The 1996

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

season involved the Brewers finishing third in the

American League Central The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all loc ...

with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Offseason

* January 23, 1996:

Ben McDonald Larry Benard McDonald (born November 24, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft, McDonald played for the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers from 1989 through 1997. Baseball career Col ...

was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

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Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

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Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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, , 6–0 , , Karl (12–7) , , Gordon , , — , , 22,386 , , 69–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 10 , , @

, , 11–10 , , Garcia (4–3) , , Hudson , , Fetters (28) , , 20,487 , , 70–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 11 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Wakefield , , Eldred (3–4) , , Slocumb , , 21,310 , , 70–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 12 , , @ Rangers , , 15–4 , , McDonald (11–10) , , Hill , , — , , 41,303 , , 71–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 13 , , @ Rangers , , 6–3 , , D'Amico (5–6) , , Witt , , Fetters (29) , , 39,235 , , 72–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 14 , , @ Rangers , , 8–6 , , Karl (13–7) , , Pavlik , , Fetters (30) , , 45,901 , , 73–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 15 , , @ Rangers , , 2–6 , , Oliver , , Garcia (4–4) , , Vosberg , , 45,941 , , 73–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 17 , , Blue Jays , , 4–0 , , McDonald (12–10) , , Andujar , , — , , 10,184 , , 74–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 18 , , Blue Jays , , 2–1 , , Fetters (3–2) , , Timlin , , — , , 9,550 , , 75–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 20 , ,

, , 1–10 , , Sager , , Karl (13–8) , , — , , 15,046 , , 75–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 21 , ,

, , 13–6 , , D'Amico (6–6) , , Van Poppel , , Villone (2) , , 33,106 , , 76–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Lima , , Fetters (3–3) , , — , , 15,705 , , 76–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 23 , , @

, , 8–7 (10) , , Jones (5–0) , , Mathews , , Fetters (31) , , 46,542 , , 77–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 25 , , @

, , 2–19 , , Cone , , Van Egmond (3–5) , , — , , — , , 77–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , September 25 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Rogers , , Karl (13–9) , , — , , 37,947 , , 77–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , September 27 , , @

, , 7–6 (6) , , Wickman (3–0) , , Van Poppel , , — , , 8,606 , , 78–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , September 28 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Eldred (4–4) , , Moehler , , — , , 12,939 , , 79–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 29 , , @

, , 7–5 (10) , , Reyes (1–0) , , Cummings , , Fetters (32) , , 13,038 , , 80–82 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Brewers team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

* July 31, 1996:

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and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the

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for

Marc Newfield Marc Alexander Newfield (born October 19, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player from to who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 1996, he was one of thre ...

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and

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. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Gerald Parent (minors) to the Padres on September 16. * August 23, 1996:

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and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the

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for

Bob Wickman Robert Joe Wickman (born February 6, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Wickman played for the New York Yankees (–), Milwaukee Brewers (1996–), Cleveland Indians (2000–), Atlanta Braves (2006–), and Arizona Diamondback ...

and Gerald Williams. The Brewers completed the deal by sending

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to the Yankees on August 29.

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

The Brewers'

farm system In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher ...

consisted of seven

minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...

affiliates in 1996. The Brewers operated a

Dominican Summer League The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is a branch of affiliated Minor League Baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. After the demise of the Venezuelan Summer League after the 2015 season, it is the only L ...

team as a co-op with the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

. The

Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pioneer League located in Helena, Montana, from 1978 to 2018. The team played their home games at Kindrick Legion Field, which was built in 1939. They were affiliated with the Milwauke ...

won the Pioneer League championship.

References

1996 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference1996 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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