1996 Texas Rangers season

Major League Baseball team season

1996 Texas Rangers

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)
| <- 1995 | Seasons | 1997 ->

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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

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* 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

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### Season standings

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AL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Texas Rangers | 90 | 72  | .556  | —  | 50‍–‍31  | 40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76  | .528  | 4½  | 43‍–‍38  | 42‍–‍38
Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84  | .481  | 12  | 40‍–‍41  | 38‍–‍43
California Angels | 70 | 91  | .435  | 19½  | 43‍–‍38  | 27‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1996 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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

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* 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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1996 Texas Rangers

Roster
Pitchers

* 48 José Alberro
* 51 Mark Brandenburg
* 33 John Burkett
* 42 Dennis Cook
* 46 Kevin Gross
* 32 Rick Helling
* 39 Mike Henneman
* 37 Gil Heredia
* 44 Ken Hill
* 28 Darren Oliver
* 46 Danny Patterson
* 59 Roger Pavlik
* 40 Jeff Russell
* 32 Mike Stanton
* 52 Ed Vosberg
* 27 Matt Whiteside
* 36 Bobby Witt

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* 6 Kevin Brown
* 7 Iván Rodríguez
* 10 Dave Valle

Infielders

* 22 Will Clark
* 18 Kevin Elster
* 23 Benji Gil
* 88 Rene Gonzales
* 3 Mark McLemore
* 16 Dean Palmer
* 11 Lee Stevens
* 1 Kurt Stillwell
* 15 Mickey Tettleton
* 24 Craig Worthington

|  | Outfielders

* 2 Damon Buford
* 30 Rikkert Faneyte
* 14 Lou Frazier
* 19 Juan González
* 29 Rusty Greer
* 4 Darryl Hamilton
* 21 Warren Newson
* 24 Jack Voigt

Other batters

* 9 Luis Ortiz

|  | Manager

* 26 Johnny Oates

Coaches

* 17 Dick Bosman (pitching)
* 20 Bucky Dent (bench)
* 25 Larry Hardy (bullpen)
* 8 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting)
* 12 Ed Napoleon (first base)
* 5 Jerry Narron (third base)

## Game log

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### Regular season

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### Game log

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1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 50–31; Away: 40–41)

April: 16–10 (Home: 11–4; Away: 5–6)

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1 | April 1 | Red Sox | 5–3 | Hill (1–0) | Clemens | Vosberg (1) | 40,484 | 1–0
2 | April 3 | Red Sox | 7–2 | Pavlik (1–0) | Gordon | — | 24,483 | 2–0
3 | April 4 | Red Sox | 13–2 | Gross (1–0) | Wakefield | — | 18,086 | 3–0
4 | April 6 | Yankees | 4–2 | Witt (1–0) | Key | Henneman (1) | 35,510 | 4–0
5 | April 7 | Yankees | 7–2 | Hill (2–0) | Gooden | — | — | 5–0
6 | April 7 | Yankees | 4–1 | Pavlik (2–0) | Howe | Vosberg (2) | 36,248 | 6–0
7 | April 9 | @ White Sox | 3–2 | Gross (2–0) | Thomas | Henneman (2) | 34,750 | 7–0
8 | April 11 | @ White Sox | 5–8 (11) | Thomas | Henneman (0–1) | — | 16,685 | 7–1
9 | April 12 | @ Yankees | 3–4 | Cone | Hill (2–1) | Wetteland | 20,238 | 7–2
10 | April 13 | @ Yankees | 10–6 | Pavlik (3–0) | Gooden | Vosberg (3) | 19,603 | 8–2
11 | April 14 | @ Yankees | 3–12 | Pettitte | Gross (2–1) | — | 20,181 | 8–3
12 | April 15 | Athletics | 3–8 | Mohler | Heredia (0–1) | — | 19,312 | 8–4
13 | April 16 | Athletics | 5–3 | Witt (2–0) | Johns | Henneman (3) | 20,948 | 9–4
14 | April 17 | Athletics | 12–1 | Hill (3–1) | Reyes | — | 24,120 | 10–4
15 | April 19 | Orioles | 26–7 | Cook (1–0) | Mercker | Vosberg (4) | 41,184 | 11–4
16 | April 20 | Orioles | 8–3 | Gross (3–1) | Haynes | — | 45,358 | 12–4
17 | April 21 | Orioles | 9–6 | Oliver (1–0) | Wells | — | 39,456 | 13–4
18 | April 22 | White Sox | 4–12 | Fernandez | Witt (2–1) | Karchner | 22,348 | 13–5
19 | April 23 | White Sox | 5–6 | Baldwin | Hill (3–2) | Hernandez | 29,123 | 13–6
20 | April 24 | @ Red Sox | 9–11 | Stanton | Heredia (0–2) | Slocumb | 19,217 | 13–7
21 | April 25 | @ Red Sox | 3–8 | Wakefield | Gross (3–2) | — | 20,350 | 13–8
22 | April 26 | @ Orioles | 5–4 | Brandenburg (1–0) | Wells | Henneman (4) | 44,022 | 14–8
23 | April 27 | @ Orioles | 4–2 | Witt (3–1) | Erickson | Vosberg (5) | 47,311 | 15–8
24 | April 28 | @ Orioles | 5–4 (10) | Heredia (1–2) | McDowell | Henneman (5) | 47,327 | 16–8
25 | April 29 | @ Orioles | 7–8 | Haynes | Helling (0–1) | Myers | 41,503 | 16–9
26 | April 30 | Mariners | 0–8 | Bosio | Gross (3–3) | — | 27,272 | 16–10

May: 18–9 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–6)

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27 | May 1 | Mariners | 5–4 | Russell (1–0) | Jackson | Henneman (6) | 31,775 | 17–10
28 | May 2 | @ Tigers | 2–5 | Lira | Witt (3–2) | Williams | 7,416 | 17–11
29 | May 3 | @ Tigers | 11–0 | Hill (4–2) | Keagle | — | 9,079 | 18–11
30 | May 4 | @ Tigers | 3–1 | Pavlik (4–0) | Gohr | — | 10,734 | 19–11
31 | May 5 | @ Tigers | 3–2 | Gross (4–3) | Lima | Henneman (7) | 12,337 | 20–11
32 | May 7 | Blue Jays | 5–1 | Oliver (2–0) | Guzman | — | 23,005 | 21–11
33 | May 8 | Blue Jays | 4–2 | Witt (4–2) | Hanson | Henneman (8) | 20,694 | 22–11
34 | May 9 | Blue Jays | 2–5 | Quantrill | Hill (4–3) | Timlin | 34,451 | 22–12
35 | May 10 | Tigers | 6–2 | Pavlik (5–0) | Lima | Henneman (9) | 31,426 | 23–12
36 | May 11 | Tigers | 11–7 | Gross (5–3) | Aldred | — | 42,732 | 24–12
37 | May 12 | Tigers | 3–5 | Lira | Oliver (2–1) | Myers | 35,677 | 24–13
38 | May 13 | Royals | 7–6 | Cook (2–0) | Montgomery | Henneman (10) | 22,981 | 25–13
39 | May 14 | Royals | 10–0 | Hill (5–3) | Gubicza | — | 28,999 | 26–13
40 | May 15 | Royals | 1–3 | Haney | Pavlik (5–1) | Montgomery | 26,881 | 26–14
41 | May 17 | @ Indians | 10–12 | Embree | Heredia (1–3) | Mesa | 41,225 | 26–15
42 | May 18 | @ Indians | 6–3 | Oliver (3–1) | Anderson | Henneman (11) | 40,973 | 27–15
43 | May 19 | @ Indians | 5–8 | Nagy | Witt (4–3) | Mesa | 43,299 | 27–16
44 | May 21 | @ Twins | 3–4 | Milchin | Henneman (0–2) | — | 12,323 | 27–17
45 | May 22 | @ Twins | 6–5 | Pavlik (6–1) | Parra | Henneman (12) | 17,955 | 28–17
46 | May 23 | @ Royals | 2–4 | Appier | Oliver (3–2) | Montgomery | 15,612 | 28–18
47 | May 24 | @ Royals | 0–8 | Gubicza | Witt (4–4) | — | 13,696 | 28–19
48 | May 25 | @ Royals | 2–1 | Helling (1–1) | Haney | Henneman (13) | 23,668 | 29–19
49 | May 26 | @ Royals | 6–4 | Hill (6–3) | Linton | Henneman (14) | 22,665 | 30–19
50 | May 27 | Indians | 3–2 | Pavlik (7–1) | McDowell | — | 46,521 | 31–19
51 | May 28 | Indians | 11–3 | Oliver (4–2) | Hershiser | — | 35,727 | 32–19
52 | May 29 | Indians | 5–4 | Cook (3–0) | Tavarez | Henneman (15) | 35,893 | 33–19
53 | May 31 | Twins | 7–2 | Hill (7–3) | Rodriguez | — | 32,861 | 34–19

