1996 Montreal Expos season

1996 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1969);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Olympic Stadium (since 1977); Montreal (since 1969);
Other information
Owner(s)	Claude Brochu
General manager(s)	Jim Beattie
Manager(s)	Felipe Alou
Local television	The Sports Network; (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton); ; TQS; (Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin); SRC; (Claude Raymond, Camille Dube); RDS Network; (Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois)
Local radio	CKAC (AM); (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price, Mike Stenhouse); ; CIQC; (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois)
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The 1996 Montreal Expos season was the 28th season in franchise history.

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

April 1 (game postponed)

Source: [10][11]

April 2

Source: [12]

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	96	66	0.593	—	56–25	40–41
Montreal Expos	88	74	0.543	8	50–31	38–43
Florida Marlins	80	82	0.494	16	52–29	28–53
New York Mets	71	91	0.438	25	42–39	29–52
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	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	—	7–5	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	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43)

April: 17–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 7–6)

May: 14–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–8)

June: 16–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 8–6)

July: 11–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–7)

August: 14–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7)

September: 16–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
135	September 1	Padres	7–6	Fassero (14–8)	Ashby	Rojas (27)	20,666	73–62
136	September 2	Giants	4–3 (11)	Manuel (3–1)	Beck	—	26,689	74–62
137	September 3	Giants	9–2	Martinez (12–9)	Gardner	—	20,168	75–62
138	September 4	Giants	6–0	Paniagua (2–2)	Estes	—	20,317	76–62
139	September 5	@ Marlins	6–2	Manuel (4–1)	Rapp	—	16,080	77–62
140	September 6	@ Marlins	0–4	Hutton	Fassero (14–9)	Powell	16,943	77–63
141	September 7	@ Marlins	2–1	Leiter (4–0)	Valdes	Rojas (28)	25,278	78–63
142	September 8	@ Marlins	1–2	Helling	Martinez (12–10)	Nen	19,427	78–64
143	September 9	@ Cubs	1–3	Foster	Paniagua (2–3)	—	24,452	78–65
144	September 10	@ Cubs	3–10	Bottenfield	Daal (3–3)	—	26,700	78–66
145	September 11	@ Cubs	2–1	Urbina (8–5)	Adams	Rojas (29)	30,729	79–66
146	September 12	Marlins	5–4	Veres (5–3)	Powell	Rojas (30)	9,308	80–66
147	September 13	Marlins	3–2	Martinez (13–10)	Helling	Rojas (31)	13,723	81–66
148	September 14	Marlins	3–2	Veres (6–3)	Powell	Rojas (32)	17,546	82–66
149	September 15	Marlins	3–4	Leiter	Daal (3–4)	Nen	26,166	82–67
150	September 17	Mets	7–1	Fassero (15–9)	Isringhausen	—	17,282	83–67
151	September 18	Mets	4–3	Urbina (9–5)	Mlicki	Rojas (33)	14,930	84–67
152	September 19	@ Braves	5–1	Urbina (10–5)	Wohlers	—	37,193	85–67
153	September 20	@ Braves	2–3	Glavine	Leiper (0–1)	Wohlers	46,260	85–68
154	September 21	@ Braves	4–5	Neagle	Daal (3–5)	Wohlers	49,285	85–69
155	September 22	@ Braves	2–8	Smoltz	Fassero (15–10)	—	49,238	85–70
156	September 23	@ Braves	1–3	Maddux	Leiter (4–1)	Bielecki	49,083	85–71
157	September 24	@ Phillies	6–2	Juden (1–0)	Williams	Rojas (34)	16,044	86–71
158	September 25	@ Phillies	1–3	West	Paniagua (2–4)	Bottalico	17,544	86–72
159	September 26	@ Phillies	5–2	Daal (4–5)	Schilling	Rojas (35)	16,587	87–72
160	September 27	Braves	4–6	Smoltz	Fassero (15–11)	Wohlers	33,133	87–73
161	September 28	Braves	0–4	Woodall	Leiter (4–2)	—	34,125	87–74
162	September 29	Braves	6–3	Alvarez (2–1)	Avery	Rojas (36)	30,646	88–74

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Expos team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	3	10	0.231	38	52
Florida Marlins	8	5	0.615	38	34
Montreal Expos
New York Mets	7	6	0.538	47	54
Philadelphia Phillies	6	7	0.462	52	59
Total	24	28	0.462	175	199
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	6	6	0.500	54	51
Cincinnati Reds	9	3	0.750	77	48
Houston Astros	9	4	0.692	74	62
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	5	0.583	71	47
St. Louis Cardinals	8	4	0.667	60	50
Total	39	22	0.639	336	258
NL West
Colorado Rockies	9	3	0.750	87	49
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	9	0.250	39	55
San Diego Padres	4	8	0.333	37	50
San Francisco Giants	9	4	0.692	67	57
Total	25	24	0.510	230	211
Season Total	88	74	0.543	741	668

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	26	17	9	0.654	176	121
May	28	14	14	0.500	115	114
June	26	16	10	0.615	120	103
July	26	11	15	0.423	90	105
August	28	14	14	0.500	138	135
September	28	16	12	0.571	102	90
Total	162	88	74	0.543	741	668

Total	162	88	74	0.543	741	668
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	50	31	0.617	410	330
Away	81	38	43	0.469	331	338

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

48 Tavo Álvarez

66 Derek Aucoin

37 Rheal Cormier

47 Omar Daal

39 Mike Dyer

13 Jeff Fassero

14,28 Jeff Juden

52 Dave Leiper

31 Mark Leiter

44 Barry Manuel

45 Pedro Martínez

26 Alex Pacheco

36 José Paniagua

51 Mel Rojas

42 Kirk Rueter

54 Tim Scott

41 Ugueth Urbina

43 Dave Veres

Catchers

12 Raúl Chávez

24 Darrin Fletcher

2 Tim Spehr

25 Lenny Webster

Infielders

11 Shane Andrews

4 Mark Grudzielanek

3 Mike Lansing

16 Rick Schu

21 David Segui

9 Dave Silvestri

5 Andy Stankiewicz

Outfielders

18 Moisés Alou

15 Yamil Benítez

30 Cliff Floyd

27 Vladimir Guerrero

29 Sherman Obando

40 Henry Rodríguez

7 F. P. Santangelo

22 Rondell White

Other batters

46 Tony Barron

16 Rob Lukachyk

Manager

17 Felipe Alou

Coaches

67 Pierre Arsenault (Bullpen)

21 Tommy Harper (Hitting)

32 Joe Kerrigan (Pitching)

6 Jerry Manuel (Third base)

55 Luis Pujols (First base)

23 Jim Tracy (Bench)

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 Fletcher	127	394	41	105	12	57	.266	0
David Segui	115	416	69	119	11	58	.286	4
Mike Lansing	159	641	99	183	11	53	.285	23
Shane Andrews	127	375	43	85	19	64	.227	3
Mark Grudzielanek	153	657	99	201	6	49	.306	33
Henry Rodríguez	145	532	81	147	36	103	.276	2
Rondell White	88	334	35	98	6	41	.293	14
Moisés Alou	143	540	87	152	21	96	.281	9

[17]

Other batters

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
F.P. Santangelo	152	393	54	109	7	56	.277	5
Cliff Floyd	117	227	29	55	6	26	.242	7
Sherman Obando	89	178	30	44	8	22	.247	2
Lenny Webster	78	174	18	40	2	17	.230	0
Dave Silvestri	86	162	16	33	1	17	.204	2
Andy Stankiewicz	64	77	12	22	0	9	.286	1
Tim Spehr	63	44	4	4	1	3	.091	1
Vladimir Guerrero	9	27	2	5	1	1	.185	0
Yamil Benitez	11	12	0	2	0	2	.167	0
Raul Chavez	4	5	1	1	0	0	.200	1
Rick Schu	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Rob Luckachyk	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Tony Barron	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jeff Fassero	34	64	5	6	0	4	.094	1
Pedro Martínez	33	64	5	6	0	4	.094	0
Rheal Cormier	33	43	2	8	0	4	.186	0
Ugueth Urbina	33	29	3	3	0	1	.103	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Jeff Fassero	34	231.7	15	11	3.30	222	55
Pedro Martínez	33	216.7	13	10	3.70	222	70
Rheal Cormier	33	159.7	7	10	4.17	100	41
Ugueth Urbina	33	114.0	10	5	3.71	108	44
Kirk Rueter	16	78.7	5	6	4.58	30	22
Mark Leiter	12	69.7	4	2	4.39	46	19
José Paniagua	13	51.0	2	4	3.53	27	23

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Jeff Juden	22	32.7	1	0	2.20	26	14
Tavo Álvarez	11	21.0	2	1	3.00	9	12
Alex Pacheco	5	5.7	0	0	11.12	7	1
Dave Leiper	7	4.0	0	1	11.25	3	2
Derek Aucoin	2	2.7	0	1	3.38	1	1

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO	BB
Mel Rojas	74	81.0	7	4	36	3.22	92	28
Mike Dyer	70	75.7	5	5	2	4.40	51	34
Dave Veres	68	77.7	6	3	4	4.17	81	32
Omar Daal	64	87.3	4	5	0	4.02	82	37
Barry Manuel	53	86.0	4	1	0	3.24	62	26
Tim Scott	45	46.3	3	5	1	3.11	37	21

Award winners

Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, June
Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, July

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

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
"Wally Whitehurst Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml
"Omar Daal Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"Andy Stankiewicz Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"Rick Schu Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"Sherman Obando Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
www.baseball-almanac.com Obituary of John McSherry
Browne, Ian (April 30, 2018). "In 21st win, Sox's 6th slam ties '96 Expos mark". MLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
"Reds, Expos players too shaken to play". The Orlando Sentinel. April 2, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
"Reds Notebook". The Orlando Sentinel. April 2, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
"Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1". Retrosheet. April 2, 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
"Milton Bradley Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"John Habyan Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"Jeff Juden Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"Kirk Rueter Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
"1996 Montreal Expos Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1996 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference
1996 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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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