New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
July 30, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 15

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 2 1 1 0
Williams B. cf 3 0 0 0
  Williams G. cf 1 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 2
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Aldrete 1b 1 0 1 0
Strawberry dh 4 0 0 0
Sierra lf 4 0 0 0
Duncan 2b 2 0 0 0
  Howard 2b 1 0 0 0
Leyritz c 3 0 1 0
Jeter ss 2 0 1 0
  Fox ss 1 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Polley p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 3 3 2
Rodriguez c 3 2 2 4
  Buford ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 4
  Gonzales ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 5 3 5 2
  Newson rf 0 0 0 0
Tettleton dh 4 1 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 2 2 0
  Valle c 1 0 1 0
Stevens 1b 5 0 2 2
McLemore 2b 5 1 2 1
Elster ss 5 2 3 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 15 21 15
New York 200 000 000250
Texas 406 040 10x15210
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (15-6) 2.2 10 10 10 1 5
  Mecir   2.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Wickman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Polley   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Nelson   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
21
15
15
3
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (9-8) 9.0 5 2 2 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Texas 1.  2B–New York Aldrete (5,off Witt), Texas Palmer (20,off Pettitte); Rodriguez (34,off Mecir); Gonzalez (20,off Mecir); Stevens (1,off Nelson).  HR–Texas Rodriguez (14,1st inning off Pettitte 1 on, 0 out); Gonzalez 2 (31,3rd inning off Pettitte 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Polley 0 on, 2 out); Greer (12,5th inning off Mecir 3 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:37.  A–39,637.
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