1996 New York Yankees season

1996 New York Yankees
1996 New York Yankees
1996 AL East Champions; 1996 AL Champions; 1996 World Series Champions
	File:NY Yankees Logo.png
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York City
Owners	George Steinbrenner
Managers	Joe Torre
Television	WPIX; (Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone); MSG; (Jim Kaat, Dave Cohen, Al Trautwig)
Radio	WABC (AM); (John Sterling, Michael Kay)

The 1996 New York Yankees season was the 94th season for the Yankees. The 1996 New York Yankees were managed by Joe Torre, and played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

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 League, but the strike took it away). The team defeated the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, three games to one. The Yankees went on to defeat the Orioles in the American League Championship Series four games to one.

In the 1996 World Series the Yankees beat the National League champion Atlanta Braves four games to two, winning four consecutive games to overcome a two-games-to-none deficit. The Yankees earned their 23rd World Series title and their first since 1978.

Offseason

December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.^[1]
December 7, 1995: Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir.^[2]
December 11, 1995: Mariano Duncan was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[3]
December 21, 1995: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[4]
December 28, 1995: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Raines. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.^[5]
February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[6]
February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[7]
March 31, 1995: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees.^[8]

Regular season

Notable transactions

June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball draft
- Nick Johnson was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round. Player signed June 14, 1996.^[9]
- Scott Seabol was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round. Player signed June 25, 1996.^[10]
June 12, 1996: Rich Monteleone was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete.^[11]
June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Montreal Expos.^[12]
July 4, 1996: Darryl Strawberry was purchased by the Yankees from the St. Paul Saints.^[13]
July 31, 1996: Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Cecil Fielder.^[14]
July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.^[15]
August 22, 1996: Luis Sojo was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners.^[16]
August 23, 1996: Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams were traded by the Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Ricky Bones to the Yankees on August 29.^[17]
August 30, 1996: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Hayes. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chris Corn to the Pirates on August 31.^[18]
September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the California Angels.^[19]
September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.^[12]

Game log

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	92	70	.568	—	49‍–‍31	43‍–‍39
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	.543	4	43‍–‍38	45‍–‍36
Boston Red Sox	85	77	.525	7	47‍–‍34	38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays	74	88	.457	18	35‍–‍46	39‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers	53	109	.327	39	27‍–‍54	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	5–7	11–2	9–3	9–3	7–5	3–10	9–4	7–5	3–10–1	8–5
Boston	6–7	—	8–4	6–6	1–11	12–1	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–6	8–5	7–6	6–6	8–5
California	6–6	4–8	—	6–6	4–9	6–6	4–8	7–5	4–8	7–6	6–7	5–8	4–9	7–5
Chicago	8–4	6–6	6–6	—	5–8	10–3	7–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	5–7	5–7	8–4	7–5
Cleveland	7–5	11–1	9–4	8–5	—	12–0	7–6	7–6	10–3	3–9	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–5
Detroit	2–11	1–12	6–6	3–10	0–12	—	6–6	4–8	6–6	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–9	6–7
Kansas City	3–9	9–3	8–4	6–7	6–7	6–6	—	4–9	6–7	4–8	5–7	7–5	6–6	5–8
Milwaukee	3–9	5–7	5–7	7–6	6–7	8–4	9–4	—	9–4	6–6	7–5	4–9	6–7	5–7
Minnesota	5–7	6–6	8–4	7–6	3–10	6–6	7–6	4–9	—	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–5	8–5
New York	10–3	6–7	6–7	7–6	9–3	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–5	—	9–3	3–9	5–7	8–5
Oakland	4–9	5–8	7–6	7–5	6–6	8–4	7–5	5–7	7–6	3–9	—	8–5	7–6	4–8
Seattle	5–7	6–7	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–4	6–6	9–3	5–8	—	10–3	5–7
Texas	10–3–1	6–6	9–4	4–8	8–4	9–4	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	6–7	3–10	—	10–2
Toronto	5–8	5–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	8–4	7–5	2–10	—

