The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the

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' third season at

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. For the second consecutive season, the Indians had the best record in Major League Baseball. This was the first time in franchise history that the Indians had accomplished that feat. Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one

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in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901.

Offseason

*November 9, 1995: Rubén Amaro Jr. was released by the Cleveland Indians. *December 6, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. *December 7, 1995:

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was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. * December 14, 1995: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. * January 4, 1996: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. * March 31, 1996: Mark Clark was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.

Regular season

Once again, the Indians had a formidable offensive lineup. They led the Majors in hits (1,665), batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.369). They also struck out an MLB-low 844 times.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, , 9–3 , , Hershiser (14–7) , , Sager , , — , , 21,091 , , 80–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 30 , , @ Rangers , , 3–5 , , Pavlik , , Ogea (7–5) , , Russell , , 40,383 , , 80–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , August 31 , , @ Rangers , , 3–6 , , Oliver , , McDowell (10–9) , , Vosberg , , 46,319 , , 80–55 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , September 1 , , @ Rangers , , 8–2 , , Nagy (14–4) , , Burkett , , — , , 46,084 , , 81–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 2 , , @ Brewers , , 6–7 , , Jones , , Mesa (2–5) , , — , , 18,015 , , 81–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 3 , , @ Brewers , , 2–8 , , Karl , , Hershiser (14–8) , , — , , 10,599 , , 81–57 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 4 , , @ Brewers , , 7–0 , , Ogea (8–5) , , D'Amico , , — , , 12,666 , , 82–57 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 8 , , Mariners , , 2–1 , , Nagy (15–4) , , Mulholland , , — , , 42,307 , , 83–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 8 , , Mariners , , 5–6 , , Charlton , , Mesa (2–6) , , — , , 42,217 , , 83–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 9 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Shuey (5–2) , , Holtz , , Mesa (32) , , 42,208 , , 84–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 10 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Assenmacher (4–2) , , Percival , , — , , 42,181 , , 85–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 11 , ,

, , 2–0 , , McDowell (11–9) , , Finley , , Mesa (33) , , 42,264 , , 86–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 12 , ,

, , 11–2 , , Anderson (2–1) , , Boskie , , — , , 42,244 , , 87–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 14 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Nagy (16–4) , , Wengert , , — , , — , , 88–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 14 , ,

, , 9–8 , , Plunk (3–2) , , Small , , Mesa (34) , , 42,233 , , 89–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 15 , ,

, , 9–10 (10) , , Reyes , , Mesa (2–7) , , — , , 42,226 , , 89–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 16 , , @

, , 4–3 , , McDowell (12–9) , , Alvarez , , — , , 25,392 , , 90–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 17 , , @

, , 9–4 , , Anderson (3–1) , , Fernandez , , Plunk (2) , , 18,763 , , 91–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 18 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Lopez (5–4) , , Baldwin , , Mesa (35) , , 20,289 , , 92–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 19 , , Royals , , 9–1 , , Ogea (9–5) , , Appier , , — , , 42,297 , , 93–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 20 , , Royals , , 4–6 , , Bevil , , Nagy (16–5) , , Bluma , , 42,358 , , 93–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 21 , , Royals , , 13–4 , , Hershiser (15–8) , , Rosado , , — , , 42,339 , , 94–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 22 , , Royals , , 6–5 , , McDowell (13–9) , , Jacome , , Mesa (36) , , 42,291 , , 95–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 23 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Graves (2–0) , , Parra , , Mesa (37) , , 42,299 , , 96–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 24 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Ogea (10–5) , , Rodriguez , , Mesa (38) , , 42,272 , , 97–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 25 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Nagy (17–5) , , Robertson , , — , , 42,469 , , 98–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Royals , , 6–11 , , Rosado , , Hershiser (15–9) , , — , , 15,939 , , 98–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , September 28 , , @ Royals , , 5–4 , , Mercker (1–0) , , Scanlan , , Mesa (39) , , 19,820 , , 99–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Royals , , 1–4 , , Belcher , , Ogea (10–6) , , Pichardo , , 14,556 , , 99–62 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Indians team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

*May 14, 1996: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. *June 15, 1996: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.

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''

Award winners

*Omar VIzquel,

Hutch Award The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hu ...

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or div ...

Postseason

ALDS: Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore wins the series, 3-1

Minor league affiliates

References

1996 Cleveland Indians
at ''Baseball Reference''
1996 Cleveland Indians
at ''Baseball Almanac''
1996 WS
at ''Baseball Reference'' {{Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season American League Central champion seasons Cleve