April 7, 1996 New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
CHW 5 CLE 8
TOR 3 BOS 3
@KCR 1 BAL 4
@MIN 2 OAK 7
DET 6 SEA 3
MIL 1 TEX 7
NYY 2 TEX 4
NYY 1 ATL 13
STL 3 CHC 5
LAD 4 SFG 14
@FLA 7 SDP 17
@HOU 2 MON 9
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 7, 1996, 3:05
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

2-2

Lost 2

3rd, 2½ GB

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

W: K Hill (2-0), L: D Gooden (0-1)

Rangers

5-0

Won 5

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .485   16    0   2   
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .143  .592   15    1   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .438 1.089   19    2   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .594   16    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .511   15    7   0   
J Leyritz C                   5   0   1   1    0   3  .333 1.011   24   10   0   2B
D James LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .453   12    1   0   SB
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .544   16    3   3   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .385 1.115   16    0   2   SB

D Gooden P                                                               0   0
  M Hutton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   2   8   1    6   8              149   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Leyritz (2, off K Hill).

TB: P O'Neill 2; J Leyritz 2; M Duncan; D Jeter; W Boggs; D James; R Sierra.

RBI: J Leyritz (2).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-M Duncan-T Martinez.

PB: J Leyritz (1).

E: M Hutton (); D Jeter (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (2, 2nd base off D Cook/I Rodriguez); D James (1, Home off D Cook/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   2   1   0    1   2  .273  .684   20    4   0   SB
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .381  .887   15    8   0   SB
W Clark 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .412 1.051   24    8   1   2B,SF
J Gonzalez RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.350    6    1   0   HBP
  W Newson RF                 1   2   0   0    2   1  .000  .667   18    2   0   SB
M Tettleton DH                3   1   1   3    1   2  .250  .916   22    0   0   HR
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220   14    0   2   
R Greer LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .353  .912   16    2   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .462 1.081   21    1   4   GDP,IW
K Elster SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .176  .564   12    0   1   HR

K Hill P                                                                 1   1
  D Cook P                                                               0   0
  G Heredia P                                                            0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   7   8   7    6  11              168   27   9

BATTING

2B: W Clark (2, off D Gooden).

HR: M Tettleton (1, off D Gooden; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); K Elster (1, off D Gooden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: W Clark (1, off M Hutton).

IBB: M McLemore (1, by M Hutton).

HBP: J Gonzalez (2, by D Gooden).

TB: M Tettleton 4; K Elster 4; W Clark 3; I Rodriguez 2; D Hamilton; R Greer.

GIDP: M McLemore (1).

RBI: M Tettleton 3 (5); W Clark 2 (5); R Greer (3); K Elster (2).

2-out RBI: R Greer; K Elster.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M McLemore (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Newson (1, 2nd base off M Hutton/J Leyritz); D Hamilton (1, 3rd base off M Hutton/J Leyritz); I Rodriguez (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/J Leyritz); R Greer (1, 2nd base off M Hutton/J Leyritz).

PO: D Hamilton (1st base by M Hutton).

PITCHING

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 Gooden, L (0-1)              5     5   5   5    4   7   2   9.00   26  108-60   29·10·21    7· 1· 6· 0     40    -     0.95  -0.18
M Hutton                       3     3   2   1    2   4   0   3.00   14   55-35   16· 4·15    2· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   7   6    6  11   2          40  163-95   45·14·36    9· 4· 9· 0           -

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, W (2-0)                5.1   6   2   2    4   4   0   3.21   27   98-58   32·12·14   10· 2· 7· 0     48    -     1.46   0.17
D Cook, H (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   12-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.41   0.05
G Heredia, H (2)               2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   10   31-21   10· 3· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.43   0.08
E Vosberg                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    8-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   2    6   8   0          42  149-90   47·17·26   12· 6·10· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Hutton (1; M McLemore).

PO: M Hutton (0; D Hamilton, 1st base).

HBP: D Gooden (1; J Gonzalez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Gooden             P        K Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-2  12-  4   14%  92% M Tettleton     D Gooden        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores; Newson Scores
   t 5   2  2-1  123 10   10%  70% J Leyritz       K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   1  2-0  -2-  4  -10%  59% J Leyritz       K Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sierra Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   10%  65% W Clark         D Gooden        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
   b 2   2  0-1  ---  1    9%  70% K Elster        D Gooden        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Williams      Lineout: CF
          1--  4   47%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      12-  2   55%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   59%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      1--  1   65%  W Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
   O      -2-  2   62%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  6   64%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Clark to 3B; Tettleton to 1B
   O      1-3  1   59%  D Palmer        Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   62%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   64%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   68%  R Greer         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   61%  M McLemore      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  1   70%  K Elster        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   69%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   72%  D Jeter         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   69%  W Boggs         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   72%  B Williams      Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  5   75%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   77%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      79%  W Clark         Rodriguez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   77%  J Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch
          12-  6   81%  M Tettleton     Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  4   76%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   70%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   66%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   69%  T Martinez      Groundout: P-1B; Sierra to 2B
   R      -2-  4   59%  J Leyritz       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sierra Scores
          -2-  5   56%  D James         Walk
   O      12-  7   60%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B; Leyritz to 3B; James to 2B
   O      -23  1   68%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   65%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   68%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   62%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
                  Warren Newson replaces Juan Gonzalez playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  3   65%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   62%  B Williams      Walk
          1--  7   57%  P O'Neill       Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  2   61%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Williams to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
          -23  6   59%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      123 10   70%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   73%  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   78%  W Newson        Walk; Clark to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   92%  M Tettleton     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores; Newson Scores
   O      ---  5   91%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   90%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   90%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   86%  D James         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   90%  M Duncan        Flyball: CF
          1--  5   85%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive); James to 3B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Ken Hill pitching
   RO     1-3  6   86%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging, James Steals Hm, Jeter Steals 2B
          -2-  5   85%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-  1   89%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Hutton facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Hutton replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      ---  4   88%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   87%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
                  Gil Heredia replaces Dennis Cook pitching
   O      ---  2   90%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   92%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Hutton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   94%  W Newson        Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging, Newson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   96%  R Greer         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Newson Scores
          1--      96%  M McLemore      Greer Steals 2B
          -2-  5   96%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   95%  K Elster        Flyball: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  D James         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   95%  M Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   97%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   98%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Hutton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   99%  D Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      99%  I Rodriguez     Hamilton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hamilton to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      99%  W Clark         Hamilton Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   99%  " "             Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Hamilton Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   99%  W Newson        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Gil Heredia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  B Williams      Lineout: LF
          ---  2   99%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   98%  R Sierra        Walk; O'Neill to 2B
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Gil Heredia pitching
   O      12-  3  100%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF; O'Neill to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation