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Major League Baseball team season
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League Wild Card Winners
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersPeter O'Malley
General managersFred Claire
ManagersTommy Lasorda, Bill Russell
TelevisionKTLA (5)
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
← 1995 Seasons 1997 →

The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 107th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 39th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were atop the standings for a substantial part of the season, albeit under two managers. Longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in late June and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.

The Dodgers went into the final weekend of the season with a two-game lead on the San Diego Padres, needing only to win one of the final three games with the Padres to clinch the National League West title. However, the Padres swept them, and the Dodgers limped into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Dodgers were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.

The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Diego Padres 91 71 .562 — 45‍–‍36 46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers 90 72 .556 1 47‍–‍34 43‍–‍38
Colorado Rockies 83 79 .512 8 55‍–‍26 28‍–‍53
San Francisco Giants 68 94 .420 23 38‍–‍44 30‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record
Sources:
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 —


Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Delino DeShields Second baseman
Brett Butler Center fielder
Mike Piazza Catcher
Eric Karros First baseman
Raúl Mondesí Right fielder
Mike Blowers Third baseman
Todd Hollandsworth Left fielder
Greg Gagne Shortstop
Ramón Martínez Starting pitcher

Notable Transactions

Roster

1996 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 47–34; Away: 43–38)
April: 14–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–10)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
1 April 1 @ Astros 4–3 Martinez (1–0) Reynolds Worrell (1) 34,375 1–0
2 April 2 @ Astros 4–5 Jones Cummings (0–1) — 20,492 1–1
3 April 3 @ Astros 2–5 Hampton Nomo (0–1) Jones 14,858 1–2
4 April 4 @ Cubs 4–9 Foster Astacio (0–1) — 12,626 1–3
5 April 5 @ Cubs 1–11 Bullinger Candiotti (0–1) — 19,324 1–4
6 April 6 @ Cubs 3–1 Park (1–0) Navarro Worrell (2) 24,428 2–4
7 April 7 @ Cubs 4–5 Jones Osuna (0–1) — 19,002 2–5
8 April 8 1:05 p.m. PDT Braves 1–0 Nomo (1–1) Glavine — 2:24 53,180 3–5 W1
9 April 9 7:05 p.m. PDT Braves 1–3 Smoltz Astacio (0–2) Wohlers 2:52 35,570 3–6 L1
10 April 10 7:35 p.m. PDT Braves 9–2 Candiotti (1–1) Avery — 2:53 48,194 4–6 W1
11 April 11 Marlins 5–0 Park (2–0) Brown Worrell (3) 36,023 5–6
12 April 12 Marlins 1–3 Burkett Valdez (0–1) — 40,343 5–7
13 April 13 Marlins 3–1 Nomo (2–1) Hammond — 46,059 6–7
