1996 Cleveland Indians | ||
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American League Central Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 99–62 (.615) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |
General managers | John Hart | |
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |
Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning | |
Radio | WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood | |
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The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the Cleveland Indians' third season at Jacobs Field. 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] Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one double in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901.[2]
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.[9]
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 99 | 62 | 0.615 | — | 51–29 | 48–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 14½ | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 19½ | 38–43 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 21½ | 39–43 | 39–41 |
Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 24 | 37–43 | 38–43 |
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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 | — |
1996 Game Log: 99–62 (Home: 51–29; Away: 48–33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 16–8 (Home: 8–3; Away: 8–5)
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May: 19–9 (Home: 8–2; Away: 11–7)
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June: 14–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 6–6)
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July: 16–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–5)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–6)
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September: 19–7 (Home: 13–3; Away: 6–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Indians team member |
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1996 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Sandy Alomar Jr. | 127 | 418 | 110 | .263 | 11 | 50 |
1B | Julio Franco | 112 | 432 | 139 | .322 | 14 | 76 |
2B | Carlos Baerga | 100 | 424 | 113 | .267 | 10 | 55 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 151 | 542 | 161 | .297 | 9 | 64 |
3B | Jim Thome | 151 | 505 | 157 | .311 | 38 | 116 |
LF | Albert Belle | 158 | 602 | 187 | .311 | 48 | 148 |
CF | Kenny Lofton | 154 | 662 | 210 | .317 | 14 | 67 |
RF | Manny Ramirez | 152 | 550 | 170 | .309 | 33 | 112 |
DH | Eddie Murray | 88 | 336 | 88 | .262 | 12 | 45 |
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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José Vizcaíno | 48 | 179 | 51 | .285 | 0 | 13 |
Tony Peña | 67 | 174 | 34 | .195 | 1 | 27 |
Mark Carreon | 38 | 142 | 46 | .324 | 2 | 14 |
Jeromy Burnitz | 71 | 128 | 36 | .281 | 7 | 26 |
Brian Giles | 51 | 121 | 43 | .355 | 5 | 27 |
Álvaro Espinoza | 59 | 112 | 25 | .223 | 4 | 11 |
Jeff Kent | 39 | 102 | 27 | .265 | 3 | 16 |
Kevin Seitzer | 22 | 83 | 32 | .386 | 1 | 16 |
Casey Candaele | 24 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
Scott Leius | 27 | 43 | 6 | .140 | 1 | 3 |
Ryan Thompson | 8 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 1 | 5 |
Wayne Kirby | 27 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Nigel Wilson | 10 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 5 |
Herbert Perry | 7 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Jackson | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Gerónimo Peña | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 1 | 2 |
Einar Díaz | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charles Nagy | 32 | 222.0 | 17 | 5 | 3.41 | 167 |
Orel Hershiser | 33 | 206.0 | 15 | 9 | 4.24 | 125 |
Jack McDowell | 30 | 192.0 | 13 | 9 | 5.11 | 141 |
Chad Ogea | 29 | 146.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.79 | 101 |
Dennis Martínez | 20 | 112.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 48 |
Brian Anderson | 10 | 51.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Albie Lopez | 13 | 62.0 | 5 | 4 | 6.39 | 45 |
Greg Swindell | 13 | 28.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.59 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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José Mesa | 69 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 3.73 | 64 |
Paul Assenmacher | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 44 |
Eric Plunk | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.43 | 85 |
Julián Tavárez | 51 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5.36 | 46 |
Paul Shuey | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.85 | 44 |
Jim Poole | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 19 |
Alan Embree | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.39 | 33 |
Danny Graves | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 22 |
Kent Mercker | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 7 |
Joe Roa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Main article: 1996 American League Division Series |
Baltimore wins the series, 3-1
Game | Score (visitors listed first) | Date | Location | Attendance |
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Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 10 | October 1 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 47,644 [13] |
2 |
Cleveland Indians – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 7 | October 2 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 48,970 [14] |
3 |
Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 9 | October 4 | Jacobs Field | 44,250 [15] |
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Baltimore Orioles – 4, Cleveland Indians – 3 (12 innings) | October 5 | Jacobs Field | 44,280 [16] |
Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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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 |