1996 San Francisco Giants season

1996 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
3Com Park at Candlestick Point (since 1960)
San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter Magowan
General manager(s)	Bob Quinn
Manager(s)	Dusty Baker
Local television	KTVU (Ted Robinson, Mike Krukow, Lon Simmons) SportsChannel Pacific (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons)
Local radio	KNBR (Ted Robinson, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) SP Radio (Julio Gonzalez,Rene De La Rosa, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez)
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The 1996 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 114th season in Major League Baseball, their 39th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 37th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 68-94 record, 23 games behind the San Diego Padres.

Offseason

• October 6, 1995: Mike Benjamin was traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeff Juden and Tommy Eason (minors).
• October 26, 1995: John Roper was claimed off waivers from the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.
• December 1, 1995: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Texas Rangers by the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.
• March 26, 1996: Scott Service was released by the Giants.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	91	71	0.562	—	45–36	46–35
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	72	0.556	1	47–34	43–38
Colorado Rockies	83	79	0.512	8	55–26	28–53
San Francisco Giants	68	94	0.420	23	38–44	30–50

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

• April 5, 1996: Steve Decker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers from the Giants by the Montreal Expos.
• July 27, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash.
• July 30, 1996: Mark Leiter was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott.
• August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased from the Giants by the Colorado Rockies.
• August 21, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the Colorado Rockies.

Lou Seal

Lou Seal has served as mascot of the San Francisco Giants since 1996.

Lou Seal is the official mascot of the San Francisco Giants. "Born" on July 25, 1996, Luigi Francisco Seal has been a regular part of the Giants baseball home games and events around San Francisco, and the United States. The name is a play on the name "Lucille." Todd Schwenk, an Oakland Athletics Fan, named the mascot in a KNBR Sports Radio phone-in contest. Schwenk named Lou for the Seals always hanging out on the wharfs at Fisherman's Wharf. It also refers to the San Francisco Seals, the baseball club which was a mainstay of the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957.

Roster

1996 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Shawn Barton 38 José Bautista 47 Rod Beck 33 Steve Bourgeois 29 Dan Carlson 51 Doug Creek 41 Rich DeLucia 40 Mark Dewey 55 Shawn Estes 22 Osvaldo Fernández 26 Mark Gardner 37 Chris Hook 14 Jeff Juden 31 Mark Leiter 19 Jim Poole 42 Kirk Rueter 54 Tim Scott 65 Steve Soderstrom 50 William Van Landingham 34 Allen Watson		Catchers 29 Steve Decker 30 Marcus Jensen 49 Tom Lampkin  8 Kirt Manwaring 66 Doug Mirabelli  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 35 Rich Aurilia 18 Kim Batiste 36 Jay Canizaro 45 Mark Carreon 60 Wilson Delgado 21 Shawon Dunston 10 David McCarty 32 Bill Mueller 30 Dan Peltier 17 J. R. Phillips 23 Steve Scarsone  6 Robby Thompson  9 Matt Williams  8 Desi Wilson		Outfielders  7 Marvin Benard 25 Barry Bonds 62 Jacob Cruz  2 Mel Hall  1 Glenallen Hill 14 Trent Hubbard 28 Stan Javier 52 Dax Jones 42 Keith Williams		Manager 12 Dusty Baker Coaches 16 Bobby Bonds (Hitting) 15 Bob Brenly (First Base) 20 Wendell Kim (Third Base)  5 Bob Lillis (Bench) 48 Dick Pole (Pitching)

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Shawon Dunston SS, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Ron Wotus
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Frank Cacciatore
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Carlos Lezcano
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Glenn Tufts
A-Short Season	Bellingham Giants	Northwest League	Ozzie Virgil, Sr., and Shane Turner

External links

• 1996 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1996 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac