1996 New York Mets season
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1996 New York Mets season
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| Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. | |
| General manager(s) | Joe McIlvaine | |
| Manager(s) | Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine | |
| Local television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne) |
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| Local radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman) WXLX (spanish) (Juan Alicea) |
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The New York Mets' 1996 season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
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Offseason
- 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
- Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle on July 3 in a 10-6 win in Philadelphia.[4] He was the sixth Met to hit for the cycle.[4]
- On August 16, the San Diego Padres played the New York Mets in a game held in Monterrey, Mexico.[5]
- On Sept. 14, Todd Hundley broke the major-league record for single-season home runs by a catcher, previously owned by Roy Campanella. Hundley hit his 41st home run in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.[6]
- Lance Johnson led the league with 21 triples. It was the highest amount by a National League player since 1930.[7]
Opening Day Roster
- Rico Brogna
- Bernard Gilkey
- Todd Hundley
- Butch Huskey
- Lance Johnson
- Bobby Jones
- Jeff Kent
- Rey Ordonez
- Jose Vizcaino
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- |
| Montreal Expos | 88 | 73 | .543 | 8 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
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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| Carl Everett | 101 | 192 | 46 | .240 | 1 | 16 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Awards and records
- Lance Johnson, National League leader, Triples (21) [7]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie[9]
External links
References
- ^ Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maynebr01.shtml
- ^ Ryan Thompson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times: p. B9.
- ^ Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott (2008 ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Group. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
- ^ Willis, George (September 15, 1996). "Hundley's 41st Puts Him in Record Books". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/15/sports/hundley-s-41st-puts-him-in-record-books.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott (2008 ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
- ^ 1996 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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