1996 American League Division Series
1996 American League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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Dates | October 1 – 5 | ||||||||||||
Television | ESPN (Games 1–3) ESPN2 (Game 4) | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Jon Miller, Dave Campbell, and Kirby Puckett (Game 1) Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (Game 2) Jon Miller and Buck Martinez (in Cleveland) | ||||||||||||
Radio | CBS | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell and Rick Cerone | ||||||||||||
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Dates | October 1 – 5 | ||||||||||||
Television | Fox (Game 2) ESPN (Game 4) | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker (Games 1, 3) Thom Brennaman and Bob Brenly (Game 2) Chris Berman and Dave Campbell (Game 4) | ||||||||||||
Radio | CBS WABC (Yankees' broadcast) KRLD (Rangers' broadcast) | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | CBS: Gary Cohen and Jim Hunter WABC: John Sterling and Michael Kay KRLD: Eric Nadel and Brad Sham | ||||||||||||
Umpires | Drew Coble, Greg Kosc, Tim Tschida, Tim Welke, John Shulock, Ted Hendry (Indians–Orioles, in Baltimore; Yankees–Rangers, in Arlington) Jim Evans, Ken Kaiser, Durwood Merrill, Larry Young, Al Clark, Mark Johnson (Yankees–Rangers, in New York; Indians–Orioles, in Cleveland) | ||||||||||||
The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1996 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
- (1) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 99–62) vs. (4) Baltimore Orioles (Wild Card, 88–74): Orioles win series, 3–1.
- (2) Texas Rangers (Western Division champion, 90–72) vs. (3) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 92–70): Yankees win series, 3–1.
The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series, the Yankees' first title since 1978.
Matchups
Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore won the series, 3–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 1 | Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 10 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 3:27 | 47,644[2] |
2 | October 2 | Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 7 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 3:27 | 48,970[3] |
3 | October 4 | Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 9 | Jacobs Field |
3:44 | 44,250[4] |
4 | October 5 | Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 3 (12 innings) | Jacobs Field | 4:41 | 44,280[5] |
Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees
New York won the series, 3–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 1 | Texas Rangers – 6, New York Yankees – 2 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 2:50 | 57,205[6] |
2 | October 2 | Texas Rangers – 4, New York Yankees – 5 (12 innings) | Yankee Stadium (I) | 4:25 | 57,156[7] |
3 | October 4 | New York Yankees – 3, Texas Rangers – 2 | The Ballpark in Arlington |
3:09 | 50,860[8] |
4 | October 5 | New York Yankees – 6, Texas Rangers – 4 | The Ballpark in Arlington | 3:57 | 50,066[9] |
Cleveland vs. Baltimore
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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It was Baltimore's first playoff game since the clinching Game 5 of the
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Armando Benítez (1–0) LP: Eric Plunk (0–1) Sv: Randy Myers (1) Home runs: CLE: Albert Belle (1) BAL: Brady Anderson (2) |
After a 37-minute rain delay, Game 2 commenced. Veterans
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manny Ramírez (2), Albert Belle (2)
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Game 3 was critical with Cleveland facing elimination.
Game 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Baltimore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
WP: Armando Benítez (2–0) LP: José Mesa (0–1) Sv: Randy Myers (2) Home runs: BAL: Rafael Palmeiro (1), Bobby Bonilla (2), Roberto Alomar (1) CLE: None |
Game 4 saw a rematch of Game 1:
Composite box
1996 ALDS (3–1):
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 43 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland Indians |
1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 185,144 Average attendance: 46,286 |
Texas vs. New York
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
John Burkett took the mound for the Rangers in their first ever postseason game, facing David Cone. The Yankees would get a run in the first on a groundout by Bernie Williams with runners on second and third, but in the fourth, after a leadoff single and walk, Juan González's three-run home run gave the Rangers a 3–1 lead. After a single and strikeout, Dean Palmer's two-run home run made it 5–1. The Yankees would get a run in the bottom half when Tino Martinez doubled with one out and scored on Mariano Duncan's RBI single but no more. The Rangers added an insurance run in the sixth on Mark McLemore's RBI single. Burkett would go the distance for the win. He would allow only two runs despite giving up ten hits.
The Rangers' win in Game 1 was their first postseason win in franchise history. They proceeded to lose the rest of the series to the Yankees, and did not win another postseason game until their pennant season of 2010, when they won Game 1 of the ALDS.
