The

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

' 1996 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the

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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.

Regular season

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(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

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. The game between the Reds and

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is postponed, along with the rest of the games scheduled for that day. Reds owner

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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.

Opening Day lineup

;April 1 (game postponed) * Vince Coleman, LF *

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, 1B * Barry Larkin, SS * Reggie Sanders, RF *

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, C * Bret Boone, 2B * Mike Kelly, CF *

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, 3B *

Pete Schourek Peter Alan Schourek (born May 10, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1991 to 2001. He was the runner- ...

, P Source: ;April 2 *

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, LF * Eric Owens, 2B * Barry Larkin, SS * Reggie Sanders, RF * Chris Sabo, 3B *

, 1B * Mike Kelly, CF * Joe Oliver, C *

, P Source: Note: the two lineups have multiple differences, as the Expos had scheduled right-hander Pedro Martínez to start on April 1; he was replaced by left-hander

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for the April 2 game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 2 , ,

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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, , 3–4 , , Borbon , , Brantley (1–2) , , — , , 29,213 , , 62–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 125 , , August 22 , , @

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, , 6–5 , , Carrara (1–0) , , Valdes , , Brantley (35) , , — , , 64–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 23 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Leiter , , Jarvis (6–6) , , — , , 21,497 , , 64–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 24 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Brown , , Burba (7–13) , , Nen , , 33,883 , , 64–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 25 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Nen , , Smith (3–3) , , — , , 27,372 , , 64–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 26 , , @

, , 5–9 (7) , , Swift , , Jarvis (6–7) , , Bailey , , 48,093 , , 64–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , August 27 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Smiley (12–10) , , Reynoso , , Brantley (36) , , 50,046 , , 65–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 28 , , @

, , 9–10 , , Ruffin , , Shaw (5–5) , , — , , 48,057 , , 65–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 29 , , @

, , 18–7 , , Burba (8–13) , , Thompson , , — , , 48,029 , , 66–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 30 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Brown , , Remlinger (0–1) , , — , , 22,485 , , 66–68 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 135 , , August 31 , ,

, , 22–8 , , Jarvis (7–7) , , Miller , , — , , 25,196 , , 67–68 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 1 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Hutton , , Smiley (12–11) , , — , , 25,521 , , 67–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , September 2 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Shaw (6–5) , , McMichael , , Brantley (37) , , 20,879 , , 68–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 138 , , September 3 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Burba (9–13) , , Bielecki , , Shaw (4) , , 18,844 , , 69–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 4 , ,

, , 12–6 , , Salkeld (7–4) , , Glavine , , — , , 19,532 , , 70–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , Giants , , 0–2 , , Fernandez , , Smiley (12–12) , , Beck , , — , , 70–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 6 , , Giants , , 14–1 , , Morgan (1–0) , , Bourgeois , , — , , 23,091 , , 71–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 7 , , Giants , , 7–5 , , Salkeld (8–4) , , Scott , , Brantley (38) , , 22,790 , , 72–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 8 , , Giants , , 8–3 , , Shaw (7–5) , , Bautista , , — , , 20,838 , , 73–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Martinez , , Jarvis (7–8) , , — , , 29,081 , , 73–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Candiotti , , Salkeld (8–5) , , Worrell , , 28,237 , , 73–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Valdez , , Smiley (12–13) , , Worrell , , 27,527 , , 73–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 13 , , @ Padres , , 3–1 , , Morgan (2–0) , , Ashby , , Brantley (39) , , 26,524 , , 74–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 14 , , @ Padres , , 2–3 (12) , , Veras , , Smith (3–4) , , — , , 25,231 , , 74–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 15 , , @ Padres , , 0–8 , , Hamilton , , Jarvis (7–9) , , Blair , , 29,005 , , 74–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 17 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Cordova , , Smiley (12–14) , , Ericks , , 7,551 , , 74–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Schmidt , , Morgan (2–1) , , Plesac , , 7,924 , , 74–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 19 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Peters , , Pugh (1–1) , , Ericks , , 10,188 , , 74–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 20 , , Cardinals , , 4–2 , , Burba (10–13) , , Benes , , Brantley (40) , , 23,496 , , 75–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 22 , , Cardinals , , 6–3 , , Shaw (8–5) , , Mathews , , Brantley (41) , , — , , 76–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 22 , , Cardinals , , 6–0 , , Smiley (13–14) , , Jackson , , — , , 38,225 , , 77–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 23 , , Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Stottlemyre , , Morgan (2–2) , , Eckersley , , 17,313 , , 77–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 24 , , Cubs , , 6–3 , , Lyons (1–0) , , Navarro , , Brantley (42) , , 18,584 , , 78–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 25 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Burba (11–13) , , Foster , , Brantley (43) , , 18,506 , , 79–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 26 , , Cubs , , 12–4 , , Jarvis (8–9) , , Swartzbaugh , , — , , 20,777 , , 80–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–2 (11) , , Batchelor , , Shaw (8–6) , , — , , 39,730 , , 80–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–5 , , Jackson , , Morgan (2–3) , , Honeycutt , , 52,876 , , 80–81 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 29 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–3 , , Lyons (2–0) , , Ludwick , , Brantley (44) , , 51,379 , , 81–81 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Reds team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. * May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy. *June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds. * July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors). *July 30, 1996:

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was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.

Draft picks

*June 4, 1996: Buddy Carlyle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1996 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
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