The Houston Astros' 1996 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the

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 ...

. 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

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Jeff Bagwell Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros. Originally a Boston Red Sox fourth- ...

reached the 500th

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 bat ...

(RBI) of his career with two

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

s 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 Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) ...

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 San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. The Astros retired

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 ...

's number 34 on September 29, 1996.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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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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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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, , 3–1 , , Reynolds (16–6) , , Stottlemyre , , — , , 43,258 , , 69–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , August 25 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Wall (8–4) , , Benes , , Hernandez (4) , , 31,609 , , 70–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 26 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Benes , , Hampton (10–9) , , Eckersley , , 21,624 , , 70–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 27 , , Cubs , , 6–5 , , Morman (3–1) , , Adams , , Hernandez (5) , , 15,374 , , 71–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 134 , , August 28 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Olson (1–0) , , Bottenfield , , — , , 18,026 , , 72–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , August 29 , , Cubs , , 3–4 , , Navarro , , Reynolds (16–7) , , Wendell , , 16,151 , , 72–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , August 30 , , @ Pirates , , 10–0 , , Wall (9–4) , , Peters , , — , , 24,619 , , 73–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , August 31 , , @ Pirates , , 5–4 , , Hernandez (4–4) , , Ericks , , Hudek (1) , , 27,559 , , 74–63 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 1 , , @ Pirates , , 5–9 , , Wainhouse , , Darwin (2–2) , , — , , 14,144 , , 74–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 2 , , @

, , 7–8 (10) , , Benes , , Brocail (1–5) , , — , , 32,955 , , 74–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 3 , , @

, , 3–12 , , Stottlemyre , , Reynolds (16–8) , , — , , 23,955 , , 74–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 4 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Benes , , Wall (9–5) , , Eckersley , , 34,891 , , 74–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 6 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Hernandez (5–4) , , Leskanic , , — , , 20,932 , , 75–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Kile (11–8) , , Holmes , , Hudek (2) , , 37,213 , , 76–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 8 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Reed , , Reynolds (16–9) , , Ruffin , , 31,316 , , 76–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 9 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Ritz , , Wall (9–6) , , Ruffin , , 13,833 , , 76–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 10 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Morman (4–1) , , Schilling , , Hernandez (6) , , 12,700 , , 77–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 11 , ,

, , 8–10 , , Parrett , , Holt (0–1) , , Bottalico , , 17,300 , , 77–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 12 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Kile (12–8) , , Williams , , — , , 16,103 , , 78–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 13 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Holmes , , Hernandez (5–5) , , Ruffin , , 48,049 , , 78–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 14 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Ritz , , Wall (9–7) , , — , , 48,132 , , 78–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 15 , , @

, , 4–11 , , Thompson , , Drabek (6–9) , , — , , 48,038 , , 78–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 17 , , @ Braves , , 4–5 , , Smoltz , , Kile (12–9) , , Wohlers , , 32,109 , , 78–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 18 , , @ Braves , , 2–6 , , Maddux , , Hampton (10–10) , , — , , 29,885 , , 78–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 20 , , @ Marlins , , 1–3 , , Brown , , Reynolds (16–10) , , Nen , , 21,518 , , 78–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @ Marlins , , 1–2 , , Heredia , , Wagner (2–2) , , — , , 31,023 , , 78–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , , @ Marlins , , 0–6 , , Helling , , Kile (12–10) , , — , , 17,461 , , 78–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 24 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Jones , , Wall (9–8) , , — , , 39,511 , , 78–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 25 , ,

, , 5–4 (10) , , Hudek (1–0) , , Wallace , , — , , 15,760 , , 79–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 26 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Drabek (7–9) , , Trlicek , , — , , 13,751 , , 80–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 27 , , Marlins , , 2–3 , , Hutton , , Kile (12–11) , , Nen , , 21,725 , , 80–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , September 28 , , Marlins , , 5–1 , , Darwin (3–2) , , Heredia , , — , , 21,832 , , 81–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 29 , , Marlins , , 5–4 (10) , , Hudek (2–0) , , Hammond , , — , , 42,658 , , 82–80 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Astros team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

* June 3, 1996: Greg Swindell was released by the Astros. * June 4, 1996:

Roy Oswalt Roy Edward Oswalt (; born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Oswalt played for the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Houston Astros. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texa ...

was drafted by the Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 18, 1997. * July 23, 1996:

Rich Loiselle Richard Frank Loiselle (born January 12, 1972) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates over parts of six seasons spanning 1996–2001. Listed at 6' 5", 225 lb ...

was traded by the Astros to the Pittsburgh Pirates for

Danny Darwin Danny Wayne Darwin (born October 25, 1955), known as the "Bonham Bullet" and "Dr. Death", is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, ...

. * July 27, 1996: Rick Wilkins and cash were traded by the Astros to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...

for

Kirt Manwaring Kirt Dean Manwaring (born July 15, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from through , most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants, with whom he played for the majo ...

.Kirt Manwaring
at ''Baseball Reference''

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jackson

References

External links

1996 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
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