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1996 Houston Astros Season
The Houston Astros' 1996 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League Central. The Astros finished in second place in the NL Central with an 82-80 record, six games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason * January 5, 1996: Anthony Young was signed as a free agent by the Astros. Regular season On May 7 against Philadelphia, Jeff Bagwell reached the 500th run batted in (RBI) of his career with two home runs and four RBI. By hitting his second upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium on May 29 – it travelled – Bagwell joined longtime Pirate Willie Stargell as the only players to homer twice into the stadium's upper deck. For the month of May, he batted .360 with .740 SLG, 10 HR, 31 RBI, scored 22 runs, and stole four bases. He was named NL Player of the Month, his fourth career monthly award. On June 14, Bagwell tied a major league record with four doubles in one game against San Francisco. The Astro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Central
The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League East (the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals). When the division was created in 1994, the Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Atlanta Braves were to be moved to the Central from the West. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, requested to remain in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves. Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East. In 1998, the NL Central became the largest division in Major League Baseball when the Milwaukee Brewers were moved in from the American League Central. In 2013, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Batted In
A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the batter bats a base hit which allows a teammate on a higher base to reach home and so score a run, then the batter gets credited with an RBI. Before the 1920 Major League Baseball season, runs batted in were not an official baseball statistic. Nevertheless, the RBI statistic was tabulated—unofficially—from 1907 through 1919 by baseball writer Ernie Lanigan, according to the Society for American Baseball Research. Common nicknames for an RBI include "ribby" (or "ribbie"), "rib", and "ribeye". The plural of "RBI" is a matter of "(very) minor controversy" for baseball fans:; it is usually "RBIs", in accordance with the usual practice for pluralizing initialisms in English; however, some sources use "RBI" as the plural, on the basis that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Chicago Cubs Season
The 1996 Chicago Cubs season was the 125th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 121st in the National League and the 81st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 76–86. Offseason *March 9, 1996: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 1 , , Padres , , 5–4 (10) , , Patterson (1–0) , , Hoffman , , — , , 38,734 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 3 , , Padres , , 5–7 , , Hamilton , , Castillo (0–1) , , Hoffman , , 29,638 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , April 4 , , Dodgers , , 9–4 , , Foster (1–0) , , Astacio , , — , , 12,626 , , 2–1 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 5 , , Dodgers , , 11–1 , , Bullinger (1–0) , , Candiotti , , — , , 19,324 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 6 , , Dodgers , , 1–3 , , Park , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Montreal Expos Season
The 1996 Montreal Expos season was the 28th season in franchise history. An 88-74 finish was good enough to put them in 2nd in the NL East, 8 games behind the National League Champion Atlanta Braves and 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card standings. Offseason *October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos. *December 1, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. *December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft. *December 15, 1995: Omar Daal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors). *December 20, 1995: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. *March 13, 1996: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. *March 13, 1996: Sherman Obando was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco. Spring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Atlanta Braves Season
The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They secured a regular season record of 96-66 and reached the World Series, where they lost to the underdog New York Yankees in six games, failing to defend its championship in 1995. Heavily favored and seen as one of the greatest Braves teams in history and despite taking a 2-0 lead, the Braves unexpectedly lost the next 4 games. This World Series appearance was their fourth appearance in the last 5 years as a franchise, excluding the strike shortened season. Atlanta won its seventh division title (second in the National League East, the other five in the NL West) and its fifth in six years. In the previous round, Atlanta completed a miraculous comeback. After trailing in the NLCS to St. Louis three games to one, Atlanta outscored St. Louis 32-1 in games five through seven to complete the comeback. The collapse was remembered as one of the largest in North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 New York Mets Season
The 1996 New York Mets season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason * December 14, 1995: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. *December 19, 1995: Brent Mayne was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors). *March 31, 1996: Ryan Thompson was traded by the New York Mets with Reid Cornelius to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Clark. Regular season After back to back finishes near the top of the National League East, the Mets returned to the losing ways that had plagued the team since 1991. Manager Dallas Green, like his three predecessors in the position, was fired before the season was completed. His replacement was former Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine, the manager of the Norfolk Tides. The Mets did not put up great power numbers as they had in recent years bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Cincinnati Reds Season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1996 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central Division. Offseason *December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. *January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com *February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds. Reg ...
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1996 San Diego Padres Season
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1996 Los Angeles Dodgers Season
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 mid-season 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 Western Division crown. 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 National League Division Series. The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996. Offseason *November 29, 1995: Acquired Mike Blowers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning four decades, Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999,Pitching Splits and Daily Pitching Logs aRetrosheetanBaseball-Reference.com and is widely considered to be one of the best MLB pitchers of all time. Ryan was a right-handed pitcher who consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball. Ryan had a lifetime win– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 San Francisco Giants Season
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United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes, but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1,500 abroad. In 1958, it became United Press Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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