1996 New York Yankees season

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The 1996 New York Yankees season was the 94th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. The Yankees played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

1996 New York Yankees
World Series champions
American League champions
American League East champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place1st
OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
General managersBob Watson
ManagersJoe Torre
TelevisionWPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone, Suzyn Waldman)
MSG
(Jim Kaat, Dave Cohen, Al Trautwig)
RadioWABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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In Joe Torre's first season as manager, the team finished first in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 92–70, 4 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, for their first division title since 1981 (although the 1994 team had the best record in the American League and appeared to be on its way to winning the division when the season was ended prematurely by the players' strike).

The Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers, three games to one, in the American League Division Series, then defeated the Orioles in the American League Championship Series, four games to one.

In the World Series the Yankees beat the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, four games to two, for the club's 23rd World Series title and its first since 1978, winning four straight games after losing the first two at home. They finished the post-season with an 8–0 record on the road while going just 3–4 at home.

It was the final season for Hall of Fame announcer Phil Rizzuto, who retired after a forty-year career as a radio and TV announcer for Yankee games.

Offseason

  • November 2, 1995: The Yankees name Joe Torre as their new manager.
  • December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.
  • December 7, 1995: Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir.
  • December 11, 1995: Mariano Duncan was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
  • December 21, 1995: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
  • December 28, 1995: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Raines. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.
  • February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
  • February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
  • March 31, 1996: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees.

Regular season

Notable transactions

  • June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball draft
    • Nick Johnson was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round. Player signed June 14, 1996.
    • Scott Seabol was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round. Player signed June 25, 1996.
  • June 12, 1996: Rich Monteleone was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete.
  • June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Montreal Expos.
  • July 4, 1996: Darryl Strawberry was purchased by the Yankees from the St. Paul Saints.
  • July 31, 1996: Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Cecil Fielder.
  • July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.
  • August 22, 1996: Luis Sojo was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners.
  • August 23, 1996: Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams were traded by the Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Ricky Bones to the Yankees on August 29.
  • August 30, 1996: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Hayes. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chris Corn to the Pirates on August 31.
  • September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the California Angels.
  • September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.

Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 92 70 .568 — 49‍–‍31 43‍–‍39
Baltimore Orioles 88 74 .543 4 43‍–‍38 45‍–‍36
Boston Red Sox 85 77 .525 7 47‍–‍34 38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays 74 88 .457 18 35‍–‍46 39‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers 53 109 .327 39 27‍–‍54 26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1996
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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 —


Roster

1996 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
  • 41 Brian Boehringer
  • 29 Ricky Bones
  • 59 Billy Brewer
  • 36 David Cone
  • 39 Paul Gibson
  • 11 Dwight Gooden
  • 57 Steve Howe
  • 52 Mark Hutton
  • 28 Scott Kamieniecki
  • 22 Jimmy Key
  • 27 Graeme Lloyd
  • 54 Jim Mecir
  • 57 Ramiro Mendoza
  • 43 Jeff Nelson
  • 47 Dave Pavlas
  • 46 Andy Pettitte
  • 56 Dale Polley
  • 42 Mariano Rivera
  • 17 Kenny Rogers
  • 52 David Weathers
  • 35 John Wetteland
  • 55 Wally Whitehurst
  • 27 Bob Wickman
 Catchers
  • 25 Joe Girardi
  • 13 Jim Leyritz
  • 60 Tim McIntosh
  • 55 Jorge Posada

Infielders

  • 12 Wade Boggs
  • 18 Mariano Duncan
  • 20 Robert Eenhoorn
  • 45 Cecil Fielder
  • 26 Andy Fox
  • 33 Charlie Hayes
  • 38,99 Matt Howard
  •  2 Derek Jeter
  • 14 Pat Kelly
  • 24 Tino Martinez
  • 19 Luis Sojo
 Outfielders
  • 20 Mike Aldrete
  • 39 Dion James
  • 21 Paul O'Neill
  • 31 Tim Raines
  • 28 Rubén Rivera
  • 39 Darryl Strawberry
  • 51 Bernie Williams
  • 29 Gerald Williams

Other batters

  • 39 Matt Luke
 Manager
  •  6 Joe Torre

Coaches

  • 53 José Cardenal (First Base)
  • 50 Chris Chambliss (Hitting)
  • 40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen)
  • 30 Willie Randolph (Third Base)
  • 34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching)
  • 48 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Game log

Regular season

Legend
  Yankees win
  Yankees loss
  Yankees tie
  Postponement
  Clinched division
Bold Yankees team member
1996 regular season game log: 92–70 (Home: 49–31; Away: 43–39)
April: 13–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 6–7)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
— April 1 1:05 p.m. EST @ Indians Postponed (Snow) (Makeup date: April 4)
1 April 2 1:08 p.m. EST @ Indians W 7–1 Cone (1–0) Martínez (0–1) — 3:08 42,289 1–0 W1
2 April 3 7:05 p.m. EST @ Indians W 5–1 Pettitte (1–0) McDowell (0–1) Nelson (1) 3:18 41,843 2–0 W2
— April 4 7:05 p.m. EST @ Indians Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 21)
3 April 6 @ Rangers 2–4 Witt Key (0–1) Henneman 35,510 2–1
4 April 7 @ Rangers 2–7 Hill Gooden (0–1) — — 2–2
5 April 7 @ Rangers 1–4 Pavlik Howe (0–1) Vosberg 36,248 2–3
6 April 9 Royals 7–3 Pettitte (2–0) Haney — 56,329 3–3
7 April 11 Royals 5–3 Key (1–1) Belcher Howe (1) 17,519 4–3
8 April 12 Rangers 4–3 Cone (2–0) Hill Wetteland (1) 20,238 5–3
9 April 13 Rangers 6–10 Pavlik Gooden (0–2) Vosberg 19,603 5–4
10 April 14 Rangers 12–3 Pettitte (3–0) Gross — 20,181 6–4
11 April 16 @ Brewers 3–6 Karl Key (1–2) — 7,059 6–5
12 April 17 @ Brewers 4–8 Bones Cone (2–1) — 7,124 6–6
13 April 19 @ Twins 1–7 Rodriguez Gooden (0–3) — 20,279 6–7
14 April 20 @ Twins 7–6 Wickman (1–0) Guardado Wetteland (2) 24,586 7–7
15 April 21 @ Twins 9–5 Rogers (1–0) Radke — 20,115 8–7
16 April 22 @ Royals 6–2 Cone (3–1) Appier — 14,763 9–7
17 April 23 @ Royals 2–5 Gubicza Key (1–3) Montgomery 12,536 9–8
18 April 24 7:36 p.m. EDT Indians W 10–8 Kamieniecki (1–0) Martinez (3–2) — 3:37 20,187 10–8 W1
19 April 25 7:36 p.m. EDT Indians L 3–4 Poole (1–0) Pettitte (3–1) Mesa (7) 3:07 18,580 10–9 L1
20 April 26 Twins 5–4 Rivera (1–0) Radke Wetteland (3) 14,450 11–9
21 April 27 Twins 6–8 (10) Bennett Wickman (1–1) — 20,025 11–10
22 April 28 Twins 6–3 Rivera (2–0) Rodriguez Wetteland (4) 24,793 12–10
23 April 30 7:36 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 13–10 Nelson (1–0) Shepherd (0–1) Wetteland (5) 4:21 43,117 13–10 W2
May: 16–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
24 May 1 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 11–6 (15) Pettitte (4–1) Mercker (2–2) — 5:34 47,472 14–10 W3
