New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
July 31, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 2 0
Girardi c 5 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0
Williams B. cf 4 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Sierra dh 4 0 2 0
Duncan 3b 4 0 3 2
Williams G. lf 3 0 0 0
  Boggs ph 1 0 0 0
Howard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Polley p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 3 2 2
Greer lf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 2 4
Tettleton dh 5 0 1 1
Palmer 3b 3 1 1 1
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 1 0
Gonzales ss 2 3 1 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 9 8
New York 000 200 0002111
Texas 003 021 21x992
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Key  L (8-8) 5.1 6 6 6 4 7
  Wickman   1.1 2 2 2 3 0
  Polley   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Nelson   0.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
10
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (9-4) 7.0 9 2 2 0 4
  Cook   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Russell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
7

  E–Duncan (12), Stevens (1), Gonzales (2).  DP–New York 3, Texas 1.  PB–Rodriguez (7).  2B–New York Girardi (17,off Oliver); Duncan 2 (19,off Oliver 2).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (32,3rd inning off Key 2 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (15,5th inning off Key 1 on, 1 out); Palmer (25,6th inning off Key 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hamilton (3,off Key).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:03.  A–30,645.
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