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{{short description|Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Yankees
| season = 1996
| misc = World Series champions<br>American League champions<br>American League East champions
| league = American League
| division = [[American League East|East]]
| ballpark = [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| city = New York City
| record = 92–70 (.568)
| divisional_place = 1st
| owners = [[George Steinbrenner]]
| general_managers = [[Bob Watson]]
| managers = [[Joe Torre]]
| television = '''[[WPIX]]'''<br>([[Phil Rizzuto]], [[Bobby Murcer]], [[Rick Cerone]], [[Suzyn Waldman]])<br>'''[[MSG Plus|MSG]]'''<br>([[Jim Kaat]], Dave Cohen, [[Al Trautwig]])
| radio = '''[[WABC (AM)]]'''<br>([[John Sterling (sportscaster)|John Sterling]], [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]])
|}}

The '''1996 New York Yankees season''' was the 94th season for the [[New York Yankees]] of [[Major League Baseball]]. The 1996 New York Yankees played at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[the Bronx]].

This was [[Joe Torre]]'s first season as team's manager.

The team finished first in the [[American League]] Eastern Division with a record of 92–70, 4 games ahead of the [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] and won their first division title since [[1981 New York Yankees season|1981]] (the [[1994 New York Yankees season|1994]] team had the best record in the American League, but the strike took it away). The team defeated the [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] in the [[American League Division Series]], three games to one.  The Yankees went on to defeat the Orioles in the [[American League Championship Series]] four games to one.

In the [[1996 World Series]] the Yankees beat the defending [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and World Series champion [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] four games to two, winning four consecutive games to overcome a two-games-to-none deficit. All told, the Yankees finished the post-season with an 8–0 road win–loss record, while going just 3–4 at home.

The Yankees earned their 23rd World Series title and their first since [[1978 New York Yankees season|1978]]. It was the last season for Hall of Fame TV announcer [[Phil Rizzuto]], who left the team's broadcast crew that year.

==Offseason==
* November 2, 1995: The Yankees name [[Joe Torre]] as their new manager.
* December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml |title=Jalal Leach Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref>
* December 7, 1995: [[Russ Davis]] and [[Sterling Hitchcock]] were traded by the Yankees to the [[Seattle Mariners]] for [[Tino Martinez]], [[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]] and [[Jim Mecir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martiti02.shtml |title=Tino Martinez Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>
* December 11, 1995: [[Mariano Duncan]] was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/duncama01.shtml Mariano Duncan] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* December 21, 1995: [[David Cone]] was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* 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.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti01.shtml Tim Raines] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* February 20, 1996: [[Dwight Gooden]] was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goodedw01.shtml Dwight Gooden] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* February 24, 1996: [[Tim McIntosh (baseball)|Tim McIntosh]] was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcintti01.shtml Tim McIntosh] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* March 31, 1996: [[Rafael Quirico]] was released by the Yankees.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quirira01.shtml Rafael Quirico] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108002935/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quirira01.shtml |date=November 8, 2010 }} at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>

==Regular season==

===Notable transactions===
* June 4, 1996: [[1996 Major League Baseball draft]]
**[[Nick Johnson (baseball)|Nick Johnson]] was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round. Player signed June 14, 1996.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsni01.shtml Nick Johnson] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
**[[Scott Seabol]] was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round. Player signed June 25, 1996.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seabosc01.shtml Scott Seabol] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* June 12, 1996: [[Rich Monteleone]] was traded by the Yankees to the [[California Angels]] for [[Mike Aldrete]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aldremi01.shtml Mike Aldrete] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* June 12, 1996: [[Wally Whitehurst]] was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the [[Montreal Expos]].<ref name=whitehurst>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa02.shtml Wally Whitehurst] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* July 4, 1996: [[Darryl Strawberry]] was purchased by the Yankees from the [[St. Paul Saints]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/strawda01.shtml Darryl Strawberry] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* July 31, 1996: [[Rubén Sierra]] and Matt Drews (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the [[Detroit Tigers]] for [[Cecil Fielder]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1989/25.shtml |title=1989 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Team Info |publisher=The Baseball Cube |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref>
* August 22, 1996: [[Luis Sojo]] was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml Luis Sojo] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* August 23, 1996: [[Bob Wickman]] and [[Gerald Williams (baseball)|Gerald Williams]] were traded by the Yankees to the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] for [[Pat Listach]], [[Graeme Lloyd]] and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the trade by sending [[Ricky Bones]] to the Yankees on August 29.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/listapa01.shtml Pat Listach] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* 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.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hayesch01.shtml Charlie Hayes] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* September 6, 1996: [[Robert Eenhoorn]] was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the [[California Angels]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eenhoro01.shtml Robert Eenhoorn] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* September 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Yankees.<ref name=whitehurst />

===Season standings===
{{1996 AL East standings|highlight=New York Yankees}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1996 AL Record vs. opponents|team=NYY}}

===Roster===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#1c2841; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1996 New York Yankees
|-
| colspan="10" style="background:#1c2841; color:white; text-align:center;"| '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer|41|[[Brian Boehringer]]}}
{{MLBplayer|29|[[Ricky Bones]]}}
{{MLBplayer|59|[[Billy Brewer (baseball)|Billy Brewer]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[David Cone]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Paul Gibson (baseball)|Paul Gibson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|11|[[Dwight Gooden]]}}
{{MLBplayer|57|[[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]]}}
{{MLBplayer|52|[[Mark Hutton]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Scott Kamieniecki]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Jimmy Key]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Graeme Lloyd]]}}
{{MLBplayer|54|[[Jim Mecir]]}}
{{MLBplayer|57|[[Ramiro Mendoza]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Dave Pavlas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|46|[[Andy Pettitte]]}}
{{MLBplayer|56|[[Dale Polley]]}}
{{MLBplayer|42|[[Mariano Rivera]]}}
{{MLBplayer|17|[[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|Kenny Rogers]]}}
{{MLBplayer|52|[[David Weathers]]}}
{{MLBplayer|35|[[John Wetteland]]}}
{{MLBplayer|55|[[Wally Whitehurst]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Bob Wickman]]}}
| style="width:25px;"|
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Joe Girardi]]}}
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Jim Leyritz]]}}
{{MLBplayer|60|[[Tim McIntosh (baseball)|Tim McIntosh]]}}
{{MLBplayer|55|[[Jorge Posada]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Wade Boggs]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Mariano Duncan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20|[[Robert Eenhoorn]]}}
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Cecil Fielder]]}}
{{MLBplayer|26|[[Andy Fox]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Charlie Hayes]]}}
{{MLBplayer|38,99|[[Matt Howard (baseball)|Matt Howard]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Derek Jeter]]}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Pat Kelly (infielder)|Pat Kelly]]}}
{{MLBplayer|24|[[Tino Martinez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|19|[[Luis Sojo]]}}
| style="width:25px;"|
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer|20|[[Mike Aldrete]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Dion James]]}}
{{MLBplayer|21|[[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Tim Raines]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Rubén Rivera]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Darryl Strawberry]]}}
{{MLBplayer|51|[[Bernie Williams]]}}
{{MLBplayer|29|[[Gerald Williams (baseball)|Gerald Williams]]}}
'''Other batters'''
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Matt Luke (baseball)|Matt Luke]]}}
| style="width:25px;"|
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Joe Torre]]}}
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|53|[[José Cardenal]]}} (First Base)
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Chris Chambliss]]}} (Hitting)
{{MLBplayer|40|[[Tony Cloninger]]}} (Bullpen)
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Willie Randolph]]}} (Third Base)
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Mel Stottlemyre]]}} (Pitching)
{{MLBplayer|48|[[Don Zimmer]]}} (Bench)
|}

