October 9, 1996 · ALCS · Game 1 · 3:33 AM EDT
NYY leads 1-0
Biggest lead BAL by 2 · NYY by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
5DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BS B.J. SurhoffLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMark ParentC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TTTony TarascoRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMike DevereauxLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
2B: Anderson, Ripken Jr.
HR: Anderson, Palmeiro
RBI: Anderson, Palmeiro, Murray, Surhoff
LOB: 19
AB Armando Benítez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
AR Arthur Rhodes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JO Jesse Orosco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| RMRandy MyersL | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| SEScott Erickson | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 |
| TMTerry Mathews | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 165 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy FoxPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie HayesPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAMike AldretePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
2B: Raines Sr., Williams
HR: Williams, Jeter
RBI: Williams 2, Leyritz, Jeter, Strawberry
SB: Jeter
LOB: 26
AP Andy Pettitte | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 121 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
JW John Wetteland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
MR Mariano RiveraW | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 193 |
The Yankees outlasted the Orioles 5-4 in 11 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Mariano Rivera got the win and Randy Myers took the loss. Bernie Williams went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Rafael Palmeiro went 3-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
