1996 Cincinnati Reds season

1996 Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Cinergy Field
City	Cincinnati
Record	81–81 (.500)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Marge Schott
General managers	Jim Bowden
Managers	Ray Knight
Television	WSTR SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Seasons

The Cincinnati Reds' 1996 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to defend their National League Central title, but the team would regress finishing at exactly .500 with an 81–81 record and a third place finish.

Offseason

• December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
• January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

• Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack. The game between the Reds and Montreal Expos is postponed. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

Opening Day lineup

April 1 (game postponed)

• Vince Coleman, LF
• Hal Morris, 1B
• Barry Larkin, SS
• Reggie Sanders, RF
• Eddie Taubensee, C
• Bret Boone, 2B
• Mike Kelly, CF
• Jeff Branson, 3B
• Pete Schourek, P

Source:

April 2

• Eric Davis, LF
• Eric Owens, 2B
• Barry Larkin, SS
• Reggie Sanders, RF
• Chris Sabo, 3B
• Hal Morris, 1B
• Mike Kelly, CF
• Joe Oliver, C
• Pete Schourek, P

Source:

Note: the two lineups have multiple differences, as the Expos had scheduled right-hander Pedro Martínez to start on April 1; he was replaced by left-hander Jeff Fassero for the April 2 game.

Season standings

NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	.543	—	48‍–‍33	40‍–‍41
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	6	48‍–‍33	34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	81	81	.500	7	46‍–‍35	35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs	76	86	.469	12	43‍–‍38	33‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	89	.451	15	36‍–‍44	37‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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: 81–81 (Home: 46–35; Away: 35–46)
April: 9–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 Expos 4–1 Schourek (1–0) Fassero Moore (1) 53,136 1–0 2 April 3 Expos 4–8 Veres Shaw (0–1) — 19,104 1–1 3 April 4 Expos 2–10 Paniagua Burba (0–1) — 17,067 1–2 4 April 5 @ Phillies 6–5 (10) Shaw (1–1) Borland Moore (2) 17,318 2–2 5 April 6 @ Phillies 8–4 Salkeld (1–0) Hunter — 17,958 3–2 6 April 8 Mets 7–6 Schourek (2–0) Jones Brantley (1) 17,623 4–2 7 April 9 Mets 5–12 Isringhausen Smiley (0–1) Franco 15,958 4–3 8 April 10 Mets 9–7 Pugh (1–0) Macdonald Brantley (2) 16,775 5–3 9 April 11 Astros 4–9 Reynolds Portugal (0–1) — 18,946 5–4 10 April 12 Astros 8–10 (10) Jones Moore (0–1) Tabaka 24,960 5–5 11 April 14 Astros 5–3 Schourek (3–0) Hampton Brantley (3) — 6–5 12 April 14 Astros 9–8 Shaw (2–1) Young Brantley (4) 21,552 7–5 13 April 15 @ Cubs 3–2 (10) Moore (1–1) Patterson Brantley (5) 20,395 8–5 14 April 16 @ Cubs 3–6 Trachsel Portugal (0–2) — 11,464 8–6 15 April 17 @ Cubs 6–8 (10) Wendell Ruffin (0–1) — 13,023 8–7 16 April 19 @ Astros 5–13 Brocail Schourek (3–1) — 22,728 8–8 17 April 20 @ Astros 6–1 Smiley (1–1) Drabek — 34,098 9–8 18 April 21 @ Astros 5–7 Jones Brantley (0–1) — 27,845 9–9 19 April 22 @ Mets 1–5 Wilson Portugal (0–3) — 14,568 9–10 20 April 23 @ Mets 6–8 (10) Henry Shaw (2–2) — 14,357 9–11 21 April 24 @ Expos 6–7 (10) Dyer Moore (1–2) — 10,126 9–12 22 April 25 @ Expos 4–8 Martinez Smiley (1–2) — 13,067 9–13 23 April 26 Phillies 0–2 Grace Burba (0–2) Bottalico 21,842 9–14 24 April 27 Phillies 2–3 Leiper Portugal (0–4) Bottalico 22,555 9–15 25 April 30 Pirates 7–10 Neagle Smiley (1–3) Cordova 16,243 9–16
May: 10–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 26 May 1 Pirates 3–4 Hope Burba (0–3) Plesac 18,197 9–17 27 May 3 @ Giants 5–3 McElroy (1–0) Creek Brantley (6) 12,884 10–17 28 May 4 @ Giants 9–7 Moore (2–2) Leiter Brantley (7) 18,989 11–17 29 May 5 @ Giants 12–6 Smiley (2–3) VanLandingham — 18,052 12–17 30 May 7 Dodgers 3–2 (12) Moore (3–2) Worrell — 18,147 13–17 31 May 8 Dodgers 5–0 Schourek (4–1) Park Shaw (1) 17,820 14–17 32 May 10 Padres 8–6 McElroy (2–0) Florie Brantley (8) 22,508 15–17 33 May 11 Padres 1–0 Smiley (3–3) Hamilton Brantley (9) 24,983 16–17 34 May 12 Padres 0–5 Tewksbury Burba (0–4) — 22,786 16–18 35 May 14 Rockies 3–5 Reed Schourek (4–2) Ruffin 20,535 16–19 36 May 17 @ Braves 2–8 Maddux Smiley (3–4) — 40,612 16–20 37 May 18 @ Braves 1–2 Clontz Ruffin (0–2) Wohlers 49,553 16–21 38 May 19 @ Braves 5–9 Smoltz Schourek (4–3) Wohlers 41,153 16–22 39 May 20 Marlins 3–5 Rapp Burba (0–5) Nen 18,023 16–23 40 May 21 Marlins 2–3 Weathers Salkeld (1–1) Mathews 19,534 16–24 41 May 22 Marlins 4–1 Smiley (4–4) Leiter Brantley (10) 22,055 17–24 42 May 23 @ Rockies 7–5 Carrasco (1–0) Ruffin Brantley (11) 48,040 18–24 43 May 24 @ Rockies 11–9 Ruffin (1–2) Thompson — 48,019 19–24 44 May 25 @ Rockies 5–7 Leskanic Moore (3–3) — 48,012 19–25 45 May 27 @ Marlins 2–6 Leiter Smiley (4–5) — 15,919 19–26 46 May 28 @ Marlins 2–6 Brown Burba (0–6) Mathews 14,052 19–27 47 May 31 Braves 1–9 Avery Schourek (4–4) — 33,455 19–28
June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 48 June 1 Braves 3–2 Portugal (1–4) Maddux Brantley (12) 34,023 20–28 49 June 2 Braves 2–6 Glavine Smiley (4–6) — 23,482 20–29 50 June 3 Giants 3–6 VanLandingham Burba (0–7) — 20,028 20–30 51 June 4 Giants 4–1 Salkeld (2–1) Watson Brantley (13) 28,549 21–30 52 June 5 Giants 4–15 Gardner Jarvis (0–1) — 21,881 21–31 53 June 7 @ Dodgers 2–1 Smiley (5–6) Valdez Brantley (14) 35,197 22–31 54 June 8 @ Dodgers 4–5 (10) Worrell Carrasco (1–1) — 44,575 22–32 55 June 9 @ Dodgers 2–3 Nomo Smith (0–1) Worrell 47,847 22–33 56 June 10 @ Padres 6–3 Smith (1–1) Bochtler Brantley (15) 41,120 23–33 57 June 11 @ Padres 4–1 Jarvis (1–1) Valenzuela Brantley (16) 12,029 24–33 58 June 12 @ Padres 9–4 Smiley (6–6) Florie — 11,411 25–33 59 June 14 Expos 1–6 Martinez Portugal (1–5) — 26,691 25–34 60 June 15 Expos 5–6 Rueter Burba (0–8) Rojas 32,833 25–35 61 June 16 Expos 7–0 Salkeld (3–1) Cormier — 25,657 26–35 62 June 17 @ Astros 4–5 Young Shaw (2–3) Jones 24,977 26–36 63 June 18 @ Astros 6–4 (10) Brantley (1–1) Hernandez — 20,505 27–36 64 June 19 @ Astros 10–7 Portugal (2–5) Hampton Brantley (17) 38,218 28–36 65 June 20 @ Mets 5–3 Burba (1–8) Jones Shaw (2) 16,994 29–36 66 June 21 @ Mets 4–9 Dipoto Salkeld (3–2) Mlicki 19,432 29–37 67 June 22 @ Mets 2–5 Clark Schourek (4–5) Franco 24,589 29–38 68 June 23 @ Mets 2–1 Smiley (7–6) Person Brantley (18) 18,593 30–38 69 June 24 Phillies 7–0 Portugal (3–5) Schilling — 20,835 31–38 70 June 25 Phillies 9–1 Burba (2–8) Quirico — — 32–38 71 June 25 Phillies 3–1 Jarvis (2–1) Mimbs Smith (1) 23,369 33–38 72 June 26 Phillies 4–2 Salkeld (4–2) Williams Brantley (19) 32,286 34–38 73 June 28 Cubs 7–4 Smiley (8–6) Castillo Smith (2) 27,864 35–38 74 June 29 Cubs 9–5 Portugal (4–5) Bullinger — 32,273 36–38 75 June 30 Cubs 0–6 Trachsel Burba (2–9) — 30,352 36–39
July: 16–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 1 @ Cardinals 8–5 Carrasco (2–1) Benes Brantley (20) 27,221 37–39 77 July 2 @ Cardinals 3–4 Honeycutt Smith (1–2) Eckersley 29,074 37–40 78 July 3 @ Cardinals 0–4 Osborne Smiley (8–7) — 32,658 37–41 79 July 4 @ Cubs 2–1 Portugal (5–5) Bullinger Brantley (21) 38,047 38–41 80 July 5 @ Cubs 3–0 Burba (3–9) Trachsel Brantley (22) 40,743 39–41 81 July 6 @ Cubs 2–6 Patterson Carrasco (2–2) — 38,690 39–42 82 July 7 @ Cubs 6–7 (13) Sturtze Ruffin (1–3) — 36,352 39–43 83 July 11 Pirates 3–5 Neagle Smiley (8–8) Plesac 24,670 39–44 84 July 12 Pirates 5–2 Portugal (6–5) Darwin Brantley (23) 27,708 40–44 85 July 13 Pirates 3–0 Jarvis (3–1) Lieber — 32,119 41–44 86 July 14 Pirates 7–6 Burba (4–9) Wagner Brantley (24) 26,619 42–44 87 July 15 Cardinals 3–8 Morgan Salkeld (4–3) — 38,450 42–45 88 July 16 Cardinals 4–5 Osborne Shaw (2–4) Eckersley 23,370 42–46 89 July 17 Cardinals 4–6 Benes Portugal (6–6) Eckersley 28,879 42–47 90 July 18 @ Pirates 3–8 Lieber Jarvis (3–2) — 12,669 42–48 91 July 19 @ Pirates 11–3 Burba (5–9) Wagner — 17,153 43–48 92 July 20 @ Pirates 9–3 Salkeld (5–3) Miceli — 26,378 44–48 93 July 21 @ Pirates 4–6 Neagle Smiley (8–9) Plesac 23,117 44–49 94 July 22 @ Phillies 5–2 Portugal (7–6) Mulholland Brantley (25) — 45–49 95 July 22 @ Phillies 5–3 Smith (2–2) Ryan Brantley (26) 