1996 Game Log: 82–80 (Home: 48–33; Away: 34–47)
April: 13–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 8–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
Dodgers
3–4
Martinez
Reynolds (0–1)
Worrell
34,375
0–1
2
April 2
Dodgers
5–4
Jones (1–0)
Cummings
—
20,492
1–1
3
April 3
Dodgers
5–2
Hampton (1–0)
Nomo
Jones (1)
14,858
2–1
4
April 5
Padres
4–10
Tewksbury
Kile (0–1)
—
28,629
2–2
5
April 6
Padres
4–8 (13)
Hoffman
Small (0–1)
—
24,510
2–3
6
April 7
Padres
2–17
Bergman
Swindell (0–1)
—
16,258
2–4
7
April 8
Giants
6–2
Hampton (2–0)
VanLandingham
—
13,488
3–4
8
April 9
Giants
1–3 (10)
Juden
Tabaka (0–1)
Beck
13,588
3–5
9
April 10
Giants
5–11
Fernandez
Kile (0–2)
—
14,183
3–6
10
April 11
@ Reds
9–4
Reynolds (1–1)
Portugal
—
18,946
4–6
11
April 12
@ Reds
10–8 (10)
Jones (2–0)
Moore
Tabaka (1)
24,960
5–6
12
April 14
@ Reds
3–5
Schourek
Hampton (2–1)
Brantley
—
5–7
13
April 14
@ Reds
8–9
Shaw
Young (0–1)
Brantley
21,552
5–8
14
April 16
@ Mets
9–6
Reynolds (2–1)
Isringhausen
Jones (2)
13,795
6–8
15
April 17
@ Mets
7–5
Kile (1–2)
Wilson
Jones (3)
12,065
7–8
16
April 19
Reds
13–5
Brocail (1–0)
Schourek
—
22,728
8–8
17
April 20
Reds
1–6
Smiley
Drabek (0–1)
—
34,098
8–9
18
April 21
Reds
7–5
Jones (3–0)
Brantley
—
27,845
9–9
19
April 22
@ Giants
11–8
Reynolds (3–1)
Leiter
—
8,867
10–9
20
April 23
@ Giants
8–4
Kile (2–2)
VanLandingham
—
8,439
11–9
21
April 24
@ Dodgers
2–5
Valdez
Brocail (1–1)
—
26,666
11–10
22
April 25
@ Dodgers
4–6
Nomo
Drabek (0–2)
Worrell
33,530
11–11
23
April 26
@ Padres
2–3
Worrell
Hampton (2–2)
Hoffman
21,254
11–12
24
April 27
@ Padres
6–0
Reynolds (4–1)
Ashby
—
38,309
12–12
25
April 28
@ Padres
3–2
Kile (3–2)
Bergman
Jones (4)
27,208
13–12
26
April 29
@ Padres
0–2
Hamilton
Brocail (1–2)
—
8,979
13–13
27
April 30
Braves
5–7
Smoltz
Jones (3–1)
McMichael
17,795
13–14
May: 14–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
28
May 1
Braves
3–0
Hampton (3–2)
Avery
—
18,546
14–14
29
May 3
Expos
4–1
Reynolds (5–1)
Cormier
Jones (5)
19,633
15–14
30
May 4
Expos
1–2
Veres
Hernandez (0–1)
Rojas
22,810
15–15
31
May 5
Expos
0–5
Fassero
Brocail (1–3)
—
25,207
15–16
32
May 6
@ Phillies
11–5
Drabek (1–2)
Hunter
—
15,906
16–16
33
May 7
@ Phillies
7–5
Young (1–1)
Springer
Jones (6)
16,569
17–16
34
May 8
@ Phillies
1–2 (10)
Ryan
Tabaka (0–2)
—
16,284
17–17
35
May 9
@ Expos
11–4
Kile (4–2)
Rueter
—
12,470
18–17
36
May 10
@ Expos
2–5
Fassero
Dougherty (0–1)
Rojas
30,315
18–18
37
May 11
@ Expos
9–10 (13)
Dyer
Dougherty (0–2)
—
26,084
18–19
38
May 12
@ Expos
6–7
Urbina
Hampton (3–3)
Rojas
19,345
18–20
39
May 13
@ Cubs
0–6
Trachsel
Reynolds (5–2)
—
22,610
18–21
40
May 14
@ Cubs
6–3
Kile (5–2)
Navarro
Jones (7)
17,562
19–21
41
May 15
@ Cubs
7–5
Wall (1–0)
Castillo
Jones (8)
16,093
20–21
42
May 16
@ Cubs
1–13
Telemaco
Drabek (1–3)
—
15,902
20–22
43
May 17
Pirates
4–2
Reynolds (6–2)
Lieber
Jones (9)
22,882
21–22
44
May 18
Pirates
1–2 (11)
Cordova
Young (1–2)
Plesac
21,010
21–23
45
May 19
Pirates
4–3
Jones (4–1)
Lieber
—
18,815
22–23
46
May 20
Cardinals
3–5
Osborne
Drabek (1–4)
—
14,547
22–24
47
May 21
Cardinals
2–8
Stottlemyre
Reynolds (6–3)
—
17,935
22–25
48
May 22
Cardinals
2–5
Benes
Kile (5–3)
Mathews
15,353
22–26
49
May 24
Cubs
8–7 (10)
Jones (5–1)
Patterson
—
23,910
23–26
50
May 25
Cubs
5–2
Drabek (2–4)
Navarro
Jones (10)
34,326
24–26
51
May 26
Cubs
7–2
Reynolds (7–3)
Castillo
—
33,245
25–26
52
May 27
@ Pirates
5–3
Kile (6–3)
Smith
—
8,906
26–26
53
May 28
@ Pirates
5–6
Miceli
Swindell (0–2)
Cordova
7,182
26–27
54
May 29
@ Pirates
7–4
Morman (1–0)
Darwin
Jones (11)
11,679
27–27
55
May 31
@ Cardinals
4–6
Osborne
Swindell (0–3)
Fossas
37,625
27–28
June: 15–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
56
June 1
@ Cardinals
4–5 (10)
Bailey
Hernandez (0–2)
—
34,958
27–29
57
June 2
@ Cardinals
0–2
Stottlemyre
Kile (6–4)
—
32,703
27–30
58
June 4
Rockies
16–8
Hampton (4–3)
Thompson
—
18,418
28–30
59
June 5
Rockies
4–1
Wall (2–0)
Reynoso
—
14,954
29–30
60
June 6
Rockies
7–14
Ritz
Drabek (2–5)
—
22,112
29–31
61
June 7
Phillies
11–5
Reynolds (8–3)
Crawford
—
22,585
30–31
62
June 8
Phillies
7–3
Wagner (1–0)
Springer
—
23,739
31–31
63
June 9
Phillies
2–1
Young (2–2)
Williams
Jones (12)
30,180
32–31
64
June 10
@ Rockies
10–9
Wall (3–0)
Reynoso
—
48,007
33–31
65
June 11
@ Rockies
5–7
Alston
Young (2–3)
Ruffin
48,014
33–32
66
June 12
@ Rockies
0–8
Freeman
Reynolds (8–4)
—
48,024
33–33
67
June 13
@ Giants
8–12
Leiter
Kile (6–5)
—
10,527
33–34
68
June 14
@ Giants
9–1
Hampton (5–3)
VanLandingham
Wagner (1)
10,758
34–34
69
June 15
@ Giants
4–3
Wall (4–0)
Watson
Jones (13)
18,530
35–34
70
June 16
@ Giants
7–8
DeLucia
Morman (1–1)
—
27,624
35–35
71
June 17
Reds
5–4
Young (3–3)
Shaw
Jones (14)
24,977
36–35
72
June 18
Reds
4–6 (10)
Brantley
Hernandez (0–3)
—
20,505
36–36
73
June 19
Reds
7–10
Portugal
Hampton (5–4)
Brantley
38,218
36–37
74
June 20
@ Dodgers
4–2
Wall (5–0)
Nomo
Jones (15)
49,656
37–37
75
June 21
@ Dodgers
11–3
Drabek (3–5)
Candiotti
—
33,273
38–37
76
June 22
@ Dodgers
0–3
Martinez
Reynolds (8–5)
—
37,844
38–38
77
June 23
@ Dodgers
3–4
Worrell
Hernandez (0–4)
—
35,467
38–39
78
June 25
@ Padres
9–4
Jones (6–1)
Sanders
—
13,458
39–39
79
June 26
@ Padres
4–3
Wall (6–0)
Worrell
Wagner (2)
12,388
40–39
80
June 28
Mets
2–7
Clark
Drabek (3–6)
Henry
24,569
40–40
81
June 29
Mets
9–1
Reynolds (9–5)
Person
—
35,454
41–40
82
June 30
Mets
9–3
Kile (7–5)
Isringhausen
—
35,981
42–40
July: 15–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
83
July 1
Marlins
6–2
Hampton (6–4)
Brown
—
18,513
43–40
