ja siinä voittajaksi selvisi National League 6–0. Ottelun MVP oli Mike Piazza (LAD).
| Joukkueita | 28 |
|---|---|
| Runkosarja | |
| Kausi alkoi | 31. maaliskuuta 1996 |
| Kausi päättyi | 26. lokakuuta 1996 |
| Arvokkaimmat pelaajat |
AL: Juan Gonzalez TEX NL: Ken Caminiti SDP |
| League Championship Series | |
| Liigavoittajat |
AL: New York Yankees NL: Atlanta Braves |
| World Series | |
| Voittaja | New York Yankees |
| Toinen sija | Atlanta Braves |
| Arvokkain pelaaja | John Wetteland (NYY) |
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Runkosarjan sarjataulukot muokkaa
| American League | ||||||
| Sija | Joukkue | Voitot | Tappiot | Tasan | Voitto% | GB |
| AL East | ||||||
| 1. | New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | – |
| 2. | Baltimore Orioles * | 88 | 74 | 1 | .543 | 4.0 |
| 3. | Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 7.0 |
| 4. | Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 18.0 |
| 5. | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 109 | 0 | .327 | 39.0 |
| AL Central | ||||||
| 1. | Cleveland Indians | 99 | 62 | 0 | .615 | – |
| 2. | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 14.5 |
| 3. | Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 19.5 |
| 4. | Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0 | .484 | 21.5 |
| 5. | Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | 0 | .466 | 24.0 |
| AL West | ||||||
| 1. | Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | 1 | .556 | – |
| 2. | Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | 0 | .528 | 4.5 |
| 3. | Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 12.0 |
| 4. | California Angels | 70 | 91 | 0 | .435 | 19.5 |
| National League | ||||||
| Sija | Joukkue | Voitot | Tappiot | Tasan | Voitto% | GB |
| NL East | ||||||
| 1. | Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | 0 | .593 | – |
| 2. | Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 8.0 |
| 3. | Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 16.0 |
| 4. | New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 25.0 |
| 5. | Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 29.0 |
| NL Central | ||||||
| 1. | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | – |
| 2. | Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | 6.0 |
| 3. | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 81 | 0 | .500 | 7.0 |
| 4. | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 12.0 |
| 5. | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 89 | 0 | .451 | 15.0 |
| NL West | ||||||
| 1 | San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | – |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers * | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 8.0 |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 68 | 94 | 0 | .420 | 23.0 |
- Asteriskilla merkityt joukkueet pääsivät jatkoon villillä kortilla.
Postseason muokkaa
| Division Series | League Championship Series | World Series | |||||||||||
| East | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| West | Texas Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||
| East | New York Yankees | 4 | |||||||||||
| American League | |||||||||||||
| WC | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | |||||||||||
| WC | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 1 | |||||||||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 4 | |||||||||||
| NL | Atlanta Braves | 2 | |||||||||||
| East | Atlanta Braves | 3 | |||||||||||
| WC | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | |||||||||||
| East | Atlanta Braves | 4 | |||||||||||
| National League | |||||||||||||
| Cent. | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | |||||||||||
| West | San Diego Padres | 0 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | |||||||||||