October 2, 1996 · ALDS · Game 2 · 7:05 PM EDT
Series tied 1-1
Juan Gonzalez
RF3-5H-AB2 HR · 4 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCFCecil Fielder
DH2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP0.1IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.2IP0 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 3 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
| 3TERangers | 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JGJuan GonzalezRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
WC Will Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MTMickey TettletonDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
2B: Elster
HR: Gonzalez 2
RBI: Gonzalez 4
LOB: 21
| DCDennis Cook | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| JRJeff Russell | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
KH Ken Hill | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| MHMike Henneman | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMike StantonL | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 173 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy FoxPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
2B: Jeter
HR: Fielder
RBI: Fielder 2, Leyritz, Hayes
LOB: 16
AP Andy Pettitte | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 103 |
| BBBrian BoehringerW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
JW John Wetteland | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 186 |
The Yankees outlasted the Rangers 5-4 in 12 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Brian Boehringer got the win and Mike Stanton took the loss. Cecil Fielder went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Juan Gonzalez went 3-for-5 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
