1996 New York Mets | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |
City | New York | |
Owners | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. | |
General managers | Joe McIlvaine | |
Managers | Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine | |
Television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne) | |
Radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman) WXLX (spanish) (Juan Alicea) | |
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The 1996 New York Mets season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71–91 and finished fourth in the National League East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
Offseason
[edit]- December 14, 1995: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[1]
- December 19, 1995: Brent Mayne was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors).[2]
- March 31, 1996: Ryan Thompson was traded by the New York Mets with Reid Cornelius to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Clark.[3]
Regular season
[edit]After back to back finishes near the top of the National League East, the Mets returned to the losing ways that had plagued the team since 1991. Manager Dallas Green, like his three predecessors in the position, was fired before the season was completed. His replacement was former Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine, the manager of the Norfolk Tides.
The Mets did not put up great power numbers as they had in recent years but managed to have two players reach 30 or more home runs. One was catcher Todd Hundley, who broke Roy Campanella's major league record for home runs by a catcher by recording 41.[4] The other was outfielder Bernard Gilkey, who put up 30 home runs of his own. Lance Johnson, acquired in the off season after spending eight years with the Chicago White Sox, had a career year as well. The National League's All-Star center fielder, Johnson hit a career high .333, led the NL in hits with 227, stole 50 bases to set another career high, and recorded sixty extra base hits including a league leading 21 triples; no player since 1930 had that many in the National League.[5]
The Mets traded away infielders Jeff Kent and José Vizcaíno to the Cleveland Indians during the season. The promotion of rookie Rey Ordoñez to be the team's everyday shortstop had both players playing out of position, with Vizcaino at second base and Kent at third. In return the Mets received Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza, neither of whom made much of an impact.
Mark Clark led the Mets starters with a 14–11 record. Bobby Jones' 12–8 mark was good enough for second best on the team. Jason Isringhausen made more than twenty starts for the only time in his career, finishing with a 6–14 mark.
Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle on July 3 in a 10–6 win in Philadelphia.[6] He was the sixth Met to hit for the cycle.[6]
The Mets and San Diego Padres traveled to Mexico in August, marking the first time a regular season MLB game was played in Mexico.
Opening Day Roster
[edit]- Rico Brogna
- Bernard Gilkey
- Todd Hundley
- Butch Huskey
- Lance Johnson
- Bobby Jones
- Jeff Kent
- Rey Ordóñez
- José Vizcaíno
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 56–25 | 40–41 |
Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 | 52–29 | 28–53 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 42–39 | 29–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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 | — |
Game log
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April: 11–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 5–6)
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May: 11–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–11)
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June: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8)
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July: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8)
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August: 8–20 (Home: 3–9; Away: 5–11)
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September: 11–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–8)
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Detailed records
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Roster
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Outfielders
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]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 |
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C | Todd Hundley | 153 | 540 | 140 | .259 | 41 | 112 |
1B | Butch Huskey | 118 | 414 | 115 | .278 | 15 | 60 |
2B | José Vizcaíno | 96 | 363 | 110 | .303 | 1 | 32 |
SS | Rey Ordóñez | 151 | 502 | 129 | .257 | 1 | 30 |
3B | Jeff Kent | 89 | 335 | 97 | .290 | 9 | 39 |
LF | Bernard Gilkey | 153 | 571 | 181 | .317 | 30 | 117 |
CF | Lance Johnson | 160 | 682 | 227 | .333 | 9 | 69 |
RF | Alex Ochoa | 82 | 282 | 83 | .294 | 4 | 33 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Edgardo Alfonzo | 123 | 368 | 96 | .261 | 4 | 40 |
Carl Everett | 101 | 192 | 46 | .240 | 1 | 16 |
Rico Brogna | 55 | 188 | 48 | .255 | 7 | 30 |
Chris Jones | 89 | 149 | 36 | .242 | 4 | 18 |
Álvaro Espinoza | 48 | 134 | 41 | .306 | 4 | 16 |
Brent Mayne | 70 | 99 | 26 | .263 | 1 | 6 |
Roberto Petagine | 50 | 99 | 23 | .232 | 4 | 17 |
Tim Bogar | 91 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 0 | 6 |
Carlos Baerga | 26 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 2 | 11 |
Andy Tomberlin | 63 | 66 | 17 | .258 | 3 | 10 |
Jason Hardtke | 19 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 6 |
Kevin Roberson | 27 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 3 | 9 |
Matt Franco | 14 | 31 | 6 | .194 | 1 | 2 |
Alberto Castillo | 6 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Greene | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Clark | 32 | 212.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.43 | 142 |
Bobby Jones | 31 | 195.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.42 | 116 |
Pete Harnisch | 31 | 194.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.21 | 114 |
Jason Isringhausen | 27 | 171.2 | 6 | 14 | 4.77 | 114 |
Paul Wilson | 26 | 149.0 | 5 | 12 | 5.38 | 109 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Robert Person | 27 | 89.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.52 | 76 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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John Franco | 51 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 1.83 | 48 |
Doug Henry | 58 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4.68 | 58 |
Jerry Dipoto | 57 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4.19 | 52 |
Dave Mlicki | 51 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3.30 | 83 |
Paul Byrd | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 31 |
Bob MacDonald | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.26 | 12 |
Derek Wallace | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.01 | 15 |
Blas Minor | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 20 |
Pedro Martínez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 6 |
Ricky Trlicek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
Mike Fyhrie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 |
Awards and records
[edit]- Lance Johnson, National League leader, Triples (21) [5]
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie[8]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Brent Mayne Stats".
- ^ Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Willis, George (September 15, 1996). "Hundley's 41st Puts Him in Record Books". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott (2008). Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
- ^ a b Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times. p. B9.
- ^ 1996 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007