84
July 2
Marlins
4–3 (12)
Johnstone (1–0)
Mathews
—
18,897
44–40
85
July 3
Marlins
4–3
Drabek (4–6)
Leiter
Jones (16)
24,537
45–40
86
July 4
@ Braves
5–2
Reynolds (10–5)
Smoltz
Hernandez (1)
49,060
46–40
87
July 5
@ Braves
7–1
Kile (8–5)
Schmidt
—
36,896
47–40
88
July 6
@ Braves
2–4
Bielecki
Hampton (6–5)
—
41,619
47–41
89
July 7
@ Braves
1–9
Maddux
Wall (6–1)
—
28,716
47–42
90
July 11
@ Mets
2–8
Clark
Drabek (4–7)
—
18,557
47–43
91
July 12
@ Mets
3–1
Reynolds (11–5)
Jones
Wagner (3)
17,405
48–43
92
July 14
@ Mets
7–5 (11)
Hernandez (1–4)
Mlicki
Jones (17)
—
49–43
93
July 14
@ Mets
3–10
Harnisch
Hampton (6–6)
—
33,505
49–44
94
July 15
@ Marlins
5–15
Pall
Wall (6–2)
—
15,807
49–45
95
July 16
@ Marlins
2–3
Perez
Jones (6–2)
—
15,610
49–46
96
July 17
@ Marlins
2–11
Leiter
Reynolds (11–6)
—
16,345
49–47
97
July 18
Braves
2–3
Smoltz
Jones (6–3)
Wohlers
35,822
49–48
98
July 19
Braves
7–6
Kile (9–5)
Woodall
Wagner (4)
39,090
50–48
99
July 20
Braves
2–1
Wagner (2–0)
Maddux
—
49,674
51–48
100
July 21
Braves
4–3 (10)
Hernandez (2–4)
McMichael
—
45,561
52–48
101
July 22
Padres
1–0
Reynolds (12–6)
Hamilton
Wagner (5)
21,563
53–48
102
July 23
Padres
4–7
Sanders
Hampton (6–7)
Hoffman
19,620
53–49
103
July 24
Padres
6–4 (10)
Hernandez (3–4)
Villone
—
19,168
54–49
104
July 26
Dodgers
4–3
Darwin (1–0)
Guthrie
Wagner (6)
27,089
55–49
105
July 27
Dodgers
5–6 (11)
Osuna
Clark (0–1)
Worrell
36,841
55–50
106
July 28
Dodgers
3–2
Darwin (2–0)
Eischen
—
32,912
56–50
107
July 29
@ Reds
2–1
Hampton (7–7)
Portugal
Wagner (7)
22,163
57–50
108
July 30
@ Reds
4–5 (10)
Shaw
Clark (0–2)
—
27,015
57–51
109
July 31
@ Reds
0–10
Smiley
Wall (6–3)
—
26,082
57–52
August: 17–11 (Home: 10–7; Away: 7–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
110
August 2
Giants
5–1
Drabek (5–7)
Gardner
Hernandez (2)
22,682
58–52
111
August 3
Giants
4–1
Reynolds (13–6)
Estes
—
35,930
59–52
112
August 4
Giants
7–6
Hampton (8–7)
Fernandez
Wagner (8)
33,646
60–52
113
August 6
Expos
5–7
Fassero
Kile (9–6)
Rojas
17,658
60–53
114
August 7
Expos
5–13
Leiter
Wall (6–4)
—
19,703
60–54
115
August 8
Expos
6–2
Drabek (6–7)
Martinez
—
26,632
61–54
116
August 9
@ Phillies
5–1
Reynolds (14–6)
West
—
21,780
62–54
117
August 10
@ Phillies
3–1
Hampton (9–7)
Schilling
Wagner (9)
18,486
63–54
118
August 11
@ Phillies
10–5
Kile (10–6)
Williams
—
24,150
64–54
119
August 12
@ Expos
1–8
Leiter
Darwin (2–1)
—
35,458
64–55
120
August 13
@ Expos
4–7
Martinez
Drabek (6–8)
Rojas
17,103
64–56
121
August 14
@ Expos
8–3
Reynolds (15–6)
Cormier
—
19,136
65–56
122
August 16
@ Cubs
8–3
Hampton (10–7)
Castillo
—
37,139
66–56
123
August 17
@ Cubs
3–12
Trachsel
Kile (10–7)
—
39,775
66–57
124
August 18
@ Cubs
8–10
Navarro
Brocail (1–4)
Wendell
37,210
66–58
125
August 19
Pirates
