1996 Texas Rangers | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George W. Bush | |
General managers | Doug Melvin | |
Managers | Johnny Oates | |
Television | KXTX-TV 39 KXAS-TV 5 (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve) | |
Radio | KRLD–AM 1080 (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham) KXEB–AM 910 (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing first in the American League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. It would be the first post-season appearance for the Senators/Rangers in franchise history, taking 36 seasons to finally accomplish the feat. This remains the longest amount of time it has ever taken any North American professional sports franchise to make their first playoff appearance. The Rangers would win their first post-season game at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees, but would lose the last three games to lose the division series. The one post-season win would be the club's only post-season success until 2010.
Offseason
- October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Rangers to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers sent players to be named later to the Marlins for Bobby Witt, and sent Wilson Heredia to the Marlins on August 11) and made on August 8, 1995.[1]
- December 21, 1995: Ken Hill was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
- December 22, 1995: Mike Henneman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
- January 16, 1996: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 4½ | 43–38 | 42–38 |
Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 12 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
California Angels | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 19½ | 43–38 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 3–10–1 | 8–5 |
Boston | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 12–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–8 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 7–5 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 12–0 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 |
Detroit | 2–11 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 0–12 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Minnesota | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 10–3–1 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–10 | — | 10–2 |
Toronto | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 2–10 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1996: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- June 4, 1996: Travis Hafner was drafted by the Rangers in the 31st round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 2, 1997.[6]
- July 31, 1996: Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy were traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Stanton and a player to be named later. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Dwayne Hosey to the Rangers on November 4.[7]
Roster
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Game log
Regular season
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April: 16–10 (Home: 11–4; Away: 5–6)
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May: 18–9 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–6)
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June: 14–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–8)
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July: 13–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–7)
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August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
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September: 13–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–7)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Postseason Game log
1996 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AL Division Series: vs. New York Yankees 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)
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Legend: = Win = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Starting Lineups
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | SP |
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1 | April 1 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #24 Worthington 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
2 | April 3 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #24 Worthington 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
3 | April 4 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
4 | April 6 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
5 | April 7 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
6 | April 7 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #21 Newson RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #1 Stillwell SS | #10 Valle C | #59 Pavlik |
7 | April 9 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
8 | April 11 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
9 | April 12 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
10 | April 13 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
11 | April 14 | @ NYY | #14 Frazier CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #24 Worthington 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
15 | April 19 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
16 | April 20 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
17 | April 21 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford LF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
18 | April 22 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
19 | April 23 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
20 | April 24 | @ BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
21 | April 25 | @ BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
22 | April 26 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
23 | April 27 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
24 | April 28 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #21 Newson DH | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
25 | April 29 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez DH | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #10 Valle C | #59 Pavlik |
26 | April 30 | SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #21 Newson DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
27 | May 1 | SEA | #2 Buford CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer DH | #24 Worthington 3B | #29 Greer LF | #18 Elster SS | #1 Stillwell 2B | #28 Oliver |
41 | May 17 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
42 | May 18 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
43 | May 19 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
50 | May 27 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #14 Frazier LF | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
51 | May 28 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #14 Frazier LF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
52 | May 29 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #30 Faneyte LF | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
56 | June 3 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
57 | June 4 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
58 | June 5 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
62 | June 10 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
63 | June 11 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #88 Gonzales 3B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
64 | June 12 | MIL | #2 Buford CF | #7 Rodríguez DH | #29 Greer LF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #10 Valle C | #21 Newson RF | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
65 | June 13 | @ BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #1 Stillwell 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
66 | June 14 | @ BOS | #14 Frazier CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #1 Stillwell 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
67 | June 15 | @ BOS | #14 Frazier CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton 1B | #21 Newson RF | #1 Stillwell 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
68 | June 16 | @ BOS | #2 Buford CF | #88 Gonzales 2B | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
69 | June 17 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #1 Stillwell 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
70 | June 18 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #88 Gonzales 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
71 | June 19 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
72 | June 20 | @ BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #16 Palmer 3B | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #29 Greer LF | #88 Gonzales 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
73 | June 21 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
74 | June 22 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton 1B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
75 | June 23 | BOS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González DH | #29 Greer LF | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
76 | June 24 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
77 | June 25 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
78 | June 26 | BAL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
79 | June 28 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
80 | June 29 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
81 | June 30 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #16 Palmer 3B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #29 Greer LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #88 Gonzales 1B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
85 | July 4 | SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
86 | July 5 | SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #88 Gonzales 1B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
