1996 Texas Rangers season
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1996 Texas Rangers season
| 1996 Texas Rangers 1996 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | George W. Bush | |
| Manager(s) | Johnny Oates | |
| Local television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve) |
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| Local radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) |
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The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. It would be the first post-season appearance for the Rangers in franchise history.
The Rangers would win their first post-season game at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees, but would lose the last three games to lose the division series. The one post-season win would be the club's only post-season success until 2010.
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Offseason
- October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Rangers to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers sent players to be named later to the Marlins for Bobby Witt, and sent Wilson Heredia to the Marlins on August 11) and made on August 8, 1995.[1]
- December 21, 1995: Ken Hill was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
- December 22, 1995: Mike Henneman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
- January 16, 1996: Kevin Elster was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- |
| Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4½ |
| Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12 |
| California Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19½ |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1996: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- June 4, 1996: Travis Hafner was drafted by the Rangers in the 31st round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 2, 1997.[6]
- July 31, 1996: Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy were traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Stanton and a player to be named later. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Dwayne Hosey to the Rangers on November 4.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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 |
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Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jack Voigt | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bobby Witt | 33 | 199.2 | 16 | 12 | 5.41 | 157 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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ALDS
Main article: 1996 American League Division Series
Game 1, October 1
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
| 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 |
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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 | ||||||||
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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) |
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Game 3, October 4
The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| 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) |
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Game 4, October 5
The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| 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) |
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Awards and honors
- Kevin Elster, Comeback Player of The Year
- Juan González, AL MVP
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Johnny Oates, AL Managers of the Year (was co-manager with Joe Torre)
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
Notes
- ^ Scott Podsednik page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Hill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Henneman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elsteke01.shtml
- ^ Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Travis Hafner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
Hudson Valley affiliation shared with Tampa Bay Devil Rays
References
- 1996 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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| Preceded by Seattle Mariners 1995 |
AL West Championship Season 1996 |
Succeeded by Seattle Mariners 1997 |
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