Vintage 1996 Cleveland Indians Guardians Post Season Button Pinback Jacobs Field

Description: Vintage 1996 Cleveland Indians (Guardians) Post Season Button / Pinback (A) Jacobs Field / Progressive Field Major League Baseball Vintage 1996 Collector Button Pinback Cleveland Indians / Cleveland Guardians Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH (Progressive Field) Button Dimensions w/o Ribbon (approx.): Height 2" x Width 2" Near mint to mint condition. Some wrinkles in ribbon. Please see pictures for details. Thanks for shopping Blue Streak Collectibles! The 1996 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1996 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. In the American League, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians returned for the second consecutive year, the Baltimore Orioles returned to the postseason for the first time since 1983, and the Texas Rangers made their first postseason appearance in franchise history. In the National League, the San Diego Padres returned to the postseason for the first time since 1984, the St. Louis Cardinals made their first appearance since 1987, the Atlanta Braves made their fifth consecutive postseason appearance, and the Los Angeles Dodgers made their second straight appearance. The postseason began on October 1, 1996, and ended on October 26, 1996, with the Yankees defeating the defending champion Braves in six games to capture their first title since 1978. It was the Yankees' 23rd title in franchise history. Playoff seeds 1996 Major League Baseball postseason is located in the United StatesYankeesYankeesIndiansIndiansRangersRangersOriolesOriolesBravesBravesCardinalsCardinalsDodgersDodgersPadresPadres American League Teams National League Teams The following teams qualified for the postseason: American League New York Yankees – AL East champions, 92–70[2]Cleveland Indians – AL Central champions, 99–62[3]Texas Rangers – AL West champions, 90–72[4]Baltimore Orioles – 88–74[5] Home-field advantage priority order: Central, West, East National League Atlanta Braves – NL East champions, 96–66[6]St. Louis Cardinals – NL Central champions, 88–74[7]San Diego Padres – NL West champions, 91–71[8]Los Angeles Dodgers – 90–72[9] Home-field advantage priority order: East, West, Central Playoff bracket Division Series (ALDS, NLDS)League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS)World Series ENY Yankees3WTexas1ENY Yankees4 American League WCBaltimore1WCBaltimore3CCleveland1ALNY Yankees4NLAtlanta2EAtlanta3WCLos Angeles0EAtlanta4 National League CSt. Louis3WSan Diego0CSt. Louis3 American League Division Series Main article: 1996 American League Division Series Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles Baltimore won the series, 3–1. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 1Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 10Oriole Park at Camden Yards3:2747,644[10] 2October 2Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 7Oriole Park at Camden Yards3:2748,970[11] 3October 4Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 9Jacobs Field3:4444,250[12] 4October 5Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 3 (12 innings)Jacobs Field4:4144,280[13] This was the first postseason meeting between the Orioles and Indians. The Orioles knocked off the defending American League champion Indians in four games to advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1983. The first two games in Baltimore were dominated by the Orioles. The Orioles blew out the Indians in Game 1, and won Game 2 by three runs to go up 2-0 in the series headed to Cleveland. The Indians won Game 3 by five runs to avoid a sweep, however the Orioles narrowly prevailed in Game 4 after 12 innings of play. Both the Orioles and Indians would meet each other again in the 1997 ALCS, which the Indians won in six games en route to the World Series. Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees New York won the series, 3–1. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 1Texas Rangers – 6, New York Yankees – 2Yankee Stadium (I)2:5057,205[14] 2October 2Texas Rangers – 4, New York Yankees – 5 (12 innings)Yankee Stadium (I)4:2557,156[15] 3October 4New York Yankees – 3, Texas Rangers – 2The Ballpark in Arlington3:0950,860[16] 4October 5New York Yankees – 6, Texas Rangers – 4The Ballpark in Arlington3:5750,066[17] This was the first postseason meeting between the Rangers and Yankees. Despite taking Game 1 on the road, the Yankees came back to win three straight and advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1981. The Rangers and Yankees would meet again in the postseason, in 1998, 1999, and 2010, with the Yankees winning the former two and the Rangers winning the latter. National League Division Series Main article: 1996 National League Division Series San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis won the series, 3–0. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 1San Diego Padres – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 3Busch Stadium (II)2:3954,193[18] 2October 3San Diego Padres – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 5Busch Stadium (II)2:5556,752[19] 3October 5St. Louis Cardinals – 7, San Diego Padres – 5Jack Murphy Stadium3:3253,899[20] This was the first postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Padres. The Cardinals swept the Padres to return to the NLCS for the first time since 1987. Despite ending in a sweep, all three games were decided by two runs or less. The Cardinals took Game 1 by a 3-1 score, and then narrowly prevailed in Game 2 by one run to go up 2-0 in the series. The Cardinals would close out the series in San Diego with a narrow 7-5 win in Game 3. The Cardinals and Padres would meet again in the NLDS in 2005 and 2006, as well as the Wild Card series in 2020. The Cardinals won the former two meetings, and the Padres won the latter. Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta won the series, 3–0. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 2Atlanta Braves – 2, Los Angeles Dodgers – 1 (10 innings)Dodger Stadium3:0847,428[21] 2October 3Atlanta Braves – 3, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2Dodger Stadium2:0851,916[22] 3October 5Los Angeles Dodgers – 2, Atlanta Braves – 5Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium3:1952,529[23] This was the first postseason meeting between the Braves and Dodgers. The Braves swept the Dodgers to advance to the NLCS for the fifth consecutive year. In Los Angeles, the Braves stole Game 1 on the road in extra innings, and then narrowly won Game 2 by a 3-2 score to go up 2-0 in the series. The Braves completed the sweep in Atlanta with a 5-2 victory in Game 3. Both teams would meet in the postseason again four more times - in the NLDS in 2013 and 2018 (both won by the Dodgers), the NLCS in 2020 (won by the Dodgers), and 2021 (won by the Braves). This was the last time the Dodgers appeared in the postseason until 2004. American League Championship Series Main article: 1996 American League Championship Series New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles New York won the series, 4–1. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 9Baltimore Orioles – 4, New York Yankees – 5 (11 innings)Yankee Stadium (I)4:2356,495[24] 2October 10Baltimore Orioles – 5, New York Yankees – 3Yankee Stadium (I)4:1358,432[25] 3October 11New York Yankees – 5, Baltimore Orioles – 2Oriole Park at Camden Yards2:5048,635[26] 4October 12New York Yankees – 8, Baltimore Orioles – 4Oriole Park at Camden Yards3:4548,974[27] 5October 13New York Yankees – 6, Baltimore Orioles – 4Oriole Park at Camden Yards2:5748,718[28] This was the first postseason meeting between the Yankees and Orioles. The Yankees defeated the Orioles in five games to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1981. Game 1 of the series became famous for the "Jeffrey Maier incident" - in the 8th inning of Game 1, rookie Derek Jeter hit a fly ball to deep right field off Armando Benítez. Right fielder Tony Tarasco backed up to the wall, but 12-year-old Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence and brought the ball into the stands and out of the field of play before Tarasco could attempt to catch the ball for a possible out. Tarasco immediately pointed above and protested that it was fan interference, but right field umpire Rich Garcia controversially ruled it a home run and his call was upheld by the other members of the umpiring crew. The Yankees would win Game 1 in 11 innings by a 5-4 score. In Game 2, the Orioles stole the home field advantage with a 5-3 victory to even the series headed back to Baltimore. However, the Yankees would win the next three games to secure the pennant. This was the first of three consecutive losses in the ALCS for the Orioles - the next year, they would lose to the Cleveland Indians in six games, and in the 2014 ALCS they were swept by the Kansas City Royals. This was the first of six pennants won by the Yankees over the span of eight years - they would win it again in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003. The Yankees and Orioles would meet again in the ALDS in 2012, which the Yankees won in five games before falling in the ALCS. National League Championship Series Main article: 1996 National League Championship Series Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta won the series, 4–3. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 9St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Atlanta Braves – 4Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:3548,686[29] 2October 10St. Louis Cardinals – 8, Atlanta Braves – 3Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:5352,067[30] 3October 12Atlanta Braves – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 3Busch Stadium (II)2:4656,769[31] 4October 13Atlanta Braves – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 4Busch Stadium (II)3:1756,764[32] 5October 14Atlanta Braves – 14, St. Louis Cardinals – 0Busch Stadium (II)2:5756,782[33] 6October 16St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Atlanta Braves – 3Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:4152,067[34] 7October 17St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Atlanta Braves – 15Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:2552,067[35] This was a rematch of the 1982 NLCS, which the Cardinals won in a sweep en route to winning the World Series. The Braves became the first team in NLCS history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win the series, and they returned to the World Series for the fourth time in six years. Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta were split by both teams. When the series moved to St. Louis, the Cardinals narrowly won Games 3 and 4 by one run each to go up three games to one in the series. However, their lead would not hold, as in Game 5, the Braves decimated the Cardinals in a 14-0 rout in front of their home crowd to send the series back to Atlanta. The Braves won Game 6 by a 3-1 score, and then again blew out the Cardinals in another lopsided shutout, 15-0, to secure the pennant for a second consecutive year. The Braves and Cardinals would meet again three more times in the postseason — during the 2000 NLDS, 2012 NL Wild Card Game, and 2019 NLDS — with the Cardinals winning all three match-ups. The Cardinals would return to the NLCS in 2000, but they fell to the New York Mets in five games. 1996 World Series Main article: 1996 World Series New York Yankees (AL) vs. Atlanta Braves (NL) New York won the series, 4-2. GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 1October 20Atlanta Braves – 12, New York Yankees – 1Yankee Stadium3:1056,365[36] 2October 21Atlanta Braves – 4, New York Yankees – 0Yankee Stadium2:4456,340[37] 3October 22New York Yankees – 5, Atlanta Braves – 2Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium3:2251,843[38] 4October 23New York Yankees – 8, Atlanta Braves – 6 (10 innings)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium4:1751,881[39] 5October 24New York Yankees – 1, Atlanta Braves – 0Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:5451,881[40] 6October 26Atlanta Braves – 2, New York Yankees – 3Yankee Stadium2:5256,375[41] This was the third World Series meeting between the Braves and Yankees. The Braves won in 1957, while the Yankees won in 1958 after trailing 3–1 in the series. The Yankees, after trailing two games to none in the series, upset the defending World Series champion Braves in six games to win their first title since 1978. At first, it appeared as if the Yankees were no match for the defending champion Braves. In the first World Series games played in the Bronx in 15 years, the Braves blew out the Yankees by a 12-1 score, and then prevailed in Game 2 by a 4-0 shutout thanks to a stellar pitching performance by Greg Maddux to go up 2-0 in the series headed back to Atlanta. However, the Yankees would take Game 3 by a 5-2 score to get on the board in the series for the first time. Game 4 was an offensive duel which the Yankees won by an 8-6 score to even the series at two. The Yankees narrowly prevailed in a 1-0 shutout in Game 5 to go up 3-2 in the series headed back to the Bronx. In Game 6, the Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, and while the Braves cut their lead to one in the top of the ninth, the Yankees ultimately prevailed to secure the title. These two teams would meet in the World Series once more in 1999, which the Yankees won in a sweep. The Yankees would eventually become a dynasty, as they returned to the World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000, winning all three to pull off a three-peat. The Braves wouldn't win the World Series again until 2021, where they defeated the Houston Astros in six games. Broadcasting This was the first season under a five-year rights agreement with ESPN, Fox, and NBC, marking the first time that playoff games aired nationally on U.S. cable television. Division Series games aired across ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, and NBC so that each game could be available nationally instead of regionally during the previous postseason's The Baseball Network broadcasts. Then in even-numbered years starting in 1996, NBC televised the American League Championship Series, and Fox aired both the National League Championship Series and the World Series. In odd-numbered years starting in 1997, Fox had the American League Championship Series, and NBC showed both the National League Championship Series and the World Series. The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the Cleveland Indians' third season at Jacobs Field. For the second consecutive season, the Indians had the best record in Major League Baseball. This was the first time in franchise history that the Indians had accomplished that feat.[1] Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one double in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901.[2] Offseason November 9, 1995: Rubén Amaro Jr. was released by the Cleveland Indians.[3]December 6, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[4]December 7, 1995: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]December 14, 1995: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]January 4, 1996: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]March 31, 1996: Mark Clark was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.[8] Regular season Once again, the Indians had a formidable offensive lineup. They led the Majors in hits (1,665), batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.369). They also struck out an MLB-low 844 times.[9] Season standings vteAL Central TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad Cleveland Indians9962.615—51‍–‍2948‍–‍33Chicago White Sox8577.52514½44‍–‍3741‍–‍40Milwaukee Brewers8082.49419½38‍–‍4342‍–‍39Minnesota Twins7884.48121½39‍–‍4339‍–‍41Kansas City Royals7586.4662437‍–‍4338‍–‍43 Record vs. opponents 1996 American League recordvte Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR Baltimore—7–66–64–85–711–29–39–37–53–109–47–53–10–18–5Boston6–7—8–46–61–1112–13–97–56–67–68–57–66–68–5California6–64–8—6–64–96–64–87–54–87–66–75–84–97–5Chicago8–46–66–6—5–810–37–66–76–76–75–75–78–47–5Cleveland7–511–19–48–5—12–07–67–610–33–96–68–44–87–5Detroit2–111–126–63–100–12—6–64–86–65–84–86–64–96–7Kansas City3–99–38–46–76–76–6—4–96–74–85–77–56–65–8Milwaukee3–95–75–77–66–78–49–4—9–46–67–54–96–75–7Minnesota5–76–68–47–63–106–67–64–9—5–76–76–67–58–5New York10–36–76–77–69–38–58–46–67–5—9–33–95–78–5Oakland4–95–87–67–56–68–47–55–77–63–9—8–57–64–8Seattle5–76–78–57–54–86–65–79–46–69–35–8—10–35–7Texas10–3–16–69–44–88–49–46–67–65–77–56–73–10—10–2Toronto5–85–85–75–75–77–68–57–55–85–88–47–52–10— Game log 1996 Game Log: 99–62 (Home: 51–29; Away: 48–33) April: 16–8 (Home: 8–3; Away: 8–5)May: 19–9 (Home: 8–2; Away: 11–7)June: 14–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 6–6)July: 16–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–5)August: 15–13 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–6)September: 19–7 (Home: 13–3; Away: 6–4) Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Indians team member Detailed records American League OpponentWLWPRSRA AL East Baltimore Orioles750.5839286Boston Red Sox1110.9178742Detroit Tigers1201.0007928New York Yankees390.2506173Toronto Blue Jays750.5836645 Total40200.667385274 AL Central Chicago White Sox850.6156358Cleveland IndiansKansas City Royals760.5387058Milwaukee Brewers760.5387458Minnesota Twins1030.7699670 Total32200.615303244 AL West California Angels940.6927156Oakland Athletics660.5007272Seattle Mariners840.6675446Texas Rangers480.3336777 Total27220.551264251 Season Total99620.615952769 MonthGamesWonLostWin %RSRA April241680.667152118May281990.679154126June2814140.500165149July2716110.593152128August2815130.536167135September261970.731162113 Total16199620.615952769 GamesWonLostWin %RSRA Home8051290.638488389Away8148330.593464380 Total16199620.615952769 Notable transactions May 14, 1996: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[10]June 15, 1996: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[11] Roster 1996 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 34 Brian Anderson45 Paul Assenmacher56 Alan Embree35 Danny Graves55 Orel Hershiser59 Albie Lopez32 Dennis Martínez29 Jack McDowell39 Kent Mercker49 José Mesa41 Charles Nagy37 Chad Ogea38 Eric Plunk62 Jim Poole47 Joe Roa53 Paul Shuey12 Greg Swindell50 Julián Tavárez Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr. 2 Einar Díaz17 Tony Peña Infielders 9 Carlos Baerga26 Casey Candaele 4 Mark Carreon10 Álvaro Espinoza23 Julio Franco 9 Damian Jackson12 Jeff Kent30 Scott Leius33 Eddie Murray27 Gerónimo Peña36 Herbert Perry20 Kevin Seitzer25 Jim Thome10 José Vizcaíno13 Omar Vizquel Outfielders 8 Albert Belle20 Jeromy Burnitz22 Brian Giles35 Wayne Kirby 7 Kenny Lofton24 Manny Ramírez46 Ryan Thompson48 Nigel Wilson Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 11 Toby Harrah (Bench) 6 Luis Isaac (Bullpen)42 Charlie Manuel (Hitting) 1 Dave Nelson (First Base)29 Jeff Newman (Third Base)28 Mark Wiley (Pitching)43 Dan Williams (Bullpen Catcher) Player stats 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 PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI CSandy Alomar Jr.127418110.26311501BJulio Franco112432139.32214762BCarlos Baerga100424113.2671055SSOmar Vizquel151542161.2979643BJim Thome151505157.31138116LFAlbert Belle158602187.31148148CFKenny Lofton154662210.3171467RFManny Ramirez152550170.30933112DHEddie Murray8833688.2621245 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI José Vizcaíno4817951.285013Tony Peña6717434.195127Mark Carreon3814246.324214Jeromy Burnitz7112836.281726Brian Giles5112143.355527Álvaro Espinoza5911225.223411Jeff Kent3910227.265316Kevin Seitzer228332.386116Casey Candaele244411.25014Scott Leius27436.14013Ryan Thompson8227.31815Wayne Kirby27164.25001Nigel Wilson10123.25025Herbert Perry7121.08300Damian Jackson5103.30001Gerónimo Peña591.11112Einar Díaz410.00000 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGIPWLERASO Charles Nagy32222.01753.41167Orel Hershiser33206.01594.24125Jack McDowell30192.01395.11141Chad Ogea29146.21064.79101Dennis Martínez20112.0964.5048Brian Anderson1051.1314.9121 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGIPWLERASO Albie Lopez1362.0546.3945 Greg Swindell1328.2116.5921 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGWLSVERASO José Mesa6927393.7364Paul Assenmacher634213.0944Eric Plunk563222.4385Julián Tavárez514705.3646Paul Shuey425242.8544Jim Poole324003.0419Alan Embree241106.3933Danny Graves152004.5522Kent Mercker101003.097Joe Roa100010.800 Award winners Omar Vizquel, Hutch Award[12] All-Star Game Postseason Game log 1996 Postseason Game Log American League Division Series Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member Minor league affiliates Classification levelTeamLeagueSeason article AAABuffalo BisonsInternational League1996 Buffalo Bisons season AACanton–Akron IndiansEastern League1996 Canton–Akron Indians season Advanced AKinston IndiansCarolina League AColumbus RedStixxSouth Atlantic League Short Season AWatertown IndiansNew York–Penn League RookieBurlington IndiansAppalachian League Please note that Blue Streak Collectibles does not offer combined handling/shipping discounts for multiple items. 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