April 12, 1996 Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
MIN 2 CLE 3
@BOS 1 OAK 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@DET 4 KCR 4
@MIL 1 NYY 4
TEX 3 SEA 9
@TOR 6 HOU 10
@CIN 8
(10) COL 6
NYM 5 FLA 3
@LAD 1 MON 13
@PIT 3 ATL 5
@SDP 3 SFG 4
CHC 1 STL 6
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,238

Friday, April 12, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:51

Rangers

7-2

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  5  2
Yankees         0  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  1

W: D Cone (2-0), L: K Hill (2-1), S: J Wetteland (1)

Yankees

5-3

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .591   13    4   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .742   17    3   2   
W Clark 1B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .345 1.086   19    6   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .357 1.026    8    1   0   
M Tettleton DH                3   1   0   0    1   3  .194  .794   24    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .143  .476   12    4   1   HR
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .738   19    0   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .742   24    4   6   
K Elster SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .635    9    2   3   
  W Newson PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .333 1.389    4    0   0   
  K Stillwell SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   

K Hill P                                                                 0   0
  D Cook P                                                               0   0
  M Whiteside P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   3   5   3    3  11              150   24  12

BATTING

HR: D Palmer (1, off J Wetteland; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: D Palmer 5; J Gonzalez; W Clark; K Elster.

RBI: D Palmer 2 (4); W Newson (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark; K Elster-M McLemore-W Clark.

E: M McLemore (2); K Stillwell (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .250  .583   20    1   1   IW
M Duncan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .572   10    0   3   2B
P O'Neill RF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .281  .705   19    1   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .292  .971   13    0   0   HR
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .103  .395   11    5   1   GDP
B Williams CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .185  .680    9    3   0   
D James LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398   14    1   0   
  G Williams LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .517    2    1   0   
J Girardi C                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .240  .616   11   12   0   GDP
D Jeter SS                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.088   12    2   1   3B,CS,HBP

D Cone P                                                                 1   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   4    5   3              121   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Duncan (1, off K Hill).

3B: D Jeter (1, off K Hill).

HR: R Sierra (2, off K Hill; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: W Boggs (1, by K Hill).

HBP: D Jeter (2, by K Hill).

TB: R Sierra 5; D Jeter 3; M Duncan 2; G Williams; B Williams.

GIDP: J Girardi (1); T Martinez (1).

RBI: R Sierra 2 (4); D Jeter (2); P O'Neill (6).

2-out RBI: R Sierra 2; D Jeter.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Martinez (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Jeter (2, 2nd base by K Hill/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Hill, L (2-1)                6.1   5   4   4    5   2   1   3.98   29  100-58   37· 8·13   11· 4· 6· 0     44    -     0.69  -0.13
D Cook                         1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   18-11    7· 1· 3    0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.03
M Whiteside                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   4    5   3   1          35  119-70   45· 9·16   12· 8· 6· 0          3-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, W (2-0)                7     4   1   0    2   9   0   0.43   28  120-74   45·12·17    7· 5· 5· 0     74    -     0.83   0.31
J Nelson, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
J Wetteland, S (1)             1     1   2   2    1   1   1   6.00    5   19-12    8· 2· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.81   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   2    3  11   1          36  150-92   56·15·22    8· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Hill (1; W Boggs).

HBP: K Hill (1; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 20,238.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees                     
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. M Duncan             2B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. R Sierra             DH 
5. M Tettleton          DH    5. T Martinez           1B 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. B Williams           CF 
7. R Greer              LF    7. D James              LF 
8. M McLemore           2B    8. J Girardi            C  
9. K Elster             SS    9. D Jeter              SS 

   K Hill               P        D Cone               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  --3  3   15%  80% R Sierra        K Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Duncan Scores
   t 9   0  4-1  1--     -10%  81% D Palmer        J Wetteland     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tettleton Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  1    9%  65% M Duncan        K Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Boggs to 3B
   t 9   0  4-3  ---  3    8%  90% R Greer         J Wetteland     Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  4-0  1--  3   -7%  83% R Greer         D Cone          Reached on E3 (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Palmer to 3B; Greer to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   53%  W Clark         Walk
          1--  2   50%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   52%  P O'Neill       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  R Greer         Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   O      ---  7   56%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   59%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   52%  D James         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Girardi       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   56%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   60%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      53%  W Boggs         Jeter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  8   56%  " "             Walk
          1--  1   65%  M Duncan        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Boggs to 3B
   RO     -23  2   65%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B; Boggs Scores; Duncan to 3B
   RR     --3  3   80%  R Sierra        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Duncan Scores
   O      ---  1   79%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, David Cone facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   75%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  1   79%  J Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  7   82%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   84%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   86%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  D James         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   83%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  4   89%  D Jeter         Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Girardi Scores
          --3  4   90%  W Boggs         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   88%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   90%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   91%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   90%  K Elster        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Hill facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   91%  P O'Neill       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  3   92%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   90%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   92%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   90%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   92%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   94%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   95%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   94%  D James         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     1--  3   93%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 6-7-8
                  Gerald Williams replaces Dion James playing LF batting 7th
          ---  5   90%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  3   83%  R Greer         Reached on E3 (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Palmer to 3B; Greer to 1B
   O      1-3  3   88%  M McLemore      Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Warren Newson pinch hits for Kevin Elster batting 9th
   RO     1-3  4   91%  W Newson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Palmer Scores/unER; Newson to 1B
   O      1--  3   93%  D Hamilton      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
                  Kurt Stillwell replaces Warren Newson playing SS batting 9th
          ---  1   94%  D Jeter         Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Jeter to 1B
          1--  4   96%  W Boggs         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jeter to 2B; Boggs to 1B
   O      12-  3   94%  M Duncan        Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Boggs to 2B; Duncan to 1B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      12-  7   93%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   91%  R Sierra        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Nelson facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Nelson replaces David Cone pitching
   O      ---  3   94%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   97%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dennis Cook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   96%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   96%  G Williams      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Matt Whiteside replaces Dennis Cook pitching
   O      1--  1   96%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, John Wetteland facing 5-6-7
                  John Wetteland replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
          ---  7   92%  M Tettleton     Walk
   RR     1--      81%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tettleton Scores
   O      ---  3   90%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   96%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation