1996
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| 1996 in baseball |
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1996.
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[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1996
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Orix BlueWave (PL) over the Yomiuri Giants (CL), 4 - 1 - 0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: Haitai Tigers defeated the Hyundai Unicorns in the Korean Series (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Uni-President Lions defeated the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Taiwan Series (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Sydney Blues, Australian Baseball League (Details)
[edit] Europe
- European Cup: Tropicano Neptunus Rotterdam, Hoofdklasse (Details)
- Division Élite: Jimmer's de Saint-Lô
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Trier Cardinals
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Mr. Cocker HCAW Bussum
- Holland Series: HCAW defeated the Honkbal Club Kinheim in the series, 3 - 2 (Details)
- Serie A1: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the Atlanta Braves (NL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Oklahoma City 89ers
- International League: Columbus Clippers
- Pacific Coast League: Edmonton Trappers over Phoenix Firebirds, 3-1, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Sultanes de Monterrey defeated the Diablos Rojos del México in the finals, 4 - 1
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Industriales (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Tomateros de Culiacán (Mexico) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 4 - 1
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Tomateros de Culiacán
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Lobos de Arecibo defeated the Indios de Mayagüez in the finals, 5 - 3
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Navegantes del Magallanes defeated the Cardenales de Lara in the finals, 4 - 3
[edit] Amateur
- Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association/Association de Baseball Inter-Universitaire Canadienne: Dalhousie University
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Aoyama Gakuin University defeated the Kyushu Kyoritsu University in the final, 9 - 4 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Louisiana State University defeated the University of Miami in the finals, 9 - 8 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Kennesaw State University over the Saint Joseph's College (Indiana), 4 - 0 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: William Paterson University of New Jersey over the California Lutheran University, 6 - 5 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Lewis-Clark State College over the Saint Ambrose University, 9 - 0 in the finals
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Rancho Santiago College over the Cypress College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kagoshima Jitsu High School (Kagoshima) defeat Chiben Wakayama High School (Wakayama), 6 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Matsuyama High School (Ehime) defeat Kumamoto Kogyo High School (Kumamoto), 6 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Fu-Hsing (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) defeat Cranston (Cranston, RI), 13 - 3 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Japan (Silver); United States (Bronze)
- World Junior Championship in Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); United States (Bronze)
- World Youth Championship in Chiba, Chiba, Japan (Details)
- South Korea (Gold); Cuba (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1996
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1996
Categories: Years | 1996
