NYA @ TEX

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers, October 5, 1996

Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 6-4 over the Texas Rangers on October 5, 1996 in the Division Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 50,066, a game time of 237 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as overcast skies. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth; the fourth brought 3 runs. The Texas Rangers scored in the second and third innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. The New York Yankees had 12 hits and the Texas Rangers 9, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to David Weathers, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 3.0 innings. The loss was charged to Roger Pavlik after 2.2 innings and 2 runs. The save went to John Wetteland. The New York Yankees used Brian Boehringer, Mariano Rivera, Kenny Rogers, David Weathers, and John Wetteland on the mound. The Texas Rangers used Dennis Cook, Mike Henneman, Danny Patterson, Roger Pavlik, and Jeff Russell on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Bernie Williams went 3 for 5, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI. The Texas Rangers' top hitter was Ivan Rodriguez, 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. The Texas Rangers got another home run from Juan Gonzalez. Tim Welke worked home plate.