1996 Texas Rangers season

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1996  Texas Rangers
American League West Champions
League American League
Division West
Ballpark The Ballpark in Arlington
City Arlington, Texas
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place1st
Owners George W. Bush
General managers Doug Melvin
Managers Johnny Oates
Television KXTX-TV 39
KXAS-TV 5
(Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve)
Radio KRLD–AM 1080
(Eric Nadel, Brad Sham)
KXEB–AM 910
(Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez)
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The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing first in the American 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 against the New York Yankees, 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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 90720.556—50–3140–41
Seattle Mariners 85760.5284½43–3842–38
Oakland Athletics 78840.4811240–4138–43
California Angels 70910.43519½43–3827–53

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore —7–66–64–85–711–29–39–37–53–109–47–53–10–18–5
Boston 6–7—8–46–61–1112–13–97–56–67–68–57–66–68–5
California 6–64–8—6–64–96–64–87–54–87–66–75–84–97–5
Chicago 8–46–66–6—5–810–37–66–76–76–75–75–78–47–5
Cleveland 7–511–19–48–5—12–07–67–610–33–96–68–44–87–5
Detroit 2–111–126–63–100–12—6–64–86–65–84–86–64–96–7
Kansas City 3–99–38–46–76–76–6—4–96–74–85–77–56–65–8
Milwaukee 3–95–75–77–66–78–49–4—9–46–67–54–96–75–7
Minnesota 5–76–68–47–63–106–67–64–9—5–76–76–67–58–5
New York 10–36–76–77–69–38–58–46–67–5—9–33–95–78–5
Oakland 4–95–87–67–56–68–47–55–77–63–9—8–57–64–8
Seattle 5–76–78–57–54–86–65–79–46–69–35–8—10–35–7
Texas 10–3–16–69–44–88–49–46–67–65–77–56–73–10—10–2
Toronto 5–85–85–75–75–77–68–57–55–85–88–47–52–10—

Notable transactions

Roster

1996 Texas Rangers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Game log

1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 50–31; Away: 40–41)
April: 16–10 (Home: 11–4; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1 Red Sox 5–3Hill (1–0)ClemensVosberg (1)40,4841–0
2April 3 Red Sox 7–2Pavlik (1–0)Gordon—24,4832–0
3April 4 Red Sox 13–2Gross (1–0)Wakefield—18,0863–0
4April 6 Yankees 4–2Witt (1–0)KeyHenneman (1)35,5104–0
5April 7 Yankees 7–2Hill (2–0)Gooden——5–0
6April 7 Yankees 4–1Pavlik (2–0)HoweVosberg (2)36,2486–0
7April 9@ White Sox 3–2Gross (2–0)ThomasHenneman (2)34,7507–0
8April 11@ White Sox 5–8 (11)ThomasHenneman (0–1)—16,6857–1
9April 12@ Yankees 3–4ConeHill (2–1)Wetteland20,2387–2
10April 13@ Yankees 10–6Pavlik (3–0)GoodenVosberg (3)19,6038–2
11April 14@ Yankees 3–12PettitteGross (2–1)—20,1818–3
12April 15 Athletics 3–8MohlerHeredia (0–1)—19,3128–4
13April 16 Athletics 5–3Witt (2–0)JohnsHenneman (3)20,9489–4
14April 17 Athletics 12–1Hill (3–1)Reyes—24,12010–4
15April 19 Orioles 26–7Cook (1–0)MerckerVosberg (4)41,18411–4
16April 20 Orioles 8–3Gross (3–1)Haynes—45,35812–4
17April 21 Orioles 9–6Oliver (1–0)Wells—39,45613–4
18April 22 White Sox 4–12FernandezWitt (2–1)Karchner22,34813–5
19April 23 White Sox 5–6BaldwinHill (3–2)Hernandez29,12313–6
20April 24@ Red Sox 9–11StantonHeredia (0–2)Slocumb19,21713–7
21April 25@ Red Sox 3–8WakefieldGross (3–2)—20,35013–8
22April 26@ Orioles 5–4Brandenburg (1–0)WellsHenneman (4)44,02214–8
23April 27@ Orioles 4–2Witt (3–1)EricksonVosberg (5)47,31115–8
24April 28@ Orioles 5–4 (10)Heredia (1–2)McDowellHenneman (5)47,32716–8
25April 29@ Orioles 7–8HaynesHelling (0–1)Myers41,50316–9
26April 30 Mariners 0–8BosioGross (3–3)—27,27216–10
May: 18–9 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1 Mariners 5–4Russell (1–0)JacksonHenneman (6)31,77517–10
28May 2@ Tigers 2–5LiraWitt (3–2)Williams7,41617–11
29May 3@ Tigers 11–0Hill (4–2)Keagle—9,07918–11
30May 4@ Tigers 3–1Pavlik (4–0)Gohr—10,73419–11
31May 5@ Tigers 3–2Gross (4–3)LimaHenneman (7)12,33720–11
32May 7 Blue Jays 5–1Oliver (2–0)Guzman—23,00521–11
33May 8 Blue Jays 4–2Witt (4–2)HansonHenneman (8)20,69422–11
34May 9 Blue Jays 2–5QuantrillHill (4–3)Timlin34,45122–12
35May 10 Tigers 6–2Pavlik (5–0)LimaHenneman (9)31,42623–12
36May 11 Tigers 11–7Gross (5–3)Aldred—42,73224–12
37May 12 Tigers 3–5LiraOliver (2–1)Myers35,67724–13
38May 13 Royals 7–6Cook (2–0)MontgomeryHenneman (10)22,98125–13
39May 14 Royals 10–0Hill (5–3)Gubicza—28,99926–13
40May 15 Royals 1–3HaneyPavlik (5–1)Montgomery26,88126–14
41May 17@ Indians 10–12EmbreeHeredia (1–3)Mesa41,22526–15
42May 18@ Indians 6–3Oliver (3–1)AndersonHenneman (11)40,97327–15
43May 19@ Indians 5–8NagyWitt (4–3)Mesa43,29927–16
44May 21@ Twins 3–4MilchinHenneman (0–2)—12,32327–17
45May 22@ Twins 6–5Pavlik (6–1)ParraHenneman (12)17,95528–17
46May 23@ Royals 2–4AppierOliver (3–2)Montgomery15,61228–18
47May 24@ Royals 0–8GubiczaWitt (4–4)—13,69628–19
48May 25@ Royals 2–1Helling (1–1)HaneyHenneman (13)23,66829–19
49May 26@ Royals 6–4Hill (6–3)LintonHenneman (14)22,66530–19
50May 27 Indians 3–2Pavlik (7–1)McDowell—46,52131–19
51May 28 Indians 11–3Oliver (4–2)Hershiser—35,72732–19
52May 29 Indians 5–4Cook (3–0)TavarezHenneman (15)35,89333–19
53May 31 Twins 7–2Hill (7–3)Rodriguez—32,86134–19
June: 14–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54June 1 Twins 5–9MilchinHenneman (0–3)—43,41334–20
55June 2 Twins 5–6GuardadoRussell (1–1)—33,80934–21
56June 3@ Brewers 9–6Witt (5–4)SparksHenneman (16)9,74835–21
57June 4@ Brewers 2–6BonesGross (5–4)—10,68535–22
58June 5@ Brewers 4–6McDonaldHill (7–4)Fetters11,27635–23
59June 7 Blue Jays 10–7Pavlik (8–1)JanzenHenneman (17)40,04636–23
60June 8 Blue Jays 2–0Oliver (5–2)Guzman—43,43937–23
61June 9 Blue Jays 8–6Witt (6–4)HansonHenneman (18)41,60538–23
62June 10 Brewers 8–3Gross (6–4)Givens—43,27539–23
63June 11 Brewers 4–14McDonaldHill (7–5)Garcia33,51939–24
64June 12 Brewers 13–6Pavlik (9–1)Miranda—34,84240–24
65June 13@ Red Sox 7–8 (10)SlocumbHenneman (0–4)—32,64540–25
66June 14@ Red Sox 3–4StantonWitt (6–5)—29,68940–26
67June 15@ Red Sox 13–3Gross (7–4)Wakefield—33,18641–26
68June 16@ Red Sox 9–10HudsonHenneman (0–5)—30,46141–27
69June 17@ Orioles 1–1 (6)—45,58141–27
70June 18@ Orioles 7–0Oliver (6–2)Mercker—47,31842–27
71June 19@ Orioles 3–2Witt (7–5)MussinaRussell (1)45,58143–27
72June 20@ Orioles 2–3WellsGross (7–5)Myers21,74843–28
73June 21 Red Sox 14–4Hill (8–5)Minchey—40,72644–28
74June 22 Red Sox 8–2Pavlik (10–1)Wakefield—46,44445–28
75June 23 Red Sox 4–6StantonCook (3–1)Slocumb39,39945–29
76June 24 Orioles 3–8MussinaWitt (7–6)—39,70145–30
77June 25 Orioles 5–2Gross (8–5)WellsHenneman (19)41,68546–30
78June 26 Orioles 6–5Cook (4–1)OroscoHenneman (20)38,98447–30
79June 28@ Mariners 8–19CarmonaPavlik (10–2)—34,41347–31
80June 29@ Mariners 9–5Oliver (7–2)Meacham—37,55648–31
81June 30@ Mariners 3–4HitchcockWitt (7–7)Charlton33,39248–32
July: 13–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1@ Angels 8–6Gross (9–5)LangstonHenneman (21)19,75449–32
83July 2@ Angels 5–6JamesHenneman (0–6)—19,05549–33
84July 3@ Angels 8–1Pavlik (11–2)Finley—45,97950–33
85July 4 Mariners 5–9CarmonaHenneman (0–7)—46,66850–34
86July 5 Mariners 3–6HitchcockWitt (7–8)—46,39750–35
87July 6 Mariners 5–9WagnerGross (9–6)—46,45850–36
88July 7 Mariners 8–3Hill (9–5)Wells—36,93351–36
89July 11@ Athletics 3–8ChouinardOliver (7–3)—13,43751–37
90July 12@ Athletics 8–4 (10)Russell (2–1)Taylor—12,07452–37
91July 13@ Athletics 8–1Pavlik (12–2)Wengert—16,79253–37
92July 14@ Athletics 1–9JohnsGross (9–7)—20,70453–38
93July 15 Angels 7–10SchmidtBrandenburg (1–1)Percival45,65553–39
94July 16 Angels 6–2Oliver (8–3)AbbottRussell (2)34,68054–39
95July 17 Angels 7–3Hill (10–5)Finley—44,22055–39
96July 18 Athletics 4–5 (11)ReyesBrandenburg (1–2)Van Poppel28,58555–40
97July 19 Athletics 6–9ReyesHelling (1–2)Taylor37,45555–41
98July 20 Athletics 8–4Witt (8–8)Van Poppel—46,05256–41
99July 21 Athletics 8–11GroomBrandenburg (1–3)Mohler36,03956–42
100July 22@ Yankees 6–1Hill (11–5)Rogers—30,76757–42
101July 23@ Yankees 0–6GoodenPavlik (12–3)—22,81457–43
102July 24@ Yankees 2–4PettitteAlberro (0–1)Wetteland35,30857–44
103July 25@ White Sox 4–3 (12)Russell (3–1)KeyserHenneman (22)19,52458–44
104July 26@ White Sox 2–6AlvarezOliver (8–4)—21,39858–45
105July 27@ White Sox 6–4 (10)Heredia (2–3)SimasVosberg (6)22,62959–45
106July 28@ White Sox 1–5FernandezPavlik (12–4)—20,90259–46
107July 30 Yankees 15–2Witt (9–8)Pettitte—39,63760–46
108July 31 Yankees 9–2Oliver (9–4)Key—30,64561–46
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1 Yankees 5–6RogersHill (11–6)Wetteland34,85561–47
110August 2 White Sox 0–9FernandezPavlik (12–5)—36,29961–48
111August 3 White Sox 9–11HernandezRussell (3–2)—46,48161–49
112August 4 White Sox 9–5Witt (10–8)Baldwin—32,85462–49
113August 5 White Sox 5–15AlvarezOliver (9–5)—29,97362–50
114August 6@ Tigers 4–2Hill (12–6)LiraHenneman (23)10,93163–50
115August 7@ Tigers 2–4CummingsPavlik (12–6)Myers10,29763–51
116August 8@ Tigers 2–3OlivaresHeredia (2–4)—10,99563–52
117August 9@ Blue Jays 5–4Witt (11–8)QuantrillHenneman (24)33,53564–52
118August 10@ Blue Jays 12–1Oliver (10–5)Guzman—34,10965–52
119August 11@ Blue Jays 6–0Burkett (1–0)Hanson—32,16266–52
120August 12 Tigers 7–0Hill (13–6)Williams—25,21067–52
121August 13 Tigers 6–2Pavlik (13–6)Olivares—31,33168–52
122August 14 Tigers 5–4Witt (12–8)Van PoppelHenneman (25)33,94269–52
123August 16 Royals 5–3Burkett (2–0)HaneyHenneman (26)32,05370–52
124August 17 Royals 1–4BelcherHill (13–7)—41,85570–53
125August 18 Royals 10–3Gross (10–7)Appier—30,48071–53
126August 19@ Indians 10–3Pavlik (14–6)McDowell—42,39372–53
127August 20@ Indians 4–10LopezWitt (12–9)—42,37072–54
128August 21@ Indians 10–8 (10)Vosberg (1–0)Tavarez—42,34573–54
129August 22@ Twins 11–2Hill (14–7)Robertson—17,34274–54
130August 23@ Twins 2–9AguileraOliver (10–6)—16,16674–55
131August 24@ Twins 5–6RodriguezPavlik (14–7)Trombley16,64874–56
132August 25@ Twins 13–2Witt (13–9)Miller—14,81875–56
133August 27@ Royals 3–4 (10)MontgomeryRussell (3–3)—12,90775–57
134August 28@ Royals 3–4 (12)HuismanGross (10–8)—12,69575–58
135August 30 Indians 5–3Pavlik (15–7)OgeaRussell (3)40,38376–58
136August 31 Indians 6–3Oliver (11–6)McDowellVosberg (7)46,31977–58
September: 13–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1 Indians 2–8NagyBurkett (2–1)—46,08477–59
138September 2 Twins 4–6AguileraHill (14–8)Guardado24,78677–60
139September 3 Twins 9–7Witt (14–9)RodriguezHenneman (27)28,40178–60
140September 4 Twins 6–7RobertsonHeredia (2–5)Trombley29,74478–61
141September 6@ Brewers 7–3Burkett (3–1)Eldred—16,71479–61
142September 7@ Brewers 2–1Hill (15–8)McDonaldHenneman (28)19,11080–61
143September 8@ Brewers 7–1Witt (15–9)Florie—17,54281–61
144September 9@ Blue Jays 4–3Gross (11–8)HentgenHenneman (29)25,82582–61
145September 10@ Blue Jays 11–8Oliver (12–6)WilliamsHenneman (30)26,28683–61
146September 11@ Blue Jays 3–8AndujarVosberg (1–1)—27,26283–62
147September 12 Brewers 4–15McDonaldHill (15–9)—41,30383–63
148September 13 Brewers 3–6D'AmicoWitt (15–10)Fetters39,23583–64
149September 14 Brewers 6–8KarlPavlik (15–8)Fetters45,90183–65
150September 15 Brewers 6–2Oliver (13–6)GarciaVosberg (8)45,94184–65
151September 16@ Mariners 0–6MoyerBurkett (3–2)—50,54484–66
152September 17@ Mariners 2–5MulhollandHill (15–10)Ayala32,27984–67
153September 18@ Mariners 2–5HitchcockWitt (15–11)Charlton35,16284–68
154September 19@ Mariners 6–7DavisCook (4–2)Charlton39,76984–69
155September 20@ Angels 5–6 (10)McElroyStanton (0–1)—18,86084–70
156September 21@ Angels 7–1Burkett (4–2)Abbott—24,10485–70
157September 22@ Angels 4–1Hill (16–10)Dickson—17,52286–70
158September 23@ Athletics 3–5WasdinWitt (15–12)Taylor10,16486–71
159September 24@ Athletics 7–3Cook (5–2)Small—9,69487–71
160September 26 Angels 6–5Burkett (5–2)AbbottHenneman (31)33,89588–71
161September 27 Angels 3–4 (15)HarrisWhiteside (0–1)Gohr46,76488–72
162September 28 Angels 4–3Oliver (14–6)FinleyHeredia (1)45,65189–72
163September 29 Angels 4–3Witt (16–12)Springer—45,43490–72
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie
Bold = Rangers team member

Postseason Game log

1996 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)
AL Division Series vs. New York Yankees]] 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1 October 1@ Yankees W 6–2 Burkett (1–0) Cone (0–1)–2:5057,205TEX 1–0 W1
2 October 2@ Yankees L 4–5 (12) Boehringer (1–0) Stanton (0–1)–4:2557,156Tied 1–1 L1
3 October 4 Yankees L 2–3 Nelson (1–0) Oliver (0–1) Wetteland (1)3:0950,860NYY 2–1 L2
4 October 5 Yankees L 4–6 Weathers (1–0) Pavlik (0–1) Wetteland (2)3:5750,066NYY 3–1 L3
Legend:       = Win       = Postponement
Bold = Rangers team member

Detailed records

American League
OpponentWLWPRSRA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 1030.7699155
Boston Red Sox 660.5009563
Detroit Tigers 940.6926537
New York Yankees 750.5836848
Toronto Blue Jays 1020.8337245
Total42200.677391248
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 480.3335386
Cleveland Indians 840.6677767
Kansas City Royals 660.5005044
Milwaukee Brewers 760.5387577
Minnesota Twins 570.4177665
Total30310.492331339
AL West
California Angels 940.6927451
Oakland Athletics 670.4627671
Seattle Mariners 3100.2315690
Texas Rangers
Total18210.462206212
Season Total90720.556928799


MonthGamesWonLostWin %RSRA
April2616100.615169135
May271890.667139103
June2714130.519175155
July2713140.481153139
August2816120.571165130
September2713140.481127137
Total16290720.556928799
GamesWonLostWin %RSRA
Home8150310.617508407
Away8240410.494419391
Total16290720.556928799

Composite Box

Caption text
Team123456789101112131415RHE
Opponents10894858295998660731041002799156925
Rangers1311021249611910410398301601001928162287

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Iván Rodríguez 153649192.3001986
1B Will Clark 117436124.2841372
2B Mark McLemore 147517150.290546
SS Kevin Elster 157515130.2522499
3B Dean Palmer 154582163.28038107
LF Rusty Greer 139542180.33218100
CF Darryl Hamilton 148627184.293651
RF Juan González 134541170.31447144
DH Mickey Tettleton 143491121.2462483

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Warren Newson 9123560.2551031
Damon Buford 9014541.283620
Rene Gonzales 519220.21725
Dave Valle 428626.302317
Lee Stevens 277818.231312
Kurt Stillwell 467721.27314
Lou Frazier 305013.26005
Craig Worthington 13193.15814
Jack Voigt 591.11100
Luis Ortiz 372.28611
Rikkert Faneyte 851.20001
Benji Gil 752.40001
Kevin Brown 340.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ken Hill 35250.216103.63170
Roger Pavlik 34201.01585.19127
Bobby Witt 33199.216125.41157
Darren Oliver 30173.21464.66112
Kevin Gross 28129.11185.2278
John Burkett 1068.2524.0647

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Rick Helling 620.1127.5216
José Alberro 59.1015.792

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Mike Henneman 4907315.7934
Dennis Cook 605204.0964
Jeff Russell 553333.3823
Ed Vosberg 521183.2732
Gil Heredia 442515.8943
Mark Brandenburg 261303.2137
Mike Stanton 220103.2214
Matt Whiteside 140106.6815
Danny Patterson 70000.005

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

Team123456789 R H E
Texas000501000680
New York1001000002100
WP: John Burkett (1-0)   LP: David Cone (0-1)
Home runs:
Tex: Juan González (1), Dean Palmer (1)
NYY: None

Game 2, October 2

Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

Team123456789101112 R H E
Texas013000000000481
New York010100110001580
WP: Brian Boehringer (1-0)   LP: Mike Stanton (0-1)
Home runs:
Tex: Juan González (2, 3)
NYY: Cecil Fielder (1)

Game 3, October 4

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Team123456789 R H E
New York100000002371
Texas000110000261
WP: Jeff Nelson (1-0)   LP: Darren Oliver (0-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Bernie Williams (1)
Tex: Juan González (4)

Game 4, October 5

The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Team123456789 R H E
New York0003101016121
Texas022000000490
WP: David Weathers (1-0)   LP: Roger Pavlik (0-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (2)
Home runs:
NYY: Bernie Williams (2, 3)
Tex: Juan González (5)

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Notes

  1. ↑ Scott Podsednik at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Ken Hill at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ "Kevin Elster Stats".
  5. ↑ Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Travis Hafner at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Greg Biagini
AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Bobby Jones
A Charlotte Rangers Florida State League Butch Wynegar
A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Gary Allenson
A-Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades New York–Penn League Bump Wills
Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Jim Byrd
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City Hudson Valley affiliation shared with Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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The 2004 New York Yankees season was the 102nd season for the team. The Yankees opened the season by playing two games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Japan on March 30, 2004. The team finished with a record of 101–61, finishing 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The 2004 season was the Yankees third straight season of 100+ wins, the first such instance in franchise history. New York was managed by Joe Torre. In the playoffs, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, in the ALDS, before losing to the wild card Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3, in the ALCS. The 2004 Yankees are notable as the only team in MLB history to lose a 7-game playoff series after taking a 3 games to none lead. This was the fourth straight year in which the Yankees lost to the eventual World Series champions in the postseason. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–19) have duplicated the same feat.

The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was the first season in franchise history. This season, they finished last in the American League East and finished the season with a record of 63–99, 51 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. Their manager was Larry Rothschild.

The Florida Marlins' 1998 season was the sixth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to defend their World Series Champion title, having won the title in 1997. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium, and finished with a record of 54–108, the worst record in all of baseball. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of their most notable players. The 1998 Marlins were the first defending World Series champions to finish last in their division and the first to lose 100 games. To make matters worse, the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who also finished last in their own division, were nine games better than the Marlins, at 63–99.

The 1996 Florida Marlins season was the fourth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1995. Their managers were Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, and John Boles. They played home games in Miami Gardens, Florida. They finished with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, third place in the National League East.

The Texas Rangers finished the 2004 season, third in the American League West. Five Rangers were All Stars, Francisco Cordero, Kenny Rogers, Hank Blalock, Michael Young and All-Star Game MVP Alfonso Soriano.

The Texas Rangers2003 season involved the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.

The 1999 Texas Rangers season saw the Texas Rangers finish first in the American League West with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, registering the best winning percentage (.586) in franchise history until 2011.

The 1998 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing first in the American League West with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. It was the team's second post-season appearance, the first having been in 1996, but the team was eliminated in a three-game sweep by the New York Yankees in the Division Series.

The 1997 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. Despite not making the playoffs the club would set an all-time attendance record of over 2.945 million fans, which would be the franchise's best until 2011.

The Texas Rangers1995 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 70 losses. They also hosted the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

The 1994 Texas Rangers season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike. At the time when the strike began, the Rangers were leading the American League West with a record of 52 wins and 62 losses. It was their first season at The Ballpark in Arlington.

The Texas Rangers1993 season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. Before the 1993 season, Nolan Ryan announced his retirement, effective at the end of that season. It would also be the team's final year at Arlington Stadium before moving to The Ballpark in Arlington.

The 1991 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

The Texas Rangers1988 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the American League West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65–97.

The 1997 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 115th season in Major League Baseball, their 40th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 38th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLDS in three games to the Florida Marlins.

The 1995 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 60–84 (.417). The strike-shortened 1995 season was the last for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson and longtime second baseman Lou Whitaker, who each retired at the end of the season, as well as Kirk Gibson who retired in August 1995.

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