14 April 14 Marlins 6–1 Astacio (1–2) Leiter — 49,728 7–7
15 April 16 @ Giants 3–5 Dewey Osuna (0–2) Beck 19,716 7–8
16 April 17 @ Giants 11–2 Osuna (1–2) Leiter — 17,039 8–8
17 April 19 @ Marlins 0–5 Powell Hall (0–1) — 24,143 8–9
18 April 20 @ Marlins 4–7 Leiter Nomo (2–2) Nen 35,542 8–10
19 April 21 @ Marlins 4–5 Brown Hall (0–2) Mathews 23,842 8–11
20 April 22 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves 1–4 Maddux Candiotti (1–2) — 2:03 33,080 8–12 L4
21 April 23 5:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves 3–2 Osuna (2–2) Clontz Worrell (4) 2:55 30,475 9–12 W1
22 April 24 Astros 5–2 Valdez (1–1) Brocail — 26,666 10–12
23 April 25 Astros 6–4 Nomo (3–2) Drabek Worrell (5) 33,530 11–12
24 April 26 Cubs 1–0 Astacio (2–2) Trachsel Worrell (6) 31,172 12–12
25 April 27 Cubs 3–4 (10) Navarro Osuna (2–3) Jones 43,519 12–13
26 April 28 Cubs 0–3 Castillo Park (2–1) — 45,441 12–14
27 April 29 Cubs 10–4 Valdez (2–1) Foster — 39,003 13–14
28 April 30 Rockies 7–4 Nomo (4–2) Ritz Worrell (7) 31,037 14–14
May: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
29 May 1 Rockies 1–4 Thompson Astacio (2–3) Ruffin 30,377 14–15
30 May 3 @ Pirates 10–1 Park (3–1) Darwin — 18,268 15–15
31 May 4 @ Pirates 2–7 Wagner Candiotti (1–3) — 20,321 15–16
32 May 5 @ Pirates 2–4 Neagle Valdez (2–2) Plesac 19,206 15–17
33 May 6 @ Pirates 8–4 Nomo (5–2) Hope Radinsky (1) 9,415 16–17
34 May 7 @ Reds 2–3 (12) Moore Worrell (0–1) — 18,147 16–18
35 May 8 @ Reds 0–5 Schourek Park (3–2) Shaw 17,820 16–19
36 May 10 @ Cardinals 3–2 (12) Worrell (1–1) Eckersley — 36,821 17–19
37 May 11 @ Cardinals 4–2 Valdez (3–2) Benes Worrell (8) 38,008 18–19
38 May 12 @ Cardinals 5–6 Petkovsek Nomo (5–3) Eckersley 38,549 18–20
39 May 13 Expos 2–3 Manuel Worrell (1–2) Rojas 25,600 18–21
40 May 14 Expos 2–1 Martinez (2–0) Veres Worrell (9) 37,942 19–21
41 May 15 Expos 7–2 Candiotti (2–3) Fassero — 26,875 20–21
42 May 16 Phillies 8–2 Valdez (4–2) Mimbs — 25,960 21–21
43 May 17 Phillies 6–3 Nomo (6–3) Grace Worrell (10) 54,304 22–21
44 May 18 Phillies 7–2 Astacio (3–3) Fernandez Osuna (1) 51,064 23–21
45 May 19 Phillies 4–5 Leiper Radinsky (0–1) Bottalico 38,178 23–22
46 May 20 Mets 1–7 Jones Candiotti (2–4) — 26,625 23–23
47 May 21 Mets 6–4 Valdez (5–2) Harnisch Worrell (11) 27,158 24–23
48 May 22 Mets 2–3 Clark Nomo (6–4) Franco 33,716 24–24
49 May 24 @ Expos 5–4 (11) Osuna (3–3) Daal Worrell (12) 27,843 25–24
50 May 25 @ Expos 5–3 Martinez (3–0) Cormier Worrell (13) 27,104 26–24
51 May 26 @ Expos 4–3 Candiotti (3–4) Rojas Worrell (14) 30,718 27–24
52 May 28 @ Phillies 3–9 Grace Valdez (5–3) — 17,186 27–25
53 May 29 @ Phillies 3–2 (11) Guthrie (1–0) Bottalico Worrell (15) 24,120 28–25
54 May 30 @ Phillies 2–3 Borland Worrell (1–3) — 29,287 28–26
55 May 31 @ Mets 10–3 Martinez (4–0) Jones — 19,793 29–26