==Game log==
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan="2"|Legend
|-
| style="background:#bfb;"|&nbsp;||Yankees win
|-
| style="background:#fbb;"|&nbsp;||Yankees loss
|-
| style="background:#ffb;"|&nbsp;||Yankees tie
|-
| style="background:#bbb;"|&nbsp;||Postponement
|- 
| style="background:#090;"|&nbsp;||Clinched division
|-
|'''Bold'''||Yankees team member
|}
{{Game log start|style=background:#1c2841;color:white;|title=1996 regular season game log: 92–70 (Home: 49–31; Away: 43–39)<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 New York Yankees Schedule & Results|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYA/1996-schedule-scores.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=April: 13–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 6–7)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|April 1, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EST</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''Postponed (Snow)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: April 4)''</small>
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199604020.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">1</span>] || {{dow tooltip|April 2, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:08{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EST</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 7–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[David Cone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Cone</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Dennis Martínez|<span style="color:#990000;">Martínez</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:08</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">42,289</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">1–0</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04020CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199604030.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">2</span>] || {{dow tooltip|April 3, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EST</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 5–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jack McDowell|<span style="color:#990000;">McDowell</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Nelson</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:18</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">41,843</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">2–0</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04030CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|April 4, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EST</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''Postponed (Rain)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: June 21)''</small>
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || April 6 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 2–4 || Witt || '''Key''' (0–1) || Henneman || 35,510 || 2–1
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4 || April 7 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 2–7 || Hill || '''Gooden''' (0–1) || — || — || 2–2
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 7 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 1–4 || Pavlik || '''Howe''' (0–1) || Vosberg || 36,248 || 2–3
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 6 || April 9 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 7–3 || '''Pettitte''' (2–0) || Haney || — || 56,329 || 3–3
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 7 || April 11 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 5–3 || '''Key''' (1–1) || Belcher || '''Howe''' (1) || 17,519 || 4–3
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 8 || April 12 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 4–3 || '''Cone''' (2–0) || Hill || '''Wetteland''' (1) || 20,238 || 5–3
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9 || April 13 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 6–10 || Pavlik || '''Gooden''' (0–2) || Vosberg || 19,603 || 5–4
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 10 || April 14 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 12–3 || '''Pettitte''' (3–0) || Gross || — || 20,181 || 6–4
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11 || April 16 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 3–6 || Karl || '''Key''' (1–2) || — || 7,059 || 6–5
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12 || April 17 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 4–8 || Bones || '''Cone''' (2–1) || — || 7,124 || 6–6
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 13 || April 19 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 1–7 || Rodriguez || '''Gooden''' (0–3) || — || 20,279 || 6–7
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 14 || April 20 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 7–6 || '''Wickman''' (1–0) || Guardado || '''Wetteland''' (2) || 24,586 || 7–7
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 15 || April 21 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 9–5 || '''Rogers''' (1–0) || Radke || — || 20,115 || 8–7
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 16 || April 22 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 6–2 || '''Cone''' (3–1) || Appier || — || 14,763 || 9–7
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || April 23 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 2–5 || Gubicza || '''Key''' (1–3) || Montgomery || 12,536 || 9–8
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199604240.shtml <span style="color:white;">18</span>] || {{dow tooltip|April 24, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:36{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 10–8</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Scott Kamieniecki|<span style="color:white;">Kamieniecki</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Dennis Martínez|<span style="color:#023456;">Martinez</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(3–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:37</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">20,187</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">10–8</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04240NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199604250.shtml <span style="color:white;">19</span>] || {{dow tooltip|April 25, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:36{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 3–4</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jim Poole (pitcher)|<span style="color:#023456;">Poole</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:white;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(3–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[José Mesa|<span style="color:#023456;">Mesa</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(7)</span> ||style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:07</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">18,580</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">10–9</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04250NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 20 || April 26 || [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 5–4 || '''Rivera''' (1–0) || Radke || '''Wetteland''' (3) || 14,450 || 11–9
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 21 || April 27 || [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 6–8 <small>(10)</small> || Bennett || '''Wickman''' (1–1) || — || 20,025 || 11–10
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 22 || April 28 || [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 6–3 || '''Rivera''' (2–0) || Rodriguez || '''Wetteland''' (4) || 24,793 || 12–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199604300.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">23</span>] || {{dow tooltip|April 30, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:36{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 13–10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Nelson</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Keith Shepherd|<span style="color:#F87217;">Shepherd</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(5)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">4:21</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">43,117</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">13–10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04300BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=May: 16–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–6)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199605010.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">24</span>] || {{dow tooltip|May 1, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 11–6</span> <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(15)}}</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(4–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Kent Mercker|<span style="color:#F87217;">Mercker</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(2–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">5:34</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">47,472</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">14–10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B05010BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W3</span>]
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 25 || May 2 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 5–1 || '''Cone''' (4–1) || Fernandez || — || 19,773 || 15–10
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 26 || May 3 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–0 || '''Rivera''' (3–0) || Thomas || '''Wetteland''' (6) || 15,599 || 16–10
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27 || May 4 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 5–11 || Karchner || '''Nelson''' (1–1) || — || 20,661 || 16–11
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 28 || May 5 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 7–1 || '''Pettitte''' (5–1) || Tapani || — || 26,525 || 17–11
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 29 || May 6 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 10–5 || '''Wickman''' (2–1) || Myers || — || 12,838 || 18–11
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 30 || May 7 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 12–5 || '''Mecir''' (1–0) || Lewis || '''Nelson''' (2) || 12,760 || 19–11
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 31 || May 8 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 10–3 || '''Gooden''' (1–3) || Keagle || — || 18,729 || 20–11
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32 || May 9 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 2–4 || Gohr || '''Key''' (1–4) || Myers || 13,098 || 20–12
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 33 || May 10 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–5 || Tapani || '''Pettitte''' (5–2) || Hernandez || 15,784 || 20–13
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || May 11 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 5–7 || McCaskill || '''Wetteland''' (0–1) || — || 25,722 || 20–14
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 35 || May 12 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 9–8 || '''Wickman''' (3–1) || Thomas || '''Wetteland''' (7) || 17,405 || 21–14
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 36 || May 14 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 2–0 || '''Gooden''' (2–3) || Hitchcock || — || 20,786 || 22–14
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 37 || May 15 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 5–10 || Hurtado || '''Key''' (1–5) || — || 20,680 || 22–15
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 38 || May 17 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 8–5 || '''Pettitte''' (6–2) || Abbott || '''Rivera''' (1) || 19,087 || 23–15
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 39 || May 18 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 7–3 || '''Rogers''' (2–0) || Williams || '''Rivera''' (2) || 22,821 || 24–15
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 40 || May 19 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–10 || Finley || '''Kamieniecki''' (1–1) || — || 37,326 || 24–16
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 41 || May 21 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 7–3 || '''Gooden''' (3–3) || Reyes || — || 15,614 || 25–16
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 42 || May 22 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 1–5 || Wojciechowski || '''Pettitte''' (6–3) || Mohler || 18,544 || 25–17
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 43 || May 23 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 4–3 || '''Rogers''' (3–0) || Taylor || '''Wetteland''' (8) || 19,315 || 26–17
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 44 || May 24 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 4–10 || Hitchcock || '''Kamieniecki''' (1–2) || — || 44,236 || 26–18
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 45 || May 25 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 5–4 || '''Mendoza''' (1–0) || Hurtado || '''Wetteland''' (9) || 57,173 || 27–18
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 46 || May 26 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 3–4 || Menhart || '''Gooden''' (3–4) || Charlton || 42,410 || 27–19
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 47 || May 27 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 16–5 || '''Pettitte''' (7–3) || Abbott || — || 20,926 || 28–19
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 48 || May 28 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 0–1 || Grimsley || '''Rogers''' (3–1) || — || 17,284 || 28–20
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 49 || May 29 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 0–4 || Finley || '''Mendoza''' (1–1) || — || 19,246 || 28–21
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 50 || May 31 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 4–1 || '''Key''' (2–5) || Johns || '''Wetteland''' (10) || 13,279 || 29–21
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=June: 18–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 11–5)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 51 || June 1 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 6–3 || '''Pettitte''' (8–3) || Chouinard || '''Wetteland''' (11) || 21,354 || 30–21
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 52 || June 2 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 11–4 || '''Rogers''' (4–1) || Wojciechowski || '''Wetteland''' (12) || 26,331 || 31–21
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 53 || June 4 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 5–4 || '''Gooden''' (4–4) || Hanson || '''Wetteland''' (13) || 17,368 || 32–21
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 54 || June 5 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 7–12 || Hentgen || '''Key''' (2–6) || — || 17,142 || 32–22
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 55 || June 6 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 8–1 || '''Pettitte''' (9–3) || Quantrill || — || 18,475 || 33–22
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 56 || June 7 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 5–6 || Lewis || '''Nelson''' (1–2) || — || 16,350 || 33–23
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 57 || June 8 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 7–9 || Olson || '''Rogers''' (4–2) || Lewis || 20,173 || 33–24
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 58 || June 9 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 3–2 || '''Gooden''' (5–4) || Gohr || '''Wetteland''' (14) || 16,588 || 34–24
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 59 || June 10 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 5–3 || '''Key''' (3–6) || Hentgen || '''Wetteland''' (15) || 37,332 || 35–24
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 60 || June 11 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 6–4 || '''Pettitte''' (10–3) || Quantrill || '''Wetteland''' (16) || 32,114 || 36–24
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 61 || June 12 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 4–7 || Janzen || '''Mendoza''' (1–2) || — || 44,238 || 36–25
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606130.shtml <span style="color:white;">62</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 13, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 2–6</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Orel Hershiser|<span style="color:#023456;">Hershiser</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(6–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">Rogers</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(4–3)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Paul Shuey|<span style="color:#023456;">Shuey</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:13</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">30,707</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">36–26</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06130NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606140.shtml <span style="color:white;">63</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 14, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 4–3</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Dwight Gooden|<span style="color:white;">Gooden</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(6–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Chad Ogea|<span style="color:#023456;">Ogea</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(3–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:white;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(17)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:59</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">32,580</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">37–26</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06140NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606150.shtml <span style="color:white;">64</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 15, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 3–10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Charles Nagy|<span style="color:#023456;">Nagy</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(11–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Brian Boehringer|<span style="color:white;">Boehringer</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#023456;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:06</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">42,032</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">37–27</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06150NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606160.shtml <span style="color:white;">65</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 16, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#023456;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 5–4</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:white;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(11–3)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Dennis Martínez|<span style="color:#023456;">Martinez</span>]] <span style="color:#023456;">(8–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:white;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(18)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:41</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">51,180</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">38–27</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06160NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W1</span>]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 66 || June 17 || [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 3–6 || Aldred || '''Mendoza''' (1–3) || Naulty || 16,189 || 38–28
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 67 || June 18 || [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 2–0 || '''Rogers''' (5–3) || Radke || '''Wetteland''' (19) || 17,593 || 39–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199606210.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">68</span>] <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(1)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|June 21, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |12:03{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 8–7</span> <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(10)}}</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Nelson</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(2–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[José Mesa|<span style="color:#990000;">Mesa</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(0–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(20)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:56</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">42,176</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |40–28 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06210CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199606210.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">69</span>] <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(2)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|June 21, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:04{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 9–3</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Ramiro Mendoza|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Mendoza</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(2–3)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Julián Tavárez|<span style="color:#990000;">Tavárez</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(2–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:00</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">42,454</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">41–28</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06210CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W3</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199606220.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">70</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 22, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:08{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 11–9</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Billy Brewer (baseball)|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Brewer</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Dennis Martínez|<span style="color:#990000;">Martinez</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(8–5)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(21)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">4:10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">42,461</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">42–28</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06220CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W4</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199606230.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">71</span>] || {{dow tooltip|June 23, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#990000;">@</span> [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|<span style="color:#990000;">Indians</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 6–5</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Dwight Gooden|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Gooden</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(7–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jack McDowell|<span style="color:#990000;">McDowell</span>]] <span style="color:#990000;">(6–6)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(22)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:16</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Jacobs Field|<span style="color:#1c2841;">41,767</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">43–28</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06230CLE1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W5</span>]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 72 || June 24 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 0–3 || Robertson || '''Pettitte''' (11–4) || — || 20,488 || 43–29
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 73 || June 25 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 1–6 || Rodriguez || '''Boehringer''' (0–2) || — || — || 43–30
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 74 || June 25 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 6–2 || '''Mendoza''' (3–3) || Serafini || — || 16,641 || 44–30
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 75 || June 26 || @ [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] || 2–1 || '''Polley''' (1–0) || Guardado || '''Wetteland''' (23) || 19,116 || 45–30
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606270.shtml <span style="color:white;">76</span>] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || {{dow tooltip|June 27, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 3–2</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">Rogers</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(6–3)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Scott Erickson|<span style="color:black;">Erickson</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(4–6)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:white;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(24)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:40</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">34,161</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">46–30</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06270NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W3</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606280.shtml <span style="color:white;">77</span>] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:40{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || {{dow tooltip|June 28, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 4–7</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Arthur Rhodes|<span style="color:black;">Rhodes</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(9–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Mariano Rivera|<span style="color:white;">M Rivera</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(3–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Randy Myers|<span style="color:black;">Myers</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(15)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:38</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">43,515</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">46–31</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06280NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606290.shtml <span style="color:white;">78</span>] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || {{dow tooltip|June 29, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 4–3</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:white;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(12–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Mike Mussina|<span style="color:black;">Mussina</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(10–5)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:white;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(25)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:47</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">45,295</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">47–31</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06290NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199606300.shtml <span style="color:white;">79</span>] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || {{dow tooltip|June 30, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 1–9</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[David Wells|<span style="color:black;">Wells</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(5–7)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Ramiro Mendoza|<span style="color:white;">Mendoza</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(3–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:black;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:58</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">40,200</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">47–32</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B06300NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=July: 16–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–7)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 80 || July 1 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 2–0 || '''Key''' (4–6) || Clemens || '''Wetteland''' (26) || 27,734 || 48–32
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 81 || July 2 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 7–5 || '''Nelson''' (3–2) || Hudson || '''Wetteland''' (27) || 28,310 || 49–32
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 82 || July 4 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 4–1 || '''Pettitte''' (13–4) || Karl || '''Wetteland''' (28) || 24,243 || 50–32
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 83 || July 5 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 12–3 || '''Gooden''' (8–4) || Bones || — || 26,699 || 51–32
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 84 || July 6 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 2–0 || '''Key''' (5–6) || Sparks || '''Wetteland''' (29) || 24,033 || 52–32
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 85 || July 7 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 1–4 || McDonald || '''Rogers''' (6–4) || Fetters || 35,242 || 52–33
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199607110.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">86</span>] || {{dow tooltip|July 11, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 4–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jimmy Key|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Key</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(6–6)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Mike Mussina|<span style="color:#F87217;">Mussina</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(11–6)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(30)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">2:59</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">46,760</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">53–33</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B07110BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|July 12, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''Postponed (Rain)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: July 13)''</small>
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199607131.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">87</span>] <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(1)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|July 13, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |4:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 3–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Nelson</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(4–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[David Wells|<span style="color:#F87217;">Wells</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(5–9)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(31)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:06</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">54–33</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B07131BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199607132.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">88</span>] <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(2)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|July 13, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:05{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 7–5</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Dwight Gooden|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Gooden</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(9–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Arthur Rhodes|<span style="color:#F87217;">Rhodes</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(9–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(32)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:28</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">46,451</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">55–33</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B07132BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W3</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199607140.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">89</span>] || {{dow tooltip|July 14, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |1:37{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 4–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(14–4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Scott Erickson|<span style="color:#F87217;">Erickson</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(5–7)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(33)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:04</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">47,658</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">56–33</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B07140BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W4</span>]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 90 || July 15 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 6–8 || Wakefield || '''Hutton''' (0–1) || Slocumb || 33,263 || 56–34
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 91 || July 16 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 9–5 || '''Key''' (7–6) || Clemens || — || 34,676 || 57–34
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 92 || July 17 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 11–12 || Eshelman || '''Wetteland''' (0–2) || — || 34,082 || 57–35
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 93 || July 18 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 4–16 || Karl || '''Gooden''' (9–5) || — || 19,079 || 57–36
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 94 || July 19 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 5–7 || Eldred || '''Pettitte''' (14–5) || Fetters || 19,300 || 57–37
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 95 || July 20 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 4–2 || '''Rivera''' (4–1) || Van Egmond || '''Wetteland''' (34) || 25,473 || 58–37
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 96 || July 21 || @ [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 2–3 || D'Amico || '''Key''' (7–7) || Fetters || 25,662 || 58–38
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 97 || July 22 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 1–6 || Hill || '''Rogers''' (6–5) || — || 30,767 || 58–39
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 98 || July 23 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 6–0 || '''Gooden''' (10–5) || Pavlik || — || 22,814 || 59–39
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 99 || July 24 || [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 4–2 || '''Pettitte''' (15–5) || Alberro || '''Wetteland''' (35) || 35,308 || 60–39
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 100 || July 25 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 0–7 || Rosado || '''Hutton''' (0–2) || — || 23,475 || 60–40
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 101 || July 26 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 15–1 || '''Key''' (8–7) || Haney || — || 23,782 || 61–40
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 102 || July 27 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 5–4 || '''Rogers''' (7–5) || Belcher || '''Wetteland''' (36) || 42,044 || 62–40
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 103 || July 28 || [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 3–2 || '''Wetteland''' (1–2) || Jacome || — || 35,658 || 63–40
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 104 || July 30 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 2–15 || Witt || '''Pettitte''' (15–6) || — || 39,637 || 63–41
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 105 || July 31 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 2–9 || Oliver || '''Key''' (8–8) || — || 30,645 || 63–42
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=August: 13–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 6–8)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 106 || August 1 || @ [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Rangers]] || 6–5 || '''Rogers''' (8–5) || Hill || '''Wetteland''' (37) || 34,855 || 64–42
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 107 || August 2 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 3–4 <small>(10)</small> || Montgomery || '''Rivera''' (4–2) || — || 28,618 || 64–43
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 108 || August 3 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 4–11 || Linton || '''Weathers''' (0–1) || — || 29,355 || 64–44
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 109 || August 4 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 5–3 || '''Pettitte''' (16–6) || Rosado || — || 24,624 || 65–44
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 110 || August 5 || @ [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] || 5–2 || '''Key''' (9–8) || Pichardo || '''Wetteland''' (38) || 22,865 || 66–44
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 111 || August 6 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 9–2 || '''Rogers''' (9–5) || Tapani || — || 33,025 || 67–44
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 112 || August 7 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 4–8 <small>(10)</small> || Hernandez || '''Nelson''' (4–3) || — || 31,098 || 67–45
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 113 || August 8 || [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 8–4 || '''Wickman''' (4–1) || Andujar || '''Rivera''' (3) || 35,898 || 68–45
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 114 || August 9 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 3–5 || Cummings || '''Pettitte''' (16–7) || Myers || 23,439 || 68–46
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 115 || August 10 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 7–13 || Lewis || '''Key''' (9–9) || — || 28,863 || 68–47
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 116 || August 11 || [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 12–0 || '''Rogers''' (10–5) || Lira || — || 33,517 || 69–47
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 117 || August 12 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 2–3 <small>(10)</small> || Hernandez || '''Wetteland''' (1–3) || — || 32,492 || 69–48
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 118 || August 13 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 4–8 || Bertotti || '''Weathers''' (0–2) || — || 26,455 || 69–49
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 119 || August 14 || @ [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] || 3–1 || '''Pettitte''' (17–7) || Baldwin || '''Rivera''' (4) || 23,350 || 70–49
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 120 || August 16 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 5–6 || Hitchcock || '''Polley''' (1–1) || Jackson || 50,724 || 70–50
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 121 || August 17 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 3–10 || Moyer || '''Rogers''' (10–6) || — || 51,729 || 70–51
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 122 || August 18 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 12–13 <small>(12)</small> || Ayala || '''Mecir''' (1–1) || Jackson || 44,769 || 70–52
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 123 || August 19 || [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 10–4 || '''Pettitte''' (18–7) || Carmona || — || 33,994 || 71–52
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 124 || August 20 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 17–6 || '''Boehringer''' (1–2) || Springer || — || 20,795 || 72–52
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 125 || August 21 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 1–7 || Dickson || '''Key''' (9–10) || Percival || 27,811 || 72–53
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 126 || August 22 || [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 3–12 || Finley || '''Rogers''' (10–7) || — || 27,191 || 72–54
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 127 || August 23 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–3 || '''Gooden''' (11–5) || Wengert || '''Rivera''' (5) || 34,244 || 73–54
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 128 || August 24 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–4 || '''Whitehurst''' (1–0) || Telgheder || '''Pavlas''' (1) || 32,125 || 74–54
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 129 || August 25 || [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 4–6 || Mohler || '''Nelson''' (4–4) || Acre || 50,808 || 74–55
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 130 || August 26 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 1–2 || Ayala || '''Lloyd''' (0–1) || Charlton || 32,857 || 74–56
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 131 || August 27 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 4–7 || Moyer || '''Lloyd''' (0–2) || — || 32,975 || 74–57
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 132 || August 28 || @ [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] || 2–10 || Mulholland || '''Gooden''' (11–6) || — || 30,952 || 74–58
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 133 || August 29 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 3–14 || Holtz || '''Whitehurst''' (1–1) || — || 19,755 || 74–59
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 134 || August 30 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 6–2 || '''Pettitte''' (19–7) || Springer || — || 27,084 || 75–59
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 135 || August 31 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 14–3 || '''Key''' (10–10) || Dickson || — || 28,749 || 76–59
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=September: 16–11 (Home: 7–5; Away: 9–6)|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 136 || September 1 || @ [[1996 California Angels season|Angels]] || 0–4 || Finley || '''Rogers''' (10–8) || — || 19,384 || 76–60
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 137 || September 2 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 5–0 || '''Cone''' (5–1) || Prieto || — || 20,159 || 77–60
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 138 || September 3 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 9–10 || Acre || '''Boehringer''' (1–3) || Johns || 11,621 || 77–61
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 139 || September 4 || @ [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] || 10–3 || '''Pettitte''' (20–7) || Telgheder || — || 9,892 || 78–61
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 140 || September 6 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 4–3 || '''Rivera''' (5–2) || Risley || — || 21,528 || 79–61
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 141 || September 7 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 2–3 || Quantrill || '''Cone''' (5–2) || Timlin || 27,069 || 79–62
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 142 || September 8 || [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 2–4 || Hanson || '''Pettitte''' (20–8) || Timlin || 28,575 || 79–63
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 143 || September 10 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 9–8 || '''Rivera''' (6–2) || Sager || '''Wetteland''' (39) || 11,042 || 80–63
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 144 || September 11 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 7–3 || '''Key''' (11–10) || Lira || — || 9,775 || 81–63
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 145 || September 12 || @ [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] || 12–3 || '''Cone''' (6–2) || Thompson || — || 9,009 || 82–63
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 146 || September 13 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 4–1 || '''Pettitte''' (21–8) || Hanson || '''Wetteland''' (40) || 31,227 || 83–63
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 147 || September 14 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 3–1 || '''Boehringer''' (2–3) || Hentgen || '''Wetteland''' (41) || 43,397 || 84–63
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 148 || September 15 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 1–3 || Williams || '''Mendoza''' (3–5) || Timlin || 36,268 || 84–64
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 149 || September 16 || @ [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Blue Jays]] || 10–0 || '''Key''' (12–10) || Quantrill || — || 30,115 || 85–64
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|September 17, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''Postponed (Rain)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: September 19)''</small>
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199609180.shtml <span style="color:white;">150</span>] || {{dow tooltip|September 18, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 3–2</span> <span style="color:white;">{{small|(10)}}</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Mariano Rivera|<span style="color:white;">M Rivera</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(7–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Alan Mills (baseball)|<span style="color:black;">Mills</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(3–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:07</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">40,775</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">86–64</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B091806270NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W2</span>]
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199609191.shtml <span style="color:white;">151</span>] <span style="color:white;">{{small|(1)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|September 19, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |4:08{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 9–3</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">Rogers</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(11–8)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Mike Mussina|<span style="color:black;">Mussina</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(7–2)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:07</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">—</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">87–64</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B09191NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W3</span>]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199609192.shtml <span style="color:white;">152</span>] <span style="color:white;">{{small|(2)}}</span> || {{dow tooltip|September 19, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:03{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 9–10</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Terry Mathews|<span style="color:black;">Mathews</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(2–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Mariano Rivera|<span style="color:white;">M Rivera</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(7–3)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Randy Myers|<span style="color:black;">Myers</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(30)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:56</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">54,888</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">87–65</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B09192NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 153 || September 20 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 2–4 || Wakefield || '''Polley''' (1–2) || Slocumb || 39,883 || 87–66
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 154 || September 21 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 12–11 <small>(10)</small> || '''Wetteland''' (2–3) || Hudson || — || 54,599 || 88–66
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 155 || September 22 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 4–3 || '''Rivera''' (8–3) || Sele || '''Wetteland''' (42) || 34,422 || 89–66
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 156 || September 23 || [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 3–4 <small>(11)</small> || Slocumb || '''Boehringer''' (2–4) || Mahomes || 22,728 || 89–67
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 157 || September 25 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 19–2 || '''Cone''' (7–2) || Van Egmond || — || — || 90–67
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 158 || September 25 || [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers]] || 6–2 || '''Rogers''' (12–8) || Karl || — || 37,947 || 91–67
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 159 || September 26 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 3–5 || Maddux || '''Key''' (12–11) || Slocumb || 32,367 || 91–68
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 160 || September 27 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 5–7 || Sele || '''Gooden''' (11–7) || Slocumb || 32,573 || 91–69
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 161 || September 28 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 4–2 || '''Mendoza''' (4–5) || Clemens || '''Wetteland''' (43) || 33,612 || 92–69
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 162 || September 29 || @ [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 5–6 || Mahomes || '''Polley''' (1–3) || — || 32,563 || 92–70
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

