And the New York Yankees--A clever mix of youth and veterans--gritty, resilient, and very likeable. McGriff later added his own home run off Boehringer in the fifth which struck the right field foul pole with a loud clang.

Are you a Stathead, too? This was also the last of four consecutive World Series (1992–1996) to be presided over jointly by the presidents of the American and National Leagues in lieu of the Commissioner of Baseball, as Paul Beeston would be named CEO of Major League Baseball for the 1997 Major League Baseball season.

Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Meanwhile, Neagle was pitching shutout ball and the Yankees had only gotten two hits through five innings. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 1996. He was tasked with keeping the game tied against the bottom of the Yankees lineup, and started out doing just that as he retired Leyritz and Lloyd. Smoltz and Grissom reached base and Mark Lemke was asked to bunt to try and advance the runners so that Chipper Jones, batting next, could come up with an opportunity to drive them both in. "I ended up costing us the game." After retiring Strawberry on a groundout, he walked O'Neill. On October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released the New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996–2001) DVD set, featuring one World Series Game apiece from 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. After McGriff grounded out, Torre decided to make the change and brought Wetteland into the game to face Javy López. New York brought a lineup mixed with veterans, like Paul O'Neill, and young stars, like rookie Derek Jeter. Bernie Williams was the batter and the fourth spot in the order was due next.

The Braves used the dominant pitching of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, as well as timely hitting, to defeat the Indians the year before, and looked to reuse that recipe against the upstart Yankees. The 89th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Toronto Blue Jays and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves. Jeter reached on a single off Greg McMichael and Williams hit a home run following that, extending the lead to 4–1. The 1992 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1992 season. ; PolyGram Records, Inc.;] -- Film clips from the world series games between the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves.

After recording the first two outs in the top half, Wohlers gave up back to back singles to Fielder and Hayes in the top half and then gave up an infield hit to Strawberry which loaded the bases.

Unlike in Game 1, where the Braves routed the Yankees by a 12-1 margin, Game 5 proved to be a classic pitcher’s duel. They were: The 1993 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. The 1999 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 1999 season. The Australian team was considered the most serious challenger to their prospects. Game 1 and Game 2 were originally scheduled for Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, respectively. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability As McGriff and Mark Lemke chased the ball from the infield, right fielder Dye came in and the ball appeared to be playable for him. This page was last edited on 3 August 2020, at 22:49. Jeter promptly singled to start a three run rally, capped by a Dye error in right on a Cecil Fielder single that allowed two runs to score.

In the bottom of the second Fred McGriff led off with a home run to open the scoring. Facing the possibility of having the go-ahead runs in scoring position with one out, Pettitte got Lemke to bunt the ball to the third base side of the mound.

[1] The Braves, while winning their division every season from 1991 through 2005, have not won a World Series game since Game 2 of this series. The Yankees struck against Maddux in the bottom of the third inning.

For the Braves went veteran John Smoltz, who won a career high 24 games and led the National League in strikeouts. Steinbrenner doubted Torre, saying, "If you guys can't beat the Braves at home, you surely can't beat them down in Atlanta." The 2003 National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The Braves tried to rally in the bottom half and got a run back off Mariano Rivera on back-to-back doubles by Grissom and Lemke. They were again defeated by the Yankees, who swept the Braves in 4 games. The Braves' 2 game lead in the 1996 World Series marked the closest the Braves would come to a second World Series title in the Bobby Cox era. Click here to login or here to sign up. In 1996, John Smoltz returned to form, winning 24 games and a Cy Young Award, providing another serious pitching threat for Atlanta. The loss suffered by Smoltz was his first in seven career World Series starts; he had two victories, in Game 5 in 1992 and Game 1 of this series, and four no-decisions prior to this. With Leyritz standing in the batter’s box and two out, first base was open. He did manage to come back toward the end of the season and was kept on the postseason roster. The Yankees' starter, meanwhile, was returning from nearly having his career end.

1996 World Series Game 2 box score between the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.

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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. This was the first time weather resulted in a postponement since the 1986 World Series, where Game 7 was delayed one day due to inclement weather. However, Lemke simply popped out to Charlie Hayes in foul territory to end the game, series, baseball season, and Atlanta's reign as world champions.

