1996 New York Yankees season

1996 New York Yankees
	1996 AL East Champions; 1996 AL Champions; 1996 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Yankee Stadium (since 1976); New York City (since 1903);
Results
Record	92–70 (.568)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Bob Watson
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WPIX; (Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone, Suzyn Waldman); MSG; (Jim Kaat, Dave Cohen, Al Trautwig)
Local radio	WABC (AM); (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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The 1996 New York Yankees 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 and won their first division title since 1981 (the 1994 team had the best record in the American League, but the strike took it away). The team defeated the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, three games to one. The Yankees went on to defeat the 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. New York became the first team to lose the first two games at home and win the Series. All told, the Yankees finished the post-season with an 8-0 road won-lost record, while going just 3-4 at home.

The Yankees earned their 23rd World Series title and their first since 1978.

Offseason

December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.^[1]
December 7, 1995: Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir.^[2]
December 11, 1995: Mariano Duncan was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[3]
December 21, 1995: David Cone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[4]
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 to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.^[5]
February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[6]
February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[7]
March 31, 1995: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees.^[8]

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.^[9]
- Scott Seabol was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round. Player signed June 25, 1996.^[10]
June 12, 1996: Rich Monteleone was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete.^[11]
June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Montreal Expos.^[12]
July 4, 1996: Darryl Strawberry was purchased by the Yankees from the St. Paul Saints.^[13]
July 31, 1996: Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Cecil Fielder.^[14]
July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.^[15]
August 22, 1996: Luis Sojo was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners.^[16]
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.^[17]
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 to the Pirates on August 31.^[18]
September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the California Angels.^[19]
September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.^[12]

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	92	70	0.568	—	49–31	43–39
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	0.543	4	43–38	45–36
Boston Red Sox	85	77	0.525	7	47–34	38–43
Toronto Blue Jays	74	88	0.457	18	35–46	39–42
Detroit Tigers	53	109	0.327	39	27–54	26–55

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	5–7	11–2	9–3	9–3	7–5	3–10	9–4	7–5	3–10–1	8–5
Boston	6–7	—	8–4	6–6	1–11	12–1	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–6	8–5	7–6	6–6	8–5
California	6–6	4–8	—	6–6	4–9	6–6	4–8	7–5	4–8	7–6	6–7	5–8	4–9	7–5
Chicago	8–4	6–6	6–6	—	5–8	10–3	7–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	5–7	5–7	8–4	7–5
Cleveland	7–5	11–1	9–4	8–5	—	12–0	7–6	7–6	10–3	3–9	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–5
Detroit	2–11	1–12	6–6	3–10	0–12	—	6–6	4–8	6–6	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–9	6–7
Kansas City	3–9	9–3	8–4	6–7	6–7	6–6	—	4–9	6–7	4–8	5–7	7–5	6–6	5–8
Milwaukee	3–9	5–7	5–7	7–6	6–7	8–4	9–4	—	9–4	6–6	7–5	4–9	6–7	5–7
Minnesota	5–7	6–6	8–4	7–6	3–10	6–6	7–6	4–9	—	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–5	8–5
New York	10–3	6–7	6–7	7–6	9–3	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–5	—	9–3	3–9	5–7	8–5
Oakland	4–9	5–8	7–6	7–5	6–6	8–4	7–5	5–7	7–6	3–9	—	8–5	7–6	4–8
Seattle	5–7	6–7	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–4	6–6	9–3	5–8	—	10–3	5–7
Texas	10–3–1	6–6	9–4	4–8	8–4	9–4	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	6–7	3–10	—	10–2
Toronto	5–8	5–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	8–4	7–5	2–10	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 92–70 (Home: 49–31; Away: 43–39)

April: 13–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 6–7)

May: 16–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–6)

June: 18–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
51	June 1	@ Athletics	6–3	Pettitte (8–3)	Chouinard	Wetteland (11)	21,354	30–21
52	June 2	@ Athletics	11–4	Rogers (4–1)	Wojciechowski	Wetteland (12)	26,331	31–21
53	June 4	Blue Jays	5–4	Gooden (4–4)	Hanson	Wetteland (13)	17,368	32–21
54	June 5	Blue Jays	7–12	Hentgen	Key (2–6)	—	17,142	32–22
55	June 6	Blue Jays	8–1	Pettitte (9–3)	Quantrill	—	18,475	33–22
56	June 7	@ Tigers	5–6	Lewis	Nelson (1–2)	—	16,350	33–23
57	June 8	@ Tigers	7–9	Olson	Rogers (4–2)	Lewis	20,173	33–24
58	June 9	@ Tigers	3–2	Gooden (5–4)	Gohr	Wetteland (14)	16,588	34–24
59	June 10	@ Blue Jays	5–3	Key (3–6)	Hentgen	Wetteland (15)	37,332	35–24
60	June 11	@ Blue Jays	6–4	Pettitte (10–3)	Quantrill	Wetteland (16)	32,114	36–24
61	June 12	@ Blue Jays	4–7	Janzen	Mendoza (1–2)	—	44,238	36–25
62	June 13	Indians	2–6	Hershiser	Rogers (4–3)	Shuey	30,707	36–26
63	June 14	Indians	4–3	Gooden (6–4)	Ogea	Wetteland (17)	32,580	37–26
64	June 15	Indians	3–10	Nagy	Boehringer (0–1)	—	42,032	37–27
65	June 16	Indians	5–4	Pettitte (11–3)	Martinez	Wetteland (18)	51,180	38–27
66	June 17	Twins	3–6	Aldred	Mendoza (1–3)	Naulty	16,189	38–28
67	June 18	Twins	2–0	Rogers (5–3)	Radke	Wetteland (19)	17,593	39–28
68	June 21	@ Indians	8–7 (10)	Nelson (2–2)	Mesa	Wetteland (20)	42,176	40–28
69	June 21	@ Indians	9–3	Mendoza (2–3)	Tavarez	—	42,454	41–28
70	June 22	@ Indians	11–9	Brewer (1–0)	Martinez	Wetteland (21)	42,461	42–28
71	June 23	@ Indians	6–5	Gooden (7–4)	McDowell	Wetteland (22)	41,767	43–28
72	June 24	@ Twins	0–3	Robertson	Pettitte (11–4)	—	20,488	43–29
73	June 25	@ Twins	1–6	Rodriguez	Boehringer (0–2)	—	—	43–30
74	June 25	@ Twins	6–2	Mendoza (3–3)	Serafini	—	16,641	44–30
75	June 26	@ Twins	2–1	Polley (1–0)	Guardado	Wetteland (23)	19,116	45–30
76	June 27	Orioles	3–2	Rogers (6–3)	Erickson	Wetteland (24)	34,161	46–30
77	June 28	Orioles	4–7	Rhodes	Rivera (3–1)	Myers	43,515	46–31
78	June 29	Orioles	4–3	Pettitte (12–4)	Mussina	Wetteland (25)	45,295	47–31
79	June 30	Orioles	1–9	Wells	Mendoza (3–4)	—	40,200	47–32

July: 16–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–7)