Roster

1996 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

39 Matt Luke

Manager

6 Joe Torre

Coaches

53 José Cardenal (First Base)
50 Chris Chambliss (Hitting)
40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen)
30 Willie Randolph (Third Base)
34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching)
48 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi	124	422	124	.294	2	45
1B	Tino Martinez	155	595	174	.292	25	117
2B	Mariano Duncan	109	400	136	.340	8	56
3B	Wade Boggs	132	501	156	.311	2	41
SS	Derek Jeter	157	582	183	.314	10	78
LF	Tim Raines	59	201	57	.284	9	33
CF	Bernie Williams	143	551	168	.305	29	102
RF	Paul O'Neill	150	546	165	.302	19	91
DH	Rubén Sierra	96	360	93	.258	11	52

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jim Leyritz	88	265	70	.264	7	40
Darryl Strawberry	63	202	53	.262	11	36
Cecil Fielder	53	200	52	.260	13	37
Andy Fox	113	189	37	.196	3	13
Rubén Rivera	46	88	25	.284	2	16
Mike Aldrete	32	68	17	.250	3	12
Charlie Hayes	20	67	19	.284	2	13
Gerald Williams	99	233	63	.270	5	30
Matt Howard	35	54	11	.204	1	9
Luis Sojo	18	40	11	.275	0	5
Pat Kelly	13	21	3	.143	0	2
Robert Eenhoorn	12	14	1	.071	0	2
Jorge Posada	8	14	1	.071	0	0
Dion James	6	12	2	.167	0	0
Tim McIntosh	3	3	0	.000	0	0
Matt Luke	1	0	0	---	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Andy Pettitte	35	221	21	8	3.87	162
Jimmy Key	30	169.1	12	11	4.68	116
Kenny Rogers	30	179	12	8	4.68	92
Dwight Gooden	29	170.2	11	7	5.01	126
David Cone	11	72	7	2	2.88	71
Ramiro Mendoza	12	53	4	5	6.79	34
Wally Whitehurst	2	8	1	1	6.75	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brian Boehringer	15	46.1	2	4	5.44	37
Mark Hutton	12	30.1	0	2	5.04	25
David Weathers	11	17.1	0	2	9.35	13
Scott Kamieniecki	7	22.2	1	2	11.12	15
Ricky Bones	4	7	0	0	14.14	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Wetteland	62	2	3	43	2.83	69
Jeff Nelson	73	4	4	2	4.36	91
Mariano Rivera	61	8	3	5	2.09	130
Bob Wickman	58	4	1	0	4.67	61
Dale Polley	32	1	3	0	7.89	14
Jim Mecir	26	1	1	0	5.13	38
Dave Pavlas	16	0	0	1	2.35	18
Steve Howe	25	0	1	1	6.35	5
Billy Brewer	4	1	0	0	9.53	8
Graeme Lloyd	13	0	2	0	17.47	6
Paul Gibson	4	0	0	0	6.23	3
Mike Aldrete	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	8	0
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
WP: John Burkett (1–0) LP: David Cone (0–1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (1), Dean Palmer (1) NYY: None

Game 2, October 2

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Texas	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	1
New York	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	0
WP: Brian Boehringer (1–0) LP: Mike Stanton (0–1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (2, 3) NYY: Cecil Fielder (1)

Game 3, October 4

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	1
Texas	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
WP: Jeff Nelson (1–0) LP: Darren Oliver (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) Tex: Juan González (4)

Game 4, October 5

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	6	12	1
Texas	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0
WP: David Weathers (1–0) LP: Roger Pavlik (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (2, 3) Tex: Juan González (5)

Postseason

ALCS

Game	Score	Date
1	Baltimore 4, New York 5	October 9
2	Baltimore 5, New York 3	October 10
3	New York 5, Baltimore 2	October 11
4	New York 8, Baltimore 4	October 12
5	New York 6, Baltimore 4	October 13

Jeffrey Maier

On October 9, 1996, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4–3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when shortstop Derek Jeter hit a deep fly ball to right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco moved near the fence and appeared "to draw a bead on the ball"^[20] when then-12 year old fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence separating the stands and the field of play 9 feet below and deflected the ball into the stands. While baseball fans are permitted to catch (and keep) balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball"^[21] spectator interference is to be called.

