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John Wetteland - Wikipedia  John Karl Wetteland (born August 21, 1966) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher who specialized as a closer. During a 12-year career (from 19892000), he pitched for four different teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos ... During the 1996 World Series, Wetteland had 4 saves and the Yankees won...
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Remembering The 1996 Yankees: John Wetteland  CBS New York  Jul 8, 2016 ... Yankees closer John Wetteland was named the World Series Most Valuable Player after saving all four games of the Yankees' win over the Atlanta Braves. ... all four Yankees wins in the series and was named World Series MVP. ... 20th anniversary of that 1996 championship team, Wetteland reminisced...
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Happy birthday, John Wetteland: A tribute to a 1996 Yankees hero ...  Aug 21, 2015 ... Happy birthday, John Wetteland: A tribute to a 1996 Yankees hero ... World Series-winning teams are never forgotten by the fans, and the most integral .... The Yankees lost Game 4 by a score of 11-8, and Showalter lost all faith in his closer. ... For his efforts, Wetteland was named the World Series MVP.
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John Wetteland recalls 1996 WS MVP Award | yankees.com  Aug 8, 2016 ... Wetteland's performance in the 1996 World Series, in which he saved all ... 4/9/96: John Wetteland induces the final out as the Yankees win their ... You converted all 15 of your save opportunities that June, and the team's lead in ...... your eyes -- and whisper "Just call him the DH that should not be named.".
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1996 Yankees 20th Anniversary Retrospective: John Wetteland ...  Feb 10, 2016 ... 1996 World Series MVP John Wetteland rarely made closing out ... team that won the Yankees their 23rd World Series Championship. ... as Wetteland settled comfortably into the closer's role, saving 31 ... In the World Series, Wetteland saved all four Yankee wins en route to becoming World Series MVP.
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2001 World Series - Wikipedia  The 2001 World Series, the 97th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, took ... first major professional sports team from the state of Arizona to win a title. Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were named the series co-MVPs.
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1998 National League Championship Series - Wikipedia  The 1998 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major ... San Diego Padres (4), Bruce Bochy, 9864, .605, GA: 9 ... Closer Trevor Hoffman saved an astounding 53 games in the regular season. .... The Braves offense was held quiet again as San Diego won Game 3 and took a...
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1998 San Diego Padres season - Wikipedia  In 1998, the San Diego Padres won the National League championship and advanced to the World Series for the second time in franchise history. San Diego featured five All-Stars: pitchers Andy Ashby, Kevin Brown, and Trevor Hoffman, and outfielders Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn. ... Hoffman saved 53 games and was voted the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award...
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1992 World Series - Wikipedia  The 1992 World Series was the first World Series ever with games played outside the United States, following the 1992 regular season. It pitted the American League champions Toronto Blue Jays against the National League champions Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta four games to two, marking the first time a team ... The Blue Jays remain the only Canadian team to have appeared in, and won...
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Musial, Stan | Baseball Hall of Fame  But Stan Musial played baseball the right way. ... Most Valuable Player awards for leading the Cards back to the World Series, where they lost to the Yankees.
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Bluejays Win First MLB World Series Outside U.S. in 1992 :: All ...  Oct 24, 2015 ... The Braves were making their second straight World Series appearance ... Athletics in six games to become the first non-U.S. team to advance to a World Series. ... In Game 1 of the World Series in Atlanta, the Braves won 3-1 as Tom ... In Game 4, Glavine and Jimmy Key were locked in to a pitching duel.
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2005 World Series - Wikipedia  The 2005 World Series was the 101st edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champions Chicago White Sox and the National League (NL) champions Houston Astros. The White Sox swept the Astros four games to none in the series, winning .... Playing in their first World Series home game since 1959, the White Sox took...
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"All-Time Triple-A All-Star Team" | Omaha Storm Chasers News  Mar 19, 2015 ... He led the American League in doubles in 2012 with 51, and has ranked in the Top-10 in AL hits twice. ... runs (8th), total bases (8th), doubles (7th) and home runs (10th). Gordon led the Royals in 2014 in home runs and RBI (as well as ... Lofton appeared in the 1995 World Series with Cleveland and the...
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World Series - Wikipedia  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. Prior to 1969, the team with the best regular season win-loss record in each ..... During this seven-year period, only three teams won the World Series: the...
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Willie Mays with "The Catch" during the 1954 World Series at the old ...  Willie Mays (New York Giants) making "The Catch" to rob Vic Wertz ... New York Giants, Willie Mays, September 29, 1954, World Series, Game 1.Say Hey. ... mays 1954 world series Willie Mays Made 'The Catch' That All World Series Highlights .... The greatest outfield of all time: Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and Hank...
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2009 World Series - Wikipedia  The 2009 World Series was the 105th edition of Major League Baseball's (MLB) championship ... He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series, making him the ... In July 2009, Phillies scouts evaluated pitcher Pedro Martnez in two ... On September 11, 2009, shortstop Derek Jeter recorded his 2,722nd career hit,...
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Torre, Joe | Baseball Hall of Fame  He was a nine-time All-Star and the 1971 National League Most Valuable ... a manager, Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least four World Series titles. ... In Atlanta, Torre led the team to a 13-0 record to start the season en route to ... 1997, then strung together three straight World Series titles from 1998-2000...
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The catch Ron Swoboda made in the 1969 World Series is still ...  Oct 14, 2009 ... A 40th anniversary homage to the first expansion team to win a ... The catch Ron Swoboda made in the 1969 World Series is still magical ... New York Mets right fielder Ron Swoboda makes a diving catch for an out on a line drive hit by ... then won four in a row to become a band of Amazin' Mets parading...
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J! Archive - Show #2900, aired 1997-03-21  In 1996 this strikeout king became the first player to have his uniform number retired by 3 teams ... Buck has unfamiliar yearnings & stirrings when he hears it...
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The Yankees' World Series Ring Leaders - The New York Times  Oct 28, 2009 ... The Yankees have won 26 of the 39 World Series they've been in. ... which of the team's players were on the most winning teams? ... 10-4, YOGI BERRA In a record 75 World Series games as a catcher, ... O'Neill hit .474 in the 2000 triumph over the Mets. ... He was not on the 1996 Series roster; he's 3-2.
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Don Larsen - Wikipedia  The perfect game. Larsen's most notable accomplishment was pitching the only perfect game in the history of the World Series; it is one of only 23 perfect games in MLB history. He was pitching for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 8, 1956.