June: 13–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–6)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
56 June 1 @ Mets 3–4 Harnisch Candiotti (3–5) Franco 26,445 29–27
57 June 2 @ Mets 1–0 Valdez (6–3) Clark Worrell (16) 39,328 30–27
58 June 4 Pirates 0–3 Darwin Nomo (6–5) Cordova 29,576 30–28
59 June 5 Pirates 3–7 Wilkins Astacio (3–4) Cordova 32,161 30–29
60 June 6 Pirates 8–3 Candiotti (4–5) Miceli — 26,664 31–29
61 June 7 Reds 1–2 Smiley Valdez (6–4) Brantley 35,197 31–30
62 June 8 Reds 5–4 (10) Worrell (2–3) Carrasco — 44,575 32–30
63 June 9 Reds 3–2 Nomo (7–5) Smith Worrell (17) 47,847 33–30
64 June 10 Cardinals 2–1 Park (4–2) Morgan Osuna (2) 54,043 34–30
65 June 11 Cardinals 3–6 Osborne Martinez (4–1) Honeycutt 29,096 34–31
66 June 13 4:42 p.m. PDT @ Braves 6–3 Valdez (7–4) Glavine Worrell (18) 2:43 39,463 35–31 W1
67 June 14 4:40 p.m. PDT @ Braves 1–3 Smoltz Astacio (3–5) Wohlers 2:12 45,389 35–32 L1
68 June 15 3:14 p.m. PDT @ Braves 6–2 Nomo (8–5) Avery Worrell (19) 2:43 49,726 36–32 W1
69 June 16 10:11 a.m. PDT @ Braves 3–2 Candiotti (5–5) Schmidt Worrell (20) 2:36 44,784 37–32 W2
70 June 18 @ Cubs 9–6 Martinez (5–1) Telemaco Worrell (21) — 38–32
71 June 18 @ Cubs 4–7 Campbell Valdez (7–5) — 23,362 38–33
72 June 19 @ Cubs 4–3 (13) Park (5–2) Adams Worrell (22) 28,477 39–33
73 June 20 Astros 2–4 Wall Nomo (8–6) Jones 49,656 39–34
74 June 21 Astros 3–11 Drabek Candiotti (5–6) — 33,273 39–35
75 June 22 Astros 3–0 Martinez (6–1) Reynolds — 37,844 40–35
76 June 23 Astros 4–3 Worrell (3–3) Hernandez — 35,467 41–35
77 June 25 Cubs 0–2 Trachsel Nomo (8–7) — 37,448 41–36
78 June 26 Cubs 4–6 Navarro Candiotti (5–7) Adams 35,200 41–37
79 June 27 @ Rockies 1–13 Ritz Astacio (3–6) — 48,043 41–38
80 June 28 @ Rockies 4–13 Freeman Martinez (6–2) — 48,025 41–39
81 June 29 @ Rockies 13–10 Valdez (8–5) Rekar — 48,009 42–39
82 June 30 @ Rockies 15–16 Ruffin Worrell (3–4) — 48,103 42–40
July: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
83 July 1 @ Padres 10–2 Candiotti (6–7) Worrell — 40,343 43–40
84 July 2 @ Padres 7–3 Astacio (4–6) Valenzuela — 28,294 44–40
85 July 3 @ Padres 2–3 Hamilton Martinez (6–3) Hoffman 48,841 44–41
86 July 4 Rockies 9–4 Valdez (9–5) Freeman — 54,331 45–41
87 July 5 Rockies 8–1 Nomo (9–7) Bailey — 43,415 46–41
88 July 6 Rockies 3–2 Osuna (4–3) Ruffin Worrell (23) 35,562 47–41
89 July 7 Rockies 0–3 Ritz Astacio (4–7) — 38,269 47–42
90 July 11 Giants 8–3 Martinez (7–3) Leiter — 37,305 48–42
91 July 12 Giants 6–1 Valdez (10–5) Fernandez — 44,569 49–42
92 July 13 Giants 0–7 Estes Nomo (9–8) — 54,226 49–43
93 July 14 Giants 0–6 VanLandingham Park (5–3) — 42,862 49–44
94 July 15 Padres 1–0 (10) Guthrie (2–0) Hoffman — 44,368 50–44
95 July 16 Padres 1–10 Tewksbury Martinez (7–4) Worrell 52,436 50–45
96 July 17 Padres 4–5 Florie Osuna (4–4) Hoffman 42,423 50–46
97 July 18 @ Giants 8–3 Nomo (10–8) Estes — 28,072 51–46
98 July 19 @ Giants 4–5 VanLandingham Candiotti (6–8) Beck 27,562 51–47
99 July 20 @ Giants 6–7 Bautista Worrell (3–5) — 50,014 51–48
100 July 21 @ Giants 7–6 Osuna (5–4) DeLucia Worrell (25) 36,345 52–48
101 July 23 @ Marlins 7–1 Valdez (11–5) Leiter — 17,889 53–48
102 July 24 @ Marlins 0–3 Brown Nomo (10–9) Nen 20,486 53–49
103 July 25 @ Marlins 6–3 Astacio (5–7) Hammond Worrell (26) 18,151 54–49
104 July 26 @ Astros 3–4 Darwin Guthrie (2–1) Wagner 27,089 54–50
105 July 27 @ Astros 6–5 (11) Osuna (6–4) Clark Worrell (27) 36,841 55–50
106 July 28 @ Astros 2–3 Darwin Eischen (0–1) — 32,912 55–51
107 July 30 Marlins 5–4 (10) Osuna (7–4) Weathers — 34,973 56–51
108 July 31 Marlins 3–0 Martinez (8–4) Rapp Worrell (28) 29,565 57–51
August: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
109 August 1 Marlins 6–7 (14) Hammond Dreifort (0–1) Mathews 41,197 57–52
110 August 2 7:08 p.m. PDT Braves 2–1 Radinsky (1–1) Smoltz Guthrie (1) 2:52 49,012 58–52 W1
111 August 3 1:05 p.m. PDT Braves 3–5 (18) Woodall Martinez (8–5) — 5:05 42,575 58–53 L1
112 August 4 1:06 p.m. PDT Braves 4–6 Borbon Guthrie (2–2) Wohlers 3:17 45,903 58–54 L2
113 August 6 @ Pirates 3–1 Astacio (6–7) Parris Worrell (29) 11,824 59–54
114 August 7 @ Pirates 2–12 Lieber Martinez (8–6) Wilkins 12,232 59–55
115 August 9 @ Reds 4–9 Portugal Valdez (11–6) — 34,004 59–56
116 August 10 @ Reds 7–5 Nomo (11–9) Burba Worrell (30) 33,830 60–56
117 August 11 @ Reds 10–5 Osuna (8–4) Carrasco — 27,897 61–56
118 August 12 @ Reds 6–5 Martinez (9–6) Smiley Worrell (31) 21,677 62–56
119 August 13 @ Cardinals 8–4 Candiotti (7–8) Stottlemyre — 30,761 63–56
120 August 14 @ Cardinals 1–6 Benes Valdez (11–7) — 26,945 63–57
121 August 15 @ Cardinals 5–2 Nomo (12–9) Morgan Worrell (32) 32,930 64–57
122 August 16 Expos 8–2 Astacio (7–7) Urbina — 51,573 65–57
123 August 17 Expos 7–6 Worrell (4–5) Veres — 47,549 66–57
124 August 18 Expos 3–7 Leiter Candiotti (7–9) — 36,673 66–58
125 August 20 Phillies 1–3 Jordan Osuna (8–5) Bottalico 35,457 66–59
126 August 21 Phillies 0–6 Schilling Nomo (12–10) — 39,502 66–60
127 August 22 Phillies 8–5 Astacio (8–7) Williams Worrell (33) 29,608 67–60
128 August 23 Mets 7–5 Martinez (10–6) Clark Worrell (34) 36,909 68–60
129 August 24 Mets 7–5 Candiotti (8–9) Wilson Worrell (35) 33,201 69–60
130 August 25 Mets 6–5 Radinsky (2–1) Franco Worrell (36) 39,056 70–60
131 August 27 @ Expos 5–1 Nomo (13–10) Fassero — 21,040 71–60
132 August 28 @ Expos 5–6 Rojas Park (5–4) — 13,006 71–61
133 August 29 @ Expos 2–1 Martinez (11–6) Martinez Worrell (37) 16,551 72–61
134 August 30 @ Phillies 7–6 (12) Dreifort (1–1) Parrett Worrell (38) 22,129 73–61
135 August 31 @ Phillies 11–7 Valdez (12–7) Schilling Osuna (3) 24,821 74–61
September: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
136 September 1 @ Phillies 3–6 Williams Worrell (4–6) Bottalico 24,959 74–62
137 September 2 @ Mets 8–5 Astacio (9–7) Clark Worrell (39) 19,658 75–62
