The 1996 World Series was the 92nd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, and concluded the 1996 Major League Baseball season.
 A best-of-seven playoff, it featured the defending World Series champions and National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves against the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees.
 The Yankees defeated the Braves four games to two (despite being outscored 26–18) to capture their first championship since 1978 and their 23rd overall.
 The Yankees became the third team to win a World Series after dropping Games 1 and 2 at their home stadium, following the Kansas City Royals in 1985 and the New York Mets in 1986.
 They also became the first team since the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 (Yankees lost to that team that year) to win four straight games after dropping the first two.
The New York Yankees' 1999 season was the 97th season for the Bronx based professional baseball team.
 The team finished with a record of 98-64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
 New York was managed by Joe Torre.
 The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
 In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and ended up beating the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title.
The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team in New York, and its 51st season overall.
 The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing five games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
 New York was managed by Casey Stengel.
 The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
 In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games.
The 2003 World Series was the 99th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series.
 The National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins defeated the heavily favored American League (AL) champion New York Yankees four games to two.
 This is the most recent Series in which the losing team outscored the winning team.
 The Yankees lost, despite outscoring the Marlins 21–17 in the Series.
 This was the Marlins' second World Series championship win and their first since 1997.
The 2003 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 121st season in the history of the franchise.
 The Phillies finished in third-place in the National League East, 15 games behind the Atlanta Braves, and five games behind the 2003 World Series champion Florida Marlins, who were the NL's wild-card winner.
 The Phillies were managed by their former shortstop Larry Bowa, as they played their final season of home games at Veterans Stadium, before moving the club to Citizens Bank Park in 2004.
The 1953 New York Yankees season was the 51st season for the team in New York, and its 53rd season overall.
 The team finished with a record of 99–52, winning their 20th pennant, finishing 8.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
 New York was managed by Casey Stengel.
 The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
 In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 6 games.
 This was the Yankees fifth consecutive World Series win, a record that still stands.
The 1952 New York Yankees season was the 50th season for the Yankees in New York and their 52nd overall, going back to their origins in Baltimore.
 The team finished with a record of 95–59, winning their 19th pennant, finishing 2 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians.
 New York was managed by Casey Stengel.
 The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
 In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
 This was their fourth consecutive World Series win, tying the record they had set during 1936–1937-1938–1939.
 It was also the first season that the Yankees aired their games exclusively on WPIX-TV which would last until the end of the 1998 season.
The 1958 New York Yankees season was the 56th season for the team in New York, and its 58th season overall.
 The team finished with a record of 92–62, winning their 24th pennant, finishing 10 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
 In the World Series, they defeated the Milwaukee Braves in 7 games.
 New York was managed by Casey Stengel.
 The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
 In 1958, the Yankees became New York City's only professional baseball team after the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the New York Giants left for San Francisco.
 The Yankees would hold this distinction until 1962, when the New York Mets began play.
The 1999 World Series, the 95th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series featured a match between the defending American League and World Series champions New York Yankees of the American League against the Atlanta Braves of the National League.
 This was a rematch of the 1996 World Series where the Yankees defeated the Braves as well.
 Held during the month of October, the Yankees swept the Series in four games for their second consecutive title, third in four years, and 25th overall.
 This was also their second World Series appearance in a four-year span (1998–2001).
 It is remembered for Chad Curtis's home run in Game 3, which gave the Yankees a 6–5 victory and Game 2, featuring Jim Gray of NBC's infamous interview with Pete Rose.
The New York Yankees' 2003 season was the 101st season for the Yankees.
 The team finished with a record of 101-61 finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
 New York was managed by Joe Torre.
 The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
 In the playoffs, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in 7 games in the ALCS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run.
 The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins.
 It would be their second World Series loss in three years and last appearance in a World Series until 2009.

Question: What team defeated the New York Yankees and finished five games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the 2003 World Series?
Answer: Florida Marlins