25 May 2 White Sox 5–1 Cone (4–1) Fernandez — 19,773 15–10
26 May 3 White Sox 2–0 Rivera (3–0) Thomas Wetteland (6) 15,599 16–10
27 May 4 White Sox 5–11 Karchner Nelson (1–1) — 20,661 16–11
28 May 5 White Sox 7–1 Pettitte (5–1) Tapani — 26,525 17–11
29 May 6 Tigers 10–5 Wickman (2–1) Myers — 12,838 18–11
30 May 7 Tigers 12–5 Mecir (1–0) Lewis Nelson (2) 12,760 19–11
31 May 8 Tigers 10–3 Gooden (1–3) Keagle — 18,729 20–11
32 May 9 Tigers 2–4 Gohr Key (1–4) Myers 13,098 20–12
33 May 10 @ White Sox 2–5 Tapani Pettitte (5–2) Hernandez 15,784 20–13
34 May 11 @ White Sox 5–7 McCaskill Wetteland (0–1) — 25,722 20–14
35 May 12 @ White Sox 9–8 Wickman (3–1) Thomas Wetteland (7) 17,405 21–14
36 May 14 Mariners 2–0 Gooden (2–3) Hitchcock — 20,786 22–14
37 May 15 Mariners 5–10 Hurtado Key (1–5) — 20,680 22–15
38 May 17 Angels 8–5 Pettitte (6–2) Abbott Rivera (1) 19,087 23–15
39 May 18 Angels 7–3 Rogers (2–0) Williams Rivera (2) 22,821 24–15
40 May 19 Angels 1–10 Finley Kamieniecki (1–1) — 37,326 24–16
41 May 21 Athletics 7–3 Gooden (3–3) Reyes — 15,614 25–16
42 May 22 Athletics 1–5 Wojciechowski Pettitte (6–3) Mohler 18,544 25–17
43 May 23 Athletics 4–3 Rogers (3–0) Taylor Wetteland (8) 19,315 26–17
44 May 24 @ Mariners 4–10 Hitchcock Kamieniecki (1–2) — 44,236 26–18
45 May 25 @ Mariners 5–4 Mendoza (1–0) Hurtado Wetteland (9) 57,173 27–18
46 May 26 @ Mariners 3–4 Menhart Gooden (3–4) Charlton 42,410 27–19
47 May 27 @ Angels 16–5 Pettitte (7–3) Abbott — 20,926 28–19
48 May 28 @ Angels 0–1 Grimsley Rogers (3–1) — 17,284 28–20
49 May 29 @ Angels 0–4 Finley Mendoza (1–1) — 19,246 28–21
50 May 31 @ Athletics 4–1 Key (2–5) Johns Wetteland (10) 13,279 29–21
June: 18–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
51 June 1 @ Athletics 6–3 Pettitte (8–3) Chouinard Wetteland (11) 21,354 30–21
52 June 2 @ Athletics 11–4 Rogers (4–1) Wojciechowski Wetteland (12) 26,331 31–21
53 June 4 Blue Jays 5–4 Gooden (4–4) Hanson Wetteland (13) 17,368 32–21
54 June 5 Blue Jays 7–12 Hentgen Key (2–6) — 17,142 32–22
55 June 6 Blue Jays 8–1 Pettitte (9–3) Quantrill — 18,475 33–22
56 June 7 @ Tigers 5–6 Lewis Nelson (1–2) — 16,350 33–23
57 June 8 @ Tigers 7–9 Olson Rogers (4–2) Lewis 20,173 33–24
58 June 9 @ Tigers 3–2 Gooden (5–4) Gohr Wetteland (14) 16,588 34–24
59 June 10 @ Blue Jays 5–3 Key (3–6) Hentgen Wetteland (15) 37,332 35–24
60 June 11 @ Blue Jays 6–4 Pettitte (10–3) Quantrill Wetteland (16) 32,114 36–24
61 June 12 @ Blue Jays 4–7 Janzen Mendoza (1–2) — 44,238 36–25
62 June 13 7:35 p.m. EDT Indians L 2–6 Hershiser (6–4) Rogers (4–3) Shuey (1) 3:13 30,707 36–26 L2
63 June 14 7:35 p.m. EDT Indians W 4–3 Gooden (6–4) Ogea (3–1) Wetteland (17) 2:59 32,580 37–26 W1
