| 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| National League Wild Card winners | |
| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Record | 90–72 (.556) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley |
| General managers | Fred Claire |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda,Bill Russell |
| Television | KTLA (5) |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín,René Cárdenas |
The1996Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 107th for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 39th season inLos Angeles, California. The Dodgers were atop the standings for a substantial part of the season, albeit under two managers. Longtime managerTommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in late June and had to step down.Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.
The Dodgers went into the final weekend of the season with a two-game lead on theSan Diego Padres, needing only to win one of the final three games with the Padres to clinch theNational League West title. However, the Padres swept them, and the Dodgers limped into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Dodgers were swept by theAtlanta Braves in theNLDS.
The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 45–36 | 46–35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 47–34 | 43–38 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 55–26 | 28–53 |
| San Francisco Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 23 | 38–44 | 30–50 |
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | |||
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 | |||
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 5–8 | |||
| Colorado | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | |||
| Florida | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | |||
| Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 | |||
| Los Angeles | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 8–4 | |||
| Montreal | 3–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–4 | |||
| New York | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | |||
| Philadelphia | 4–9 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–10 | |||
| San Diego | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 11–2 | 4–8 | |||
| San Francisco | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–11 | — | 7–6 | |||
| St. Louis | 4–9 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | |||
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April: 14–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–10)
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May: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)
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June: 13–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–6)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)
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August: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4)
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September: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)
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| 1996 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Hideo Nomo | 33 | 33 | 228.3 | 16-11 | 3.19 | 85 | 234 | 3 |
| Ismael Valdez | 33 | 33 | 225.0 | 15-7 | 3.32 | 54 | 173 | 0 |
| Pedro Astacio | 35 | 32 | 211.7 | 9-8 | 3.44 | 67 | 130 | 0 |
| Ramón Martínez | 28 | 27 | 168.7 | 15-6 | 3.42 | 86 | 133 | 2 |
| Tom Candiotti | 28 | 27 | 152.3 | 9-11 | 4.49 | 43 | 79 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Todd Worrell | 72 | 0 | 65.3 | 4-6 | 3.03 | 15 | 66 | 44 |
| Antonio Osuna | 73 | 0 | 84.0 | 9-6 | 3.00 | 32 | 85 | 4 |
| Mark Guthrie | 66 | 0 | 73.0 | 2-3 | 2.22 | 22 | 56 | 1 |
| Scott Radinsky | 58 | 0 | 52.3 | 5-1 | 2.41 | 17 | 48 | 1 |
| Chan Ho Park | 48 | 10 | 108.7 | 5-5 | 3.64 | 71 | 119 | 0 |
| Joey Eischen | 28 | 0 | 43.3 | 0-1 | 4.78 | 20 | 36 | 0 |
| Darren Dreifort | 19 | 0 | 23.7 | 1-4 | 4.94 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 11 | 0 | 12.7 | 0-0 | 5.68 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 0-2 | 6.00 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| John Cummings | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0-1 | 6.75 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Mike Piazza | C | 148 | 547 | .336 | 87 | 184 | 36 | 105 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 40 | 64 | .297 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 13 | 14 | .286 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 154 | 608 | .260 | 84 | 158 | 34 | 111 | 8 |
| Delino DeShields | 2B | 154 | 581 | .224 | 75 | 130 | 5 | 41 | 48 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 128 | 428 | .255 | 48 | 109 | 10 | 55 | 4 |
| Mike Blowers | 3B/1B/SS | 92 | 317 | .265 | 31 | 84 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | 2B/SS/LF/CF/3B | 103 | 201 | .204 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B | 45 | 162 | .228 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Juan Castro | SS/3B/2B/LF | 70 | 132 | .197 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B/1B | 80 | 104 | .221 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Busch | 3B/1B | 38 | 83 | .217 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Oreste Marrero | 1B | 10 | 8 | .375 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilton Guerrero | IF | 5 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 157 | 634 | .297 | 98 | 188 | 24 | 88 | 14 |
| Roger Cedeño | CF/LF/RF | 86 | 211 | .246 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | LF/CF/RF | 149 | 478 | .291 | 64 | 139 | 12 | 59 | 21 |
| Wayne Kirby | CF/LF | 65 | 188 | .271 | 23 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Brett Butler | CF | 34 | 131 | .267 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 71 | 110 | .200 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | CF | 43 | 104 | .212 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Milt Thompson | LF | 48 | 51 | .118 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | LF | 15 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Parker | CF/LF | 16 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karim García | OF | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The1996 National League Division Series was played between Los Angeles Dodgers andAtlanta Braves. Atlanta ended up winning the series 3-0.
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |||
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| W:John Smoltz (1-0) L:Antonio Osuna (0-1) SV:Mark Wohlers (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| HRs:ATL –Javy López (1);LAD – none | ||||||||||||||||
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
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| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| W:Greg Maddux (1-0) L:Ismael Valdez (0-1) SV:Mark Wohlers (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| HRs:ATL –Fred McGriff (1),Ryan Klesko (1),Jermaine Dye (1);LAD – none | ||||||||||||||||
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium,Atlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| W:Tom Glavine (1-0) L:Hideo Nomo (0-1) SV:Mark Wohlers (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| HRs:LA – none;ATL –Chipper Jones (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Teams inBOLD won League Championships
The Dodgers selected 79 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The top draft pick was third basemanDamian Rolls fromSchlagel High School. He was selected by theKansas City Royals in the 1999Rule 5 draft and then traded to theTampa Bay Devil Rays, where he played parts of five seasons with a .248 batting average, 9 homers and 73 RBI.
ShortstopAlex Cora was drafted in the third round out of theUniversity of Miami. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a utility infielder/defensive replacement. He hit .243 in 1,273 games
The most successful player in this draft class was left-handed pitcherTed Lilly fromFresno City College, who was drafted in the 23rd round. A two-time All-Star, he would play 15 seasons in the Majors (the last 4 with the Dodgers) and had a 130-113 record and 4.14 ERA in 356 games (331 starts).
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