1996 Cleveland Indians season
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Article ImagesThe 1996 Major League Baseball season was the Cleveland Indians' third season at Jacobs Field. For the second consecutive season, the Indians had the best record in Major League Baseball. This was the first time in franchise history that the Indians had accomplished that feat.[1] Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one double in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901.[2]
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American League Central Champions | ||||
League | American League | |||
Division | Central | |||
Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |||
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
Record | 99–62 (.615) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |||
General managers | John Hart | |||
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |||
Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning | |||
Radio | WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood | |||
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- 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]
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]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — | 51–29 | 48–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14½ | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19½ | 38–43 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21½ | 39–43 | 39–41 |
Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | .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 | — |
1996 Game Log: 99–62 (Home: 51–29; Away: 48–33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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]
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Outfielders
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
- Omar Vizquel, Hutch Award[12]
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member |
Minor league affiliates
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 371, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 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