===Detailed records===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;"
! colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30; color:#ffffff;"| American League
|-
! Opponent || W || L || WP || {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}} || {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30; color:#ffffff;"| AL East
|-
| [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] || 10 || 3 || {{winpct|10|3|leading_zero=y}} || 75 || 62
|-
| [[1996 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] || 6 || 7 || {{winpct|6|7|leading_zero=y}} || 73 || 72
|-
| [[1996 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] || 8 || 5 || {{winpct|8|5|leading_zero=y}} || 99 || 66
|-
| '''New York Yankees''' ||colspan=5 style="background:darkgray;"|
|-
| [[1996 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] || 8 || 5 || {{winpct|8|5|leading_zero=y}} || 61 || 46
|-
! Total || 32 || 20 || {{winpct|32|20|leading_zero=y}} || 308 || 246
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30; color:#ffffff;"| AL Central
|-
| [[1996 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] || 7 || 6 || {{winpct|7|6|leading_zero=y}} || 65 || 59
|-
| [[1996 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] || 9 || 3 || {{winpct|9|3|leading_zero=y}} || 73 || 61
|-
| [[1996 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] || 8 || 4 || {{winpct|8|4|leading_zero=y}} || 60 || 47
|-
| [[1996 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]] || 6 || 6 || {{winpct|6|6|leading_zero=y}} || 66 || 54
|-
| [[1996 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] || 7 || 5 || {{winpct|7|5|leading_zero=y}} || 48 || 51
|-
! Total || 37 || 24 || {{winpct|37|24|leading_zero=y}} || 312 || 272
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30; color:#ffffff;"| AL West
|-
| [[1996 California Angels season|California Angels]] || 6 || 7 || {{winpct|6|7|leading_zero=y}} || 76 || 76
|-
| [[1996 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] || 9 || 3 || {{winpct|9|3|leading_zero=y}} || 71 || 45
|-
| [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] || 3 || 9 || {{winpct|3|9|leading_zero=y}} || 56 || 80
|-
| [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] || 5 || 7 || {{winpct|5|7|leading_zero=y}} || 48 || 68
|-
! Total || 23 || 26 || {{winpct|23|26|leading_zero=y}} || 251 || 269
|-
! Season Total || 92 || 70 || {{winpct|92|70|leading_zero=y}} || 871 || 787
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em;"
|-
! width="28%" | Month
! width="12%" | Games
! width="12%" | Won
! width="12%" | Lost
! width="12%" | Win %
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
| April || 23 || 13 || 10 || {{winpct|13|10|leading_zero=y}} || 126 || 115
|-
| May || 27 || 16 || 11 || {{winpct|16|11|leading_zero=y}} || 147 || 124
|-
| June || 29 || 18 || 11 || {{winpct|18|11|leading_zero=y}} || 141 || 141
|-
| July || 26 || 16 || 10 || {{winpct|16|10|leading_zero=y}} || 125 || 122
|-
| August || 30 || 13 || 17 || {{winpct|13|17|leading_zero=y}} || 170 || 178
|-
| September || 27 || 16 || 11 || {{winpct|16|11|leading_zero=y}} || 162 || 107
|-
! Total || 162 || 92 || 70 || {{winpct|92|70|leading_zero=y}} || 871 || 787
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em; border:0;"
|-
| width="28%" style="background:#fff;border:0;" |
! width="12%" | Games
! width="12%" | Won
! width="12%" | Lost
! width="12%" | Win %
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}
! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}
|-
! Home
| 80 || 49 || 31 || {{winpct|49|31|leading_zero=y}} || 448 || 374
|-
! Away
| 82 || 43 || 39 || {{winpct|43|39|leading_zero=y}} || 423 || 413
|-
! Total || 162 || 92 || 70 || {{winpct|92|70|leading_zero=y}} || 871 || 787
|}
{{col-end}}