87 | July 6 | SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #46 Gross |
88 | July 7 | SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #15 Tettleton 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
100 | July 22 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez DH | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #88 Gonzales 2B | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
101 | July 23 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #21 Newson RF | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
102 | July 24 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #48 Alberro |
103 | July 25 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #21 Newson RF | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
104 | July 26 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #11 Stevens 1B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
105 | July 27 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
106 | July 28 | @ CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #88 Gonzales SS | #59 Pavlik |
107 | July 30 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
108 | July 31 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #88 Gonzales SS | #28 Oliver |
109 | August 1 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
110 | August 2 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #11 Stevens 1B | #18 Elster SS | #10 Valle C | #59 Pavlik |
111 | August 3 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens 1B | #18 Elster SS | #1 Stillwell 2B | #10 Valle C | #46 Gross |
112 | August 4 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #16 Palmer 3B | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
113 | August 5 | CWS | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #16 Palmer 3B | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford RF | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
125 | August 19 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
126 | August 20 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
127 | August 21 | @ CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #33 Burkett |
134 | August 30 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
135 | August 31 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González DH | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson RF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
136 | September 1 | CLE | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #18 Elster SS | #1 Stillwell 2B | #33 Burkett |
141 | September 6 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #33 Burkett |
142 | September 7 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez DH | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #10 Valle C | #44 Hill |
143 | September 8 | @ MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
147 | September 12 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
148 | September 13 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
149 | September 14 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford LF | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
150 | September 15 | MIL | #4 Hamilton CF | #3 McLemore 2B | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #21 Newson LF | #10 Valle C | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
151 | September 16 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford LF | #18 Elster SS | #33 Burkett |
152 | September 17 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford LF | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
153 | September 18 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #2 Buford LF | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
154 | September 19 | @ SEA | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #22 Clark 1B | #19 González RF | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #11 Stevens LF | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #59 Pavlik |
Playoffs
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | SP |
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1 | ALDS | October 1 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #15 Tettleton DH | #16 Palmer 3B | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #33 Burkett |
2 | ALDS | October 2 | @ NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #44 Hill |
3 | ALDS | October 4 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #28 Oliver |
4 | ALDS | October 5 | NYY | #4 Hamilton CF | #7 Rodríguez C | #29 Greer LF | #19 González RF | #22 Clark 1B | #16 Palmer 3B | #15 Tettleton DH | #3 McLemore 2B | #18 Elster SS | #36 Witt |
Detailed records
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Composite Box
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E |
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Opponents | 108 | 94 | 85 | 82 | 95 | 99 | 86 | 60 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 799 | 1569 | 25 |
Rangers | 131 | 102 | 124 | 96 | 119 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 928 | 1622 | 87 |
Game umpires
Regular season
Playoffs
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | RF |
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1 | AL Division Series | 10–1–1996 | @ Yankees | #3 Jim Evans | #21 Ken Kaiser | #33 Durwood Merrill | #28 Larry Young | #24 Al Clark | #25 Mark Johnson |
2 | AL Division Series | 10–2–1996 | @ Yankees | #21 Ken Kaiser | #33 Durwood Merrill | #28 Larry Young | #24 Al Clark | #25 Mark Johnson | #3 Jim Evans |
3 | AL Division Series | 10–4–1996 | Yankees | #4 Tim Tschida | #30 Tim Welke | #29 John Shulock | #35 Ted Hendry | #37 Drew Coble | #18 Greg Kosc |
4 | AL Division Series | 10–5–1996 | Yankees | #30 Tim Welke | #29 John Shulock | #35 Ted Hendry | #37 Drew Coble | #18 Greg Kosc | #4 Tim Tschida |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Iván Rodríguez | 153 | 649 | 192 | .300 | 19 | 86 |
1B | Will Clark | 117 | 436 | 124 | .284 | 13 | 72 |
2B | Mark McLemore | 147 | 517 | 150 | .290 | 5 | 46 |
SS | Kevin Elster | 157 | 515 | 130 | .252 | 24 | 99 |
3B | Dean Palmer | 154 | 582 | 163 | .280 | 38 | 107 |
LF | Rusty Greer | 139 | 542 | 180 | .332 | 18 | 100 |
CF | Darryl Hamilton | 148 | 627 | 184 | .293 | 6 | 51 |
RF | Juan González | 134 | 541 | 170 | .314 | 47 | 144 |
DH | Mickey Tettleton | 143 | 491 | 121 | .246 | 24 | 83 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Warren Newson | 91 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 10 | 31 |
Damon Buford | 90 | 145 | 41 | .283 | 6 | 20 |
Rene Gonzales | 51 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 2 | 5 |
Dave Valle | 42 | 86 | 26 | .302 | 3 | 17 |
Lee Stevens | 27 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 3 | 12 |
Kurt Stillwell | 46 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 1 | 4 |
Lou Frazier | 30 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 0 | 5 |
Craig Worthington | 13 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 4 |
Jack Voigt | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Ortiz | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 1 |
Rikkert Faneyte | 8 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Benji Gil | 7 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Brown | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ken Hill | 35 | 250.2 | 16 | 10 | 3.63 | 170 |
Roger Pavlik | 34 | 201.0 | 15 | 8 | 5.19 | 127 |
Bobby Witt | 33 | 199.2 | 16 | 12 | 5.41 | 157 |
Darren Oliver | 30 | 173.2 | 14 | 6 | 4.66 | 112 |
Kevin Gross | 28 | 129.1 | 11 | 8 | 5.22 | 78 |
John Burkett | 10 | 68.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.06 | 47 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Helling | 6 | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.52 | 16 |
José Alberro | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Henneman | 49 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 5.79 | 34 |
Dennis Cook | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 64 |
Jeff Russell | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 23 |
Ed Vosberg | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.27 | 32 |
Gil Heredia | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.89 | 43 |
Mark Brandenburg | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.21 | 37 |
Mike Stanton | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 | 14 |
Matt Whiteside | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.68 | 15 |
Danny Patterson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
ALDS
Game 1, October 1
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: John Burkett (1-0) LP: David Cone (0-1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (1), Dean Palmer (1) NYY: None |
Game 2, October 2
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Texas | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
WP: Brian Boehringer (1-0) LP: Mike Stanton (0-1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (2, 3) NYY: Cecil Fielder (1) |
Game 3, October 4
The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jeff Nelson (1-0) LP: Darren Oliver (0-1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) Tex: Juan González (4) |
Game 4, October 5
The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Weathers (1-0) LP: Roger Pavlik (0-1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (2, 3) Tex: Juan González (5) |
Awards and honors
- Kevin Elster, Comeback Player of The Year
- Juan González, AL MVP
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Johnny Oates, AL Managers of the Year (was co-manager with Joe Torre)
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
Notes
- ↑ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ken Hill at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Kevin Elster Stats".
- ↑ Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Travis Hafner at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference
Farm system
References
- 1996 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.