1996 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Record | 67–95 (.414) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Bill Giles | |
General managers | Lee Thomas | |
Managers | Jim Fregosi | |
Television | WPHL-TV PRISM SportsChannel Philadelphia (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Garry Maddox, Todd Kalas) | |
Radio | WGMP (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |
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The 1996 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 114th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. They also hosted the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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Offseason
- October 6, 1995: Jeff Juden and Tommy Eason (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Benjamin.[1]
- December 6, 1995: Paul Quantrill was traded by the Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Howard Battle with Ricardo Jordan.[2]
- January 29, 1996: Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Boston Red Sox for Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley.[3]
- February 17, 1996: Terry Mulholland was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[4]
Regular season
- The Phillies were hit for the cycle against on July 3 during a game against their rival New York Mets. Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle against the Phillies when the Mets won at Veterans Stadium.[5] This was the first time since 1951 that a player had hit for the cycle against the Phillies.[5]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 56–25 | 40–41 |
Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 8 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 52–29 | 28–53 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 42–39 | 29–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 29 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | |||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 | |||
Cincinnati | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 5–8 | |||
Colorado | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | |||
Florida | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | |||
Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 | |||
Los Angeles | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 8–4 | |||
Montreal | 3–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–4 | |||
New York | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | |||
Philadelphia | 4-9 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–10 | |||
San Diego | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 11–2 | 4–8 | |||
San Francisco | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–11 | — | 7–6 | |||
St. Louis | 4–9 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11-2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — |
Game log
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April: 13–11 (Home: 4–6; Away: 9–5)
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May: 13–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–8)
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June: 6–21 (Home: 5–6; Away: 1–15)
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July: 11–16 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–10)
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August: 11–19 (Home: 6–12; Away: 5–7)
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September: 13–13 (Home: 8–9; Away: 5–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Phillies team member |
Detailed records
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Notable transactions
- April 16, 1996: Rafael Quirico was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[6]
- May 6, 1996: Rubén Amaro, Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[7]
- June 4, 1996: Jimmy Rollins was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 24, 1996.[8]
- June 17, 1996: Mark Whiten was released by the Phillies.[9]
- July 6, 1996: Mitch Williams was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[10]
- July 31, 1996: Terry Mulholland was traded by the Phillies to the Seattle Mariners for Desi Relaford.[4]
- August 12, 1996: Rafael Quirico was released by the Phillies.[6]
- September 30, 1996: Howard Battle was selected off waivers from the Phillies by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
- August 19, 1996: Mitch Williams was released by the Phillies.[10]
All-Star Game
The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 1996, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 6–0. Joe Carter, the Toronto Blue Jays representative to the All-Star Game, received boos from the crowd for his home run that ended the 1993 World Series.[11][12][13]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Benito Santiago | 136 | 481 | 127 | .264 | 30 | 85 |
1B | Gregg Jeffries | 104 | 404 | 118 | .292 | 7 | 51 |
2B | Mickey Morandini | 140 | 539 | 135 | .250 | 3 | 32 |
SS | Kevin Stocker | 119 | 394 | 100 | .254 | 5 | 41 |
3B | Todd Zeile | 134 | 500 | 134 | .268 | 20 | 80 |
LF | Pete Incaviglia | 99 | 269 | 63 | .234 | 16 | 42 |
CF | Ricky Otero | 104 | 411 | 112 | .273 | 2 | 32 |
RF | Jim Eisenreich | 113 | 338 | 122 | .361 | 3 | 41 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mark Whiten | 60 | 182 | 43 | .236 | 7 | 21 |
Mike Lieberthal | 50 | 166 | 42 | .253 | 7 | 23 |
Wendell Magee | 38 | 142 | 29 | .204 | 2 | 14 |
Lenny Dykstra | 40 | 134 | 35 | .261 | 3 | 13 |
Kevin Jordan | 43 | 131 | 37 | .282 | 3 | 12 |
Scott Rolen | 37 | 130 | 33 | .254 | 4 | 18 |
Rubén Amaro Jr. | 61 | 117 | 37 | .316 | 2 | 15 |
Kevin Sefcik | 44 | 116 | 33 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
David Doster | 39 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 1 | 8 |
Mike Benjamin | 35 | 103 | 23 | .223 | 4 | 13 |
Glenn Murray | 38 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 2 | 6 |
Jon Zuber | 30 | 91 | 23 | .253 | 1 | 10 |
J.R. Phillips | 35 | 79 | 12 | .152 | 5 | 10 |
Gene Schall | 28 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 2 | 10 |
Lee Tinsley | 31 | 52 | 7 | .135 | 0 | 2 |
Desi Relaford | 15 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 1 |
Manny Martínez | 13 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Estalella | 7 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 2 | 4 |
Gary Bennett | 6 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Darren Daulton | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Battle | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Curt Schilling | 26 | 183.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.19 | 182 |
Mike Williams | 32 | 167.0 | 6 | 14 | 5.44 | 103 |
Terry Mulholland | 21 | 133.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.66 | 52 |
Mike Mimbs | 21 | 99.1 | 3 | 9 | 5.53 | 56 |
Mike Grace | 12 | 80.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.49 | 49 |
Rich Hunter | 14 | 69.1 | 3 | 7 | 6.49 | 32 |
Sid Fernandez | 11 | 63.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 77 |
Matt Beech | 8 | 41.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.97 | 33 |
David West | 7 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.76 | 22 |
Bobby Muñoz | 6 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.82 | 8 |
Carlos Crawford | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 4 |
Rafael Quirico | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 37.80 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Calvin Maduro | 4 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 11 |
Glenn Dishman | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ricky Bottalico | 61 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 3.19 | 74 |
Toby Borland | 69 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4.07 | 76 |
Ken Ryan | 62 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.43 | 70 |
Russ Springer | 51 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4.66 | 94 |
Steve Frey | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.72 | 12 |
Ron Blazier | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 25 |
Ricardo Jordan | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 17 |
Dave Leiper | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 10 |
Jeff Parrett | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 | 22 |
Larry Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 |
Bronson Heflin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 |
Farm system
References
- ^ Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Howard Battle at Baseball Reference
- ^ Heathcliff Slocumb at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Terry Mulholland at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times. p. B9.
- ^ a b Rafael Quirico Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rubén Amaro, Jr. at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jimmy Rollins at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carchidi, Sam (July 9, 1996). "Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D6.
- ^ Bodley, Hal (July 10, 1996). "To Phillie fans, Carter still Public Enemy No. 1". USA Today. p. 3C.
Joe Carter...walked out onto the sizzling Veterans Stadium turf...held his head high...and heard the boos even before he was introduced. Hard-core Philly baseball fans...(will) never forgive Carter for the dramatic ninth-inning home run that won the 1993 World Series.
- ^ Griffin, Richard (July 9, 1996). "This time, Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter". Toronto Star. p. C3.
As Carter took his first swing and the on-field introduction was made, the boos rained down.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1996 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference