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1996 Florida Marlins season

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Record
  
80–82 (.494)

Start date
  
1996

Owner
  
Wayne Huizenga

Local televisions
  
Fox Sports Sun, WBFS-TV

Divisional place
  
3rd

General manager
  
Dave Dombrowski

Local radios
  
WQAM, WCMQ-FM

Managers
  
Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, John Boles

Similar
  
1997 Florida Marlins s, 2003 Florida Marlins s, 1996 New York Mets season, 1996 New York Yankees

The 1996 Florida Marlins season began with the team trying to improve on their record from 1995. Their managers were Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, and John Boles. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished with a record of 80-82, 3rd in the National League East.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Texas Rangers to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 1995. The Texas Rangers sent players to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Bobby Witt. The Texas Rangers sent Wilson Heredia (August 11, 1995) and Scott Podsednik (October 8, 1995) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
  • November 21, 1995: Devon White signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • December 13, 1995: Mark Davis was Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • December 22, 1995: Craig Grebeck was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • January 5, 1996: Andre Dawson was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • January 23, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Florida Marlins.
  • March 23, 1996: Mark Davis was Released by the Florida Marlins.

    • Regular season

  • On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter threw the first no hitter in Florida Marlins history. The Marlins beat the Rockies by a score of 11-0.

    • Transactions

  • June 4, 1996: Mark Kotsay was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1996.
  • July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.
  • August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for Roosevelt Brown.
  • August 23, 1996: Gregg Zaun was sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal made on August 21, 1996. The Baltimore Orioles sent a player to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Terry Mathews. The Baltimore Orioles sent Gregg Zaun (August 23, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

    • 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

    References

    1996 Florida Marlins season Wikipedia
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