The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor 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 Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the orig ...

against the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, 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

* October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Rangers to the

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fran ...

to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers sent players to be named later to the Marlins for

Bobby Witt Robert Andrew Witt Sr. (born May 11, 1964) is a former professional baseball pitcher, who played all or parts of 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay ...

, and sent Wilson Heredia to the Marlins on August 11) and made on August 8, 1995. * December 21, 1995: Ken Hill was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. * December 22, 1995: Mike Henneman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. *January 16, 1996: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

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, , 7–2 , , Hill (7–3) , , Rodriguez , , — , , 32,861 , , 34–19 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 54 , , June 1 , ,

, , 5–9 , , Milchin , , Henneman (0–3) , , — , , 43,413 , , 34–20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 2 , ,

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, , 14–4 , , Hill (8–5) , , Minchey , , — , , 40,726 , , 44–28 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 74 , , June 22 , ,

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Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...

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, , 7–0 , , Hill (13–6) , , Williams , , — , , 25,210 , , 67–52 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 121 , , August 13 , ,

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, , 4–6 , , Aguilera , , Hill (14–8) , , Guardado , , 24,786 , , 77–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 3 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Witt (14–9) , , Rodriguez , , Henneman (27) , , 28,401 , , 78–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 4 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Robertson , , Heredia (2–5) , , Trombley , , 29,744 , , 78–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 6 , , @ Brewers , , 7–3 , , Burkett (3–1) , , Eldred , , — , , 16,714 , , 79–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 7 , , @ Brewers , , 2–1 , , Hill (15–8) , , McDonald , , Henneman (28) , , 19,110 , , 80–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 8 , , @ Brewers , , 7–1 , , Witt (15–9) , , Florie , , — , , 17,542 , , 81–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 9 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–3 , , Gross (11–8) , , Hentgen , , Henneman (29) , , 25,825 , , 82–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 10 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11–8 , , Oliver (12–6) , , Williams , , Henneman (30) , , 26,286 , , 83–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–8 , , Andujar , , Vosberg (1–1) , , — , , 27,262 , , 83–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 12 , , Brewers , , 4–15 , , McDonald , , Hill (15–9) , , — , , 41,303 , , 83–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 13 , , Brewers , , 3–6 , , D'Amico , , Witt (15–10) , , Fetters , , 39,235 , , 83–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 14 , , Brewers , , 6–8 , , Karl , , Pavlik (15–8) , , Fetters , , 45,901 , , 83–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 15 , , Brewers , , 6–2 , , Oliver (13–6) , , Garcia , , Vosberg (8) , , 45,941 , , 84–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 16 , , @ Mariners , , 0–6 , , Moyer , , Burkett (3–2) , , — , , 50,544 , , 84–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 17 , , @ Mariners , , 2–5 , , Mulholland , , Hill (15–10) , , Ayala , , 32,279 , , 84–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 18 , , @ Mariners , , 2–5 , , Hitchcock , , Witt (15–11) , , Charlton , , 35,162 , , 84–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 19 , , @ Mariners , , 6–7 , , Davis , , Cook (4–2) , , Charlton , , 39,769 , , 84–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 20 , , @

, , 5–6 (10) , , McElroy , , Stanton (0–1) , , — , , 18,860 , , 84–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 21 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Burkett (4–2) , , Abbott , , — , , 24,104 , , 85–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 22 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Hill (16–10) , , Dickson , , — , , 17,522 , , 86–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 23 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Wasdin , , Witt (15–12) , , Taylor , , 10,164 , , 86–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 24 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Cook (5–2) , , Small , , — , , 9,694 , , 87–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , September 26 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Burkett (5–2) , , Abbott , , Henneman (31) , , 33,895 , , 88–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 27 , ,

, , 3–4 (15) , , Harris , , Whiteside (0–1) , , Gohr , , 46,764 , , 88–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 28 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Oliver (14–6) , , Finley , , Heredia (1) , , 45,651 , , 89–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 163 , , September 29 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Witt (16–12) , , Springer , , — , , 45,434 , , 90–72 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Rangers team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

* April 13, 1996:

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was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. * 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. * July 31, 1996: Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy were traded by the Rangers to the

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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.Mike Stanton
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

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, New York

Game 2, October 2

, New York

Game 3, October 4

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, Arlington, Texas

Game 4, October 5

, Arlington, Texas

Awards and honors

* Kevin Elster, Comeback Player of The Year * Juan González, AL MVP * Juan González,

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, AL Managers of the Year (was co-manager with

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) * Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove * Iván Rodríguez,

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Notes

Farm system

References

1996 Texas Rangers
at ''Baseball Reference''
1996 Texas Rangers
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Texas Rangers Season Texas Rangers seasons American League West champion seasons Texas Rangers season Range