1996 Texas Rangers | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George W. Bush | |
General managers | Doug Melvin | |
Managers | Johnny Oates | |
Television | KXTX-TV 39 KXAS-TV 5 (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve) | |
Radio | KRLD–AM 1080 (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham) KXEB–AM 910 (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing first in the American League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. It would be the first post-season appearance for the Senators/Rangers in franchise history, taking 36 seasons to finally accomplish the feat. This remains the longest amount of time it has ever taken any North American professional sports franchise to make their first playoff appearance. 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.
Offseason
[edit]- 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4½ | 43–38 | 42–38 |
Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
California Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19½ | 43–38 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- 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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Game log
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Game log
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April: 16–10 (Home: 11–4; Away: 5–6)
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May: 18–9 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–6)
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June: 14–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–8)
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July: 13–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–7)
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August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
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September: 13–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–7)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Rangers team member |
Postseason Game log
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AL Division Series vs. New York Yankees 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)
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Legend: = Win = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Detailed records
[edit]American League | ||||||
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Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA | |
AL East | ||||||
Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | 91 | 55 | |
Boston Red Sox | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 95 | 63 | |
Detroit Tigers | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 65 | 37 | |
New York Yankees | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 68 | 48 | |
Toronto Blue Jays | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 72 | 45 | |
Total | 42 | 20 | 0.677 | 391 | 248 | |
AL Central | ||||||
Chicago White Sox | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 53 | 86 | |
Cleveland Indians | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 77 | 67 | |
Kansas City Royals | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 50 | 44 | |
Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 75 | 77 | |
Minnesota Twins | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 76 | 65 | |
Total | 30 | 31 | 0.492 | 331 | 339 | |
AL West | ||||||
California Angels | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 74 | 51 | |
Oakland Athletics | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 76 | 71 | |
Seattle Mariners | 3 | 10 | 0.231 | 56 | 90 | |
Texas Rangers | ||||||
Total | 18 | 21 | 0.462 | 206 | 212 | |
Season Total | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799 |
Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
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April | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 169 | 135 |
May | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0.667 | 139 | 103 |
June | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0.519 | 175 | 155 |
July | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 153 | 139 |
August | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 165 | 130 |
September | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 127 | 137 |
Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799 |
Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA | |
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Home | 81 | 50 | 31 | 0.617 | 508 | 407 |
Away | 82 | 40 | 41 | 0.494 | 419 | 391 |
Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 928 | 799 |
Composite Box
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E |
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Opponents | 108 | 94 | 85 | 82 | 95 | 99 | 86 | 60 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 799 | 1569 | 25 |
Rangers | 131 | 102 | 124 | 96 | 119 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 928 | 1622 | 87 |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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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C | Iván Rodríguez | 153 | 649 | 192 | .300 | 19 | 86 |
1B | Will Clark | 117 | 436 | 124 | .284 | 13 | 72 |
2B | Mark McLemore | 147 | 517 | 150 | .290 | 5 | 46 |
SS | Kevin Elster | 157 | 515 | 130 | .252 | 24 | 99 |
3B | Dean Palmer | 154 | 582 | 163 | .280 | 38 | 107 |
LF | Rusty Greer | 139 | 542 | 180 | .332 | 18 | 100 |
CF | Darryl Hamilton | 148 | 627 | 184 | .293 | 6 | 51 |
RF | Juan González | 134 | 541 | 170 | .314 | 47 | 144 |
DH | Mickey Tettleton | 143 | 491 | 121 | .246 | 24 | 83 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Warren Newson | 91 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 10 | 31 |
Damon Buford | 90 | 145 | 41 | .283 | 6 | 20 |
Rene Gonzales | 51 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 2 | 5 |
Dave Valle | 42 | 86 | 26 | .302 | 3 | 17 |
Lee Stevens | 27 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 3 | 12 |
Kurt Stillwell | 46 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 1 | 4 |
Lou Frazier | 30 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 0 | 5 |
Craig Worthington | 13 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 4 |
Jack Voigt | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Ortiz | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 1 |
Rikkert Faneyte | 8 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Benji Gil | 7 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Brown | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ken Hill | 35 | 250.2 | 16 | 10 | 3.63 | 170 |
Roger Pavlik | 34 | 201.0 | 15 | 8 | 5.19 | 127 |
Bobby Witt | 33 | 199.2 | 16 | 12 | 5.41 | 157 |
Darren Oliver | 30 | 173.2 | 14 | 6 | 4.66 | 112 |
Kevin Gross | 28 | 129.1 | 11 | 8 | 5.22 | 78 |
John Burkett | 10 | 68.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.06 | 47 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Helling | 6 | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.52 | 16 |
José Alberro | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Henneman | 49 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 5.79 | 34 |
Dennis Cook | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 64 |
Jeff Russell | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 23 |
Ed Vosberg | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.27 | 32 |
Gil Heredia | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.89 | 43 |
Mark Brandenburg | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.21 | 37 |
Mike Stanton | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 | 14 |
Matt Whiteside | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.68 | 15 |
Danny Patterson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
ALDS
[edit]Game 1, October 1
[edit]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 |
Game 2, October 2
[edit]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) |
Game 3, October 4
[edit]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) |
Game 4, October 5
[edit]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) |
Awards and honors
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Hill at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Kevin Elster Stats".
- ^ Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
- ^ Travis Hafner at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- 1996 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.