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1996 Cleveland Indians
AL Central Champions
DivisionCentral Division
BallparkJacobs Field
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnersRichard Jacobs
ManagersMike Hargrove
TelevisionWUAB · SportsChannel Ohio
RadioWKNR (1220)
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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]

Offseason

  • November 9, 1995: Ruben Amaro Jr. was released by the Cleveland Indians.[2]
  • December 6, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[3]
  • December 7, 1995: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[4]
  • December 14, 1995: Jack McDowell signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
  • January 4, 1996: Mario Díaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]
  • March 31, 1996: Mark Clark was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.[7]

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.[8]

Season standings

AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1996 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Notable transactions

  • May 14, 1996: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[9]
  • June 15, 1996: Greg Swindell signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[10]

Roster

1996 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

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

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

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

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

Award winners

All-Star Game

Postseason

Main article: 1996 American League Division Series

ALDS: Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore wins the series, 3-1

Game Score (visitors listed first) Date Location Attendance
1
 Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 10 October 1 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,644 [12]
2
 Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 7 October 2 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,970 [13]
3
 Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 9 October 4 Jacobs Field 44,250 [14]
4
 Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 3 (12 innings) October 5 Jacobs Field 44,280 [15]

Minor league affiliates

Classification level Team League Season article
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League 1996 Buffalo Bisons season
AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League 1996 Canton–Akron Indians season
Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League
A Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic League
Short Season A Watertown Indians New York–Penn League
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Ruben Amaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml
  4. ^ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Jack McDowell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
  7. ^ Mark Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1996.shtml
  9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml
  10. ^ Greg Swindell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
  12. ^ "1996 ALDS – Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  13. ^ "1996 ALDS – Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  14. ^ "1996 ALDS – Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  15. ^ "1996 ALDS – Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
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