138 September 3 @ Mets 7–6 Radinsky (3–1) Henry — 15,646 76–62
139 September 4 @ Mets 2–3 (12) Wallace Dreifort (1–2) — 15,662 76–63
140 September 6 Pirates 2–1 Osuna (9–5) Wilkins Worrell (40) 41,509 77–63
141 September 7 Pirates 4–3 Nomo (14–10) Schmidt Worrell (41) 50,862 78–63
142 September 8 Pirates 1–4 Plesac Dreifort (1–3) Ericks 33,922 78–64
143 September 9 Reds 7–2 Martinez (12–6) Jarvis — 29,081 79–64
144 September 10 Reds 5–4 Candiotti (9–9) Salkeld Worrell (42) 28,237 80–64
145 September 11 Reds 3–2 Valdez (13–7) Smiley Worrell (43) 27,527 81–64
146 September 12 Cardinals 4–1 Nomo (15–10) Osborne Osuna (4) 34,191 82–64
147 September 13 Cardinals 0–2 Batchelor Guthrie (2–3) Eckersley 36,657 82–65
148 September 14 Cardinals 9–5 Martinez (13–6) Benes — 44,548 83–65
149 September 15 Cardinals 6–5 Radinsky (4–1) Eckersley Worrell (44) 35,803 84–65
150 September 16 @ Rockies 6–4 Valdez (14–7) Wright — 48,013 85–65
151 September 17 @ Rockies 9–0 Nomo (16–10) Swift — 50,066 86–65
152 September 18 @ Rockies 4–6 Burke Astacio (9–8) Ruffin 50,053 86–66
153 September 19 @ Padres 7–0 Martinez (14–6) Valenzuela — 41,287 87–66
154 September 20 @ Padres 2–4 Hamilton Candiotti (9–10) Hoffman 51,217 87–67
155 September 21 @ Padres 9–2 Valdez (15–7) Sanders — 53,629 88–67
156 September 22 @ Padres 2–3 Ashby Nomo (16–11) Hoffman 51,092 88–68
157 September 24 Giants 6–2 Martinez (15–6) Watson — 37,448 89–68
158 September 25 Giants 7–5 Radinsky (5–1) DeLucia Worrell (45) 42,405 90–68
159 September 26 Giants 1–6 Gardner Candiotti (9–11) — 38,893 90–69
160 September 27 Padres 2–5 (10) Worrell Osuna (9–6) Hoffman 53,294 90–70
161 September 28 Padres 2–4 Worrell Dreifort (1–4) Hoffman 52,977 90–71
162 September 29 Padres 0–2 (11) Veras Park (5–5) Hoffman 53,270 90–72
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Dodgers team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves 7 5 0.583 40 33
Florida Marlins 7 6 0.538 50 40
Montreal Expos 9 3 0.750 55 39
New York Mets 8 4 0.667 60 50
Philadelphia Phillies 7 6 0.538 63 59
Total 38 24 0.613 268 221
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0.385 47 61
Cincinnati Reds 8 4 0.667 53 48
Houston Astros 6 6 0.500 44 49
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 6 0.500 45 50
St. Louis Cardinals 8 4 0.667 50 42
Total 33 28 0.541 239 250
NL West
Colorado Rockies 7 6 0.538 80 80
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres 5 8 0.385 49 43
San Francisco Giants 7 6 0.538 67 58
Total 19 20 0.487 196 181
Season Total 90 72 0.556 703 652
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 28 14 14 0.500 106 100
May 27 15 12 0.556 114 97
June 27 13 14 0.481 111 136
July 26 15 11 0.577 116 94
August 27 17 10 0.630 138 133
September 27 16 11 0.593 118 92
Total 162 90 72 0.556 703 652
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 81 47 34 0.580 314 283
Away 81 43 38 0.531 389 369
Total 162 90 72 0.556 703 652