64 June 15 1:05 p.m. EDT Indians L 3–10 Nagy (11–1) Boehringer (0–1) — 3:06 42,032 37–27 L1
65 June 16 1:35 p.m. EDT Indians W 5–4 Pettitte (11–3) Martinez (8–4) Wetteland (18) 3:41 51,180 38–27 W1
66 June 17 Twins 3–6 Aldred Mendoza (1–3) Naulty 16,189 38–28
67 June 18 Twins 2–0 Rogers (5–3) Radke Wetteland (19) 17,593 39–28
68 (1) June 21 12:03 p.m. EDT @ Indians W 8–7 (10) Nelson (2–2) Mesa (0–2) Wetteland (20) 3:56 42,176 40–28 W2
69 (2) June 21 7:04 p.m. EDT @ Indians W 9–3 Mendoza (2–3) Tavárez (2–4) — 3:00 42,454 41–28 W3
70 June 22 1:08 p.m. EDT @ Indians W 11–9 Brewer (1–0) Martinez (8–5) Wetteland (21) 4:10 42,461 42–28 W4
71 June 23 1:05 p.m. EDT @ Indians W 6–5 Gooden (7–4) McDowell (6–6) Wetteland (22) 3:16 41,767 43–28 W5
72 June 24 @ Twins 0–3 Robertson Pettitte (11–4) — 20,488 43–29
73 June 25 @ Twins 1–6 Rodriguez Boehringer (0–2) — — 43–30
74 June 25 @ Twins 6–2 Mendoza (3–3) Serafini — 16,641 44–30
75 June 26 @ Twins 2–1 Polley (1–0) Guardado Wetteland (23) 19,116 45–30
76 7:35 p.m. EDT June 27 Orioles W 3–2 Rogers (6–3) Erickson (4–6) Wetteland (24) 2:40 34,161 46–30 W3
77 7:40 p.m. EDT June 28 Orioles L 4–7 Rhodes (9–0) M Rivera (3–1) Myers (15) 3:38 43,515 46–31 L1
78 1:05 p.m. EDT June 29 Orioles W 4–3 Pettitte (12–4) Mussina (10–5) Wetteland (25) 2:47 45,295 47–31 W1
79 1:35 p.m. EDT June 30 Orioles L 1–9 Wells (5–7) Mendoza (3–4) — 2:58 40,200 47–32 L1
July: 16–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–7)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
80 July 1 Red Sox 2–0 Key (4–6) Clemens Wetteland (26) 27,734 48–32
81 July 2 Red Sox 7–5 Nelson (3–2) Hudson Wetteland (27) 28,310 49–32
82 July 4 Brewers 4–1 Pettitte (13–4) Karl Wetteland (28) 24,243 50–32
83 July 5 Brewers 12–3 Gooden (8–4) Bones — 26,699 51–32
84 July 6 Brewers 2–0 Key (5–6) Sparks Wetteland (29) 24,033 52–32
85 July 7 Brewers 1–4 McDonald Rogers (6–4) Fetters 35,242 52–33
86 July 11 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 4–2 Key (6–6) Mussina (11–6) Wetteland (30) 2:59 46,760 53–33 W1
— July 12 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Orioles Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 13)
87 (1) July 13 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 3–2 Nelson (4–2) Wells (5–9) Wetteland (31) 3:06 — 54–33 W2
88 (2) July 13 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 7–5 Gooden (9–4) Rhodes (9–1) Wetteland (32) 3:28 46,451 55–33 W3
89 July 14 1:37 p.m. @ Orioles W 4–1 Pettitte (14–4) Erickson (5–7) Wetteland (33) 3:04 47,658 56–33 W4
90 July 15 @ Red Sox 6–8 Wakefield Hutton (0–1) Slocumb 33,263 56–34
91 July 16 @ Red Sox 9–5 Key (7–6) Clemens — 34,676 57–34
92 July 17 @ Red Sox 11–12 Eshelman Wetteland (0–2) — 34,082 57–35
93 July 18 @ Brewers 4–16 Karl Gooden (9–5) — 19,079 57–36
94 July 19 @ Brewers 5–7 Eldred Pettitte (14–5) Fetters 19,300 57–37
95 July 20 @ Brewers 4–2 Rivera (4–1) Van Egmond Wetteland (34) 25,473 58–37
96 July 21 @ Brewers 2–3 D'Amico Key (7–7) Fetters 25,662 58–38
97 July 22 Rangers 1–6 Hill Rogers (6–5) — 30,767 58–39
98 July 23 Rangers 6–0 Gooden (10–5) Pavlik — 22,814 59–39
99 July 24 Rangers 4–2 Pettitte (15–5) Alberro Wetteland (35) 35,308 60–39
100 July 25 Royals 0–7 Rosado Hutton (0–2) — 23,475 60–40
101 July 26 Royals 15–1 Key (8–7) Haney — 23,782 61–40
102 July 27 Royals 5–4 Rogers (7–5) Belcher Wetteland (36) 42,044 62–40
103 July 28 Royals 3–2 Wetteland (1–2) Jacome — 35,658 63–40
104 July 30 @ Rangers 2–15 Witt Pettitte (15–6) — 39,637 63–41
105 July 31 @ Rangers 2–9 Oliver Key (8–8) — 30,645 63–42
August: 13–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 6–8)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
106 August 1 @ Rangers 6–5 Rogers (8–5) Hill Wetteland (37) 34,855 64–42
107 August 2 @ Royals 3–4 (10) Montgomery Rivera (4–2) — 28,618 64–43
108 August 3 @ Royals 4–11 Linton Weathers (0–1) — 29,355 64–44
109 August 4 @ Royals 5–3 Pettitte (16–6) Rosado — 24,624 65–44
110 August 5 @ Royals 5–2 Key (9–8) Pichardo Wetteland (38) 22,865 66–44
111 August 6 White Sox 9–2 Rogers (9–5) Tapani — 33,025 67–44
112 August 7 White Sox 4–8 (10) Hernandez Nelson (4–3) — 31,098 67–45
113 August 8 White Sox 8–4 Wickman (4–1) Andujar Rivera (3) 35,898 68–45
114 August 9 Tigers 3–5 Cummings Pettitte (16–7) Myers 23,439 68–46
115 August 10 Tigers 7–13 Lewis Key (9–9) — 28,863 68–47
116 August 11 Tigers 12–0 Rogers (10–5) Lira — 33,517 69–47
117 August 12 @ White Sox 2–3 (10) Hernandez Wetteland (1–3) — 32,492 69–48
118 August 13 @ White Sox 4–8 Bertotti Weathers (0–2) — 26,455 69–49
119 August 14 @ White Sox 3–1 Pettitte (17–7) Baldwin Rivera (4) 23,350 70–49
120 August 16 Mariners 5–6 Hitchcock Polley (1–1) Jackson 50,724 70–50
121 August 17 Mariners 3–10 Moyer Rogers (10–6) — 51,729 70–51
122 August 18 Mariners 12–13 (12) Ayala Mecir (1–1) Jackson 44,769 70–52
123 August 19 Mariners 10–4 Pettitte (18–7) Carmona — 33,994 71–52
124 August 20 Angels 17–6 Boehringer (1–2) Springer — 20,795 72–52
125 August 21 Angels 1–7 Dickson Key (9–10) Percival 27,811 72–53
126 August 22 Angels 3–12 Finley Rogers (10–7) — 27,191 72–54
127 August 23 Athletics 5–3 Gooden (11–5) Wengert Rivera (5) 34,244 73–54
128 August 24 Athletics 5–4 Whitehurst (1–0) Telgheder Pavlas (1) 32,125 74–54
129 August 25 Athletics 4–6 Mohler Nelson (4–4) Acre 50,808 74–55
130 August 26 @ Mariners 1–2 Ayala Lloyd (0–1) Charlton 32,857 74–56
131 August 27 @ Mariners 4–7 Moyer Lloyd (0–2) — 32,975 74–57
132 August 28 @ Mariners 2–10 Mulholland Gooden (11–6) — 30,952 74–58
133 August 29 @ Angels 3–14 Holtz Whitehurst (1–1) — 19,755 74–59
134 August 30 @ Angels 6–2 Pettitte (19–7) Springer — 27,084 75–59
135 August 31 @ Angels 14–3 Key (10–10) Dickson — 28,749 76–59
September: 16–11 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
136 September 1 @ Angels 0–4 Finley Rogers (10–8) — 19,384 76–60
137 September 2 @ Athletics 5–0 Cone (5–1) Prieto — 20,159 77–60
138 September 3 @ Athletics 9–10 Acre Boehringer (1–3) Johns 11,621 77–61
139 September 4 @ Athletics 10–3 Pettitte (20–7) Telgheder — 9,892 78–61
140 September 6 Blue Jays 4–3 Rivera (5–2) Risley — 21,528 79–61
141 September 7 Blue Jays 2–3 Quantrill Cone (5–2) Timlin 27,069 79–62
142 September 8 Blue Jays 2–4 Hanson Pettitte (20–8) Timlin 28,575 79–63
143 September 10 @ Tigers 9–8 Rivera (6–2) Sager Wetteland (39) 11,042 80–63
144 September 11 @ Tigers 7–3 Key (11–10) Lira — 9,775 81–63
145 September 12 @ Tigers 12–3 Cone (6–2) Thompson — 9,009 82–63
146 September 13 @ Blue Jays 4–1 Pettitte (21–8) Hanson Wetteland (40) 31,227 83–63
147 September 14 @ Blue Jays 3–1 Boehringer (2–3) Hentgen Wetteland (41) 43,397 84–63
148 September 15 @ Blue Jays 1–3 Williams Mendoza (3–5) Timlin 36,268 84–64
149 September 16 @ Blue Jays 10–0 Key (12–10) Quantrill — 30,115 85–64
— September 17 7:35 p.m. EDT Orioles Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 19)
150 September 18 7:35 p.m. EDT Orioles W 3–2 (10) M Rivera (7–2) Mills (3–2) — 3:07 40,775 86–64 W2
151 (1) September 19 4:08 p.m. EDT Orioles W 9–3 Rogers (11–8) Mussina (7–2) — 3:07 — 87–64 W3
152 (2) September 19 8:03 p.m. EDT Orioles L 9–10 Mathews (2–1) M Rivera (7–3) Myers (30) 3:56 54,888 87–65 L1
153 September 20 Red Sox 2–4 Wakefield Polley (1–2) Slocumb 39,883 87–66
154 September 21 Red Sox 12–11 (10) Wetteland (2–3) Hudson — 54,599 88–66
155 September 22 Red Sox 4–3 Rivera (8–3) Sele Wetteland (42) 34,422 89–66
156 September 23 Red Sox 3–4 (11) Slocumb Boehringer (2–4) Mahomes 22,728 89–67
157 September 25 Brewers 19–2 Cone (7–2) Van Egmond — — 90–67
158 September 25 Brewers 6–2 Rogers (12–8) Karl — 37,947 91–67
159 September 26 @ Red Sox 3–5 Maddux Key (12–11) Slocumb 32,367 91–68
160 September 27 @ Red Sox 5–7 Sele Gooden (11–7) Slocumb 32,573 91–69
161 September 28 @ Red Sox 4–2 Mendoza (4–5) Clemens Wetteland (43) 33,612 92–69
162 September 29 @ Red Sox 5–6 Mahomes Polley (1–3) — 32,563 92–70

Detailed records

Postseason Game log

Legend
  Yankees win
  Yankees loss
Bold Yankees team member
1996 Postseason game log: 11–4 (Home: 3–4; Away: 8–0)
AL Division Series vs. Texas Rangers 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/
Streak
AL Championship Series vs. Baltimore Orioles 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 3–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/
Streak
— October 8 8:07 p.m. EDT Orioles Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 9)
1 October 9 4:08 p.m. EDT Orioles W 4–3 (11) M Rivera (1–0) Myers (0–1) — 4:23 56,495 NYA 1–0 W1
2 October 10 3:07 p.m. EDT Orioles L 3–5 Wells (1–0) Nelson (0–1) Benítez (1) 4:13 58,432 Tied 1–1 L1
3 October 11 8:07 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 5–2 Key (1–0) Mussina (0–1) Wetteland (1) 2:50 48,635 NYA 2–1 W1
4 October 12 7:37 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 8–4 Weathers (1–0) Coppinger (0–1) — 3:45 48,974 NYA 3–1 W2
5 October 13 4:07 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 6–4 Pettitte (1–0) Erickson (0–1) — 2:57 48,718 NYA 4–1 W3
World Series: vs. Atlanta Braves 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 3–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/
Streak
— October 19 8:01 p.m. EDT Braves Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 20)
1 October 20 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves L 1–12 Smoltz (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) — 3:10 56,365 ATL 1–0 L1
2 October 21 7:15 p.m. EDT Braves L 0–4 Maddux (1–0) Key (0–1) — 2:44 56,340 ATL 2–0 L2
3 October 22 8:15 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 5–2 Cone (1–0) Glavine (0–1) Wetteland (1) 3:22 51,843 ATL 2–1 W1
4 October 23 8:15 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 8–6 (10) Lloyd (1–0) Avery (0–1) Wetteland (2) 4:17 51,881 Tied 2–2 W2
5 October 24 8:15 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 1–0 Pettitte (1–1) Smoltz (1–1) Wetteland (3) 2:54 51,881 NYA 3–2 W3
6 October 26 8:00 p.m. EDT Braves W 3–2 Key (1–1) Maddux (1–1) Wetteland (4) 2:52 56,375 NYA 4–2 W4

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
C Joe Girardi 124 422 124 .294 2 45
1B Tino Martinez 155 595 174 .292 25 117
2B Mariano Duncan 109 400 136 .340 8 56
3B Wade Boggs 132 501 156 .311 2 41
SS Derek Jeter 157 582 183 .314 10 78
LF Tim Raines 59 201 57 .284 9 33
CF Bernie Williams 143 551 168 .305 29 102
RF Paul O'Neill 150 546 165 .302 19 91
DH Rubén Sierra 96 360 93 .258 11 52

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
Jim Leyritz 88 265 70 .264 7 40
Gerald Williams 99 233 63 .270 5 30
Darryl Strawberry 63 202 53 .262 11 36
Cecil Fielder 53 200 52 .260 13 37
Andy Fox 113 189 37 .196 3 13
Rubén Rivera 46 88 25 .284 2 16
Mike Aldrete 32 68 17 .250 3 12
Charlie Hayes 20 67 19 .284 2 13
Matt Howard 35 54 11 .204 1 9
Luis Sojo 18 40 11 .275 0 5
Pat Kelly 13 21 3 .143 0 2
Robert Eenhoorn 12 14 1 .071 0 2
Jorge Posada 8 14 1 .071 0 0
Dion James 6 12 2 .167 0 0
Tim McIntosh 3 3 0 .000 0 0
Matt Luke 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

