June 18, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Juan Gonzalez
DH1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBRBilly Ripken
2B2-4H-ABP7.0IP0 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP3.0IP6 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead TEX by 7
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
| 3TERangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
| 4BAOrioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
5SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
DH Darryl HamiltonCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJuan GonzalezDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MTMickey Tettleton1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RGRene Gonzales1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DBDamon BufordRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KSKurt Stillwell2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
HR: Gonzalez, Palmer, Gonzales, Buford, Elster
RBI: Gonzalez 2, Palmer 2, Gonzales, Buford, Elster
LOB: 14
BA Brady AndersonCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BRBilly Ripken2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMike DevereauxDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SmithLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAManny Alexander3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
LOB: 11
JO Jesse Orosco | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| JHJimmy Haynes | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 109 |
| KMKent MerckerL | 3.0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 185 |
The Rangers routed the Orioles 7-0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Darren Oliver got the win and Kent Mercker took the loss. Juan Gonzalez went 1-for-4 for the Rangers, while Billy Ripken went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
