1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1996 Los Angeles Dodgers
	1996 NL Wild Card
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890);
	Western Division (since 1969);
Location
	Dodger Stadium (since 1962); Los Angeles (since 1958);
Results
Record	90–72 (.556)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Fred Claire
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda, Bill Russell
Local television	KTLA (5)
Local radio	KABC; Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday; KWKW ; Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the Dodgers remain atop the standings most of the season. However, longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in mid-season and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.

The Dodgers went into the final weekend of the season with a two-game lead on the San Diego Padres, needing only to win one of the final three games with the Padres to clinch the National League Western Division crown. However, the Padres swept the Dodgers and they limped into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Dodgers were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series.

The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996.[1]

Offseason

November 29, 1995: Acquired Mike Blowers from the Seattle Mariners for Miguel Cairo and Willie Otanez
December 15, 1995: Acquired Rick Clelland from the Montreal Expos for Omar Daal
December 17, 1995: Acquired Billy Brewer from the Kansas City Royals for José Offerman

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	91	71	0.562	—	45–36	46–35
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	72	0.556	1	47–34	43–38
Colorado Rockies	83	79	0.512	8	55–26	28–53
San Francisco Giants	68	94	0.420	23	38–44	30–50

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	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 47–34; Away: 43–38)

April: 14–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–10)

May: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)

June: 13–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–6)

July: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)

August: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4)

September: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Dodgers team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	7	5	0.583	40	33
Florida Marlins	7	6	0.538	50	40
Montreal Expos	9	3	0.750	55	39
New York Mets	8	4	0.667	60	50
Philadelphia Phillies	7	6	0.538	63	59
Total	38	24	0.613	268	221
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	5	8	0.385	47	61
Cincinnati Reds	8	4	0.667	53	48
Houston Astros	6	6	0.500	44	49
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	6	0.500	45	50
St. Louis Cardinals	8	4	0.667	50	42
Total	33	28	0.541	239	250
NL West
Colorado Rockies	7	6	0.538	80	80
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres	5	8	0.385	49	43
San Francisco Giants	7	6	0.538	67	58
Total	19	20	0.487	196	181
Season Total	90	72	0.556	703	652

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	28	14	14	0.500	106	100
May	27	15	12	0.556	114	97
June	27	13	14	0.481	111	136
July	26	15	11	0.577	116	94
August	27	17	10	0.630	138	133
September	27	16	11	0.593	118	92
Total	162	90	72	0.556	703	652

Total	162	90	72	0.556	703	652
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	47	34	0.580	314	283
Away	81	43	38	0.531	389	369

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Delino DeShields	Second baseman
Brett Butler	Center fielder
Mike Piazza	Catcher
Eric Karros	First baseman
Raúl Mondesí	Right fielder
Mike Blowers	Third baseman
Todd Hollandsworth	Left fielder
Greg Gagne	Shortstop
Ramón Martínez	Starting pitcher

Notable Transactions

July 31, 1996: Acquired Chad Curtis from the Detroit Tigers for Joey Eischen and John Cummings
August 31, 1996: Acquired Dave Clark from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Carl South
October 30, 1996: Chip Hale signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]