August: 13–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 6–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
106	August 1	@ Rangers	6–5	Rogers (8–5)	Hill	Wetteland (37)	34,855	64–42
107	August 2	@ Royals	3–4 (10)	Montgomery	Rivera (4–2)	—	28,618	64–43
108	August 3	@ Royals	4–11	Linton	Weathers (0–1)	—	29,355	64–44
109	August 4	@ Royals	5–3	Pettitte (16–6)	Rosado	—	24,624	65–44
110	August 5	@ Royals	5–2	Key (9–8)	Pichardo	Wetteland (38)	22,865	66–44
111	August 6	White Sox	9–2	Rogers (9–5)	Tapani	—	33,025	67–44
112	August 7	White Sox	4–8 (10)	Hernandez	Nelson (4–3)	—	31,098	67–45
113	August 8	White Sox	8–4	Wickman (4–1)	Andujar	Rivera (3)	35,898	68–45
114	August 9	Tigers	3–5	Cummings	Pettitte (16–7)	Myers	23,439	68–46
115	August 10	Tigers	7–13	Lewis	Key (9–9)	—	28,863	68–47
116	August 11	Tigers	12–0	Rogers (10–5)	Lira	—	33,517	69–47
117	August 12	@ White Sox	2–3 (10)	Hernandez	Wetteland (1–3)	—	32,492	69–48
118	August 13	@ White Sox	4–8	Bertotti	Weathers (0–2)	—	26,455	69–49
119	August 14	@ White Sox	3–1	Pettitte (17–7)	Baldwin	Rivera (4)	23,350	70–49
120	August 16	Mariners	5–6	Hitchcock	Polley (1–1)	Jackson	50,724	70–50
121	August 17	Mariners	3–10	Moyer	Rogers (10–6)	—	51,729	70–51
122	August 18	Mariners	12–13 (12)	Ayala	Mecir (1–1)	Jackson	44,769	70–52
123	August 19	Mariners	10–4	Pettitte (18–7)	Carmona	—	33,994	71–52
124	August 20	Angels	17–6	Boehringer (1–2)	Springer	—	20,795	72–52
125	August 21	Angels	1–7	Dickson	Key (9–10)	Percival	27,811	72–53
126	August 22	Angels	3–12	Finley	Rogers (10–7)	—	27,191	72–54
127	August 23	Athletics	5–3	Gooden (11–5)	Wengert	Rivera (5)	34,244	73–54
128	August 24	Athletics	5–4	Whitehurst (1–0)	Telgheder	Pavlas (1)	32,125	74–54
129	August 25	Athletics	4–6	Mohler	Nelson (4–4)	Acre	50,808	74–55
130	August 26	@ Mariners	1–2	Ayala	Lloyd (0–1)	Charlton	32,857	74–56
131	August 27	@ Mariners	4–7	Moyer	Lloyd (0–2)	—	32,975	74–57
132	August 28	@ Mariners	2–10	Mulholland	Gooden (11–6)	—	30,952	74–58
133	August 29	@ Angels	3–14	Holtz	Whitehurst (1–1)	—	19,755	74–59
134	August 30	@ Angels	6–2	Pettitte (19–7)	Springer	—	27,084	75–59
135	August 31	@ Angels	14–3	Key (10–10)	Dickson	—	28,749	76–59

September: 16–11 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–6)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Yankees team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles	10	3	0.769	75	62
Boston Red Sox	6	7	0.462	73	72
Detroit Tigers	8	5	0.615	99	66
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays	8	5	0.615	61	46
Total	32	20	0.615	308	246
AL Central
Chicago White Sox	7	6	0.538	65	59
Cleveland Indians	9	3	0.750	73	61
Kansas City Royals	8	4	0.667	60	47
Milwaukee Brewers	6	6	0.500	66	54
Minnesota Twins	7	5	0.583	48	51
Total	37	24	0.607	312	272
AL West
California Angels	6	7	0.462	76	76
Oakland Athletics	9	3	0.750	71	45
Seattle Mariners	3	9	0.250	56	80
Texas Rangers	5	7	0.417	48	68
Total	23	26	0.469	251	269
Season Total	92	70	0.568	871	787

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	23	13	10	0.565	126	115
May	27	16	11	0.593	147	124
June	29	18	11	0.621	141	141
July	26	16	10	0.615	125	122
August	30	13	17	0.433	170	178
September	27	16	11	0.593	162	107
Total	162	92	70	0.568	871	787

Total	162	92	70	0.568	871	787
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	80	49	31	0.613	448	374
Away	82	43	39	0.524	423	413

Roster

1996 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

41 Brian Boehringer

29 Ricky Bones

59 Billy Brewer

36 David Cone

39 Paul Gibson

11 Dwight Gooden

57 Steve Howe

52 Mark Hutton

28 Scott Kamieniecki

22 Jimmy Key

27 Graeme Lloyd

54 Jim Mecir

57 Ramiro Mendoza

43 Jeff Nelson

47 Dave Pavlas

46 Andy Pettitte

56 Dale Polley

42 Mariano Rivera

17 Kenny Rogers

52 David Weathers

35 John Wetteland

55 Wally Whitehurst

27 Bob Wickman

Catchers

25 Joe Girardi

13 Jim Leyritz

60 Tim McIntosh

55 Jorge Posada

Infielders

12 Wade Boggs

18 Mariano Duncan

20 Robert Eenhoorn

45 Cecil Fielder

26 Andy Fox

33 Charlie Hayes

38,99 Matt Howard

2 Derek Jeter

14 Pat Kelly

24 Tino Martinez

19 Luis Sojo

Outfielders

20 Mike Aldrete

39 Dion James

21 Paul O'Neill

31 Tim Raines

28 Rubén Rivera

39 Darryl Strawberry

51 Bernie Williams

29 Gerald Williams

Other batters

39 Matt Luke

Manager

6 Joe Torre

Coaches

53 José Cardenal (First Base)

50 Chris Chambliss (Hitting)

40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen)

