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1996 Cleveland Indians season

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Owner(s)
  
Richard Jacobs

Manager(s)
  
Mike Hargrove

General manager(s)
  
John Hart

Local television
  
WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning

Local radio
  
WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood

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.

Contents

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: Julio Franco 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.

    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.

    • 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

    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

    • All-Star Game

    ALDS: Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles

    Baltimore wins the series, 3-1

    References

    1996 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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