1996 New York Yankees season

history

The New York Yankees' 1996 season was the 94th season for the Yankees. The 1996 New York Yankees were managed by Joe Torre, and played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The team finished first in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 92-70, 4 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The team defeated the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, three games to one. The Yankees went on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series four games to one.

In the 1996 World Series the Yankees beat the National League champion Atlanta Braves four games to two, winning four consecutive games to overcome a two-games-to-none deficit. The Yankees earned their 23rd World Series title.

Offseason

December 5, 1995: Wade Boggs was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.»Wade Boggs page at Baseball Referenc
December 11, 1995: Mariano Duncan was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.»Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference
December 21, 1995: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.»David Cone page at Baseball Reference
December 28, 1995: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Raines. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.»Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference
February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.»Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference
February 24, 1996: Tim Mcintosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.»Tim McIntosh page at Baseball Reference

Regular Season

Notable transactions

June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball Draft
- Nick Johnson was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round. Player signed June 14, 1996.»Nick Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- Scott Seabol was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round. Player signed June 25, 1996.»Scott Seabol page at Baseball Reference
June 12, 1996: Rich Monteleone was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete.»Mike Aldrete page at Baseball Reference
June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Montreal Expos.»Wally Whitehurst page at Baseball Reference
July 4, 1996: Darryl Strawberry was purchased by the Yankees from the St. Paul Saints.»Darryl Strawberry page at Baseball Reference
July 31, 1996: Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Cecil Fielder.»Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference
August 22, 1996: Luis Sojo was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners.»Luis Sojo page at Baseball Reference
August 23, 1996: Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams were traded by the Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Ricky Bones to the Yankees on August 29.»Pat Listach page at Baseball Reference
August 30, 1996: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Hayes. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chris Corn (minors) to the Pirates on August 31.»Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.

Season Standings

Roster

{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! colspan="10" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;" | |- | colspan="6" style="background-color:#1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |- | valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager

|} »1996 New York Yankees Roster by Baseball Almanac

Player stats

{| |- | style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" | | = Indicates team leader |}

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="5%" | Pos ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%" | Player ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | AB ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | H ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | HR ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | RBI |- align="center" | C || Joe Girardi || 124 || 422 || 124 || .294 || 2 || 45 |- align="center" | 1B || Tino Martinez || 155 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|595 || 174|| .292 || 25 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|117 |- align="center" | 2B || Mariano Duncan || 109 || 400 || 136 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|.340 || 8 || 56 |- align="center" | 3B || Wade Boggs || 132 || 501 || 156 || .311 || 2 || 41 |- align="center" | SS || Derek Jeter || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|157 || 582 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|183 || .314 || 10 || 78 |- align="center" | LF || Gerald Williams || 99 || 233 || 63|| .270 || 5 || 30 |- align="center" | CF || Bernie Williams || 143 || 551 || 168 || .305 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|29 || 102 |- align="center" | RF || Paul O'Neill || 150 || 546 || 165 || .302 || 19 || 91 |- align="center" | DH || Rubén Sierra || 96 || 360 || 93 || .258 || 11 || 52 |- align="center" |}

Other batters

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%" | Player ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | AB ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | H ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | HR ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | RBI |- align="center" | Jim Leyritz || 88 || 265 || 70 || .264 || 7 || 40 |- align="center" | Darryl Strawberry || 63 || 202 || 53 || .262 || 11 || 36 |- align="center" | Tim Raines || 59 || 201 || 57 || .284 || 9 || 33 |- align="center" | Cecil Fielder || 53 || 200 || 52 || .260 || 13 || 37 |- align="center" | Andy Fox || 113 || 189 || 37 || .196 || 3 || 13 |- align="center" | Rubén Rivera || 46 || 88 || 25 || .284 || 2 || 16 |- align="center" | Mike Aldrete || 32 || 68 || 17 || .250 || 3 || 12 |- align="center" | Charlie Hayes || 20 || 67 || 19 || .284 || 2 || 13 |- align="center" | Matt Howard || 35 || 54 || 11 || .204 || 1 || 9 |- align="center" | Luis Sojo || 18 || 40 || 11 || .275 || 0 || 5 |- align="center" | Pat Kelly || 13 || 21 || 3 || .143 || 0 || 2 |- align="center" | Robert Eenhoorn || 12 || 14 || 1 || .071 || 0 || 2 |- align="center" | Jorge Posada || 8 || 14 || 1 || .071 || 0 || 0 |- align="center" | Dion James || 6 || 12 || 2 || .167 || 0 || 0 |- align="center" | Tim McIntosh || 3 || 3 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0 |- align="center" | Matt Luke || 1 || 0 || 0 || --- || 0 || 0 |- align="center" |}

