1996 Cleveland Indians season
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The
Offseason
- November 9, 1995: Rubén Amaro Jr. was released by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- December 6, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[4]
- December 7, 1995: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
- December 14, 1995: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]
- January 4, 1996: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]
- March 31, 1996: Mark Clark was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.[8]
Regular season
Once again, the Indians had a formidable offensive lineup. They led the Majors in hits (1,665), batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.369). They also struck out an MLB-low 844 times.[9]
Season standings
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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
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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 | — |
Game log
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April: 16–8 (Home: 8–3; Away: 8–5)
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May: 19–9 (Home: 8–2; Away: 11–7)
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June: 14–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 6–6)
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July: 16–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–5)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–6)
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September: 19–7 (Home: 13–3; Away: 6–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Indians team member |
Detailed records
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Notable transactions
- May 14, 1996: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[10]
- June 15, 1996: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.[11]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | 127 | 418 | 110 | .263 | 11 | 50 |
1B | Julio Franco | 112 | 432 | 139 | .322 | 14 | 76 |
2B | Carlos Baerga | 100 | 424 | 113 | .267 | 10 | 55 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 151 | 542 | 161 | .297 | 9 | 64 |
3B | Jim Thome | 151 | 505 | 157 | .311 | 38 | 116 |
LF | Albert Belle | 158 | 602 | 187 | .311 | 48 | 148 |
CF | Kenny Lofton | 154 | 662 | 210 | .317 | 14 | 67 |
RF | Manny Ramirez | 152 | 550 | 170 | .309 | 33 | 112 |
DH | Eddie Murray | 88 | 336 | 88 | .262 | 12 | 45 |
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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José Vizcaíno | 48 | 179 | 51 | .285 | 0 | 13 |
Tony Peña | 67 | 174 | 34 | .195 | 1 | 27 |
Mark Carreon | 38 | 142 | 46 | .324 | 2 | 14 |
Jeromy Burnitz | 71 | 128 | 36 | .281 | 7 | 26 |
Brian Giles | 51 | 121 | 43 | .355 | 5 | 27 |
Álvaro Espinoza | 59 | 112 | 25 | .223 | 4 | 11 |
Jeff Kent | 39 | 102 | 27 | .265 | 3 | 16 |
Kevin Seitzer | 22 | 83 | 32 | .386 | 1 | 16 |
Casey Candaele | 24 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
Scott Leius | 27 | 43 | 6 | .140 | 1 | 3 |
Ryan Thompson | 8 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 1 | 5 |
Wayne Kirby | 27 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Nigel Wilson | 10 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 5 |
Herbert Perry | 7 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Jackson | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Gerónimo Peña | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 1 | 2 |
Einar Díaz | 4 | 1 | 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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Charles Nagy | 32 | 222.0 | 17 | 5 | 3.41 | 167 |
Orel Hershiser | 33 | 206.0 | 15 | 9 | 4.24 | 125 |
Jack McDowell | 30 | 192.0 | 13 | 9 | 5.11 | 141 |
Chad Ogea | 29 | 146.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.79 | 101 |
Dennis Martínez | 20 | 112.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 48 |
Brian Anderson | 10 | 51.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 | 21 |
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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Albie Lopez | 13 | 62.0 | 5 | 4 | 6.39 | 45 |
Greg Swindell | 13 | 28.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.59 | 21 |
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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José Mesa | 69 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 3.73 | 64 |
Paul Assenmacher | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 44 |
Eric Plunk | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.43 | 85 |
Julián Tavárez | 51 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5.36 | 46 |
Paul Shuey | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.85 | 44 |
Jim Poole | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 19 |
Alan Embree | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.39 | 33 |
Danny Graves | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 22 |
Kent Mercker | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 7 |
Joe Roa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Award winners
- Omar Vizquel, Hutch Award[12]
Postseason
Game log
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member |
Minor league affiliates
Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 1996 Buffalo Bisons season |
AA | Canton–Akron Indians | Eastern League
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1996 Canton–Akron Indians season |
Advanced A
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Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
A
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Columbus RedStixx | South Atlantic League | |
Short Season A
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Watertown Indians
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New York–Penn League | |
Rookie
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Burlington Indians | Appalachian League |
References
- ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ "Team Batting Streak Finder: Consecutive games with Doubles >= 1, In the Regular Season, since 1901". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Ruben Amaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Casey Candaele Stats".
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jack McDowell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Mario Diaz Stats".
- ^ Mark Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "1996 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
- ^ "Greg Cadaret Stats".
- ^ Greg Swindell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- 1996 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
- 1996 WS at Baseball Reference