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Who was the first Yankees pitcher to pitch in a World Series game since 1981?

Andy Pettitte. Andy Pettitte pitched in game one of the 1996 WS for the Yankees. This was the first WS game the Yankees were in since the 1981 WS. Pettitte not only started game one, he also had a spectacular regular season. He won 21 games making him the first Yankees 20-game winner since Ron Guidry.

Which pitcher got the first Yankees World Series win in 1996?

David Cone. Cone won game three of the WS, which was the Yankees' first win. Cone, who found out he had an aneurysm in mid-April, returned in late August and pitched well down the stretch.

The Yankees won the World Series in 7 games.

F. The Yankees won the WS in 6 games.

Which Yankee player won the American League 1996 Rookie of the Year and was an important player in the Yankees World Series win?

Derek Jeter. During the regular season, Jeter hit .314 with 10 home runs and 78 RBIs. In the 1996 postseason, Jeter is most remembered for the controversial home run in which 12-year old Jeff Maier knocked the ball over the wall.

John Wetteland recorded a save in all four of the Yankees wins.

T. Wetteland recorded four saves in the 1996 World Series making him the first pitcher since Rollie Finger to do such a feat.

How many road games did the Yankees lose in the 1996 World Series?

0. Not only did the Yankees not lose a game on the road in the World Series, but the Yankees went undefeated on the road in the entire 1996 postseason.

Which Yankee player hit a game tying home run off Atlanta's Mark Woehlers in game four of the World Series?

Jim Leyritz. Leyritz hit a 2-2 slider from Atlanta closer Mark Woehlers over the leftfield wall in Atlanta's Fulton-County Stadium, to tie the game at 6 in the top of the eighth inning.

Which of these pitchers did not record a win in the 1996 World Series?

Tom Glavine. Glavine was the only one of Atlanta's top three pitchers to not have a win in series. Both Maddux and Smoltz went 1-1 in the series.

Which manager of Yankees experienced his first World Series as a manager in 1996?

Joe Torre. Joe Torre, a lifetime National League player and manager, hadn't played in a World Series game in all his years in baseball.

Which player caught the fly ball down the third base line to end the 1996 World Series?

Charlie Hayes. Hayes caught the foul pop out on the third base line as John Wetteland had just pitched to Atlanta second baseman, Mark Lemke, to win the Yankees 23rd World Series.