The Braves advanced to the Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series, three games to none, and then the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series, four games to three. [4] It featured two debutants: fast-bowler David Johnson and off-spin bowler Sunil Joshi. In the first inning, following a pitch Key thought was a strike, McGriff singled with two outs to drive home Mark Lemke, who had hit a ground-rule double earlier. Smoltz pitched six innings to get the victory, recording the single run on two hits. The Yankees lost the first two games at home, being outscored by the Braves, 16–1. Through five innings Pettitte had only allowed one hit, a single off the bat of Andruw Jones, and Grissom had been the only other Brave to reach base. In doing this he broke the record held by Mickey Mantle of being the youngest player in World Series history to hit a home run in his first Series at-bat. Lloyd once again rewarded his manager's faith in him by inducing McGriff to hit into a double play, sending the game into extra innings. Paul O'Neill led off the frame with a double and advanced to third on a groundout by Mariano Duncan. This was also the last time all four games were won by the road team until the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

The 1996 championship was the 23rd in franchise history (that number now stands at 27) and the first of five that Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettitte won with the Yankees. So, for Game 4, both the Yankees and Braves were forced to adjust their starting pitching lineup.

After trailing in the NLCS to St. Louis three games to one, Atlanta outscored St. Louis 32-1 in games five through seven to complete the comeback. [Rich Domich; Len Cariou; WFAN (Radio station : New York, N.Y.); Major League Baseball Productions. Andruw Jones singled off of Boehringer and Ryan Klesko reached on an error by second baseman Mariano Duncan. John Wetteland was called on again for his fourth save of the series, but the Braves tried to rally. Match was delayed by two hours due to rain. He scored on a single by Derek Jeter, and after stealing second Jeter scored on a single by Bernie Williams. New York manager Joe Torre pulled Key from the game in the top of the sixth with one out and Chipper Jones--who had opened the inning with a double--on third.

Although Avery managed to get two early strikes on him, Boggs managed to wait out Avery and draw a walk on a full-count pitch, scoring Raines and giving the Yankees their first lead of the game. Jeter followed with a single, and with two runners on base Cox decided again to play strategy. Like the Atlanta Braves, who year after year return to the fall classic on the strength of the best starting pitchers in baseball. You need to be logged in to continue. The 2001 National League Championship Series (NLCS) saw the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Atlanta Braves in five games to win the National League pennant in the franchise's fourth year of existence. Maddux pitched eight shutout innings and, despite giving up six hits, only allowed two runners to reach third base the entire time he was on the mound. The Yankees trotted out one of their few pitchers that actually had World Series experience, the veteran Jimmy Key.

The series was played from October 20–26, 1996, and was broadcast on television on Fox. Australia won the toss and elected to field. With the series tied and both teams guaranteed to return to New York, the Yankees and Braves took to the field for what was to be the final game ever played inside Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Yankees decided to shake their lineup up prior to Game 3 in an attempt to get themselves out of the slump they experienced in the first two games. Sri Lanka's vice-captain Aravinda de Silva won the player of the series award for amassing 334 runs in just 4 innings without losing his wicket, remaining unbeaten in all of them. Cone got Javy López to pop out to Girardi to end the inning, closing his night. Game 2 of the series saw the Braves turn to four-time defending Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux to start. 1921: The Yankees won the first of an MLB-record 27 World Series titles. It was the Yankees

Denny Neagle, who saw action in Game 1, was the starter for Atlanta.

In the previous round, Atlanta completed a miraculous comeback. O’Neill, who was playing with sore legs the entire series, was able to chase down the ball and caught it on the warning track, then slapped the wall with his glove in celebration as the Yankees took the victory. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. After Bernie Williams struck out to start the inning, Fielder singled.

Cone led off the sixth inning with a walk to Glavine, followed by a single to Marquis Grissom.

It was the Yankees' third straight defeat of the Braves franchise in the Fall Classic. Join our linker program. Cox elected to intentionally walk Williams to load the bases. The Singer World Series was the first senior cricket tournament to be held in Sri Lanka after the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The Braves, who were playing in their 4th World Series since 1991, were in the midst of an un-precedented run of success, winning their division every full season from 1991-2005 (not counting 1994 because of the player's strike that canceled that season in August).