September 18, 1996 · 10:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead TEX by 2 · SEA by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | — |
2SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4.5 |
3OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12.0 |
4LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19.5 |
DH Darryl HamiltonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WC Will Clark1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MTMickey TettletonDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDamon BufordLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KSKurt StillwellPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBenji GilSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WNWarren NewsonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJack VoigtLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2B: Clark
HR: Gonzalez
RBI: Gonzalez 2
LOB: 6
| JCJoey Cora2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DH Dave Hollins3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
2B: Griffey Jr., Buhner
HR: Buhner
RBI: Buhner 4, Sorrento
CS: Wilson
LOB: 15
| MJMike Jackson | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
NC Norm CharltonS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| SHSterling HitchcockW | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 124 |
The Mariners beat the Rangers 5-2 at The Kingdome.
Sterling Hitchcock got the win, Bobby Witt took the loss and Norm Charlton earned the save. Jay Buhner went 2-for-3 for the Mariners, while Juan Gonzalez went 1-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
