1996 Boston Red Sox season
The 1996 Boston Red Sox season was the 96th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, seven games behind the New York Yankees.
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| Owner(s) | JRY Trust |
| General manager(s) | Dan Duquette |
| Manager(s) | Kevin Kennedy |
| Local television | WABU (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) |
| Local radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) |
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Offseason
- October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.[1]
- December 14, 1995: Mike Stanley was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- December 21, 1995: Milt Cuyler was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- December 21, 1995: Tom Gordon was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[4]
- January 2, 1996: Jamie Moyer was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[5]
- January 10, 1996: Traded Rheal Cormier, Ryan McGuire, and Shayne Bennett to the Montreal Expos for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd.[6]
- January 21, 1996: Dan Monzon, supervisor of Latin American scouting, was killed in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic.[7]
- January 22, 1996: Alex Cole was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[8]
- January 29, 1996: Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors).[9]
- March 8, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[10]
- March 19, 1996: Luis Alicea was selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]
Regular season
- September 18, 1996: Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters for the second time in his career, becoming the only player ever to do so. The performance came against the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Clemens' second 20-K day occurred in his second-to-last game as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 49–31 | 43–39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 4 | 43–38 | 45–36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 7 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 18 | 35–46 | 39–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 53 | 109 | 0.327 | 39 | 27–54 | 26–55 |
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 | — |
Detailed records
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Notable transactions
- April 18, 1996: Bryan Eversgerd was traded by Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Rudy Pemberton on April 24.[12]
- May 17, 1996: Brad Pennington was selected off of waivers from the California Angels.[13]
- June 5, 1996: Jeff Frye was signed as a free agent.[14]
- June 9, 1996: Traded Scott Backum to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lee Tinsley.[15]
- July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors).[10]
- July 30, 1996: Jamie Moyer was traded by the Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Darren Bragg.[16]
- July 31, 1996: Mike Stanton and a player to be named later were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Dwayne Hosey to the Rangers on November 4.[17]
- August 1, 1996: Greg Pirkl was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Seattle Mariners.[18]
- August 26, 1996: Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Pat Mahomes. Brian Looney was sent to the Twins on December 17 to complete the deal.[19]
Draft picks
- June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball Draft
- Chris Reitsma was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round. Player signed June 22, 1996.[20]
- Dernell Stenson was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round. Player signed July 12, 1996.[21]
- Robert Ramsay was drafted by the Red Sox in the 7th round. Player signed June 15, 1996.[22]
- Justin Duchscherer was drafted by the Red Sox in the 8th round. Player signed June 14, 1996.[23]
- Shea Hillenbrand was drafted by the Red Sox in the 10th round. Player signed June 6, 1996.[24]
- Aaron Harang was drafted by the Red Sox in the 22nd round, but did not sign.[25]
Opening Day Line Up
| 12 | Wil Cordero | 2B |
| 13 | John Valentin | SS |
| 42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
| 33 | José Canseco | DH |
| 22 | Mike Stanley | C |
| 39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
| 11 | Tim Naehring | 3B |
| 25 | Troy O'Leary | RF |
| 46 | Dwayne Hosey | CF |
| 21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases
Starters by position
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Mike Stanley | 121 | 397 | 107 | .270 | 24 | 69 | 2 |
| 1B | Mo Vaughn | 161 | 635 | 207 | .326 | 44 | 143 | 2 |
| 2B | Jeff Frye | 105 | 419 | 120 | .286 | 4 | 41 | 18 |
| SS | John Valentin | 131 | 606 | 156 | .296 | 13 | 59 | 9 |
| 3B | Tim Naehring | 116 | 430 | 124 | .288 | 17 | 65 | 2 |
| LF | Mike Greenwell | 77 | 295 | 87 | .295 | 7 | 44 | 4 |
| CF | Lee Tinsley | 92 | 192 | 47 | .245 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| RF | Troy O'Leary | 149 | 497 | 129 | .260 | 15 | 81 | 3 |
| DH | Jose Canseco | 96 | 360 | 104 | .289 | 28 | 82 | 3 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Reggie Jefferson | 122 | 386 | 134 | .347 | 19 | 74 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 58 | 222 | 56 | .252 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
| Bill Haselman | 77 | 237 | 65 | .274 | 8 | 34 | 4 |
| Wil Cordero | 59 | 198 | 57 | .288 | 3 | 37 | 2 |
| Milt Cuyler | 50 | 110 | 22 | .200 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Bill Selby | 40 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| José Malavé | 41 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 27 | 93 | 28 | .304 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 24 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Dwayne Hosey | 28 | 78 | 17 | .218 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Cole | 24 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Tony Rodríguez | 27 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Esteban Beltré | 27 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 21 | 58 | 10 | .172 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Jeff Manto | 22 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rudy Pemberton | 13 | 41 | 21 | .512 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Alex Delgado | 26 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 10 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Tatum | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trot Nixon | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Clark | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pirkl | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKeel | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games Pitched; GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Roger Clemens | 34 | 34 | 242.2 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3.63 | 257 |
| Tom Gordon | 34 | 34 | 215.2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5.59 | 171 |
| Tim Wakefield | 32 | 32 | 211.2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5.14 | 140 |
| Aaron Sele | 29 | 29 | 157.1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5.69 | 67 |
| Jamie Moyer | 23 | 10 | 90.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 50 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 39 | 10 | 87.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7.08 | 59 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 75 | 0 | 83.1 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 3.02 | 88 |
| Mike Maddux | 23 | 7 | 64.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.48 | 32 |
| Mike Stanton | 59 | 0 | 56.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.83 | 46 |
| Joe Hudson | 36 | 0 | 45.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.40 | 19 |
| Rich Garcés | 37 | 0 | 44.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 55 |
| Stan Belinda | 31 | 0 | 28.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.59 | 18 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 29 | 0 | 28.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.81 | 29 |
| Jeff Suppan | 8 | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.54 | 13 |
| Eric Gunderson | 28 | 0 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 7 |
| Brad Pennington | 14 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.77 | 13 |
| Pat Mahomes | 11 | 0 | 12.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 6 |
| Kerry Lacy | 11 | 0 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 9 |
| Brent Knackert | 8 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
| John Doherty | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 3 |
| Nate Minchey | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.00 | 4 |
| Reggie Harris | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 4 |
| Ken Grundt | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Game Log
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May: 14–12
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July: 13–13
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August: 22–9
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September: 16–10
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Farm system
The Lowell Spinners replaced the Utica Blue Sox as the Red Sox' Class A-Short Season affiliate.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Buddy Bailey |
| AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | Ken Macha |
| A-Advanced | Sarasota Red Sox | Florida State League | DeMarlo Hale |
| A | Michigan Battle Cats | Midwest League | Tom Barrett |
| A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Billy Gardner Jr. |
| Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Bob Geren |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox |
Dominican Summer League | Rick Aponte |
Source: [27]
References
- Butch Henry Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- Mike Stanley page at Baseball Reference
- Milt Cuyler page at Baseball Reference
- Tom Gordon page at Baseball Reference
- Jamie Moyer page at Baseball Reference
- Red Sox 1996 transactions page at Baseball Reference
- Cafardo, Nick (January 22, 1996). "Red Sox scout Monzon killed". The Boston Globe. p. 45. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
- Heathcliff Slocumb page at Baseball Reference
- Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
- Luis Alicea page at Baseball Reference
- Bryan Eversgerd page at Baseball Reference
- Brad Pennington page at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Frye page at Baseball Reference
- Lee Tisley page at Baseball Reference
- Jamie Moyer page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
- Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference
- Pat Mahomes page at Baseball Reference
- Chris Reitsma page at Baseball Reference
- Dernell Stensen page at Baseball Reference
- Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
- Justin Duchscherer page at Baseball Reference
- She Hillenbrand page at Baseball Reference
- Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference
- "1996 Boston Red Sox Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1996 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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