2–1 (13)
Morman (2–1)
Morel
—
15,067
67–58
126
August 20
Pirates
9–4
Wall (7–4)
Miceli
Hernandez (3)
19,866
68–58
127
August 21
Pirates
2–5
Neagle
Hampton (10–8)
Ericks
13,357
68–59
128
August 22
Pirates
6–8
Wilkins
Wagner (2–1)
Ericks
14,899
68–60
129
August 23
Cardinals
0–1
Osborne
Kile (10–8)
Eckersley
35,554
68–61
130
August 24
Cardinals
3–1
Reynolds (16–6)
Stottlemyre
—
43,258
69–61
131
August 25
Cardinals
4–1
Wall (8–4)
Benes
Hernandez (4)
31,609
70–61
132
August 26
Cardinals
2–3
Benes
Hampton (10–9)
Eckersley
21,624
70–62
133
August 27
Cubs
6–5
Morman (3–1)
Adams
Hernandez (5)
15,374
71–62
134
August 28
Cubs
5–4
Olson (1–0)
Bottenfield
—
18,026
72–62
135
August 29
Cubs
3–4
Navarro
Reynolds (16–7)
Wendell
16,151
72–63
136
August 30
@ Pirates
10–0
Wall (9–4)
Peters
—
24,619
73–63
137
August 31
@ Pirates
5–4
Hernandez (4–4)
Ericks
Hudek (1)
27,559
74–63
September: 8–17 (Home: 8–5; Away: 0–12)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
138
September 1
@ Pirates
5–9
Wainhouse
Darwin (2–2)
—
14,144
74–64
139
September 2
@ Cardinals
7–8 (10)
Benes
Brocail (1–5)
—
32,955
74–65
140
September 3
@ Cardinals
3–12
Stottlemyre
Reynolds (16–8)
—
23,955
74–66
141
September 4
@ Cardinals
4–6
Benes
Wall (9–5)
Eckersley
34,891
74–67
142
September 6
Rockies
2–1
Hernandez (5–4)
Leskanic
—
20,932
75–67
143
September 7
Rockies
5–4
Kile (11–8)
Holmes
Hudek (2)
37,213
76–67
144
September 8
Rockies
2–5
Reed
Reynolds (16–9)
Ruffin
31,316
76–68
145
September 9
Rockies
2–4
Ritz
Wall (9–6)
Ruffin
13,833
76–69
146
September 10
Phillies
4–3
Morman (4–1)
Schilling
Hernandez (6)
12,700
77–69
147
September 11
Phillies
8–10
Parrett
Holt (0–1)
Bottalico
17,300
77–70
148
September 12
Phillies
4–1
Kile (12–8)
Williams
—
16,103
78–70
149
September 13
@ Rockies
3–6
Holmes
Hernandez (5–5)
Ruffin
48,049
78–71
150
September 14
@ Rockies
3–7
Ritz
Wall (9–7)
—
48,132
78–72
151
September 15
@ Rockies
4–11
Thompson
Drabek (6–9)
—
48,038
78–73
152
September 17
@ Braves
4–5
Smoltz
Kile (12–9)
Wohlers
32,109
78–74
153
September 18
@ Braves
2–6
Maddux
Hampton (10–10)
—
29,885
78–75
154
September 20
@ Marlins
1–3
Brown
Reynolds (16–10)
Nen
21,518
78–76
155
September 21
@ Marlins
1–2
Heredia
Wagner (2–2)
—
31,023
78–77
156
September 22
@ Marlins
0–6
Helling
Kile (12–10)
—
17,461
78–78
157
September 24
Mets
0–4
Jones
Wall (9–8)
—
39,511
78–79
158
September 25
Mets
5–4 (10)
Hudek (1–0)
Wallace
—
15,760
79–79
159
September 26
Mets
6–2
Drabek (7–9)
Trlicek
—
13,751
80–79
160
September 27
Marlins
2–3
Hutton
Kile (12–11)
Nen
21,725
80–80
161
September 28
Marlins
5–1
Darwin (3–2)
Heredia
—
21,832
81–80
162
September 29
Marlins
5–4 (10)
Hudek (2–0)
Hammond
—
42,658
82–80
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Astros team member