Postseason Game log

Legend
  Dodgers win
  Dodgers loss
Bold Dodgers team member
1996 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1)
NL Division Series: vs. Atlanta Braves 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/
Streak
1 October 2 1:07 p.m. PDT Braves L 1–2 (10) Smoltz (1–0) Osuna (0–1) Wohlers (1) 3:08 47,428 ATL 1–0 L1
2 October 3 5:07 p.m. PDT Braves L 2–3 Maddux (1–0) Valdez (0–1) Wohlers (2) 2:08 51,916 ATL 2–0 L2
3 October 5 1:16 p.m. PDT @ Braves L 2–5 Glavine (1–0) Nomo (0–1) Wohlers (3) 3:19 52,529 ATL 3–0 L3

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Hideo Nomo 33 33 228.3 16-11 3.19 85 234 3
Ismael Valdez 33 33 225.0 15-7 3.32 54 173 0
Pedro Astacio 35 32 211.7 9-8 3.44 67 130 0
Ramón Martínez 28 27 168.7 15-6 3.42 86 133 2
Tom Candiotti 28 27 152.3 9-11 4.49 43 79 1

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV
Todd Worrell 72 0 65.3 4-6 3.03 15 66 44
Antonio Osuna 73 0 84.0 9-6 3.00 32 85 4
Mark Guthrie 66 0 73.0 2-3 2.22 22 56 1
Scott Radinsky 58 0 52.3 5-1 2.41 17 48 1
Chan Ho Park 48 10 108.7 5-5 3.64 71 119 0
Joey Eischen 28 0 43.3 0-1 4.78 20 36 0
Darren Dreifort 19 0 23.7 1-4 4.94 12 24 0
Jim Bruske 11 0 12.7 0-0 5.68 3 12 0
Darren Hall 9 0 12.0 0-2 6.00 5 12 0
John Cummings 4 0 5.3 0-1 6.75 2 5 0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Mike Piazza C 148 547 .336 87 184 36 105 0
Tom Prince C 40 64 .297 6 19 1 11 0
Carlos Hernández C 13 14 .286 1 4 0 0 0
Eric Karros 1B 154 608 .260 84 158 34 111 8
Delino DeShields 2B 154 581 .224 75 130 5 41 48
Greg Gagne SS 128 428 .255 48 109 10 55 4
Mike Blowers 3B/1B/SS 92 317 .265 31 84 6 38 0
Chad Fonville 2B/SS/LF/CF/3B 103 201 .204 34 41 0 13 7
Tim Wallach 3B 45 162 .228 14 37 4 22 0
Juan Castro SS/3B/2B/LF 70 132 .197 16 26 0 5 1
Dave Hansen 3B/1B 80 104 .221 7 23 0 6 0
Mike Busch 3B/1B 38 83 .217 8 18 4 17 0
Oreste Marrero 1B 10 8 .375 2 3 0 1 0
Wilton Guerrero IF 5 2 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Raúl Mondesí RF 157 634 .297 98 188 24 88 14
Roger Cedeño CF/LF/RF 86 211 .246 26 52 2 18 5
Todd Hollandsworth LF/CF/RF 149 478 .291 64 139 12 59 21
Wayne Kirby CF/LF 65 188 .271 23 51 1 11 4
Brett Butler CF 34 131 .267 22 35 0 8 8
Billy Ashley LF 71 110 .200 18 22 9 25 0
Chad Curtis CF 43 104 .212 20 22 2 9 2
Milt Thompson LF 48 51 .118 2 6 0 1 1
Dave Clark LF 15 15 .200 0 3 0 1 0
Rick Parker CF/LF 16 14 .286 2 4 0 1 1
Karim García OF 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0

1996 Playoffs

1996 National League Division Series

The 1996 National League Division Series was played between Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Atlanta ended up winning the series 3-0.

Game 1, October 2

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
W: John Smoltz (1-0)  L: Antonio Osuna (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (1)  
HRs: ATL – Javy López (1); LAD – none

Game 2, October 3

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 2
Los Angeles 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
W: Greg Maddux (1-0)  L: Ismael Valdez (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (2)  
HRs: ATL – Fred McGriff (1), Ryan Klesko (1), Jermaine Dye (1); LAD – none

Game 3, October 5

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 1
Atlanta 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
W: Tom Glavine (1-0)  L: Hideo Nomo (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (3)  
HRs: LA – none; ATL – Chipper Jones (1)

1996 Awards

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Phil Regan
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League John Shelby
High A San Bernardino Stampede California League Del Crandall
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Jon Debus
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League John Shoemaker
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Joe Vavra
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Mickey Hatcher
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers 2 		Dominican Summer League

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 1996 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 79 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

The top draft pick was third baseman Damian Rolls from Schlagel High School. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 Rule 5 draft and then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where he played parts of five seasons with a .248 batting average, 9 homers and 73 RBI.

Shortstop Alex Cora was drafted in the third round out of the University of Miami. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a utility infielder/defensive replacement. He hit .243 in 1,273 games

The most successful player in this draft class was left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly from Fresno City College, who was drafted in the 23rd round. A two-time All-Star, he would play 15 seasons in the Majors (the last 4 with the Dodgers) and had a 130-113 record and 4.14 ERA in 356 games (331 starts).

