1996 Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
1996 information
Owner(s)	JRY Trust
Manager(s)	Kevin Kennedy
Local television	WABU (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy)
Local radio	WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
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The 1996 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable transactions 2.2.1 Draft picks 2.3 Opening Day Line Up 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 References

[edit] Offseason

• October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.^[1]
• January 22, 1996: Alex Cole was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[2]
• January 29, 1996: Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors).^[3]
• March 8, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[4]

[edit] Regular season

• September 18, 1996: Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters for the second time in his career, becoming the only player ever to do so. The performance came against the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Clemens' second 20-K day occurred in his second-to-last game as a member of the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	92	70	.568	--
Baltimore Orioles *	88	74	.543	4.0
Boston Red Sox	85	77	.525	7.0
Toronto Blue Jays	74	88	.457	18.0
Detroit Tigers	53	109	.327	39.0

[edit] Notable transactions

• July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejia and Brad Tweedie (minors).^[4]
• July 31, 1996: Mike Stanton and a player to be named later were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Dwayne Hosey to the Rangers on November 4.^[5]
• August 1, 1996: Greg Pirkl was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Seattle Mariners.^[6]

[edit] Draft picks

• June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Robert Ramsay was drafted by the Red Sox in the 7th round.^[7]
  • Justin Duchscherer was drafted by the Red Sox in the 8th round. Player signed June 14, 1996.^[8]
  • Aaron Harang was drafted by the Red Sox in the 22nd round, but did not sign.^[9]

[edit] Opening Day Line Up

12	Wil Cordero	2B
13	John Valentin	SS
42	Mo Vaughn	1B
33	José Canseco	DH
22	Mike Stanley	C
39	Mike Greenwell	LF
11	Tim Naehring	3B
25	Troy O'Leary	RF
46	Dwayne Hosey	CF
21	Roger Clemens	P

[edit] Roster

1996 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 43 Stan Belinda 50 Mark Brandenburg 21 Roger Clemens 45 John Doherty 52 Vaughn Eshelman 34 Rich Garcés 36 Tom Gordon 57 Ken Grundt 28 Eric Gunderson 23 Reggie Harris 54 Joe Hudson 59 Brent Knackert 53 Kerry Lacy 19 Mike Maddux 59 Pat Mahomes 58 Nate Minchey 50 Jamie Moyer 31 Brad Pennington 26 Aaron Sele 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 32 Mike Stanton 55 Jeff Suppan 49 Tim Wakefield		Catchers 56 Alex Delgado 37 Bill Haselman 47 Scott Hatteberg 45 Walt McKeel 22 Mike Stanley Infielders 10 Esteban Beltré 23 Phil Clark 12 Wil Cordero  3 Jeff Frye  5 Nomar Garciaparra 48 Jeff Manto 11 Tim Naehring 48 Arquimedez Pozo 31 Tony Rodríguez 29 Bill Selby 48 Jim Tatum 13 John Valentin 42 Mo Vaughn		Outfielders 56 Darren Bragg 33 José Canseco  2 Alex Cole 15 Milt Cuyler 39 Mike Greenwell 46 Dwayne Hosey 18 Reggie Jefferson 38 José Malavé 24 Kevin Mitchell  7 Trot Nixon 25 Troy O'Leary 57 Rudy Pemberton 10,47 Lee Tinsley Other batters 45 Greg Pirkl		Manager 44 Kevin Kennedy Coaches 35 Dave Carlucci (Bullpen) 41 Sammy Ellis (Pitching) 17 Tim Johnson (Bench) 16 Dave Oliver (Third base) 14 Jim Rice (Hitting) 40 Herm Starrette (Bullpen) 20 Frank White (First base)

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Buddy Bailey
AA	Trenton Thunder	Eastern League	Ken Macha
A	Sarasota Red Sox	Florida State League	DeMarlo Hale
A	Michigan Battle Cats	Midwest League	Tom Barrett
Short-Season A	Lowell Spinners	New York-Penn League	Billy Gardner, Jr.
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Bob Geren

^[10]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
2. ^ Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Heathcliff Slocumb page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ ^{a b} Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Justin Duchscherer page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 1996 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1996 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

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