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1996 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
George W. Bush

Manager(s)
  
Johnny Oates

General manager(s)
  
Doug Melvin

Local television
  
Prime Sports Southwest KXTX-TV KXAS-TV (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve)

Local radio
  
KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez)

The Texas Rangers 1996 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. It would be the first post-season appearance for the Rangers in franchise history.

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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.

Offseason

  • October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Rangers to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers sent players to be named later to the Marlins for Bobby Witt, 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.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 13, 1996: Jack Voigt 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 Boston Red Sox 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.

    • Starters by position

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

    Game 1, October 1

    Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

    Game 2, October 2

    Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

    Game 3, October 4

    The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

    Game 4, October 5

    The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

    Awards and honors

  • Kevin Elster, Comeback Player of The Year
  • Juan González, AL MVP
  • Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
  • Johnny Oates, AL Managers of the Year (was co-manager with Joe Torre)
  • Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
  • Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

    • All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City

    Hudson Valley affiliation shared with Tampa Bay Devil Rays

    References

    1996 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
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