June: 14–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–8)

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54 | June 1 | Twins | 5–9 | Milchin | Henneman (0–3) | — | 43,413 | 34–20
55 | June 2 | Twins | 5–6 | Guardado | Russell (1–1) | — | 33,809 | 34–21
56 | June 3 | @ Brewers | 9–6 | Witt (5–4) | Sparks | Henneman (16) | 9,748 | 35–21
57 | June 4 | @ Brewers | 2–6 | Bones | Gross (5–4) | — | 10,685 | 35–22
58 | June 5 | @ Brewers | 4–6 | McDonald | Hill (7–4) | Fetters | 11,276 | 35–23
59 | June 7 | Blue Jays | 10–7 | Pavlik (8–1) | Janzen | Henneman (17) | 40,046 | 36–23
60 | June 8 | Blue Jays | 2–0 | Oliver (5–2) | Guzman | — | 43,439 | 37–23
61 | June 9 | Blue Jays | 8–6 | Witt (6–4) | Hanson | Henneman (18) | 41,605 | 38–23
62 | June 10 | Brewers | 8–3 | Gross (6–4) | Givens | — | 43,275 | 39–23
63 | June 11 | Brewers | 4–14 | McDonald | Hill (7–5) | Garcia | 33,519 | 39–24
64 | June 12 | Brewers | 13–6 | Pavlik (9–1) | Miranda | — | 34,842 | 40–24
65 | June 13 | @ Red Sox | 7–8 (10) | Slocumb | Henneman (0–4) | — | 32,645 | 40–25
66 | June 14 | @ Red Sox | 3–4 | Stanton | Witt (6–5) | — | 29,689 | 40–26
67 | June 15 | @ Red Sox | 13–3 | Gross (7–4) | Wakefield | — | 33,186 | 41–26
68 | June 16 | @ Red Sox | 9–10 | Hudson | Henneman (0–5) | — | 30,461 | 41–27
69 | June 17 | @ Orioles | 1–1 (6) |  |  | — | 45,581 | 41–27
70 | June 18 | @ Orioles | 7–0 | Oliver (6–2) | Mercker | — | 47,318 | 42–27
71 | June 19 | @ Orioles | 3–2 | Witt (7–5) | Mussina | Russell (1) | 45,581 | 43–27
72 | June 20 | @ Orioles | 2–3 | Wells | Gross (7–5) | Myers | 21,748 | 43–28
73 | June 21 | Red Sox | 14–4 | Hill (8–5) | Minchey | — | 40,726 | 44–28
74 | June 22 | Red Sox | 8–2 | Pavlik (10–1) | Wakefield | — | 46,444 | 45–28
75 | June 23 | Red Sox | 4–6 | Stanton | Cook (3–1) | Slocumb | 39,399 | 45–29
76 | June 24 | Orioles | 3–8 | Mussina | Witt (7–6) | — | 39,701 | 45–30
77 | June 25 | Orioles | 5–2 | Gross (8–5) | Wells | Henneman (19) | 41,685 | 46–30
78 | June 26 | Orioles | 6–5 | Cook (4–1) | Orosco | Henneman (20) | 38,984 | 47–30
79 | June 28 | @ Mariners | 8–19 | Carmona | Pavlik (10–2) | — | 34,413 | 47–31
80 | June 29 | @ Mariners | 9–5 | Oliver (7–2) | Meacham | — | 37,556 | 48–31
81 | June 30 | @ Mariners | 3–4 | Hitchcock | Witt (7–7) | Charlton | 33,392 | 48–32

July: 13–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–7)