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
Andy Pettitte 35 221.0 21 8 3.87 162
Kenny Rogers 30 179.0 12 8 4.68 92
Dwight Gooden 29 170.2 11 7 5.01 126
Jimmy Key 30 169.1 12 11 4.68 116
David Cone 11 72.0 7 2 2.88 71
Ramiro Mendoza 12 53.0 4 5 6.79 34
Wally Whitehurst 2 8.0 1 1 6.75 1

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
Brian Boehringer 15 46.1 2 4 5.44 37
Mark Hutton 12 30.1 0 2 5.04 25
Scott Kamieniecki 7 22.2 1 2 11.12 15
David Weathers 11 17.1 0 2 9.35 13
Ricky Bones 4 7.0 0 0 14.14 4

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
John Wetteland 62 2 3 43 2.83 69
Jeff Nelson 73 4 4 2 4.36 91
Mariano Rivera 61 8 3 5 2.09 130
Bob Wickman 58 4 1 0 4.67 61
Dale Polley 32 1 3 0 7.89 14
Jim Mecir 26 1 1 0 5.13 38
Steve Howe 25 0 1 1 6.35 5
Dave Pavlas 16 0 0 1 2.35 18
Graeme Lloyd 13 0 2 0 17.47 6
Billy Brewer 4 1 0 0 9.53 8
Paul Gibson 4 0 0 0 6.23 3
Mike Aldrete 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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
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
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)

Postseason

ALCS

Game Score Date
1 Baltimore 4, New York 5 October 9
2 Baltimore 5, New York 3 October 10
3 New York 5, Baltimore 2 October 11
4 New York 8, Baltimore 4 October 12
5 New York 6, Baltimore 4 October 13

Jeffrey Maier

On October 9, 1996, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4–3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when shortstop Derek Jeter hit a deep fly ball to right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco moved near the fence and appeared "to draw a bead on the ball" when then-12 year old fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence separating the stands and the field of play 9 feet below and deflected the ball into the stands. While baseball fans are permitted to catch (and keep) balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball" spectator interference is to be called.

1996 World Series

Game 1

October 20, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 2 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 12 13 0
New York 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
WP: John Smoltz (1–0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1)
Home runs:
ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1)
NYY: None

Game 2

October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
WP: Greg Maddux (1–0)   LP: Jimmy Key (0–1)

Game 3

October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1
WP: David Cone (1–0)   LP: Tom Glavine (0–1)   Sv: John Wetteland (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Bernie Williams (1)
ATL: None

Game 4

October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 8 12 0
Atlanta 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 2
WP: Graeme Lloyd (1–0)   LP: Steve Avery (0–1)   Sv: John Wetteland (2)
Home runs:
NYY: Jim Leyritz (1)
ATL: Fred McGriff (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
WP: Andy Pettitte (1–1)   LP: John Smoltz (1–1)   Sv: John Wetteland (3)

Game 6

October 26, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
New York 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 8 1
WP: Jimmy Key (1–1)   LP: Greg Maddux (1–1)   Sv: John Wetteland (4)

Awards and honors

  • 1996 New York Yankees – 1997 Outstanding Team ESPY Award
  • Cecil Fielder, Babe Ruth Award
  • Derek Jeter, SS, American League Rookie of the Year
  • Bernie Williams, ALCS Most Valuable Player
  • John Wetteland, World Series Most Valuable Player

All-Stars

All-Star Game

  • Wade Boggs, third base, starter
  • Andy Pettitte, pitcher, reserve
  • John Wetteland, relief pitcher, reserve

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Stump Merrill
AA Norwich Navigators Eastern League Jim Essian
A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Trey Hillman
A Greensboro Bats South Atlantic League Rick Patterson and Jimmy Johnson
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Gary Tuck
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Ken Dominguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, GCL Yankees

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