Roster

1996 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

56 Pedro Astacio

45 Jim Bruske

49 Tom Candiotti

41 John Cummings

37 Darren Dreifort

51 Joey Eischen

44 Mark Guthrie

52 Darren Hall

48 Ramón Martínez

16 Hideo Nomo

13 Antonio Osuna

61 Chan Ho Park

36 Scott Radinsky

59 Ismael Valdes

38 Todd Worrell

Catchers

26 Carlos Hernández

31 Mike Piazza

15 Tom Prince

Infielders

20 Mike Blowers

25 Mike Busch

60 Juan Castro

14 Delino DeShields

3 Chad Fonville

7 Greg Gagne

5 Dave Hansen

23 Eric Karros

62 Oreste Marrero

29 Tim Wallach

Outfielders

21 Billy Ashley

22 Brett Butler

27 Roger Cedeño

35 Dave Clark

10 Chad Curtis

28 Todd Hollandsworth

55 Wayne Kirby

43 Raúl Mondesí

40 Rick Parker

29 Milt Thompson

Other batters

12 Karim García

30 Wilton Guerrero

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

18 Bill Russell

Coaches

8 Joey Amalfitano
(third base)

58 Mark Cresse
(bullpen)

11 Manny Mota

18 Bill Russell
(bench)

9 Reggie Smith
(hitting/1st base)

17 Dave Wallace
(pitching)

Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Hideo Nomo	33	33	228.3	16-11	3.19	85	234	3
Ismael Valdez	33	33	225.0	15-7	3.32	54	173	0
Pedro Astacio	35	32	211.7	9-8	3.44	67	130	0
Tom Candiotti	28	27	152.3	9-11	4.49	43	79	1
Ramón Martínez	28	27	168.7	15-6	3.42	86	133	2

Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Todd Worrell	72	0	65.3	4-6	3.03	15	66	44
Antonio Osuna	73	0	84.0	9-6	3.00	32	85	4
Mark Guthrie	66	0	73.0	2-3	2.22	22	56	1
Scott Radinsky	58	0	52.3	5-1	2.41	17	48	1
Chan Ho Park	48	10	108.7	5-5	3.64	71	119	0
Joey Eischen	28	0	43.3	0-1	4.78	20	36	0
Darren Dreifort	19	0	23.7	1-4	4.94	12	24	0
Jim Bruske	11	0	12.7	0-0	5.68	3	12	0
Darren Hall	9	0	12.0	0-2	6.00	5	12	0
John Cummings	4	0	5.3	0-1	6.75	2	5	0

Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Mike Piazza	C	148	547	.336	87	184	36	105	0
Tom Prince	C	40	64	.297	6	19	1	11	0
Carlos Hernández	C	13	14	.286	1	4	0	0	0
Eric Karros	1B	154	608	.260	84	158	34	111	8
Delino DeShields	2B	154	581	.224	75	130	5	41	48
Greg Gagne	SS	128	428	.255	48	109	10	55	4
Mike Blowers	3B/1B/SS	92	317	.265	31	84	6	38	0
Chad Fonville	2B/SS/LF/CF/3B	103	201	.204	34	41	0	13	7
Tim Wallach	3B	45	162	.228	14	37	4	22	0
\|Juan Castro	SS/3B/2B/LF	70	132	.197	16	26	0	5	1
Dave Hansen	3B/1B	80	104	.221	7	23	0	6	0
Mike Busch	3B/1B	38	83	.217	8	18	4	17	0
Oreste Marrero	1B	10	8	.375	2	3	0	1	0
Wilton Guerrero	IF	5	2	.000	1	0	0	0	0
Raúl Mondesí	RF	157	634	.297	98	188	24	88	14
Roger Cedeño	CF/LF/RF	86	211	.246	26	52	2	18	5
Todd Hollandsworth	LF/CF/RF	149	478	.291	64	139	12	59	21
Wayne Kirby	CF/LF	65	188	.271	23	51	1	11	4
Brett Butler	CF	34	131	.267	22	35	0	8	8
Billy Ashley	LF	71	110	.200	18	22	9	25	0
Chad Curtis	CF	43	104	.212	20	22	2	9	2
Milt Thompson	LF	48	51	.118	2	6	0	1	1
Dave Clark	LF	15	15	.200	0	3	0	1	0
Rick Parker	CF/LF	16	14	.286	2	4	0	1	1
Karim García	OF	1	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0

1996 Playoffs

1996 National League Division Series

The 1996 National League Division Series was played between Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Atlanta ended up winning the series 3-0.

