1996 Cincinnati Reds season

1996 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
National League Central (since 1994)
Location
Cinergy Field (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Ray Knight
Local television	WSTR SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1996 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

• December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.^[3]
• January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
• February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[5]
• February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[6]

Regular season

• April 1 – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack. The game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montréal Expos is postponed, along with the rest of the games scheduled for that day. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	0.543	—	48–33	40–41
Houston Astros	82	80	0.506	6	48–33	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	81	81	0.500	7	46–35	35–46
Chicago Cubs	76	86	0.469	12	43–38	33–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	89	0.451	15	36–44	37–45

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[7]
• May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.^[8]
• June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
• July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors).^[9]
• July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.^[10]

Draft Picks

• June 4, 1996: Buddy Carlyle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.^[11]

Roster

1996 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 45 Jeff Brantley 34 Dave Burba 40 Giovanni Carrara 58 Héctor Carrasco 37 Xavier Hernandez 32 Kevin Jarvis 37 Derek Lilliquist 59 Curt Lyons 39 Pedro Martínez 31 Chuck McElroy 53 Marcus Moore 31 Mike Morgan 21 Mark Portugal 40,53 Tim Pugh 43 Mike Remlinger 26 Johnny Ruffin 42 Roger Salkeld 46 Pete Schourek 36 Scott Service 41 Jeff Shaw 57 John Smiley 47 Lee Smith 48 Jerry Spradlin 56 Scott Sullivan		Catchers 51 Brook Fordyce  9 Joe Oliver 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 39 Tim Belk 29 Bret Boone 20,45 Jeff Branson 12 Willie Greene 11 Barry Larkin 23 Hal Morris 30 Eduardo Pérez 17 Chris Sabo		Outfielders 19 Eric Anthony 30 Vince Coleman 44 Eric Davis 33 Steve Gibralter 00 Curtis Goodwin 28 Lenny Harris 22 Thomas Howard 15 Mike Kelly  7 Keith Mitchell  7 Kevin Mitchell 54 Chad Mottola 18 Eric Owens 16 Reggie Sanders		Manager 25 Ray Knight Coaches 50 Marc Bombard (third base) 35 Don Gullett (pitching)  4 Hal McRae (hitting) 55 Jim Lett (bench)  2 Joel Youngblood (first base) 72 Tom Hume (bullpen)

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

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

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

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

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
Hernandez, XavierXavier Hernandez	3	0	0	0	13.50	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Mark Berry
A	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Carolina League	Phillip Wellman
A	Charleston Alley Cats	South Atlantic League	Tommy Thompson and Donnie Scott
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Mark Wagner
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Matt Martin

^[12]

References

1. "Chris Sabo Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
2. "Eric Davis Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
3. "Mike Kelly Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
4. Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. "Joe Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
6. "Damon Berryhill Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
7. Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
8. Lee Smith Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
9. Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
10. "Eric Anthony Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
11. "Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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