1996 New York Mets season

1996 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)	Joe McIlvaine
Manager(s)	Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine
Local television	WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
Local radio	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman) WXLX (spanish) (Juan Alicea)
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The New York Mets' 1996 season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

• December 14, 1995: Lance Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.^[1]
• December 19, 1995: Brent Mayne was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors).^[2]
• March 31, 1996: Ryan Thompson was traded by the New York Mets with Reid Cornelius to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Clark.^[3]

Regular season

• Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle on July 3 in a 10-6 win in Philadelphia.^[4] He was the sixth Met to hit for the cycle.^[4]
• On August 16, the San Diego Padres played the New York Mets in a game held in Monterrey, Mexico.^[5]
• On September 14, Todd Hundley broke the major-league record for single-season home runs by a catcher, previously owned by Roy Campanella. Hundley hit his 41st home run in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.^[6]
• Lance Johnson led the league with 21 triples. It was the highest amount by a National League player since 1930.^[7]

Opening Day Roster

• Rico Brogna
• Bernard Gilkey
• Todd Hundley
• Butch Huskey
• Lance Johnson
• Bobby Jones
• Jeff Kent
• Rey Ordóñez
• José Vizcaíno

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Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

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	—

Roster

1996 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 43 Paul Byrd 54 Mark Clark 45 Jerry DiPoto 31 John Franco 40 Mike Fyhrie 27 Pete Harnisch 35 Doug Henry 44 Jason Isringhausen 28 Bobby Jones 49 Rob MacDonald 48 Pedro Martínez 34 Blas Minor 38 Dave Mlicki 29 Robert Person 34 Ricky Trlicek 47 Derek Wallace 32 Paul Wilson		Catchers 30 Alberto Castillo  7 Charlie Greene  9 Todd Hundley 17 Brent Mayne Infielders 13 Edgardo Alfonzo  6 Carlos Baerga 11 Tim Bogar 26 Rico Brogna 12 Álvaro Espinoza 15 Matt Franco 19 Jason Hardtke 42 Butch Huskey 12 Jeff Kent  0 Rey Ordóñez 20 Roberto Petagine 15 José Vizcaíno		Outfielders  3 Carl Everett 23 Bernard Gilkey 1,51 Lance Johnson  5 Chris Jones 22 Alex Ochoa 18 Kevin Roberson 33 Andy Tomberlin		Manager 46 Dallas Green  2 Bobby Valentine Coaches 34 Bob Apodaca (pitching)  4 Mike Cubbage (third base) 55 Frank Howard (first base) 10 Tom McCraw (hitting) 52 Greg Pavlick (pitching)  8 Steve Swisher (bullpen)  7 Bobby Wine (bench)

Player stats

Batting

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
Carl Everett	101	192	46	.240	1	16

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and records

• Lance Johnson, National League leader, Triples (21) ^[7]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	Bobby Valentine and Bruce Benedict
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	John Tamargo
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	John Gibbons
A	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	Howie Freiling
A-Short Season	Pittsfield Mets	New York–Penn League	Doug Davis
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	John Stephenson
Rookie	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	Mickey Brantley

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie^[9]

External links

• 1996 New York Mets
• 1996 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maynebr01.shtml
3. Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times. p. B9.
5. Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
6. Willis, George (September 15, 1996). "Hundley's 41st Puts Him in Record Books". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
7. Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
8. 1996 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007