Game 1, October 2

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Antonio Osuna (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1)
HRs: ATL – Javy López (1); LAD – none

Game 2, October 3

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	2
Los Angeles	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
W: Greg Maddux (1-0) L: Ismael Valdez (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2)
HRs: ATL – Fred McGriff (1), Ryan Klesko (1), Jermaine Dye (1); LAD – none

Game 3, October 3

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	1
Atlanta	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	X	5	7	0
W: Tom Glavine (1-0) L: Hideo Nomo (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (3)
HRs: LA – none; ATL – Chipper Jones (1)

1996 Awards

1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Mike Piazza starter
- Todd Worrell reserve
Rookie of the Year Award
- Todd Hollandsworth
All-Star Game MVP Award
- Mike Piazza
TSN National League All-Star
- Mike Piazza
Players Choice: Outstanding NL Rookie
- Todd Hollandsworth
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
- Todd Hollandsworth
Silver Slugger Award
- Mike Piazza
NL Pitcher of the Month
- Hideo Nomo (September 1996)
NL Player of the Week
- Hideo Nomo (Sep. 16–22)
Branch Rickey Award
- Brett Butler

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Phil Regan
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	John Shelby
High A	San Bernardino Stampede	California League	Del Crandall
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Jon Debus
A	Savannah Sand Gnats	South Atlantic League	John Shoemaker
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Joe Vavra
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Mickey Hatcher
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2	Dominican Summer League

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 79 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

The top draft pick was third baseman Damian Rolls from Schlagel High School. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 Rule 5 draft and then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where he played parts of five seasons with a .248 batting average, 9 homers and 73 RBI.

Shortstop Alex Cora was drafted in the third round out of the University of Miami. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a utility infielder/defensive replacement. He hit .243 in 1,273 games

The most successful player in this draft class was left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly from Fresno City College, who was drafted in the 23rd round. A two-time All-Star, he would play 15 seasons in the Majors (the last 4 with the Dodgers) and had a 130-113 record and 4.14 ERA in 356 games (331 starts).