1996 Draft Picks
Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level
1 Damian Rolls 3B Schlagel High School Yes 1996–2009 MLB
2 Josh Glassey C Mission Bay High School Yes 1996–2002 AAA
3 Alex Cora SS University of Miami Yes 1996–2011 MLB
4 Peter Bergeron OF Greenfield High School Yes 1996–2007 MLB
5 Nick Leach 1B Madera High School Yes 1996–2002 AA
6 Jack Jones SS California State University, Fullerton Yes 1996–2004 AAA
7 Ben Simon RHP Eastern Michigan University Yes 1996–2005 AAA
8 Chris Karabinus LHP Towson University Yes 1997 A-
9 Edwin Falcon C Tomas C Ongay High School Yes 1996–1998 A-
10 Jeff Auterson OF Norte Vista High School Yes 1996–2001 A+
11 Jason Walters RHP Meridian Community College Yes 1997–1999 A-
12 Randy Stearns OF University of Wisconsin–River Falls Yes 1996–1997 A
13 Derrick Peoples OF Billy Ryan High School Yes 1997–2004 A-
14 Willie King 1B Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Yes 1996–2005 A
15 Casey Snow C California State University, Long Beach Yes 1996–2000 AAA
16 Matthew Kramer RHP Moorpark College Yes 1996–1999 A+
17 Mikal Richey OF Columbia High School Yes 1996–1997 Rookie
18 Pedro Flores LHP East Los Angeles College Yes 1996–2011 AAA
19 Mickey Maestas RHP George Mason University Yes 1996–1997 A-
20 Ismael Gallo SS Mt. San Antonio College Yes 1997–2001 A+
21 Kimani Newton OF St. Joseph High School Yes 1996–2000 A+
22 Elvis Correa RHP South Division High School Yes 1996–2001 A+
23 Ted Lilly LHP Fresno City College Yes 1996–2013 MLB
24 Pat Kelleher OF Yes 1997–2002 A+
25 Scott Morrison SS Baylor University Yes 1996–1997 A
26 Monte Marshall 2B Birmingham–Southern College Yes 1996–1997 A+
27 Steve Wilson C Georgia Southern University Yes 1996–1998 A+
28 Brian Zaun OF Butler University Yes 1996–1997 A
29 Toby Dollar RHP Texas Christian University Yes 1996–1999 AAA
30 Rich Saitta 2B Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Yes 1996–2002 AAA
31 Brian Foulks OF Benedict College Yes 1996–1997 A
32 Brian Sankey 1B Boston College Yes 1996–1998 A+
33 Brian Jacobson LHP California Baptist University Yes 1996–1997 A
34 Brad Creese C Marina High School No
Diamondbacks-2000 		2000–2006 AAA
35 Don Thomas LHP Andrew College No
Astros-1997 		1997–2003 A
36 Wayne Franklin LHP University of Maryland, Baltimore County Yes 1996–2010 MLB
37 Jim Fritz C University of Tennessee No
Phillies-1997 		1997–1998 A
38 Jeff Kubenka LHP St. Mary's University Yes 1996–2002 MLB
39 Bryan Cranson LHP Bronson High School No
40 Frank Thompson RHP Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Yes 1996–2001 A+
41 Jason Weekley OF Saint Mary's College of California Yes 1996–1997 A+
42 Jake Allen C Southeastern Illinois College Yes 1997 Rookie
43 Kevin Culmo RHP California State University, Sacramento Yes 1996 A-
44 Eddie Sordo RHP Jacksonville University No
45 Erik Lazerus SS California State University, Chico No 1997–1999 Ind
46 Bradley Turner C Belton High School No
47 Eric Lovinger RHP Oregon State University Yes 1996 A-
48 Neal Hannah RHP Mercer University Yes 1996–1998 A-
49 Peter Brinjak RHP Power-St. Joseph's High School No
50 Brian Paulk RHP Saginaw Valley State University Yes 1996–1998 A+
51 Doug Straight RHP Buckhannon-Upshur High School No
52 Dean Mitchell RHP Texas A&M University Yes 1996–2001 AAA
53 Blake Mayo RHP University of Alabama at Birmingham Yes 1996–2002 AAA
54 James Jackson OF Kankakee High School No
55 Adam Flohr LHP Spokane Falls Community College No
Devil Rays-1998 		1998–2003 AAA
56 Spencer Micunek RHP Kalamazoo Valley Community College No
57 Ryan Anholt 2B Kwantlen College No 2000 Ind
58 Brian Little 3B College of the Sequoias No
59 J. C. Huguest C Coral Park High School No
Reds-2000 		2000–2008 A+
60 Craig Jarvis OF Claremont Secondary School No
61 Kevin Sullivan C Pacelli High School No
Phillies-2000 		2000–2008 AAA
62 Mark Paschal OF Chaffey College No
63 George Bailey 3B St. Joseph High School No
64 Joseph Thomas RHP Mt. San Antonio College No
65 Devin Helps LHP McClung Collegiate High School No
66 Travis Bolton C West Valley High School No
67 Graig Merritt C Terry Fox Secondary School No
Devil Rays-2001 		2001–2005 AA
68 Samuel Shelton RHP Durango High School No
69 Mike Meyer SS Sabino High School No
Cardinals-2000 		2000–2014 A+
70 Matt Mason C J. Lloyd Crow High School No 2000–2003 Ind
71 Kevin Huff RHP Horizon High School No
72 Eric Bruntlett SS Harrison High School No
Astros-2000 		2000–2010 MLB
73 Edwin Rodriguez 1B Academia Cristo Rey No
74 Ryan Withey SS Mainland High School No
Angels-2000 		2000–2001 A
75 Paul Sirant RHP River East Collegiate High School No
76 Chad Zaniewski OF John I. Leonard High School No
77 Richard Garner C Wade Hampton High School No
78 Jim Davis 1B Berrien County High School No
79 Saúl Rivera SS Lake Land College No

References

  1. "1996 MLB Standard Pitching". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. "Chip Hale Stats".
  3. "1996 National League Division Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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