===Postseason Game log===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan="2"|Legend
|-
| style="background:#bfb;"|&nbsp;||Yankees win
|-
| style="background:#fbb;"|&nbsp;||Yankees loss
|-
|'''Bold'''||Yankees team member
|}
{{Game log start|style=background:#1c2841;color:white;|title=1996 Postseason game log: 11–4 (Home: 3–4; Away: 8–0)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=[[1996 American League Division Series|<span style="color:#1c2841;">AL Division Series</span>]] vs. [[1996 Texas Rangers season|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Texas Rangers</span>]] 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–0)<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 American League Division Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_ALDS.shtml|website=[[Baseball Reference]]|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/<br />Streak}}
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=[[1996 American League Championship Series|<span style="color:#1c2841;">AL Championship Series</span>]] vs. [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Baltimore Orioles</span>]] 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 3–0)<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 American League Championship Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_ALCS.shtml|website=[[Baseball Reference]]|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|October 8, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:07{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1977|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''Postponed (Rain)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: October 9)''</small>
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199610090.shtml <span style="color:white;">1</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 9, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |4:08{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 4–3</span> <span style="color:white;">{{small|(11)}}</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Mariano Rivera|<span style="color:white;">M Rivera</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Randy Myers|<span style="color:black;">Myers</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">4:23</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">56,495</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">NYA 1–0</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10090NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199610100.shtml <span style="color:white;">2</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 10, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |3:07{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:black;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 3–5</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[David Wells|<span style="color:black;">Wells</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|<span style="color:white;">Nelson</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Armando Benítez|<span style="color:black;">Benítez</span>]] <span style="color:black;">(1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">4:13</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">58,432</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">Tied 1–1</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10100NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199610110.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">3</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 11, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:07{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 5–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jimmy Key|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Key</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Mike Mussina|<span style="color:#F87217;">Mussina</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">2:50</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">48,635</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">NYA 2–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10110BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199610120.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">4</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 12, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:37{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 8–4</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[David Weathers|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Weathers</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Rocky Coppinger|<span style="color:#F87217;">Coppinger</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:45</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">48,974</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">NYA 3–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10120BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199610130.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">5</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 13, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |4:07{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#F87217;">@</span> [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|<span style="color:#F87217;">Orioles</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 6–4</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Scott Erickson|<span style="color:#F87217;">Erickson</span>]] <span style="color:#F87217;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">2:57</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|<span style="color:#1c2841;">48,718</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">NYA 4–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10130BAL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W3</span>]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#1c2841;|title=[[1996 World Series|<span style="color:#1c2841;">World Series</span>]]: vs. [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Atlanta Braves</span>]] 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 3–0)<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml|website=[[Baseball Reference]]|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>|#|Date|Time ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/<br />Streak}}
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || {{dow tooltip|October 19, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:01{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Braves</span>]] || colspan=8 style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''Postponed (Rain)'''</span> <small>''(Makeup date: October 20)''</small>
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199610200.shtml <span style="color:white;">1</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 20, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:35{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 1–12</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[John Smoltz|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Smoltz</span>]] <span style="color:#0f437c;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:white;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#0f437c;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">3:10</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">56,365</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">ATL 1–0</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10200NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L1</span>]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199610210.shtml <span style="color:white;">2</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 21, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |7:15{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">L 0–4</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Greg Maddux|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Maddux</span>]] <span style="color:#0f437c;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jimmy Key|<span style="color:white;">Key</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#0f437c;">—</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:44</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">56,340</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">ATL 2–0</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10210NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">L2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199610220.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">3</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 22, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:15{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#af0039;">@</span> [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style=color:#af0039;">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 5–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[David Cone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Cone</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Tom Glavine|<span style="color:#af0039;">Glavine</span>]] <span style="color:#af0039;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">3:22</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium|<span style="color:#1c2841;">51,843</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">ATL 2–1</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10220ATL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W1</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199610230.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">4</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 23, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:15{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#af0039;">@</span> [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#af0039;">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 8–6</span> <span style="color:#1c2841;">{{small|(10)}}</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Graeme Lloyd|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Lloyd</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–0)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Steve Avery (baseball)|<span style="color:#af0039;">Avery</span>]] <span style="color:#af0039;">(0–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(2)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">4:17</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium|<span style="color:#1c2841;">51,881</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">Tied 2–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10230ATL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W2</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199610240.shtml <span style="color:#1c2841;">5</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 24, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:15{{nbsp}}<span style="color:#1c2841;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:#1c2841;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#af0039;">@</span> [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#af0039;">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">'''W''' 1–0</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Andy Pettitte|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Pettitte</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(1–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[John Smoltz|<span style="color:#af0039;">Smoltz</span>]] <span style="color:#af0039;">(1–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:#1c2841;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:#1c2841;">(3)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">2:54</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium|<span style="color:#1c2841;">51,881</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:#1c2841;">NYA 3–2</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10240ATL1996.htm <span style="color:#1c2841;">W3</span>]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199610260.shtml <span style="color:white;">6</span>] || {{dow tooltip|October 26, 1996}} || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |8:00{{nbsp}}<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> [[Eastern Time Zone|<span style="color:white;">EDT</span>]] || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[1996 Atlanta Braves season|<span style="color:#0f437c">Braves</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">'''W''' 3–2</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[Jimmy Key|<span style="color:white;">Key</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(1–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Greg Maddux|<span style="color:#0f437c;">Maddux</span>]] <span style="color:#0f437c;">(1–1)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |'''[[John Wetteland|<span style="color:white;">Wetteland</span>]]''' <span style="color:white;">(4)</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">2:52</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|<span style="color:white;">56,375</span>]] || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |<span style="color:white;">NYA 4–2</span> || style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|year=1996|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10260NYA1996.htm <span style="color:white;">W4</span>]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