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 2 proved memorable as Ken Hill faced 21-game winner Andy Pettitte. In the top of the second, innings Juan González's second home run of the series gave the Rangers a 1–0 edge, but two walks and a groundout allowed the Yankees to tie the game in the bottom half on Jim Leyritz's forceout. In the third innings, González hit his third homer of the series, this time a towering three-run home run, to give the Rangers a 4–1 lead, but the Yankees spent the next six innings chipping away at the lead. Cecil Fielder's home run in the fourth innings made it a two-run game. In the seventh, innings Charlie Hayes lifted a sacrifice fly off Dennis Cook to make it a one-run game, the run charged to Hill. In the eighth inning, the Yankees were five outs away from losing when Fielder tied the game with an RBI single to score Bernie Williams, who had the singled to lead off and moved to second on a fly out. The game moved to extra innings and the Rangers blew scoring opportunities in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth innings. They put their leadoff men on but get nothing. In the 12th inning, the Yankees put their first two men on off Mike Stanton when Hayes laid down a sacrifice bunt off Mike Henneman, but Dean Palmer made an error on that bunt down the third base line and Jeter managed to score all the way from second base, allowing the Yankees to walk off in dramatic fashion.
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 3 saw Jimmy Key face Darren Oliver. In the first, Oliver gave up a homer to Bernie Williams. That was all the Yankees could muster as Oliver began to settle in. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Juan González's fourth home run in three games tied the game and earned him the reputation of "Señor October." Then in the fifth inning, Kevin Elster walked, stole second and scored on Iván Rodríguez's RBI double to give the Rangers a 2–1 edge. Oliver, along with the Rangers' bullpen, kept the Yankees scoreless until the ninth. After two leadoff singles off Oliver, Williams' sac fly off Mike Henneman to tie the game and after a groundout and intentional walk, Mariano Duncan's RBI single put the Yankees up 3–2. In the ninth inning the Rangers' Mickey Tettleton walked. His pinch-runner, Damon Buford would advance to third on a sacrifice bunt by Mark McLemore and a groundout from pinch hitter Warren Newson. That put Buford 90 feet away and the winning run at the plate, but John Wetteland got Darryl Hamilton to strike out to end the game.
Game 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Kenny Rogers faced Bobby Witt in the potential clincher. Rogers pitched a scoreless first but in the second the Rangers struck for two on RBI hits by Mickey Tettleton after a leadoff double and Iván Rodríguez two outs later after a single. In the third inning Rogers was replaced by Brian Boehringer. Juan González led off the inning with his fifth home run of the series to make it 3–0, then an error by Derek Jeter and the walk put two men on before the Mark McLemore's RBI single gave the Rangers a 4–0 lead, but, in the top of the fourth inning after a single, wild pitch and walk put runners on first and third with no outs, Cecil Fielder's RBI single put the Yankees on the board. One out later, Mariano Duncan's RBI single cut Texas's lead to 4–2 and knock Witt out of the game. After a Joe Girardi single loaded the bases off Danny Patterson, Jeter's RBI groundout made it a one-run game. In the fifth inning the Yankees tied the game at four when Bernie Williams hit a leadoff home run off Roger Pavlik. In the seventh inning, the Yankees completed a four-run comeback by taking the lead on Cecil Fielder's RBI single with two on. In the ninth inning, Williams once again provided insurance by win hitting his second home run of the game off Mike Stanton. That made it 6–4 Yankees. In the bottom half, the Rangers put the tying runs on against John Wetteland, but he got Will Clark and Dean Palmer, both potential home run threats, to fly out and strike out to end the game and the series.
Composite box
1996 ALDS (3–1): New York Yankees over Texas Rangers
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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New York Yankees | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Rangers | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 215,287 Average attendance: 53,822 |
References
- ^ The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage, which was not tied to playing record but was predetermined—a highly unpopular arrangement which was discontinued after the 1997 playoffs. Also, the team with home field "advantage" was required to play the first two games on the road, with potentially the last three at home, in order to reduce travel. Had the 1996 ALDS been played under the 1998-2011 arrangement, then Cleveland (1) would have still faced off against Baltimore (4) and New York (2) would have likewise still faced off against Texas (3) but would also have had home field advantage. Under the format adopted in 2012, which removed the prohibition against teams from the same division meeting in the Division Series, the matchups also would have been Cleveland-Baltimore and New York-Texas, with the Yankees having home field advantage.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles - Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles - Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees - Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees - Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers - Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1996 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers - Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.