1996 New York Mets season
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| Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Joe McIlvaine |
| Manager(s) | Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine |
| Local television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne) |
| Local radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman) WXLX (spanish) (Juan Alicea) |
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The New York Mets' 1996 season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 14, 1995: Lance Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.[1]
- December 19, 1995: Brent Mayne was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors).[2]
- March 31, 1996: Ryan Thompson was traded by the New York Mets with Reid Cornelius to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Clark.[3]
Regular season[edit]
- Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle on July 3 in a 10-6 win in Philadelphia.[4] He was the sixth Met to hit for the cycle.[4]
- On August 16, the San Diego Padres played the New York Mets in a game held in Monterrey, Mexico.[5]
- On September 14, Todd Hundley broke the major-league record for single-season home runs by a catcher, previously owned by Roy Campanella. Hundley hit his 41st home run in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.[6]
- Lance Johnson led the league with 21 triples. It was the highest amount by a National League player since 1930.[7]
Opening Day Roster[edit]
- Rico Brogna
- Bernard Gilkey
- Todd Hundley
- Butch Huskey
- Lance Johnson
- Bobby Jones
- Jeff Kent
- Rey Ordóñez
- José Vizcaíno
Season standings[edit]
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 56–25 | 40–41 |
| Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 8 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 16 | 52–29 | 28–53 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 42–39 | 29–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 29 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1996 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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| 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 | — | |||
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
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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| Carl Everett | 101 | 192 | 46 | .240 | 1 | 16 |
Other batters[edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and records[edit]
- Lance Johnson, National League leader, Triples (21) [7]
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie[9]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maynebr01.shtml
- ^ Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times. p. B9.
- ^ Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
- ^ Willis, George (September 15, 1996). "Hundley's 41st Puts Him in Record Books". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
- ^ 1996 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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