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82 | July 1 | @ Angels | 8–6 | Gross (9–5) | Langston | Henneman (21) | 19,754 | 49–32
83 | July 2 | @ Angels | 5–6 | James | Henneman (0–6) | — | 19,055 | 49–33
84 | July 3 | @ Angels | 8–1 | Pavlik (11–2) | Finley | — | 45,979 | 50–33
85 | July 4 | Mariners | 5–9 | Carmona | Henneman (0–7) | — | 46,668 | 50–34
86 | July 5 | Mariners | 3–6 | Hitchcock | Witt (7–8) | — | 46,397 | 50–35
87 | July 6 | Mariners | 5–9 | Wagner | Gross (9–6) | — | 46,458 | 50–36
88 | July 7 | Mariners | 8–3 | Hill (9–5) | Wells | — | 36,933 | 51–36
89 | July 11 | @ Athletics | 3–8 | Chouinard | Oliver (7–3) | — | 13,437 | 51–37
90 | July 12 | @ Athletics | 8–4 (10) | Russell (2–1) | Taylor | — | 12,074 | 52–37
91 | July 13 | @ Athletics | 8–1 | Pavlik (12–2) | Wengert | — | 16,792 | 53–37
92 | July 14 | @ Athletics | 1–9 | Johns | Gross (9–7) | — | 20,704 | 53–38
93 | July 15 | Angels | 7–10 | Schmidt | Brandenburg (1–1) | Percival | 45,655 | 53–39
94 | July 16 | Angels | 6–2 | Oliver (8–3) | Abbott | Russell (2) | 34,680 | 54–39
95 | July 17 | Angels | 7–3 | Hill (10–5) | Finley | — | 44,220 | 55–39
96 | July 18 | Athletics | 4–5 (11) | Reyes | Brandenburg (1–2) | Van Poppel | 28,585 | 55–40
97 | July 19 | Athletics | 6–9 | Reyes | Helling (1–2) | Taylor | 37,455 | 55–41
98 | July 20 | Athletics | 8–4 | Witt (8–8) | Van Poppel | — | 46,052 | 56–41
99 | July 21 | Athletics | 8–11 | Groom | Brandenburg (1–3) | Mohler | 36,039 | 56–42
100 | July 22 | @ Yankees | 6–1 | Hill (11–5) | Rogers | — | 30,767 | 57–42
101 | July 23 | @ Yankees | 0–6 | Gooden | Pavlik (12–3) | — | 22,814 | 57–43
102 | July 24 | @ Yankees | 2–4 | Pettitte | Alberro (0–1) | Wetteland | 35,308 | 57–44
103 | July 25 | @ White Sox | 4–3 (12) | Russell (3–1) | Keyser | Henneman (22) | 19,524 | 58–44
104 | July 26 | @ White Sox | 2–6 | Alvarez | Oliver (8–4) | — | 21,398 | 58–45
105 | July 27 | @ White Sox | 6–4 (10) | Heredia (2–3) | Simas | Vosberg (6) | 22,629 | 59–45
106 | July 28 | @ White Sox | 1–5 | Fernandez | Pavlik (12–4) | — | 20,902 | 59–46
107 | July 30 | Yankees | 15–2 | Witt (9–8) | Pettitte | — | 39,637 | 60–46
108 | July 31 | Yankees | 9–2 | Oliver (9–4) | Key | — | 30,645 | 61–46

August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)

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109 | August 1 | Yankees | 5–6 | Rogers | Hill (11–6) | Wetteland | 34,855 | 61–47
110 | August 2 | White Sox | 0–9 | Fernandez | Pavlik (12–5) | — | 36,299 | 61–48
111 | August 3 | White Sox | 9–11 | Hernandez | Russell (3–2) | — | 46,481 | 61–49
112 | August 4 | White Sox | 9–5 | Witt (10–8) | Baldwin | — | 32,854 | 62–49
113 | August 5 | White Sox | 5–15 | Alvarez | Oliver (9–5) | — | 29,973 | 62–50
114 | August 6 | @ Tigers | 4–2 | Hill (12–6) | Lira | Henneman (23) | 10,931 | 63–50
115 | August 7 | @ Tigers | 2–4 | Cummings | Pavlik (12–6) | Myers | 10,297 | 63–51
116 | August 8 | @ Tigers | 2–3 | Olivares | Heredia (2–4) | — | 10,995 | 63–52
117 | August 9 | @ Blue Jays | 5–4 | Witt (11–8) | Quantrill | Henneman (24) | 33,535 | 64–52
118 | August 10 | @ Blue Jays | 12–1 | Oliver (10–5) | Guzman | — | 34,109 | 65–52
119 | August 11 | @ Blue Jays | 6–0 | Burkett (1–0) | Hanson | — | 32,162 | 66–52
120 | August 12 | Tigers | 7–0 | Hill (13–6) | Williams | — | 25,210 | 67–52
121 | August 13 | Tigers | 6–2 | Pavlik (13–6) | Olivares | — | 31,331 | 68–52
122 | August 14 | Tigers | 5–4 | Witt (12–8) | Van Poppel | Henneman (25) | 33,942 | 69–52
123 | August 16 | Royals | 5–3 | Burkett (2–0) | Haney | Henneman (26) | 32,053 | 70–52
124 | August 17 | Royals | 1–4 | Belcher | Hill (13–7) | — | 41,855 | 70–53
125 | August 18 | Royals | 10–3 | Gross (10–7) | Appier | — | 30,480 | 71–53
126 | August 19 | @ Indians | 10–3 | Pavlik (14–6) | McDowell | — | 42,393 | 72–53
127 | August 20 | @ Indians | 4–10 | Lopez | Witt (12–9) | — | 42,370 | 72–54
128 | August 21 | @ Indians | 10–8 (10) | Vosberg (1–0) | Tavarez | — | 42,345 | 73–54
129 | August 22 | @ Twins | 11–2 | Hill (14–7) | Robertson | — | 17,342 | 74–54
130 | August 23 | @ Twins | 2–9 | Aguilera | Oliver (10–6) | — | 16,166 | 74–55
131 | August 24 | @ Twins | 5–6 | Rodriguez | Pavlik (14–7) | Trombley | 16,648 | 74–56
132 | August 25 | @ Twins | 13–2 | Witt (13–9) | Miller | — | 14,818 | 75–56
133 | August 27 | @ Royals | 3–4 (10) | Montgomery | Russell (3–3) | — | 12,907 | 75–57
134 | August 28 | @ Royals | 3–4 (12) | Huisman | Gross (10–8) | — | 12,695 | 75–58
135 | August 30 | Indians | 5–3 | Pavlik (15–7) | Ogea | Russell (3) | 40,383 | 76–58
136 | August 31 | Indians | 6–3 | Oliver (11–6) | McDowell | Vosberg (7) | 46,319 | 77–58

September: 13–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–7)

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137 | September 1 | Indians | 2–8 | Nagy | Burkett (2–1) | — | 46,084 | 77–59
138 | September 2 | Twins | 4–6 | Aguilera | Hill (14–8) | Guardado | 24,786 | 77–60
139 | September 3 | Twins | 9–7 | Witt (14–9) | Rodriguez | Henneman (27) | 28,401 | 78–60
140 | September 4 | Twins | 6–7 | Robertson | Heredia (2–5) | Trombley | 29,744 | 78–61
141 | September 6 | @ Brewers | 7–3 | Burkett (3–1) | Eldred | — | 16,714 | 79–61
142 | September 7 | @ Brewers | 2–1 | Hill (15–8) | McDonald | Henneman (28) | 19,110 | 80–61
143 | September 8 | @ Brewers | 7–1 | Witt (15–9) | Florie | — | 17,542 | 81–61
144 | September 9 | @ Blue Jays | 4–3 | Gross (11–8) | Hentgen | Henneman (29) | 25,825 | 82–61
145 | September 10 | @ Blue Jays | 11–8 | Oliver (12–6) | Williams | Henneman (30) | 26,286 | 83–61
146 | September 11 | @ Blue Jays | 3–8 | Andujar | Vosberg (1–1) | — | 27,262 | 83–62
147 | September 12 | Brewers | 4–15 | McDonald | Hill (15–9) | — | 41,303 | 83–63
148 | September 13 | Brewers | 3–6 | D'Amico | Witt (15–10) | Fetters | 39,235 | 83–64
149 | September 14 | Brewers | 6–8 | Karl | Pavlik (15–8) | Fetters | 45,901 | 83–65
150 | September 15 | Brewers | 6–2 | Oliver (13–6) | Garcia | Vosberg (8) | 45,941 | 84–65
151 | September 16 | @ Mariners | 0–6 | Moyer | Burkett (3–2) | — | 50,544 | 84–66
152 | September 17 | @ Mariners | 2–5 | Mulholland | Hill (15–10) | Ayala | 32,279 | 84–67
153 | September 18 | @ Mariners | 2–5 | Hitchcock | Witt (15–11) | Charlton | 35,162 | 84–68
154 | September 19 | @ Mariners | 6–7 | Davis | Cook (4–2) | Charlton | 39,769 | 84–69
155 | September 20 | @ Angels | 5–6 (10) | McElroy | Stanton (0–1) | — | 18,860 | 84–70
156 | September 21 | @ Angels | 7–1 | Burkett (4–2) | Abbott | — | 24,104 | 85–70
157 | September 22 | @ Angels | 4–1 | Hill (16–10) | Dickson | — | 17,522 | 86–70
158 | September 23 | @ Athletics | 3–5 | Wasdin | Witt (15–12) | Taylor | 10,164 | 86–71
159 | September 24 | @ Athletics | 7–3 | Cook (5–2) | Small | — | 9,694 | 87–71
160 | September 26 | Angels | 6–5 | Burkett (5–2) | Abbott | Henneman (31) | 33,895 | 88–71
161 | September 27 | Angels | 3–4 (15) | Harris | Whiteside (0–1) | Gohr | 46,764 | 88–72
162 | September 28 | Angels | 4–3 | Oliver (14–6) | Finley | Heredia (1) | 45,651 | 89–72
163 | September 29 | Angels | 4–3 | Witt (16–12) | Springer | — | 45,434 | 90–72