1996 World Series

Game 1

October 20, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	6	0	1	3	0	0	0	12	13	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: John Smoltz (1–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1) Home runs: ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) NYY: None

Game 2

October 21, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	10	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
WP: Greg Maddux (1–0) LP: Jimmy Key (0–1)

Game 3

October 22, 1996 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	1
WP: David Cone (1–0) LP: Tom Glavine (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) ATL: None

Game 4

October 23, 1996 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	8	12	0
Atlanta	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	2
WP: Graeme Lloyd (1–0) LP: Steve Avery (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Jim Leyritz (1) ATL: Fred McGriff (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1996 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Andy Pettitte (1–1) LP: John Smoltz (1–1) Sv: John Wetteland (3)

Game 6

October 26, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
New York	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	x	3	8	1
WP: Jimmy Key (1–1) LP: Greg Maddux (1–1) Sv: John Wetteland (4)

Awards and honors

Cecil Fielder, Babe Ruth Award
Derek Jeter, SS, American League Rookie of the Year
Bernie Williams, ALCS Most Valuable Player
John Wetteland, World Series Most Valuable Player

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
Andy Pettitte, Pitcher, Reserve
John Wetteland, Relief Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Stump Merrill
AA	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	Jim Essian
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Trey Hillman
A	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	Rick Patterson and Jimmy Johnson
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Gary Tuck
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Ken Dominguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, GCL Yankees^[22]

References

^ "Jalal Leach Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
^ "Tino Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^ Mariano Duncan at Baseball Reference
^ David Cone at Baseball Reference
^ Tim Raines at Baseball Reference
^ Dwight Gooden at Baseball Reference
^ Tim McIntosh at Baseball Reference
^ Rafael Quirico at Baseball Reference
^ Nick Johnson at Baseball Reference
^ Scott Seabol at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference
^ Darryl Strawberry at Baseball Reference
^ Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
^ "1989 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Team Info". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
^ Luis Sojo at Baseball Reference
^ Pat Listach at Baseball Reference
^ Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference
^ Robert Eenhoorn at Baseball Reference
^ Baseball
^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1996 New York Yankees
1996 World Series
1996 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac

[1] "Jalal Leach Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[2] "Tino Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[3] Mariano Duncan at Baseball Reference

[4] David Cone at Baseball Reference

[5] Tim Raines at Baseball Reference

[6] Dwight Gooden at Baseball Reference

[7] Tim McIntosh at Baseball Reference

[8] Rafael Quirico at Baseball Reference

[9] Nick Johnson at Baseball Reference

[10] Scott Seabol at Baseball Reference

[11] Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference

[whitehurst-12] Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference

[13] Darryl Strawberry at Baseball Reference

[14] Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference

[15] "1989 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Team Info". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[16] Luis Sojo at Baseball Reference

[17] Pat Listach at Baseball Reference

[18] Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference

[19] Robert Eenhoorn at Baseball Reference

[20] Baseball

[21] The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules

[22] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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v t e World Series champions
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1940s	1940: Cincinnati Reds 1941: New York Yankees 1942: St. Louis Cardinals 1943: New York Yankees 1944: St. Louis Cardinals 1945: Detroit Tigers 1946: St. Louis Cardinals 1947: New York Yankees 1948: Cleveland Indians 1949: New York Yankees
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1960s	1960: Pittsburgh Pirates 1961: New York Yankees 1962: New York Yankees 1963: Los Angeles Dodgers 1964: St. Louis Cardinals 1965: Los Angeles Dodgers 1966: Baltimore Orioles 1967: St. Louis Cardinals 1968: Detroit Tigers 1969: New York Mets
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Pittsburgh Pirates 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Cincinnati Reds 1976: Cincinnati Reds 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Pittsburgh Pirates
1980s	1980: Philadelphia Phillies 1981: Los Angeles Dodgers 1982: St. Louis Cardinals 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: New York Mets 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Los Angeles Dodgers 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Cincinnati Reds 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No series 1995: Atlanta Braves 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Florida Marlins 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: Florida Marlins 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: St. Louis Cardinals 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Philadelphia Phillies 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: San Francisco Giants 2011: St. Louis Cardinals 2012: San Francisco Giants 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: San Francisco Giants 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Chicago Cubs 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Washington Nationals
2020s	2020: Los Angeles Dodgers 2021: Atlanta Braves 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Texas Rangers 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers