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%" | Player ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | W ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | L ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | SV ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | ERA ! style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%" | SO |- align="center" | John Wetteland || 62 || 2 || 3 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|43 || 2.83 || 69 |- align="center" | Jeff Nelson || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|73 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 4.36 || 91 |- align="center" | Mariano Rivera || 61 || 8 || 3 || 5 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|2.09 || 130 |- align="center" | Bob Wickman || 58 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 4.67 || 61 |- align="center" | Dale Polley || 32 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 7.89 || 14 |- align="center" | Jim Mecir || 26 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 5.13 || 38 |- align="center" | Dave Pavlas || 16 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2.35 || 18 |- align="center" | Steve Howe || 25 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6.35 || 5 |- align="center" | Billy Brewer || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9.53 || 8 |- align="center" | Graeme Lloyd || 13 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 17.47 || 6 |- align="center" | Paul Gibson || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.23 || 3 |- align="center" | Mike Aldrete || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0 |}

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

ALCS

{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" |-style="background: #e3e3e3;" !|Game||Score||Date |- |1|| Baltimore 4, New York 5||October 9 |-style="background: #e3e3e3;" |2|| Baltimore 5, New York 3||October 10 |- |3|| New York 5, Baltimore 2||October 11 |-style="background: #e3e3e3;" |4|| |New York 8, Baltimore 4||October 12 |- |5|| |New York 6, Baltimore 4||October 13 |- |}

Jeffrey Maier

On October 9, 1996, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when shortstop Derek Jeter hit a deep fly ball to right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco moved near the fence and appeared "to draw a bead on the ball" »Baseball when the then-12 year old Maier reached over the fence separating the stands and the field of play 9 feet below and deflected the ball into the stands. While baseball fans are permitted to catch (and keep) balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball" »The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules spectator interference is to be called.

World Series

Game 1

October 20, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |0||2||6 |0||1||3 |0||0||0 |12||13||0 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |0||0||0 |0||1||0 |0||0||0 |1||4||1 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-1) |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|HR: ATL – Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) |}

Game 2

October 21, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |1||0||1 |0||1||1 |0||0||0 |4||10||0 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |0||0||0 |0||0||0 |0||0||0 |0||7||1 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|W: Greg Maddux (1-0) L: Jimmy Key (0-1) |}

Game 3

October 22, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |1||0||0 |1||0||0 |0||3||0 |5||8||1 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |0||0||0 |0||0||1 |0||1||0 |2||6||1 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|W: David Cone (1-0) L: Tom Glavine (0-1) S: John Wetteland (1) |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|HR: NYY – Bernie Williams (1) |}

Game 4

October 23, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=22%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|10 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |0||0||0 |0||0||3 |0||3||0||2 |8||12||0 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |0||4||1 |0||1||0 |0||0||0||0 |6||9||2 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=14|W: Graeme Lloyd (1-0) L: Steve Avery (0-1) S: John Wetteland (2) |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=14|HR: NYY – Jim Leyritz (1) ATL – Fred McGriff (2) |}

Game 5

October 24, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |0||0||0 |1||0||0 |0||0||0 |1||4||1 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |0||0||0 |0||0||0 |0||0||0 |0||5||1 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|W: Andy Pettitte (1-1) L: John Smoltz (1-1) S: John Wetteland (3) |}

Game 6

October 26, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;" |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=left width=28%|Team !width=6%|1 !width=6%|2 !width=6%|3 !width=6%|4 !width=6%|5 !width=6%|6 !width=6%|7 !width=6%|8 !width=6%|9 !width=6%|R !width=6%|H !width=6%|E |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|Atlanta |0||0||0 |1||0||0 |0||0||1 |2||8||0 |- style="text-align:center;" |align=left|New York |0||0||3 |0||0||0 |0||0||x |3||8||1 |- style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|W: Jimmy Key (1-1) L: Greg Maddux (1-1) S: John Wetteland (4) |}

Awards and Honors

Cecil Fielder, Babe Ruth Award
Derek Jeter, SS, American League Rookie of the Year
Bernie Williams, ALCS Most Vaulable Player
John Wetteland, World Series Most Vaulable Player

All-Star Game

Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
Andy Pettitte, Pitcher, Reserve
John Wetteland, Relief Pitcher, Reserve

References

External links

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