==Player stats==
{|
|-
| style="background:#fc0; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|
| = Indicates team leader
|}

===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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:5%;"| Pos
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| AB
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| H
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| Avg.
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| HR
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| RBI
|- style="text-align:center;"
| C || {{sortname|Joe|Girardi}} || 124 || 422 || 124 || .294 || 2 || 45
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1B || {{sortname|Tino|Martinez}} || 155 || style="background:#fc0;"|595 || 174|| .292 || 25 || style="background:#fc0;"|117
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2B || {{sortname|Mariano|Duncan}} || 109 || 400 || 136 || .340 || 8 || 56
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 3B || {{sortname|Wade|Boggs}} || 132 || 501 || 156 || .311 || 2 || 41
|- style="text-align:center;"
| SS || {{sortname|Derek|Jeter}} || style="background:#fc0;"|157 || 582 || style="background:#fc0;"|183 || style="background:#fc0;"|.314 || 10 || 78
|- style="text-align:center;"
| LF || {{sortname|Tim|Raines}} || 59 || 201 || 57 || .284 || 9 || 33
|- style="text-align:center;"
| CF || {{sortname|Bernie|Williams}} || 143 || 551 || 168 || .305 || style="background:#fc0;"|29 || 102
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RF || {{sortname|Paul|O'Neill|dab=baseball}} || 150 || 546 || 165 || .302 || 19 || 91
|- style="text-align:center;"
| DH || {{sortname|Rubén|Sierra}} || 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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| AB
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| H
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| Avg.
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| HR
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| RBI
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Jim|Leyritz}} || 88 || 265 || 70 || .264 || 7 || 40
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Gerald|Williams|dab=baseball}} || 99 || 233 || 63|| .270 || 5 || 30
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Darryl|Strawberry}} || 63 || 202 || 53 || .262 || 11 || 36
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Cecil|Fielder}} || 53 || 200 || 52 || .260 || 13 || 37
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Andy|Fox}} || 113 || 189 || 37 || .196 || 3 || 13
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Rubén|Rivera}} || 46 || 88 || 25 || .284 || 2 || 16
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Mike|Aldrete}} || 32 || 68 || 17 || .250 || 3 || 12
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hayes}} || 20 || 67 || 19 || .284 || 2 || 13
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Matt|Howard|dab=baseball}} || 35 || 54 || 11 || .204 || 1 || 9
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Luis|Sojo}} || 18 || 40 || 11 || .275 || 0 || 5
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Pat|Kelly|dab=infielder}} || 13 || 21 || 3 || .143 || 0 || 2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Robert|Eenhoorn}} || 12 || 14 || 1 || .071 || 0 || 2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Jorge|Posada}} || 8 || 14 || 1 || .071 || 0 || 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Dion|James}} || 6 || 12 || 2 || .167 || 0 || 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Tim|McIntosh|dab=baseball}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Matt|Luke|Matt Luke (baseball)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || ---- || 0 || 0
|}

===Pitching===

{|
|-
| style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|
| = Indicates league leader
|}

====Starting pitchers====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| IP
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| SO
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Andy|Pettitte}} || 35 || style="background:#fc0;"|221.0 || style="background:#DDFFDD;"|21 || 8 || style="background:#fc0;"|3.87 || style="background:#fc0;"|162
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Kenny|Rogers|dab=baseball}} || 30 || 179.0 || 12 || 8 || 4.68 || 92
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Dwight|Gooden}} || 29 || 170.2 || 11 || 7 || 5.01 || 126
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Key}} || 30 || 169.1 || 12 || style="background:#fc0;"|11 || 4.68 || 116
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|David|Cone}} || 11 || 72.0 || 7 || 2 || 2.88 || 71
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Ramiro|Mendoza}} || 12 || 53.0 || 4 || 5 || 6.79 || 34
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Wally|Whitehurst}} || 2 || 8.0 || 1 || 1 || 6.75 || 1
|}

====Other pitchers====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| IP
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| SO
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Brian|Boehringer}} || 15 || 46.1 || 2 || 4 || 5.44 || 37
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Mark|Hutton}} || 12 || 30.1 || 0 || 2 || 5.04 || 25
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Scott|Kamieniecki}} || 7 || 22.2 || 1 || 2 || 11.12 || 15
|- align=center
| {{sortname|David|Weathers}} || 11 || 17.1 || 0 || 2 || 9.35 || 13
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Ricky|Bones}} || 4 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 14.14 || 4
|}

====Relief pitchers====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| SV
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#1c2841; color:white; width:9%;"| SO
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|John|Wetteland}} || 62 || 2 || 3 || style="background:#DDFFDD;"|43 || 2.83 || 69
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Jeff|Nelson|dab=pitcher}} || style="background:#fc0;"|73 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 4.36 || 91
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} || 61 || 8 || 3 || 5 || 2.09 || 130
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Bob|Wickman}} || 58 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 4.67 || 61
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Dale|Polley}} || 32 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 7.89 || 14
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Jim|Mecir}} || 26 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 5.13 || 38
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Steve|Howe|dab=baseball}} || 25 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6.35 || 5
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Pavlas}} || 16 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2.35 || 18
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Graeme|Lloyd}} || 13 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 17.47 || 6
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Billy|Brewer|dab=baseball}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9.53 || 8
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Paul|Gibson|dab=baseball}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.23 || 3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Mike|Aldrete}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
|}

==ALDS==
{{Main article|1996 American League Division Series}}

===Game 1, October 1===
[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]] <br>
{{Linescore|
|Road='''Texas'''|RoadAbr=Tex
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=5|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=8|RE=0
|Home=New York|HomeAbr=NYY
|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=10|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[John Burkett]] (1–0)|LP=[[David Cone]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Juan González (baseball)|Juan González]] (1), [[Dean Palmer]] (1)|HomeHR=
|}}

===Game 2, October 2===
[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]] <br>
{{Linescore|
|Road=Texas|RoadAbr=Tex
|R1=0|R2=1|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=0|R11=0|R12=0|RR=4|RH=8|RE=1
|Home='''New York'''|HomeAbr=NYY
|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=1|H9=0|H10=0|H11=0|H12=1|HR=5|HH=8|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Brian Boehringer]] (1–0)|LP=[[Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)|Mike Stanton]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Juan González (baseball)|Juan González]] (2, 3)|HomeHR=[[Cecil Fielder]] (1)
|}}

===Game 3, October 4===
[[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington|The Ballpark in Arlington]], [[Arlington, Texas]] <br>
{{Linescore|
|Road='''New York'''|RoadAbr=NYY
|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=3|RH=7|RE=1
|Home=Texas|HomeAbr=Tex
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=6|HE=1
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]] (1–0)|LP=[[Darren Oliver]] (0–1)|SV=[[John Wetteland]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Bernie Williams]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Juan González (baseball)|Juan González]] (4)
|}}

===Game 4, October 5===
[[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington|The Ballpark in Arlington]], [[Arlington, Texas]] <br>
{{Linescore|
|Road='''New York'''|RoadAbr=NYY
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=1|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=1|RR=6|RH=12|RE=1
|Home=Texas|HomeAbr=Tex
|H1=0|H2=2|H3=2|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=4|HH=9|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[David Weathers]] (1–0)|LP=[[Roger Pavlik]] (0–1)|SV=[[John Wetteland]] (2)
|RoadHR=[[Bernie Williams]] (2, 3)|HomeHR=[[Juan González (baseball)|Juan González]] (5)
|}}

== Postseason ==

=== ALCS ===
{{Main article|1996 American League Championship Series}}
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|- style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date
|-
|1|| [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] 4, [[New York Yankees|New York]] 5||October 9
|- style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2|| [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] 5, [[New York Yankees|New York]] 3||October 10
|-
|3|| [[New York Yankees|New York]] 5, [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] 2||October 11
|- style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4|| |[[New York Yankees|New York]] 8, [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] 4||October 12
|-
|5|| |[[New York Yankees|New York]] 6, [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] 4||October 13
|}

==== Jeffrey Maier ====
On October 9, 1996, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4–3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when [[shortstop]] [[Derek 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"<ref>[http://baseball.about.com/b/a/257711.htm Baseball<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 (and keep) balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball"<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/official_rules/definition_terms_2.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  [[spectator interference]] is to be called.

