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