1996 – Powered by three home runs in the 3rd inning and eight strong innings from Andy Pettitte, the Yankees win their 34th American League pennant with a 6 – 4 victory over Baltimore. The Yankees take the ALCS, 4 games to 1, and will go to the World Series for the first time since 1981.

On October 13, 1996 — 1996 – Powered by three home runs in the 3rd inning and eight strong innings from Andy Pettitte, the Yankees win their 34th American League pennant with a 6 – 4 victory over Baltimore. The Yankees take the ALCS, 4 games to 1, and will go to the World Series for the first time since 1981.

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1996 – Powered by three home runs in the 3rd inning and eight strong innings from Andy Pettitte, the Yankees win their 34th American League pennant with a 6 – 4 victory over Baltimore. The Yankees take the ALCS, 4 games to 1, and will go to the World Series for the first time since 1981.

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Manny Mota sets a major league record with his 145th career pinch hit, a single to right field, in LA’s 6-2 victory over Chicago at Dodger Stadium. The Dominican Republic native surpasses the all-time record set by Smoky Burgess, who collected his last hit as a pinch-hitter in 1967.

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1996 – Powered by three home runs in the 3rd inning and eight strong innings from Andy Pettitte, the Yankees win their 34th American League pennant with a 6 – 4 victory over Baltimore. The Yankees take the ALCS, 4 games to 1, and will go to the World Series for the first time since 1981.

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