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Rangers team member

### Postseason Game log

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1996 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)

AL Division Series vs. New York Yankees 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)

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1 | October 1 | @ Yankees | W 6–2 | Burkett (1–0) | Cone (0–1) | – | 2:50 | 57,205 | TEX 1–0 | W1
2 | October 2 | @ Yankees | L 4–5 (12) | Boehringer (1–0) | Stanton (0–1) | – | 4:25 | 57,156 | Tied 1–1 | L1
3 | October 4 | Yankees | L 2–3 | Nelson (1–0) | Oliver (0–1) | Wetteland (1) | 3:09 | 50,860 | NYY 2–1 | L2
4 | October 5 | Yankees | L 4–6 | Weathers (1–0) | Pavlik (0–1) | Wetteland (2) | 3:57 | 50,066 | NYY 3–1 | L3

Legend: = Win = Postponement
Bold = Rangers team member

### Detailed records

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American League

Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | 91 | 55
Boston Red Sox | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 95 | 63
Detroit Tigers | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 65 | 37
New York Yankees | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 68 | 48
Toronto Blue Jays | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 72 | 45
Total | 42 | 20 | 0.677 | 391 | 248
AL Central
Chicago White Sox | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 53 | 86
Cleveland Indians | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 77 | 67
Kansas City Royals | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 50 | 44
Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 75 | 77
Minnesota Twins | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 76 | 65
Total | 30 | 31 | 0.492 | 331 | 339
AL West
California Angels | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 74 | 51
Oakland Athletics | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 76 | 71
Seattle Mariners | 3 | 10 | 0.231 | 56 | 90
Texas Rangers |
Total | 18 | 21 | 0.462 | 206 | 212
Season Total | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799

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May | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0.667 | 139 | 103
June | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0.519 | 175 | 155
July | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 153 | 139
August | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 165 | 130
September | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 127 | 137
Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799
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Away  | 82 | 40 | 41 | 0.494 | 419 | 391
Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799

### Composite Box

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Rangers | 131 | 102 | 124 | 96 | 119 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 928 | 1622 | 87

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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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

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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

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#### Starting pitchers

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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

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José Alberro | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 2

#### Relief pitchers

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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

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Main article: 1996 American League Division Series

### Game 1, October 1

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Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

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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

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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

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The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

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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

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The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

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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

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* 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

All-Star Game

## Notes

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1. ^ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Ken Hill at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
4. ^ "Kevin Elster Stats".
5. ^ Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Travis Hafner at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | Greg Biagini
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Bobby Jones
A | Charlotte Rangers | Florida State League | Butch Wynegar
A | Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Gary Allenson
A-Short Season | Hudson Valley Renegades | New York–Penn League | Bump Wills
Rookie | GCL Rangers | Gulf Coast League | Jim Byrd

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City Hudson Valley affiliation shared with Tampa Bay Devil Rays

## References

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* 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.

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