22,808 46–49 96 July 23 @ Phillies 5–3 Jarvis (4–2) Mimbs — 23,100 47–49 97 July 24 @ Phillies 3–1 Burba (6–9) Williams Brantley (27) 27,352 48–49 98 July 26 Mets 7–4 Smiley (9–9) Wilson — 30,011 49–49 99 July 27 Mets 7–5 Service (1–0) Clark Brantley (28) 26,880 50–49 100 July 28 Mets 1–7 Jones Jarvis (4–3) — 25,094 50–50 101 July 29 Astros 1–2 Hampton Portugal (7–7) Wagner 22,163 50–51 102 July 30 Astros 5–4 (10) Shaw (3–4) Clark — 27,015 51–51 103 July 31 Astros 10–0 Smiley (10–9) Wall — 26,082 52–51
August: 15–17 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 @ Expos 9–7 Shaw (4–4) Dyer Brantley (29) 13,725 53–51 105 August 2 @ Expos 1–11 Martinez Jarvis (4–4) — 12,988 53–52 106 August 3 @ Expos 2–6 Cormier Portugal (7–8) Rojas 17,184 53–53 107 August 4 @ Expos 3–7 Urbina Burba (6–10) Rojas 15,408 53–54 108 August 5 @ Giants 4–3 Salkeld (6–3) VanLandingham Brantley (30) 12,277 54–54 109 August 6 @ Giants 3–2 Carrasco (3–2) Beck Brantley (31) 12,434 55–54 110 August 7 @ Giants 2–9 Gardner Jarvis (4–5) — 15,829 55–55 111 August 9 Dodgers 9–4 Portugal (8–8) Valdez — 34,004 56–55 112 August 10 Dodgers 5–7 Nomo Burba (6–11) Worrell 33,830 56–56 113 August 11 Dodgers 5–10 Osuna Carrasco (3–3) — 27,897 56–57 114 August 12 Dodgers 5–6 Martinez Smiley (10–10) Worrell 21,677 56–58 115 August 13 Padres 10–4 Jarvis (5–5) Hamilton — 20,205 57–58 116 August 14 Padres 2–1 (13) Smith (3–2) Bergman — 20,983 58–58 117 August 15 Padres 3–2 Burba (7–11) Tewksbury Brantley (32) 23,143 59–58 118 August 16 Rockies 4–8 Reynoso Salkeld (6–4) — 28,878 59–59 119 August 17 Rockies 5–3 Smiley (11–10) Munoz Brantley (33) — 60–59 120 August 17 Rockies 9–5 Shaw (5–4) Reed — 34,225 61–59 121 August 18 Rockies 9–4 Jarvis (6–5) Ritz Shaw (3) 24,883 62–59 122 August 19 Rockies 3–6 Thompson Portugal (8–9) — 22,670 62–60 123 August 20 @ Braves 1–4 Glavine Burba (7–12) Wohlers 32,658 62–61 124 August 21 @ Braves 3–4 Borbon Brantley (1–2) — 29,213 62–62 125 August 22 @ Braves 3–2 (13) Carrasco (4–3) Borowski Brantley (34) 31,729 63–62 126 August 23 @ Marlins 6–5 Carrara (1–0) Valdes Brantley (35) — 64–62 127 August 23 @ Marlins 3–8 Leiter Jarvis (6–6) — 21,497 64–63 128 August 24 @ Marlins 3–5 Brown Burba (7–13) Nen 33,883 64–64 129 August 25 @ Marlins 5–6 Nen Smith (3–3) — 27,372 64–65 130 August 26 @ Rockies 5–9 (7) Swift Jarvis (6–7) Bailey 48,093 64–66 131 August 27 @ Rockies 4–3 Smiley (12–10) Reynoso Brantley (36) 50,046 65–66 132 August 28 @ Rockies 9–10 Ruffin Shaw (5–5) — 48,057 65–67 133 August 29 @ Rockies 18–7 Burba (8–13) Thompson — 48,029 66–67 134 August 30 Marlins 1–3 Brown Remlinger (0–1) — 22,485 66–68 135 August 31 Marlins 22–8 Jarvis (7–7) Miller — 25,196 67–68
September: 14–13 (Home: 12–3; Away: 2–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 136 September 1 Marlins 1–6 Hutton Smiley (12–11) — 25,521 67–69 137 September 2 Braves 7–6 Shaw (6–5) McMichael Brantley (37) 20,879 68–69 138 September 3 Braves 5–1 Burba (9–13) Bielecki Shaw (4) 18,844 69–69 139 September 4 Braves 12–6 Salkeld (7–4) Glavine — 19,532 70–69 140 September 6 Giants 0–2 Fernandez Smiley (12–12) Beck — 70–70 141 September 6 Giants 14–1 Morgan (1–0) Bourgeois — 23,091 71–70 142 September 7 Giants 7–5 Salkeld (8–4) Scott Brantley (38) 22,790 72–70 143 September 8 Giants 8–3 Shaw (7–5) Bautista — 20,838 73–70 144 September 9 @ Dodgers 2–7 Martinez Jarvis (7–8) — 29,081 73–71 145 September 10 @ Dodgers 4–5 Candiotti Salkeld (8–5) Worrell 28,237 73–72 146 September 11 @ Dodgers 2–3 Valdez Smiley (12–13) Worrell 27,527 73–73 147 September 13 @ Padres 3–1 Morgan (2–0) Ashby Brantley (39) 26,524 74–73 148 September 14 @ Padres 2–3 (12) Veras Smith (3–4) — 25,231 74–74 149 September 15 @ Padres 0–8 Hamilton Jarvis (7–9) Blair 29,005 74–75 150 September 17 @ Pirates 3–5 Cordova Smiley (12–14) Ericks 7,551 74–76 151 September 18 @ Pirates 3–5 Schmidt Morgan (2–1) Plesac 7,924 74–77 152 September 19 @ Pirates 4–6 Peters Pugh (1–1) Ericks 10,188 74–78 153 September 20 Cardinals 4–2 Burba (10–13) Benes Brantley (40) 23,496 75–78 154 September 22 Cardinals 6–3 Shaw (8–5) Mathews Brantley (41) — 76–78 155 September 22 Cardinals 6–0 Smiley (13–14) Jackson — 38,225 77–78 156 September 23 Cardinals 2–3 Stottlemyre Morgan (2–2) Eckersley 17,313 77–79 157 September 24 Cubs 6–3 Lyons (1–0) Navarro Brantley (42) 18,584 78–79 158 September 25 Cubs 4–3 Burba (11–13) Foster Brantley (43) 18,506 79–79 159 September 26 Cubs 12–4 Jarvis (8–9) Swartzbaugh — 20,777 80–79 160 September 27 @ Cardinals 1–2 (11) Batchelor Shaw (8–6) — 39,730 80–80 161 September 28 @ Cardinals 2–5 Jackson Morgan (2–3) Honeycutt 52,876 80–81 162 September 29 @ Cardinals 6–3 Lyons (2–0) Ludwick Brantley (44) 51,379 81–81
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Reds team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	5	7	0.417	45	59
Florida Marlins	3	9	0.250	54	62
Montreal Expos	3	9	0.250	48	77
New York Mets	6	6	0.500	56	72
Philadelphia Phillies	10	2	0.833	57	27
Total	27	33	0.450	260	297
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	8	5	0.615	63	55
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros	7	6	0.538	78	73
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	8	0.385	65	63
St. Louis Cardinals	5	8	0.385	49	50
Total	25	27	0.481	255	241
NL West
Colorado Rockies	7	6	0.538	92	81
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	8	0.333	48	53
San Diego Padres	9	3	0.750	48	38
San Francisco Giants	9	4	0.692	75	63
Total	29	21	0.580	263	235
Season Total	81	81	0.500	778	773

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	25	9	16	0.360	125	163
May	22	10	12	0.455	94	108
June	28	17	11	0.607	128	112
July	28	16	12	0.571	129	110
August	32	15	17	0.469	176	179
September	27	14	13	0.519	126	101
Total	162	81	81	0.500	778	773

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	46	35	0.568	413	363
Away	81	35	46	0.432	365	410
Total	162	81	81	0.500	778	773

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
• May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.
• June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
• July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors).
• July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.

Draft picks

• June 4, 1996: Buddy Carlyle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.

Roster

1996 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 45 Jeff Brantley 34 Dave Burba 40 Giovanni Carrara 58 Héctor Carrasco 37 Xavier Hernandez 32 Kevin Jarvis 37 Derek Lilliquist 59 Curt Lyons 39 Pedro Martínez 31 Chuck McElroy 53 Marcus Moore 31 Mike Morgan 21 Mark Portugal 40,53 Tim Pugh 43 Mike Remlinger 26 Johnny Ruffin 42 Roger Salkeld 46 Pete Schourek 36 Scott Service 41 Jeff Shaw 57 John Smiley 47 Lee Smith 48 Jerry Spradlin 56 Scott Sullivan		Catchers 51 Brook Fordyce  9 Joe Oliver 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 39 Tim Belk 29 Bret Boone 20,45 Jeff Branson 12 Willie Greene 11 Barry Larkin 23 Hal Morris 30 Eduardo Pérez 17 Chris Sabo		Outfielders 19 Eric Anthony 30 Vince Coleman 44 Eric Davis 33 Steve Gibralter 00 Curtis Goodwin 28 Lenny Harris 22 Thomas Howard 15 Mike Kelly  7 Keith Mitchell  7 Kevin Mitchell 54 Chad Mottola 18 Eric Owens 16 Reggie Sanders		Manager 25 Ray Knight Coaches 50 Marc Bombard (Third base) 35 Don Gullett (Pitching) 72 Tom Hume (Bullpen)  4 Hal McRae (Hitting) 55 Jim Lett (Bench)  2 Joel Youngblood (First base)

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
C	Joe Oliver	106	289	70	.242	11	46
1B	Hal Morris	142	528	165	.313	16	80
2B	Bret Boone	142	520	121	.233	12	69
SS	Barry Larkin	152	517	154	.298	33	89
3B	Willie Greene	115	287	70	.244	19	63
LF	Eric Owens	88	205	41	.200	0	9
CF	Eric Davis	129	415	119	.287	26	83
RF	Reggie Sanders	81	287	72	.251	14	33

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
Thomas Howard	121	360	98	.272	6	42
Ed Taubensee	108	327	95	.291	12	48
Jeff Branson	129	311	76	.244	9	37
Lenny Harris	125	302	86	.285	5	32
Curtis Goodwin	49	136	31	.228	0	5
Chris Sabo	54	125	32	.256	3	16
Eric Anthony	47	123	30	.244	8	13
Kevin Mitchell	37	114	37	.325	6	26
Vince Coleman	33	84	13	.155	1	4
Chad Mottola	35	79	17	.215	3	6
Mike Kelly	19	49	9	.184	1	7
Eduardo Pérez	18	36	8	.222	3	5
Keith Mitchell	11	15	4	.267	1	3
Tim Belk	7	15	3	.200	0	0
Brook Fordyce	4	7	2	.286	0	1
Steve Gibralter	2	2	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
John Smiley	35	217.1	13	14	3.64	171
Dave Burba	34	195.0	11	13	3.83	148
Mark Portugal	27	156.0	8	9	3.98	93
Kevin Jarvis	24	120.1	8	9	5.98	63
Pete Schourek	12	67.1	4	5	6.01	54
Mike Morgan	5	27.1	2	3	2.30	19
Curt Lyons	3	16.0	2	0	4.50	14

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
Roger Salkeld	29	116.0	8	5	5.20	82
Giovanni Carrara	8	23.0	1	0	5.87	13

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
Jeff Brantley	66	1	2	44	2.41	76
Jeff Shaw	78	8	6	4	2.49	69
Héctor Carrasco	56	4	3	0	3.75	59
Johnny Ruffin	49	1	3	0	5.49	69
Lee Smith	43	3	4	2	4.06	35
Scott Service	34	1	0	0	3.94	46
Marcus Moore	23	3	3	2	5.81	27
Mike Remlinger	19	0	1	0	5.60	19
Chuck McElroy	12	2	0	0	6.57	13
Tim Pugh	10	1	1	0	11.49	9
Scott Sullivan	7	0	0	0	2.25	3
Derek Lilliquist	5	0	0	0	7.36	1
Pedro Martínez	4	0	0	0	6.00	3
Xavier Hernandez	3	0	0	0	13.50	3
Jerry Spradlin	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Mark Berry
A	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Carolina League	Phillip Wellman
A	Charleston Alley Cats	South Atlantic League	Tommy Thompson and Donnie Scott
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Mark Wagner
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Matt Martin

References

• 1996 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference