1996 American League Championship Series 
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GAME 1
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Wednesday, October 9, 1996 (D) at Yankee Stadium
Balt Orioles 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 NY Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 5 11 0
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB K PO A Anderson cf 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Zeile 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Alomar 2b 6 0 1 0 0 3 3 5 Palmeiro 1b 3 3 3 1 2 0 11 1 Bonilla rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tarasco rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ripken ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 Murray dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Surhoff lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Devereaux lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent c 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathews p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 4 11 4 4 10 30 16
FIELDING - DP: 2. E: Alomar (1).
BATTING - 2B: Ripken (1,off Pettitte); Anderson (1,off Wetteland). HR: Anderson (1,3rd inning off Pettitte 0 on, 1 out); Palmeiro (1,4th inning off Pettitte 0 on, 0 out). SF: Surhoff (1,off Pettitte).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB K PO A Raines lf 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Boggs 3b 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 Williams cf 4 1 2 2 2 1 4 0 Martinez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 Fielder dh 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Fox pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hayes ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strawberry ph,rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Duncan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Leyritz c 4 0 1 1 0 2 8 1 Aldrete ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Girardi ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jeter ss 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 Pettitte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wetteland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 5 11 5 7 6 33 9
BATTING - 2B: Raines (1,off Erickson); Williams (1,off Erickson). HR: Jeter (1,8th inning off Benitez 0 on, 1 out); Williams (1,11th inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out). HBP: Duncan (1,by Mathews). IBB: Fielder (1,by Orosco); Williams (1,by Benitez).
BASERUNNING - SB: Jeter (1,2nd base off Erickson/Parent).
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles IP H HR R ER BB K Erickson 6.1 7 0 3 2 3 3 Orosco 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Benitez 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 Rhodes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathews 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Myers L(0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 Totals 10.0 11 2 5 4 7 6
New York Yankees IP H HR R ER BB K Pettitte 7 7 2 4 4 4 4 Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wetteland 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rivera W(1-0) 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 11 11 2 4 4 4 10
BK: Pettitte (1). HBP: Mathews (1,Duncan). IBB: Orosco (1,Fielder); Benitez (1,Williams).
Umpires: Larry Barnett, Dale Scott, Mike Reilly, Dan Morrison, Rich Garcia, Rocky Roe Time of Game: 4:23 Attendance: 56495 ORIOLES 1ST: Anderson struck out; Zeile grounded out (third to first); Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Raines doubled to left; Surhoff lost ball in background; Boggs grounded out (pitcher to first) [Raines to third]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first) [Raines scored]; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Palmeiro walked; Bonilla popped to catcher; Ripken doubled to center [Palmeiro to third]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first) [Palmeiro scored, Ripken to third]; Surhoff grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Fielder walked; O'Neill reached on an error by Alomar [Fielder to second]; Duncan forced O'Neill (second to shortstop) [Fielder to third]; Easy double play if Ripken made a good throw; Leyritz grounded out (third to first) [Fielder scored (unearned), Duncan to second]; Jeter singled to shortstop [Duncan to third]; Raines flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Parent grounded out (third to first); Anderson homered; Zeile grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out; Martinez singled to right; Fielder grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Palmeiro homered; Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); Ripken struck out; Murray flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: O'Neill lined to center; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Leyritz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Surhoff grounded out (first unassisted); Parent singled to left; Pettitte balked [Parent to second]; Anderson walked; Zeile was called out on strikes; Alomar forced Parent (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Jeter singled to shortstop; Jeter stole second; Raines grounded out (shortstop to first); Boggs struck out; Williams walked; Martinez forced Williams (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Palmeiro walked; Bonilla flied to left; Ripken singled to left [Palmeiro to second]; Murray walked [Palmeiro to third, Ripken to second]; Surhoff out on a sacrifice fly to center [Palmeiro scored]; Parent lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Fielder grounded out (second to first); O'Neill flied to left; Duncan singled to left; Leyritz singled to right [Duncan to second]; Jeter forced Leyritz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Anderson popped to second; Zeile flied to left; Alomar singled to left; Palmeiro singled to right [Alomar to third]; Bonilla flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Raines lined to right; Boggs walked; Williams doubled to right [Boggs to third]; Bonilla crashes into wall and loses ball; would have been great catch otherwise; OROSCO REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Martinez struck out; Fielder was walked intentionally; HAYES BATTED FOR O'NEILL; BENITEZ REPLACED OROSCO (PITCHING); STRAWBERRY BATTED FOR HAYES; Strawberry walked [Boggs scored, Williams to third, Fielder to second]; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 8TH: STRAWBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NELSON REPLACED PETTITTE (PITCHING); Ripken grounded out (catcher to first); Murray lined to center; Surhoff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: TARASCO REPLACED BONILLA (PLAYING RF); DEVEREAUX REPLACED SURHOFF (PLAYING LF); Leyritz was called out on strikes; Jeter homered; Richie Garcia misses call as 12 yr Jeffrey Maeir leans over wall to catch ball; it goes into stands due to the interference and the kid becomes an instant hero in NYC; Orioles' manager Dave Johnson ejected; Raines singled to right; Boggs grounded out (second to first) [Raines to second]; Williams was walked intentionally; RHODES REPLACED BENITEZ (PITCHING); Martinez lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. ORIOLES 9TH: WETTELAND REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Parent struck out; Anderson doubled to left; Jeter calls off Raines and then can't get to the ball; Zeile flied to center; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. YANKEES 9TH: MATHEWS REPLACED RHODES (PITCHING); Fielder walked; FOX RAN FOR FIELDER; Strawberry flied to center; Duncan was hit by a pitch [Fox to second]; Duncan hit in left bicep; ALDRETE BATTED FOR LEYRITZ; MYERS REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); GIRARDI BATTED FOR ALDRETE; Girardi lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. ORIOLES 10TH: FOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GIRARDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RIVERA REPLACED WETTELAND (PITCHING); Palmeiro singled to center; Tarasco was called out on strikes; Ripken popped to first; Murray singled to center [Palmeiro to second]; Devereaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. YANKEES 10TH: Jeter singled to second; Raines grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jeter out at second]; Boggs popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. ORIOLES 11TH: Parent struck out; Anderson grounded out (second to first); Zeile singled to center; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. YANKEES 11TH: Williams homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Orioles 4 11 1 11 Yankees 5 11 0 13
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