v t e American League champions
1900s	1901: Chicago White Stockings 1902: Philadelphia Athletics 1903: Boston Americans 1904: Boston Americans 1905: Philadelphia Athletics 1906: Chicago White Sox 1907: Detroit Tigers 1908: Detroit Tigers 1909: Detroit Tigers
1910s	1910: Philadelphia Athletics 1911: Philadelphia Athletics 1912: Boston Red Sox 1913: Philaelphia Athletics 1914: Philadelphia Athletics 1915: Boston Red Sox 1916: Boston Red Sox 1917: Chicago White Sox 1918: Boston Red Sox 1919: Chicago White Sox
1920s	1920: Cleveland Indians 1921: New York Yankees 1922: New York Yankees 1923: New York Yankees 1924: Washington Senators 1925: Washington Senators 1926: New York Yankees 1927: New York Yankees 1928: New York Yankees 1929: Philadelphia Athletics
1930s	1930: Philadelphia Athletics 1931: Philadelphia Athletics 1932: New York Yankees 1933: Washington Senators 1934: Detroit Tigers 1935: Detroit Tigers 1936: New York Yankees 1937: New York Yankees 1938: New York Yankees 1939: New York Yankees
1940s	1940: Detroit Tigers 1941: New York Yankees 1942: New York Yankees 1943: New York Yankees 1944: St. Louis Browns 1945: Detroit Tigers 1946: Boston Red Sox 1947: New York Yankees 1948: Cleveland Indians 1949: New York Yankees
1950s	1950: New York Yankees 1951: New York Yankees 1952: New York Yankees 1953: New York Yankees 1954: Cleveland Indians 1955: New York Yankees 1956: New York Yankees 1957: New York Yankees 1958: New York Yankees 1959: Chicago White Sox
1960s	1960: New York Yankees 1961: New York Yankees 1962: New York Yankees 1963: New York Yankees 1964: New York Yankees 1965: Minnesota Twins 1966: Baltimore Orioles 1967: Boston Red Sox 1968: Detroit Tigers 1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: Kansas City Royals 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Oakland Athletics 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Oakland Athletics 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Cleveland Indians 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Cleveland Indians 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: New York Yankees 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: Detroit Tigers 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Texas Rangers 2011: Texas Rangers 2012: Detroit Tigers 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Kansas City Royals 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Cleveland Indians 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Houston Astros
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Houston Astros 2022: Houston Astros 2023: Texas Rangers 2024: New York Yankees

v t e American League East champions
1960s	1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Detroit Tigers 1973: Baltimore Orioles 1974: Baltimore Orioles 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: New York Yankees 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Toronto Blue Jays 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Detroit Tigers 1988: Boston Red Sox 1989: Toronto Blue Jays
1990s	1990: Boston Red Sox 1991: Toronto Blue Jays 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Boston Red Sox 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Baltimore Orioles 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: New York Yankees 2003: New York Yankees 2004: New York Yankees 2005: New York Yankees 2006: New York Yankees 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Tampa Bay Rays 2011: New York Yankees 2012: New York Yankees 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Baltimore Orioles 2015: Toronto Blue Jays 2016: Boston Red Sox 2017: Boston Red Sox 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: New York Yankees
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Tampa Bay Rays 2022: New York Yankees 2023: Baltimore Orioles 2024: New York Yankees

v t e New York Yankees 1996 World Series champions
2 Derek Jeter 12 Wade Boggs 13 Jim Leyritz 17 Kenny Rogers 18 Mariano Duncan 19 Luis Sojo 20 Mike Aldrete 21 Paul O'Neill 22 Jimmy Key 24 Tino Martinez 25 Joe Girardi 26 Andy Fox 27 Graeme Lloyd 28 Rubén Rivera 31 Tim Raines 33 Charlie Hayes 35 John Wetteland (World Series MVP) 36 David Cone 39 Darryl Strawberry 41 Brian Boehringer 42 Mariano Rivera 43 Jeff Nelson 45 Cecil Fielder 46 Andy Pettitte 51 Bernie Williams (ALCS MVP) 52 David Weathers
Manager 6 Joe Torre Third Base Coach 30 Willie Randolph Pitching Coach 34 Mel Stottlemyre Bullpen Coach 40 Tony Cloninger Bench Coach 48 Don Zimmer Hitting Coach 49 Chris Chambliss First Base Coach 53 José Cardenal Bullpen Catcher Rudy Árias Bullpen Catcher Mike Borzello
Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series