1996 American League Division Series (ALDS)
Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians

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The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1996 American League playoffs, with the champions of the three AL divisions – along with a 'wild card' team all matching up in two best-of-five series.

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1996 American League Division Series (ALDS):
Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians

Baltimore Orioles (88 - 74) vs Cleveland Indians (99 - 62).
The Baltimore Orioles defeat Cleveland Indians 3 games to 1.

1996 ALDS Game by Game Breakdown


1996 ALDS Game #1 Recap1996-10-01 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with 47644 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Baltimore Orioles1 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 X10101
Cleveland Indians0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 04100

Pitchers for game 1 in the 1996 ALDS1
BAL -Wells, Orosco (7), Mathews (7), Rhodes (8), Myers (9)
CLE -Nagy, Embree (6), Shuey (6), Tavarez (8)
Home Runs in game 1 in the 1996 ALDS1
BAL -Anderson, Surhoff (2), Bonilla
CLE -Ramirez


1996 ALDS Game #2 Recap1996-10-02 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with 48970 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Baltimore Orioles1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 X790
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0482

Pitchers for game 2 in the 1996 ALDS1
BAL -Erickson, Orosco (7), Benitez (8), Myers (9)
CLE -Hershiser, Plunk (6), Assenmacher (8), Tavarez (8)
Home Runs in game 2 in the 1996 ALDS1
BAL -Anderson
CLE -Belle


1996 ALDS Game #3 Recap1996-10-04 at Jacobs Field with 44250 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Cleveland Indians1 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 X9100
Baltimore Orioles0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0482

Pitchers for game 3 in the 1996 ALDS1
CLE -McDowell, Embree (6), Shuey (7), Assenmacher (7), Plunk (8), Mesa (9)
BAL -Mussina, Orosco (7), Benitez (7), Rhodes (8), Mathews (8)
Home Runs in game 3 in the 1996 ALDS1
CLE -Ramirez, Belle
BAL -Surhoff


1996 ALDS Game #4 Recap1996-10-05 at Jacobs Field with 44280 people in attendance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9RunsHitsErrors
Cleveland Indians0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0371
Baltimore Orioles0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14141

Pitchers for game 4 in the 1996 ALDS1
CLE -Nagy, Embree (7), Shuey (7), Assenmacher (7), Plunk (8), Mesa (9), Ogea (12)
BAL -Wells, Mathews (8), Orosco (9), Benitez (10), Myers (12)
Home Runs in game 4 in the 1996 ALDS1
CLE -
BAL -Palmeiro, Bonilla,R. Alomar