1996 Milwaukee Brewers season

1996 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Sal Bando
Manager(s)	Phil Garner
Local television	WVTV (Jim Paschke, Bill Schroeder)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League Central with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Offseason

• January 23, 1996: Ben McDonald was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	99	62	0.615	—	51–29	48–33
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	14½	44–37	41–40
Milwaukee Brewers	80	82	0.494	19½	38–43	42–39
Minnesota Twins	78	84	0.481	21½	39–43	39–41
Kansas City Royals	75	86	0.466	24	37–43	38–43

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	5–7	11–2	9–3	9–3	7–5	3–10	9–4	7–5	3–10–1	8–5
Boston	6–7	—	8–4	6–6	1–11	12–1	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–6	8–5	7–6	6–6	8–5
California	6–6	4–8	—	6–6	4–9	6–6	4–8	7–5	4–8	7–6	6–7	5–8	4–9	7–5
Chicago	8–4	6–6	6–6	—	5–8	10–3	7–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	5–7	5–7	8–4	7–5
Cleveland	7–5	11–1	9–4	8–5	—	12–0	7–6	7–6	10–3	3–9	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–5
Detroit	2–11	1–12	6–6	3–10	0–12	—	6–6	4–8	6–6	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–9	6–7
Kansas City	3–9	9–3	8–4	6–7	6–7	6–6	—	4–9	6–7	4–8	5–7	7–5	6–6	5–8
Milwaukee	3–9	5–7	5–7	7–6	6–7	8–4	9–4	—	9–4	6–6	7–5	4–9	6–7	5–7
Minnesota	5–7	6–6	8–4	7–6	3–10	6–6	7–6	4–9	—	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–5	8–5
New York	10–3	6–7	6–7	7–6	9–3	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–5	—	9–3	3–9	5–7	8–5
Oakland	4–9	5–8	7–6	7–5	6–6	8–4	7–5	5–7	7–6	3–9	—	8–5	7–6	4–8
Seattle	5–7	6–7	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–4	6–6	9–3	5–8	—	10–3	5–7
Texas	10–3–1	6–6	9–4	4–8	8–4	9–4	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	6–7	3–10	—	10–2
Toronto	5–8	5–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	8–4	7–5	2–10	—

Notable transactions

• July 31, 1996: Greg Vaughn and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Marc Newfield, Bryce Florie and Ron Villone. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Gerald Parent (minors) to the Padres on September 16.^[2]
• August 23, 1996: Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Ricky Bones to the Yankees on August 29.^[3]

Roster

1996 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 25 Ricky Bones 48 Marshall Boze 39 Terry Burrows 46 Cris Carpenter 33 Jeff D'Amico 21 Cal Eldred 36 Mike Fetters 39 Bryce Florie 51 Ramón García 13 Brian Givens 43 Doug Jones 42 Scott Karl 43 Mark Kiefer 37 Graeme Lloyd 40 Ben McDonald 41 José Mercedes 38 Ángel Miranda 49 Mike Potts 47 Al Reyes 50 Steve Sparks 31 Tim Van Egmond 49 Ron Villone 52 Kevin Wickander 37 Bob Wickman		Catchers 16 Jesse Levis 22 Mike Matheny 11 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 26 Jeff Cirillo 32 John Jaha  8 Mark Loretta 20 Kevin Seitzer  9 Tim Unroe  2 José Valentín  1 Fernando Viña		Outfielders  7 Brian Banks 20 Jeromy Burnitz 24 Chuck Carr 18 Todd Dunn 15 David Hulse 18 Kevin Koslofski  4 Pat Listach 30 Matt Mieske 10 Marc Newfield 14 Dave Nilsson  7 Danny Perez 23 Greg Vaughn 27 Turner Ward 29 Gerald Williams		Manager  3 Phil Garner Coaches 12 Chris Bando (Third Base) 35 Bill Castro (Bullpen) 17 Jim Gantner (First Base) 28 Lamar Johnson (Hitting) 45 Don Rowe (Pitching)

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
Carr, ChuckChuck Carr	27	106	29	.274	1	11

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
Kiefer, MarkMark Kiefer	7	0	0	0	8.10	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	American Association	Tim Ireland
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Machemer
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Greg Mahlberg
A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Alex Morales
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Bernie Moncallo

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Helena^[4]

References

1. Ben McDonald page at Baseball Reference
2. Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
3. Pat Listach page at Baseball Reference
4. 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 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1996 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com