1996 Chicago Cubs season

1996 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Ed Lynch
Manager(s)	Jim Riggleman
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Chicagoland Cable (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Wayne Larrivee)
Local radio	WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1996 Chicago Cubs season was the 125th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 121st in the National League and the 81st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 76–86.

Offseason

• March 9, 1996: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	0.543	—	48–33	40–41
Houston Astros	82	80	0.506	6	48–33	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	81	81	0.500	7	46–35	35–46
Chicago Cubs	76	86	0.469	12	43–38	33–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	89	0.451	15	36–44	37–45

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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	—

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1996: Félix Fermín signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Roster

1996 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 51 Terry Adams 45 Kent Bottenfield 52 Jim Bullinger 33 Mike Campbell 55 Larry Casian 49 Frank Castillo 32 Kevin Foster 27 Doug Jones 59 Rodney Myers 38 Jaime Navarro 35 Bob Patterson 47 Mike Perez 34 Tanyon Sturtze 36 Dave Swartzbaugh 44 Amaury Telemaco 46 Steve Trachsel 13 Turk Wendell		Catchers  4 Brian Dorsett  7 Tyler Houston  6 Mike Hubbard  9 Scott Servais Infielders 20 Bret Barberie 37 Brant Brown  2 Félix Fermín 12 Leo Gómez 17 Mark Grace 24 Todd Haney 18 José Hernández 16 Dave Magadan 11 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg 15 Terry Shumpert		Outfielders 10 Scott Bullett  1 Doug Glanville 25 Luis Gonzalez 39 Robin Jennings 19 Brooks Kieschnick 56 Brian McRae 21 Sammy Sosa 30 Ozzie Timmons 28 Pedro Valdés		Manager  5 Jim Riggleman Coaches 43 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 31 Fergie Jenkins (pitching) 40 Tony Muser (hitting)  3 Mako Oliveras (first base) 42 Dan Radison (third base) 26 Billy Williams (bench)

Player stats

Batting

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Ron Clark
AA	Orlando Cubs	Southern League	Bruce Kimm
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Dave Trembley
A	Rockford Cubbies	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Williamsport Cubs	New York–Penn League	Rubén Amaro, Sr.
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Sandy Alomar, Sr.

References

• 1996 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference