December 28, 1995: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Raines. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Blaise Kozeniewski to the White Sox on February 6, 1996.
February 20, 1996: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
February 24, 1996: Tim McIntosh was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
March 31, 1995: Rafael Quirico was released by the Yankees.
August 30, 1996: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Hayes. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chris Corn to the Pirates on August 31.
September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the California Angels.
September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
April
23
13
10
126
115
May
27
16
11
147
124
June
29
18
11
141
141
July
26
16
10
125
122
August
30
13
17
170
178
September
27
16
11
162
107
Total
162
92
70
871
787
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
Pos
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
C
124
422
124
.294
2
45
1B
155
595
174
.292
25
117
2B
109
400
136
.340
8
56
3B
132
501
156
.311
2
41
SS
157
582
183
.314
10
78
LF
59
201
57
.284
9
33
CF
143
551
168
.305
29
102
RF
150
546
165
.302
19
91
DH
96
360
93
.258
11
52
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
88
265
70
.264
7
40
63
202
53
.262
11
36
53
200
52
.260
13
37
113
189
37
.196
3
13
46
88
25
.284
2
16
32
68
17
.250
3
12
20
67
19
.284
2
13
99
233
63
.270
5
30
35
54
11
.204
1
9
18
40
11
.275
0
5
13
21
3
.143
0
2
12
14
1
.071
0
2
8
14
1
.071
0
0
6
12
2
.167
0
0
3
3
0
.000
0
0
1
0
0
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0
0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
35
221
21
8
3.87
162
30
169.1
12
11
4.68
116
30
179
12
8
4.68
92
29
170.2
11
7
5.01
126
11
72
7
2
2.88
71
12
53
4
5
6.79
34
2
8
1
1
6.75
1
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
15
46.1
2
4
5.44
37
12
30.1
0
2
5.04
25
11
17.1
0
2
9.35
13
7
22.2
1
2
11.12
15
4
7
0
0
14.14
4
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
On October 9, 1996, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4–3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when shortstopDerek Jeter hit a deep fly ball to right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco moved near the fence and appeared "to draw a bead on the ball" when then-12 year old fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence separating the stands and the field of play 9 feet below and deflected the ball into the stands. While baseball fans are permitted to catch balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball" spectator interference is to be called.
1996 World Series
Game 1
October 20, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
Game 2
October 21, 1996, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