30 Willie Randolph (Third Base)

34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching)

48 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Player stats

= 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi	124	422	124	.294	2	45
1B	Tino Martinez	155	595	174	.292	25	117
2B	Mariano Duncan	109	400	136	.340	8	56
3B	Wade Boggs	132	501	156	.311	2	41
SS	Derek Jeter	157	582	183	.314	10	78
LF	Tim Raines	59	201	57	.284	9	33
CF	Bernie Williams	143	551	168	.305	29	102
RF	Paul O'Neill	150	546	165	.302	19	91
DH	Rubén Sierra	96	360	93	.258	11	52

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jim Leyritz	88	265	70	.264	7	40
Darryl Strawberry	63	202	53	.262	11	36
Cecil Fielder	53	200	52	.260	13	37
Andy Fox	113	189	37	.196	3	13
Rubén Rivera	46	88	25	.284	2	16
Mike Aldrete	32	68	17	.250	3	12
Charlie Hayes	20	67	19	.284	2	13
Gerald Williams	99	233	63	.270	5	30
Matt Howard	35	54	11	.204	1	9
Luis Sojo	18	40	11	.275	0	5
Pat Kelly	13	21	3	.143	0	2
Robert Eenhoorn	12	14	1	.071	0	2
Jorge Posada	8	14	1	.071	0	0
Dion James	6	12	2	.167	0	0
Tim McIntosh	3	3	0	.000	0	0
Matt Luke	1	0	0	---	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Andy Pettitte	35	221	21	8	3.87	162
Jimmy Key	30	169.1	12	11	4.68	116
Kenny Rogers	30	179	12	8	4.68	92
Dwight Gooden	29	170.2	11	7	5.01	126
David Cone	11	72	7	2	2.88	71
Ramiro Mendoza	12	53	4	5	6.79	34
Wally Whitehurst	2	8	1	1	6.75	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brian Boehringer	15	46.1	2	4	5.44	37
Mark Hutton	12	30.1	0	2	5.04	25
David Weathers	11	17.1	0	2	9.35	13
Scott Kamieniecki	7	22.2	1	2	11.12	15
Ricky Bones	4	7	0	0	14.14	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Wetteland	62	2	3	43	2.83	69
Jeff Nelson	73	4	4	2	4.36	91
Mariano Rivera	61	8	3	5	2.09	130
Bob Wickman	58	4	1	0	4.67	61
Dale Polley	32	1	3	0	7.89	14
Jim Mecir	26	1	1	0	5.13	38
Dave Pavlas	16	0	0	1	2.35	18
Steve Howe	25	0	1	1	6.35	5
Billy Brewer	4	1	0	0	9.53	8
Graeme Lloyd	13	0	2	0	17.47	6
Paul Gibson	4	0	0	0	6.23	3
Mike Aldrete	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	8	0
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
WP: John Burkett (1–0) LP: David Cone (0–1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (1), Dean Palmer (1) NYY: None

Game 2, October 2

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Texas	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	1
New York	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	0
WP: Brian Boehringer (1–0) LP: Mike Stanton (0–1) Home runs: Tex: Juan González (2, 3) NYY: Cecil Fielder (1)

Game 3, October 4

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	1
Texas	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
WP: Jeff Nelson (1–0) LP: Darren Oliver (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) Tex: Juan González (4)

Game 4, October 5

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	6	12	1
Texas	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0
WP: David Weathers (1–0) LP: Roger Pavlik (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (2, 3) Tex: Juan González (5)

Postseason

ALCS

Game	Score	Date
1	Baltimore 4, New York 5	October 9
2	Baltimore 5, New York 3	October 10
3	New York 5, Baltimore 2	October 11
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"^[20] when then-12 year old fan Jeffrey 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"^[21] spectator interference is to be called.

1996 World Series

Game 1

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


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	6	0	1	3	0	0	0	12	13	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: John Smoltz (1–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1) Home runs: ATL: Andruw Jones 2 (2), Fred McGriff (1) NYY: None

Game 2

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


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	10	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
WP: Greg Maddux (1–0) LP: Jimmy Key (0–1)

Game 3

October 22, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	1
WP: David Cone (1–0) LP: Tom Glavine (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) ATL: None

Game 4

October 23, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	8	12	0
Atlanta	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	2
WP: Graeme Lloyd (1–0) LP: Steve Avery (0–1) Sv: John Wetteland (2) Home runs: NYY: Jim Leyritz (1) ATL: Fred McGriff (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1996, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Andy Pettitte (1–1) LP: John Smoltz (1–1) Sv: John Wetteland (3)

Game 6

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


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
New York	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	x	3	8	1
WP: Jimmy Key (1–1) LP: Greg Maddux (1–1) Sv: John Wetteland (4)

Awards and honors

1996 New York Yankees – 1997 Outstanding Team ESPY Award
Cecil Fielder, Babe Ruth Award
Derek Jeter, SS, American League Rookie of the Year
Bernie Williams, ALCS Most Valuable Player
John Wetteland, World Series Most Valuable Player

All-Stars

All-Star Game

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Stump Merrill
AA	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	Jim Essian
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Trey Hillman
A	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	Rick Patterson and Jimmy Johnson
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Gary Tuck
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Ken Dominguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, GCL Yankees^[22]

References

↑ "Jalal Leach Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
↑ "Tino Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
↑ Mariano Duncan at Baseball Reference
↑ David Cone at Baseball Reference
↑ Tim Raines at Baseball Reference
↑ Dwight Gooden at Baseball Reference
↑ Tim McIntosh at Baseball Reference
↑ Rafael Quirico Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. at Baseball Reference
↑ Nick Johnson at Baseball Reference
↑ Scott Seabol at Baseball Reference
↑ Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
1 2 Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference
↑ Darryl Strawberry at Baseball Reference
↑ Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
↑ "1989 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Team Info". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
↑ Luis Sojo at Baseball Reference
↑ Pat Listach at Baseball Reference
↑ Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference
↑ Robert Eenhoorn at Baseball Reference
↑ Baseball
↑ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1996 New York Yankees
1996 World Series
1996 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac

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[1] "Jalal Leach Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[2] "Tino Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[3] Mariano Duncan at Baseball Reference

[4] David Cone at Baseball Reference

[5] Tim Raines at Baseball Reference

[6] Dwight Gooden at Baseball Reference

[7] Tim McIntosh at Baseball Reference

[8] Rafael Quirico Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. at Baseball Reference

[9] Nick Johnson at Baseball Reference

[10] Scott Seabol at Baseball Reference

[11] Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference

[whitehurst-12] 1 2 Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference

[13] Darryl Strawberry at Baseball Reference

[14] Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference

[15] "1989 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Team Info". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[16] Luis Sojo at Baseball Reference

[17] Pat Listach at Baseball Reference

[18] Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference

[19] Robert Eenhoorn at Baseball Reference

[20] Baseball

[21] The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules

[22] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

New York Yankees 1996 World Series champions
2 Derek Jeter 11 Dwight Gooden 12 Wade Boggs 13 Jim Leyritz 17 Kenny Rogers 18 Mariano Duncan 19 Luis Sojo 20 Mike Aldrete 21 Paul O'Neill 22 Jimmy Key 24 Tino Martinez 25 Joe Girardi 26 Andy Fox 27 Graeme Lloyd 28 Rubén Rivera 31 Tim Raines 33 Charlie Hayes 35 John Wetteland (World Series MVP) 36 David Cone 39 Darryl Strawberry 41 Brian Boehringer 42 Mariano Rivera 43 Jeff Nelson 45 Cecil Fielder 46 Andy Pettitte 51 Bernie Williams (ALCS MVP) 52 David Weathers 57 Ramiro Mendoza
Manager 6 Joe Torre Third Base Coach 30 Willie Randolph Pitching Coach 34 Mel Stottlemyre Bullpen Coach 40 Tony Cloninger Bench Coach 48 Don Zimmer Hitting Coach 49 Chris Chambliss First Base Coach 53 José Cardenal Bullpen Catcher Rudy Árias
Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

1996 New York Yankees
1996 AL East Champions 1996 AL Champions 1996 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976) New York City (since 1903)
Results
Record	92–70 (.568)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Bob Watson
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer, Rick Cerone, Suzyn Waldman) MSG (Jim Kaat, Dave Cohen, Al Trautwig)
Local radio	WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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