July 24, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead TEX by 2 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
3TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JG Juan GonzalezDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LSLee Stevens1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDamon BufordRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KSKurt StillwellPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Gonzalez
HR: Rodriguez
RBI: Rodriguez, Gonzalez
LOB: 14
| WBWade Boggs3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RS Ruben SierraLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Boggs, Martinez
HR: Williams
RBI: Williams, Martinez 3
LOB: 16
AP Andy PettitteW | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 102 |
JW John WettelandS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 132 |
The Yankees beat the Rangers 4-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Andy Pettitte got the win, Jose Alberro took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Bernie Williams went 2-for-2 for the Yankees, while Ivan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
