NYA @ TEX

October 04, 1996

Final Score: NYA 3 - TEX 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance
50,860
Game Duration
189 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Jeff Nelson
Losing Pitcher
Darren Oliver
Save
John Wetteland

Umpires

Home Plate
Tim Tschida
First Base
Tim Welke
Second Base
John Shulock
Third Base
Ted Hendry

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

NYA @ TEX — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1
TEX 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ TEX — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mariano Duncan 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Cecil Fielder 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Girardi 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charlie Hayes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Derek Jeter 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Jimmy Key 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tino Martinez 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul O'Neill 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Raines 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ruben Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Sojo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Wetteland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bernie Williams 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667
Team Totals 29 3 7 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 .241

TEX Batting

NYA @ TEX — TEX Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Damon Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Will Clark 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Kevin Elster 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Juan Gonzalez 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Rusty Greer 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Darryl Hamilton 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Mike Henneman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark McLemore 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Warren Newson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darren Oliver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dean Palmer 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ivan Rodriguez 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Mike Stanton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Tettleton 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 4 7 1 0 1 1 .188

NYA Pitching

NYA @ TEX — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimmy Key - 5.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 3.60
Jeff Nelson (W) W 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
John Wetteland (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 4 7 1 2.00

TEX Pitching

NYA @ TEX — TEX Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Henneman - 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Darren Oliver (L) L 8.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 3.38
Mike Stanton - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 3 4 1 3.00

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers, October 4, 1996

The New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 4, 1996 in the Division Series. It was decided by a single run. The game information lists attendance of 50,860, a game time of 189 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first and ninth innings, 2 of them in the ninth. The Texas Rangers scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The New York Yankees had 7 hits and the Texas Rangers 6, with 1 and 1 errors. Jeff Nelson was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 3.0 innings. The loss was charged to Darren Oliver after 8.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to John Wetteland. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Jimmy Key, Jeff Nelson, and John Wetteland. The Texas Rangers used Mike Henneman, Darren Oliver, and Mike Stanton on the mound. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Bernie Williams, 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. For the Texas Rangers, Juan Gonzalez went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Tim Tschida worked home plate.

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