BAL @ NYA

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, October 9, 1996

This box score records a 5-4 win for the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium I, October 9, 1996 in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 56,495, a running time of 263 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 66 degrees, sunny skies, and a 5 mph wind. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came one at a time, in the second, third, fourth, and sixth. The New York Yankees scored single runs in the first, second, seventh, eighth, and 11th innings. The line score runs past nine, to the 11th inning. The Baltimore Orioles had 11 hits and the New York Yankees 11, with 1 and 0 errors. Mariano Rivera was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 2.0 innings. Randy Myers took the loss after 1.2 innings and 1 run. The Baltimore Orioles' pitching table lists Armando Benitez, Scott Erickson, Terry Mathews, Randy Myers, and Jesse Orosco. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Jeff Nelson, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, and John Wetteland. The Baltimore Orioles' top hitter was Rafael Palmeiro, 3 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Brady Anderson also homered for the Baltimore Orioles. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Derek Jeter, 4 for 5, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Bernie Williams drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees got another home run from Bernie Williams. Behind the plate was umpire Larry Barnett.