John Smoltz was the starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Andy Pettitte was the starter for the New York Yankees. The Braves won 12-1.
Jimmy Key of the New York Yankees was the winning pitcher in the final game (game 6) of the 1996 World Series.
1996
Derek Jeter won his first World Series in his rookie year, 1996.
1996 World Series - 1996 was released on: USA: 20 October 1996
Derek Jeter was 22 years old when he won his first World Series in 1996.
Sri Lanka won their first world cup in 1996. Sanath Jayasuriya was awarded man of the series.
Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the 1992 World Series and Game 6 of the 1996 World Series.
Arizona won the College World Series in 1996. They were undefeated in the series. They ended their season 58-9.
John Wetteland of the New York Yankees won the World Series MVP award in 1996.
Mariano Rivera of the Yankees was one. His first ever MLB at bat was in the 8th inning of Game 3 of the 1996 World Series. He grounded out to second base. Rivera had his first regular season at bat in the 2006 season. Roger Clemens was another ... his first ever MLB at bat was in the 3rd inning of Game 2 of the 1986 World Series and his first regular season at bat came in 1996.
Joe Torre
In game 1 of the 1996 World Series, Andruw Jones became the second player in World Series history to hit a home run in his first two at bats. In the 1st inning off of Andy Pettitte;in the 2nd inning off of Brian Boehringer.