August 1, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Kenny RogersL: Ken HillS: John Wetteland
Biggest lead NYY by 4
| 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 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
2B: O'Neill, Duncan, Girardi
RBI: Strawberry, Duncan, Girardi 4
SB: Strawberry 2
CS: Girardi
LOB: 14
JW John WettelandS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
KR Kenny RogersW | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 76 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 143 |
DH Darryl HamiltonCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MTMickey TettletonDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LSLee Stevens1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DVDave ValleC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Gonzalez
HR: Gonzalez
RBI: Greer, Gonzalez 3, Tettleton
SB: McLemore
LOB: 6
| GHGil Heredia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
KH Ken HillL | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 149 |
The Yankees edged the Rangers 6-5 at The Ballpark at Arlington.
Kenny Rogers got the win, Ken Hill took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Joe Girardi went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Juan Gonzalez went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
