1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1996  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League Wild Card winners
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	90–72 (.556)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Fred Claire
Managers	Tommy Lasorda, Bill Russell
Television	KTLA (5)
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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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. ^[1]

Offseason

• November 29, 1995: Acquired Mike Blowers from the Seattle Mariners for Miguel Cairo and Willie Otanez.
• December 15, 1995: Acquired Rick Clelland from the Montreal Expos for Omar Daal.
• December 17, 1995: Acquired Billy Brewer from the Kansas City Royals for José Offerman.

Regular season

Season standings

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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 Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1996 v t e
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

• July 31, 1996: Acquired Chad Curtis from the Detroit Tigers for Joey Eischen and John Cummings
• August 31, 1996: Acquired Dave Clark from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Carl South
• October 30, 1996: Chip Hale signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ^[2]

Roster

1996 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 56 Pedro Astacio 45 Jim Bruske 49 Tom Candiotti 41 John Cummings 37 Darren Dreifort 51 Joey Eischen 44 Mark Guthrie 52 Darren Hall 48 Ramón Martínez 16 Hideo Nomo 13 Antonio Osuna 61 Chan Ho Park 36 Scott Radinsky 59 Ismael Valdes 38 Todd Worrell		Catchers 26 Carlos Hernández 31 Mike Piazza 15 Tom Prince Infielders 20 Mike Blowers 25 Mike Busch 60 Juan Castro 14 Delino DeShields  3 Chad Fonville  7 Greg Gagne  5 Dave Hansen 23 Eric Karros 62 Oreste Marrero 29 Tim Wallach		Outfielders 21 Billy Ashley 22 Brett Butler 27 Roger Cedeño 35 Dave Clark 10 Chad Curtis 28 Todd Hollandsworth 55 Wayne Kirby 43 Raúl Mondesí 40 Rick Parker 29 Milt Thompson Other batters 12 Karim García 30 Wilton Guerrero		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda 18 Bill Russell Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 11 Manny Mota 18 Bill Russell (bench)  9 Reggie Smith (hitting/1st base) 17 Dave Wallace (pitching)

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) [3] # 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

• 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Mike Piazza starter
  • Todd Worrell reserve
• Rookie of the Year Award
  • Todd Hollandsworth
• All-Star Game MVP Award
  • Mike Piazza
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Mike Piazza
• Players Choice: Outstanding NL Rookie
  • Todd Hollandsworth
• Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
  • Todd Hollandsworth
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Mike Piazza
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Hideo Nomo (September 1996)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Hideo Nomo (Sep. 16–22)
• Branch Rickey Award
  • Brett Butler

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 [4]

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

External links

• 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Archived February 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page