=== 1996 World Series ===
{{Main article|1996 World Series}}

====Game 1====
October 20, 1996, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]]

{{Linescore
| Road   = '''Atlanta'''| RoadAbr = ATL
| R1     = 0 | R2= 2 | R3= 6 | R4= 0 | R5= 1 | R6= 3 | R7= 0 | R8= 0 | R9= 0 | RR= 12 | RH= 13 | RE= 0
| Home   = New York| HomeAbr = NYY
| H1     = 0 | H2= 0 | H3= 0 | H4= 0 | H5= 1 | H6= 0 | H7= 0 | H8= 0 | H9= 0 | HR= 1 | HH= 4 | HE= 1
| WP     = [[John Smoltz]] (1–0) | LP= [[Andy Pettitte]] (0–1)
| RoadHR = [[Andruw Jones]] 2 (2), [[Fred McGriff]] (1)
}}

====Game 2====
October 21, 1996, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]]

{{Linescore
| Road = '''Atlanta'''| RoadAbr = ATL
| R1   = 1 | R2= 0 | R3= 1 | R4= 0 | R5= 1 | R6= 1 | R7= 0 | R8= 0 | R9= 0 | RR= 4 | RH= 10 | RE= 0
| Home = New York| HomeAbr = NYY
| H1   = 0 | H2= 0 | H3= 0 | H4= 0 | H5= 0 | H6= 0 | H7= 0 | H8= 0 | H9= 0 | HR= 0 | HH= 7 | HE= 1
| WP   = [[Greg Maddux]] (1–0) | LP= [[Jimmy Key]] (0–1)
}}

====Game 3====
October 22, 1996, at [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]] in [[Atlanta]]

{{Linescore
| Road   = '''New York'''| RoadAbr = NYY
| R1     = 1 | R2= 0 | R3= 0 | R4= 1 | R5= 0 | R6= 0 | R7= 0 | R8= 3 | R9= 0 | RR= 5 | RH= 8 | RE= 1
| Home   = Atlanta| HomeAbr = ATL
| H1     = 0 | H2= 0 | H3= 0 | H4= 0 | H5= 0 | H6= 1 | H7= 0 | H8= 1 | H9= 0 | HR= 2 | HH= 6 | HE= 1
| WP     = [[David Cone]] (1–0) | LP= [[Tom Glavine]] (0–1)| SV= [[John Wetteland]] (1)
| RoadHR = [[Bernie Williams]] (1)
}}

====Game 4====
October 23, 1996, at [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]] in [[Atlanta]]

{{Linescore
| Road   = '''New York'''| RoadAbr = NYY
| R1     = 0 | R2= 0 | R3= 0 | R4= 0 | R5= 0 | R6= 3 | R7= 0 | R8= 3 | R9= 0 | R10= 2 | RR= 8 | RH= 12 | RE= 0
| Home   = Atlanta| HomeAbr = ATL
| H1     = 0 | H2= 4 | H3= 1 | H4= 0 | H5= 1 | H6= 0 | H7= 0 | H8= 0 | H9= 0 | H10= 0 | HR= 6 | HH= 9 | HE= 2
| WP     = [[Graeme Lloyd]] (1–0) | LP= [[Steve Avery (baseball)|Steve Avery]] (0–1)| SV= [[John Wetteland]] (2)
| RoadHR = [[Jim Leyritz]] (1)
| HomeHR = [[Fred McGriff]] (2)
}}

====Game 5====
October 24, 1996, at [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]] in [[Atlanta]]

{{Linescore
| Road = '''New York'''| RoadAbr = NYY
| R1   = 0 | R2= 0 | R3= 0 | R4= 1 | R5= 0 | R6= 0 | R7= 0 | R8= 0 | R9= 0 | RR= 1 | RH= 4 | RE= 1
| Home = Atlanta| HomeAbr = ATL
| H1   = 0 | H2= 0 | H3= 0 | H4= 0 | H5= 0 | H6= 0 | H7= 0 | H8= 0 | H9= 0 | HR= 0 | HH= 5 | HE= 1
| WP   = [[Andy Pettitte]] (1–1) | LP= [[John Smoltz]] (1–1)| SV= [[John Wetteland]] (3)
}}

====Game 6====
October 26, 1996, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]]

{{Linescore
| Road = Atlanta| RoadAbr = ATL
| R1   = 0 | R2= 0 | R3= 0 | R4= 1 | R5= 0 | R6= 0 | R7= 0 | R8= 0 | R9= 1 | RR= 2 | RH= 8 | RE= 0
| Home = '''New York'''| HomeAbr = NYY
| H1   = 0 | H2= 0 | H3= 3 | H4= 0 | H5= 0 | H6= 0 | H7= 0 | H8= 0 | H9= x | HR= 3 | HH= 8 | HE= 1
| WP   = [[Jimmy Key]] (1–1) | LP= [[Greg Maddux]] (1–1)| SV= [[John Wetteland]] (4)
}}

==Awards and honors==
* 1996 New York Yankees – 1997 [[Outstanding Team ESPY Award]]
* [[Cecil Fielder]], [[Babe Ruth Award]]
* [[Derek Jeter]], SS, American League Rookie of the Year
* Bernie Williams, ALCS Most Valuable Player
* [[John Wetteland]], World Series Most Valuable Player<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Postseason MVP Award Winners |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== All-Stars ===
'''[[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]'''
* [[Wade Boggs]], third base, starter
* [[Andy Pettitte]], pitcher, reserve
* [[John Wetteland]], relief pitcher, reserve

==Farm system==
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System
| level15 = [[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team15=[[Columbus Clippers]]|league15=[[International League]]|manager15=[[Stump Merrill]]
| level16 = [[Double-A (baseball)|AA]]|team16=[[Norwich Navigators]]|league16=[[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]]|manager16=[[Jim Essian]]
| level17 = [[Single-A (baseball)|A]]|team17=[[Tampa Yankees]]|league17=[[Florida State League]]|manager17=[[Trey Hillman]]
| level18 = [[Single-A (baseball)|A]]|team18=[[Greensboro Bats]]|league18=[[South Atlantic League]]|manager18=[[Rick Patterson (baseball)|Rick Patterson]] and [[Jimmy Johnson (infielder, born 1947)|Jimmy Johnson]]
| level19 = [[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]]|team19=[[Oneonta Yankees]]|league19=[[New York–Penn League]]|manager19=[[Gary Tuck]]
| level20 = [[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Gulf Coast Yankees|GCL Yankees]]|league20=[[Gulf Coast League]]|manager20=[[Ken Dominguez]]
}}{{small|LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, GCL Yankees}}<ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1996.shtml 1996 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml 1996 World Series]
*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=NYA 1996 New York Yankees] at ''Baseball Almanac''

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