1996 American League
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The 1996 season of the American League was the ninety-sixth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 161 | 99 | 62 | 0 | .615 | -.- | 952 (5.91) | 769 (4.78) | 0.293 | 0.368 | 0.475 | 4.35 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 14.5 | 898 (5.54) | 794 (4.90) | 0.281 | 0.360 | 0.447 | 4.53 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 19.5 | 894 (5.52) | 899 (5.55) | 0.279 | 0.350 | 0.441 | 5.17 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 21.5 | 877 (5.41) | 900 (5.56) | 0.288 | 0.353 | 0.425 | 5.30 | 0.984 |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 161 | 75 | 86 | 0 | .466 | 24.0 | 746 (4.63) | 786 (4.88) | 0.267 | 0.330 | 0.398 | 4.55 | 0.982 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | -.- | 871 (5.38) | 787 (4.86) | 0.288 | 0.360 | 0.436 | 4.65 | 0.985 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles* | 163 | 88 | 74 | 1 | .540 | 4.0 | 949 (5.82) | 903 (5.54) | 0.274 | 0.348 | 0.472 | 5.15 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 7.0 | 928 (5.73) | 921 (5.69) | 0.283 | 0.355 | 0.457 | 5.00 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 18.0 | 766 (4.73) | 809 (4.99) | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.420 | 4.58 | 0.982 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 53 | 109 | 0 | .327 | 39.0 | 783 (4.83) | 1103 (6.81) | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.420 | 6.38 | 0.978 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Rangers | 163 | 90 | 72 | 1 | .552 | -.- | 928 (5.69) | 799 (4.90) | 0.284 | 0.359 | 0.469 | 4.66 | 0.986 |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners | 161 | 85 | 76 | 0 | .528 | 4.5 | 993 (6.17) | 895 (5.56) | 0.287 | 0.362 | 0.484 | 5.21 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 12.0 | 861 (5.31) | 900 (5.56) | 0.265 | 0.340 | 0.452 | 5.20 | 0.984 |
| 4 | California Angels | 161 | 70 | 91 | 0 | .435 | 19.5 | 762 (4.73) | 943 (5.86) | 0.276 | 0.338 | 0.431 | 5.31 | 0.979 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League lost the sixty-seventh midsummer classic at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 9, 1996 by a score of 6 to 0. The league's manager was Mike Hargrove.
Postseason[edit]
The 1996 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 1 | ||||||
| WC | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | ||||||
| WC | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | ||||||
| East. | New York Yankees | 4 | ||||||
| East. | New York Yankees | 3 | ||||||
| West. | Texas Rangers | 1 | ||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees defeated the National League's Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Juan Gonzalez, an outfielder with the Texas Rangers. In the award's voting, he had 290 out of a possible 392 points and 11 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the award's voting, he had 110 out of a possible 140 points and 16 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Derek Jeter, a shortstop with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he had 140 out of a possible 140 points and 28 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
- May: Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox
- June: Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics
- July: Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
- August: Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
- September: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Juan Guzman, Toronto Blue Jays
- May: Charles Nagy, Cleveland Indians
- June: Orel Hershiser, Cleveland Indians
- July: Pat Hentgen, Toronto Blue Jays
- August: Pat Hentgen, Toronto Blue Jays
- September: Charles Nagy, Cleveland Indians
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The fiftieth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 5 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The game ended in a 6 - 6 tie between the California Angels of the American League and Montreal Expos of the National League. The game was ended in tie after nine innings.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Larry Barnett
- Ted Barrett
- Joe Brinkman
- Gary Cederstrom
- Al Clark
- Drew Coble
- Eric Cooper
- Derryl Cousins
- Terry Craft
- Fieldin Culbreth
- Don Denkinger
- Ray DiMuro
- Jim Evans
- Mike Everitt
- Dale Ford
- Marty Foster
- Rich Garcia
- Ted Hendry
- Ed Hickox
- John Hirschbeck
- Sam Holbrook
- Mark Johnson
- Jim Joyce
- Ken Kaiser
- Greg Kosc
- Tim McClelland
- Larry McCoy
- Jim McKean
- Chuck Meriwether
- Durwood Merrill
- Dan Morrison
- Brian O'Nora
- Dave Phillips
- Rick Reed
- Mike Reilly
- Rocky Roe
- Dale Scott
- John Shulock
- Tim Tschida
- Vic Voltaggio
- Benny Walton *
- Tim Welke
- Larry Young
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
Further Reading[edit]
- Will Leitch: "1996 defined by start of new Yankees dynasty", mlb.com, June 12, 2020. [1]
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