1996 American League Championship Series

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American League Championship Series Major League Baseball postseason series

The 1996 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven MLB playoff matchup in which the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles, highlighted by Derek Jeter’s controversial “Jeffrey Maier” home run.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American League Championship Series → Major League Baseball postseason series →
bestOf	7 games →
cityOfPrimaryVenue	New York City →
cityOfSecondaryVenue	Baltimore →
country	United States →
determinedBerthIn	1996 World Series →
endDate	1996-10-13 →
finalSeriesResult	New York Yankees won 4–1 →
followedBy	1997 American League Championship Series →
game1Venue	Yankee Stadium →
game1WinningTeam	New York Yankees →
game2Venue	Yankee Stadium →
game2WinningTeam	Baltimore Orioles →
game3Venue	Oriole Park at Camden Yards →
game3WinningTeam	New York Yankees →
game4Venue	Oriole Park at Camden Yards →
game4WinningTeam	New York Yankees →
game5Venue	Oriole Park at Camden Yards →
game5WinningTeam	New York Yankees →
gameCount	5 →
homeFieldAdvantageTeam	New York Yankees →
league	American League →
loser	Baltimore Orioles →
managerOfLosingTeam	Davey Johnson →
managerOfWinningTeam	Joe Torre →
MVP	Bernie Williams →
notablePlay	Jeffrey Maier interference play →
notablePlayer	Andy Pettitte → Bernie Williams → Cal Ripken Jr. → Derek Jeter → Mariano Rivera → Mike Mussina → Paul O’Neill → Rafael Palmeiro → Roberto Alomar → Tino Martinez → Wade Boggs →
precededBy	1995 American League Championship Series →
radioNetworkUS	CBS Radio →
season	1996 Major League Baseball season →
sport	baseball →
startDate	1996-10-09 →
team1	New York Yankees →
team2	Baltimore Orioles →
televisionNetworkUS	Fox →
umpireCrewChief	Rich Garcia →
winner	New York Yankees →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oriole Park at Camden Yards →	hostedEvent
New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles →	notablePostseasonSeries