1996 Montreal Expos season

The 1996 Montreal Expos season was the 28th season in franchise history.

1996 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Claude Brochu
General manager(s)Jim Beattie
Manager(s)Felipe Alou
Local televisionThe Sports Network
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)

TQS
(Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin)
SRC
(Claude Raymond, Camille Dube)
RDS Network
(Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois)
Local radioCKAC (AM)
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price, Mike Stenhouse)

CIQC
(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois)
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Offseason

  • October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.[1]
  • December 1, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.[2]
  • December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.[3]
  • December 15, 1995: Omar Daal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors).[4]
  • December 20, 1995: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.[5]
  • March 13, 1996: Rick Schu was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.[6]
  • March 13, 1996: Sherman Obando was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco.[7]

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 20th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack.[8] The game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Expos is postponed, along with the rest of the games scheduled for that day. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

The Expos set an MLB record with six grand slams before May 1, a feat not equaled until the 2018 Boston Red Sox.[9]

Ultimately, the Expos finished two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League wild card race.

Opening Day lineup

Note: sources do not list the complete Expos lineup for April 1, although it was likely the same (other than the pitcher) as for April 2, as the Reds use the same starting pitcher, left-hander Pete Schourek, on both days.

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9666 0.593 56–25 40–41
Montreal Expos 8874 0.543 8 50–31 38–43
Florida Marlins 8082 0.494 16 52–29 28–53
New York Mets 7191 0.438 25 42–39 29–52
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 29 35–46 32–49

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 7–57–55–76–76–65–710–37–69–49–39–47–59–4
Chicago 5–75–85–76–65–88–56–67–57–64–96–67–55–8
Cincinnati 5–78–57–63–97–64–83–96–610–25–89–39–45–8
Colorado 7–57–56–75–88–56–73–97–56–67–58–55–88–4
Florida 7–66–69–38–57–56–75–87–66–75–73–95–76–6
Houston 6–68–56–75–85–76–64–98–410–28–56–68–42–11
Los Angeles 7–55–88–47–67–66–69–38–47–66–65–87–68–4
Montreal 3–106–69–39–38–59–43–97–66–77–54–89–48–4
New York 6–75–76–65–76–74–84–86–77–68–53–106–65–7
Philadelphia 4-96–72–106–67–62–106–77–66–77–54–86–64–8
Pittsburgh 3–99–48–55–77–55–86–65–75–85–74–98–43–10
San Diego 4–96–63–95–89–36–68–58–410–38–49–411–24–8
San Francisco 5–75–74–98–57–54–86–74–96–66–64–82–117–6
St. Louis 4–98–58–54–86–611-24–84–87–58–410–38–46–7

Game log

1996 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Expos team member

Detailed records

Transactions

  • June 4, 1996: Milton Bradley was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.[13]
  • June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Montreal Expos.[2]
  • June 25, 1996: Jon Habyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.[14]
  • July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants.[15]
  • July 30, 1996: Kirk Rueter was traded by the Montreal Expos with Tim Scott to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Leiter.[16]

Roster

1996 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB = Stolen Bases

= Indicates team leader
Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
Darrin Fletcher127394411051257.2660
David Segui115416691191158.2864
Mike Lansing159641991831153.28523
Shane Andrews12737543851964.2273
Mark Grudzielanek15365799201649.30633
Henry Rodríguez1455328114736103.2762
Rondell White883343598641.29314
Moisés Alou143540871522196.2819

[17]

Other batters

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
F.P. Santangelo15239354109756.2775
Cliff Floyd1172272955626.2427
Sherman Obando891783044822.2472
Lenny Webster781741840217.2300
Dave Silvestri861621633117.2042
Andy Stankiewicz6477122209.2861
Tim Spehr63444413.0911
Vladimir Guerrero9272511.1850
Yamil Benitez11120202.1670
Raul Chavez451100.2001
Rick Schu140000.0000
Rob Luckachyk220000.0000
Tony Barron110000.0000
Jeff Fassero34645604.0941
Pedro Martínez33645604.0940
Rheal Cormier33432804.1860
Ugueth Urbina33293301.1030

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Jeff Fassero34231.715113.3022255
Pedro Martínez33216.713103.7022270
Rheal Cormier33159.77104.1710041
Ugueth Urbina33114.01053.7110844
Kirk Rueter1678.7564.583022
Mark Leiter1269.7424.394619
José Paniagua1351.0243.532723

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Jeff Juden2232.7102.202614
Tavo Álvarez1121.0213.00912
Alex Pacheco55.70011.1271
Dave Leiper74.00111.2532
Derek Aucoin22.7013.3811

Relief pitchers

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
Mel Rojas7481.074363.229228
Mike Dyer7075.75524.405134
Dave Veres6877.76344.178132
Omar Daal6487.34504.028237
Barry Manuel5386.04103.246226
Tim Scott4546.33513.113721

Award winners

1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Pete Mackanin
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pat Kelly
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Rick Sofield
A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Doug Sisson
A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League Kevin Higgins
Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Jim Gabella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Vermont[18]

References

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  2. "Wally Whitehurst Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml
  4. "Omar Daal Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  5. "Andy Stankiewicz Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  6. "Rick Schu Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  7. "Sherman Obando Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  8. www.baseball-almanac.com Obituary of John McSherry
  9. Browne, Ian (April 30, 2018). "In 21st win, Sox's 6th slam ties '96 Expos mark". MLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  10. "Reds, Expos players too shaken to play". The Orlando Sentinel. April 2, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  11. "Reds Notebook". The Orlando Sentinel. April 2, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved May 1, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  12. "Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1". Retrosheet. April 2, 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  13. "Milton Bradley Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  14. "John Habyan Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  15. "Jeff Juden Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  16. "Kirk Rueter Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
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  18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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