1996 Cleveland Indians season

1996 Cleveland Indians
AL Central Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Richard Jacobs
General manager(s) John Hart
Manager(s) Mike Hargrove
Local television WUAB · SportsChannel Ohio
Local radio WKNR (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

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 W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 99 62 .615 --
Chicago White Sox 85 77 .525 14.5
Milwaukee Brewers 80 82 .494 19.5
Minnesota Twins 78 84 .481 21.5
Kansas City Royals 75 86 .466 24.0

Notable transactions

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

ALDS: Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore wins the series, 3-1

GameScore (visitors listed first)DateLocationAttendance
1
Cleveland Indians - 4, Baltimore Orioles - 10October 1Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,644 [12]
2
Cleveland Indians - 4, Baltimore Orioles - 7October 2Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,970 [13]
3
Baltimore Orioles - 4, Cleveland Indians - 9October 4Jacobs Field44,250 [14]
4
Baltimore Orioles - 4, Cleveland Indians - 3 (12 innings)October 5Jacobs Field44,280 [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, NY, 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.