1996 Draft Picks

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Damian Rolls	3B	Schlagel High School	Yes	1996–2009	MLB
2	Josh Glassey	C	Mission Bay High School	Yes	1996–2002	AAA
3	Alex Cora	SS	University of Miami	Yes	1996–2011	MLB
4	Peter Bergeron	OF	Greenfield High School	Yes	1996–2007	MLB
5	Nick Leach	1B	Madera High School	Yes	1996–2002	AA
6	Jack Jones	SS	California State University, Fullerton	Yes	1996–2004	AAA
7	Ben Simon	RHP	Eastern Michigan University	Yes	1996–2005	AAA
8	Chris Karabinus	LHP	Towson University	Yes	1997	A-
9	Edwin Falcon	C	Tomas C Ongay High School	Yes	1996–1998	A-
10	Jeff Auterson	OF	Norte Vista High School	Yes	1996–2001	A+
11	Jason Walters	RHP	Meridian Community College	Yes	1997–1999	A-
12	Randy Stearns	OF	University of Wisconsin–River Falls	Yes	1996–1997	A
13	Derrick Peoples	OF	Billy Ryan High School	Yes	1997–2004	A-
14	Willie King	1B	Franklin D. Roosevelt High School	Yes	1996–2005	A
15	Casey Snow	C	California State University, Long Beach	Yes	1996–2000	AAA
16	Matthew Kramer	RHP	Moorpark College	Yes	1996–1999	A+
17	Mikal Richey	OF	Columbia High School	Yes	1996–1997	Rookie
18	Pedro Flores	LHP	East Los Angeles College	Yes	1996–2011	AAA
19	Mickey Maestas	RHP	George Mason University	Yes	1996–1997	A-
20	Ismael Gallo	SS	Mt. San Antonio College	Yes	1997–2001	A+
21	Kimani Newton	OF	St. Joseph High School	Yes	1996–2000	A+
22	Elvis Correa	RHP	South Division High School	Yes	1996–2001	A+
23	Ted Lilly	LHP	Fresno City College	Yes	1996–2013	MLB
24	Pat Kelleher	OF		Yes	1997–2002	A+
25	Scott Morrison	SS	Baylor University	Yes	1996–1997	A
26	Monte Marshall	2B	Birmingham–Southern College	Yes	1996–1997	A+
27	Steve Wilson	C	Georgia Southern University	Yes	1996–1998	A+
28	Brian Zaun	OF	Butler University	Yes	1996–1997	A
29	Toby Dollar	RHP	Texas Christian University	Yes	1996–1999	AAA
30	Rich Saitta	2B	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey	Yes	1996–2002	AAA
31	Brian Foulks	OF	Benedict College	Yes	1996–1997	A
32	Brian Sankey	1B	Boston College	Yes	1996–1998	A+
33	Brian Jacobson	LHP	California Baptist University	Yes	1996–1997	A
34	Brad Creese	C	Marina High School	No Diamondbacks-2000	2000–2006	AAA
35	Don Thomas	LHP	Andrew College	No Astros-1997	1997–2003	A
36	Wayne Franklin	LHP	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Yes	1996–2010	MLB
37	Jim Fritz	C	University of Tennessee	No Phillies-1997	1997–1998	A
38	Jeff Kubenka	LHP	St. Mary's University	Yes	1996–2002	MLB
39	Bryan Cranson	LHP	Bronson High School	No
40	Frank Thompson	RHP	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University	Yes	1996–2001	A+
41	Jason Weekley	OF	Saint Mary's College of California	Yes	1996–1997	A+
42	Jake Allen	C	Southeastern Illinois College	Yes	1997	Rookie
43	Kevin Culmo	RHP	California State University, Sacramento	Yes	1996	A-
44	Eddie Sordo	RHP	Jacksonville University	No
45	Erik Lazerus	SS	California State University, Chico	No	1997–1999	Ind
46	Bradley Turner	C	Belton High School	No
47	Eric Lovinger	RHP	Oregon State University	Yes	1996	A-
48	Neal Hannah	RHP	Mercer University	Yes	1996–1998	A-
49	Peter Brinjak	RHP	Power-St. Joseph's High School	No
50	Brian Paulk	RHP	Saginaw Valley State University	Yes	1996–1998	A+
51	Doug Straight	RHP	Buckhannon-Upshur High School	No
52	Dean Mitchell	RHP	Texas A&M University	Yes	1996–2001	AAA
53	Blake Mayo	RHP	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Yes	1996–2002	AAA
54	James Jackson	OF	Kankakee High School	No
55	Adam Flohr	LHP	Spokane Falls Community College	No Devil Rays-1998	1998–2003	AAA
56	Spencer Micunek	RHP	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	No
57	Ryan Anholt	2B	Kwantlen College	No	2000	Ind
58	Brian Little	3B	College of the Sequoias	No
59	J. C. Huguest	C	Coral Park High School	No Reds-2000	2000–2008	A+
60	Craig Jarvis	OF	Claremont Secondary School	No
61	Kevin Sullivan	C	Pacelli High School	No Phillies-2000	2000–2008	AAA
62	Mark Paschal	OF	Chaffey College	No
63	George Bailey	3B	St. Joseph High School	No
64	Joseph Thomas	RHP	Mt. San Antonio College	No
65	Devin Helps	LHP	McClung Collegiate High School	No
66	Travis Bolton	C	West Valley High School	No
67	Graig Merritt	C	Terry Fox Secondary School	No Devil Rays-2001	2001–2005	AA
68	Samuel Shelton	RHP	Durango High School	No
69	Mike Meyer	SS	Sabino High School	No Cardinals-2000	2000–2014	A+
70	Matt Mason	C	J. Lloyd Crow High School	No	2000–2003	Ind
71	Kevin Huff	RHP	Horizon High School	No
72	Eric Bruntlett	SS	Harrison High School	No Astros-2000	2000–2010	MLB
73	Edwin Rodriguez	1B	Academia Cristo Rey	No
74	Ryan Withey	SS	Mainland High School	No Angels-2000	2000–2001	A
75	Paul Sirant	RHP	River East Collegiate High School	No
76	Chad Zaniewski	OF	John I. Leonard High School	No
77	Richard Garner	C	Wade Hampton High School	No
78	Jim Davis	1B	Berrien County High School	No
79	Saúl Rivera	SS	Lake Land College	No

[3]

References

"1996 MLB Standard Pitching". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halech01.shtml
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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[2] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halech01.shtml

[3] 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft