1996 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
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 a 68–94 record, 23 games behind the San Diego Padres .
Offseason
Regular season
Opening day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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
—
Game log
1996 Game Log: 68–94 (Home: 38–44; Away: 30–50)
April: 14–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
@ Braves
8–10
Maddux
Leiter (0–1)
Borbon
48,961
0–1
2
April 3
@ Braves
2–15
Glavine
VanLandingham (0–1)
—
28,728
0–2
3
April 4
@ Braves
7–1
Watson (1–0)
Smoltz
—
30,271
1–2
4
April 5
@ Marlins
7–1
Fernandez (1–0)
Rapp
—
24,769
2–2
5
April 6
@ Marlins
0–1 (10)
Nen
Dewey (0–1)
—
34,002
2–3
6
April 7
@ Marlins
14–7
Bourgeois (1–0)
Burkett
—
19,842
3–3
7
April 8
@ Astros
2–6
Hampton
VanLandingham (0–2)
—
13,488
3–4
8
April 9
@ Astros
3–1 (10)
Juden (1–0)
Tabaka
Beck (1)
13,588
4–4
9
April 10
@ Astros
11–5
Fernandez (2–0)
Kile
—
14,183
5–4
10
April 12
Cubs
4–1
Leiter (1–1)
Navarro
Beck (2)
45,589
6–4
11
April 13
Cubs
3–2 (10)
Juden (2–0)
Myers
—
22,120
7–4
12
April 14
Cubs
2–6
Foster
Watson (1–1)
Wendell
23,137
7–5
13
April 16
Dodgers
5–3
Dewey (1–1)
Osuna
Beck (3)
19,716
8–5
14
April 17
Dodgers
2–11
Osuna
Leiter (1–2)
—
17,039
8–6
15
April 18
@ Cubs
6–7
Perez
VanLandingham (0–3)
Wendell
15,857
8–7
16
April 19
@ Cubs
6–10
Foster
Watson (1–2)
—
17,662
8–8
17
April 20
@ Cubs
8–4
Gardner (1–0)
Bullinger
—
28,047
9–8
18
April 21
@ Cubs
7–6
Fernandez (3–0)
Trachsel
Beck (4)
28,065
10–8
19
April 22
Astros
8–11
Reynolds
Leiter (1–3)
—
8,867
10–9
20
April 23
Astros
4–8
Kile
VanLandingham (0–4)
—
8,439
10–10
21
April 24
Braves
3–8
Smoltz
Watson (1–3)
—
13,296
10–11
22
April 25
Braves
8–0
Gardner (2–0)
Schmidt
—
12,436
11–11
23
April 26
Marlins
0–3
Brown
Fernandez (3–1)
—
12,461
11–12
24
April 27
Marlins
6–3
Leiter (2–3)
Burkett
Beck (5)
15,711
12–12
25
April 28
Marlins
10–4
VanLandingham (1–4)
Hammond
—
23,535
13–12
26
April 30
@ Padres
9–4
Watson (2–3)
Tewksbury
—
14,170
14–12
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 7–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
27
May 1
@ Padres
4–9
Valenzuela
Gardner (2–1)
—
14,878
14–13
28
May 3
Reds
3–5
McElroy
Creek (0–1)
Brantley
12,884
14–14
29
May 4
Reds
7–9
Moore
Leiter (2–4)
Brantley
18,989
14–15
30
May 5
Reds
6–12
Smiley
VanLandingham (1–5)
—
18,052
14–16
31
May 7
@ Cardinals
4–2
Watson (3–3)
Fossas
Beck (6)
23,492
15–16
32
May 8
@ Cardinals
10–7
Gardner (3–1)
Benes
Beck (7)
22,517
16–16
33
May 9
@ Cardinals
8–16
Parrett
Dewey (1–2)
—
37,920
16–17
34
May 10
@ Pirates
5–4 (10)
DeLucia (1–0)
Cordova
Beck (8)
17,611
17–17
35
May 11
@ Pirates
12–7
VanLandingham (2–5)
Hope
—
16,591
18–17
36
May 12
@ Pirates
7–2
Watson (4–3)
Smith
—
17,132
19–17
37
May 13
@ Phillies
2–1
Gardner (4–1)
Fernandez
Beck (9)
18,758
20–17
38
May 14
@ Phillies
0–7
Schilling
Fernandez (3–2)
—
18,774
20–18
39
May 15
@ Phillies
6–7 (10)
Bottalico
Beck (0–1)
—
25,085
20–19
40
May 18
Mets
5–14
Clark
VanLandingham (2–6)
—
15,298
20–20
41
May 19
Mets
1–0
Watson (5–3)
Isringhausen
Beck (10)
—
21–20
42
May 19
Mets
6–2
Gardner (5–1)
Wilson
—
22,959
22–20
43
May 20
Expos
9–6
Dewey (2–2)
Dyer
Beck (11)
10,062
23–20
44
May 21
Expos
8–5
Dewey (3–2)
Aucoin
Beck (12)
8,911
24–20
45
May 22
Expos
3–4
Martinez
VanLandingham (2–7)
Rojas
11,663
24–21
46
May 24
Phillies
1–5
Schilling
Watson (5–4)
—
11,917
24–22
47
May 25
Phillies
3–2
Gardner (6–1)
Williams
Beck (13)
16,874
25–22
48
May 26
Phillies
1–10
Mulholland
Fernandez (3–3)
Bottalico
26,234
25–23
49
May 28
@ Mets
0–4
Clark
Leiter (2–5)
Henry
15,733
25–24
50
May 29
@ Mets
4–2
VanLandingham (3–7)
Isringhausen
Beck (14)
15,578
26–24
51
May 30
@ Mets
0–1
Wilson
Watson (5–5)
Franco
15,781
26–25
52
May 31
@ Expos
4–7
Daal
DeLucia (1–1)
Veres
25,712
26–26
June: 10–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 3–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
53
June 1
@ Expos
1–5
Fassero
Fernandez (3–4)
Dyer
36,858
26–27
54
June 2
@ Expos
8–1
Leiter (3–5)
Martinez
—
25,006
27–27
55
June 3
@ Reds
6–3
VanLandingham (4–7)
Burba
—
20,028
28–27
56
June 4
@ Reds
1–4
Salkeld
Watson (5–6)
Brantley
28,549
28–28
57
June 5
@ Reds
15–4
Gardner (7–1)
Jarvis
—
21,881
29–28
58
June 7
Cardinals
4–9
Benes
Fernandez (3–5)
—
13,009
29–29
59
June 8
Cardinals
4–1
DeLucia (2–1)
Stottlemyre
Beck (15)
20,401
30–29
60
June 9
Cardinals
9–0
Watson (6–6)
Benes
—
24,176
31–29
61
June 10
Pirates
4–5
Morel
DeLucia (2–2)
Cordova
10,026
31–30
62
June 11
Pirates
2–7
Neagle
Fernandez (3–6)
—
11,530
31–31
63
June 13
Astros
12–8
Leiter (4–5)
Kile
—
10,527
32–31
64
June 14
Astros
1–9
Hampton
VanLandingham (4–8)
Wagner
10,758
32–32
65
June 15
Astros
3–4
Wall
Watson (6–7)
Jones
18,530
32–33
66
June 16
Astros
8–7
DeLucia (3–2)
Morman
—
27,624
33–33
67
June 17
Marlins
1–0
Fernandez (4–6)
Leiter
Beck (16)
9,524
34–33
68
June 18
Marlins
9–8 (15)
Juden (3–0)
Rapp
—
15,439
35–33
69
June 19
Marlins
7–4 (15)
Bautista (1–0)
Mathews
—
13,274
36–33
70
June 21
@ Braves
7–8 (11)
Wade
Beck (0–2)
—
38,432
36–34
71
June 22
@ Braves
0–6
Maddux
Gardner (7–2)
—
49,365
36–35
72
June 23
@ Braves
0–1
Glavine
Fernandez (4–7)
Wohlers
35,645
36–36
73
June 24
@ Marlins
1–2
Burkett
Leiter (4–6)
Nen
16,860
36–37
74
June 25
@ Marlins
4–5 (10)
Powell
Beck (0–3)
—
16,577
36–38
75
June 26
@ Marlins
2–3
Brown
Watson (6–8)
—
21,188
36–39
76
June 27
Padres
1–11
Valenzuela
Gardner (7–3)
—
12,325
36–40
77
June 28
Padres
1–6
Ashby
Fernandez (4–8)
Hoffman
13,129
36–41
78
June 29
Padres
6–7
Blair
Beck (0–4)
Hoffman
24,540
36–42
79
June 30
Padres
4–7
Tewksbury
VanLandingham (4–9)
Hoffman
26,373
36–43
July: 10–17 (Home: 8–6; Away: 2–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
80
July 1
Rockies
9–6
Juden (4–0)
Painter
Beck (17)
16,142
37–43
81
July 2
Rockies
5–1
Gardner (8–3)
Ritz
—
13,571
38–43
82
July 3
Rockies
2–3
Leskanic
Beck (0–5)
Ruffin
44,356
38–44
83
July 4
@ Padres
4–8
Tewksbury
Leiter (4–7)
—
14,111
38–45
84
July 5
@ Padres
6–7 (11)
Bergman
Bautista (1–1)
—
22,589
38–46
85
July 6
@ Padres
3–7
Worrell
Bourgeois (1–1)
Hoffman
51,021
38–47
86
July 7
@ Padres
3–10
Valenzuela
Fernandez (4–9)
—
32,693
38–48
87
July 11
@ Dodgers
3–8
Martinez
Leiter (4–8)
—
37,305
38–49
88
July 12
@ Dodgers
1–6
Valdez
Fernandez (4–10)
—
44,569
38–50
89
July 13
@ Dodgers
7–0
Estes (1–0)
Nomo
—
54,226
39–50
90
July 14
@ Dodgers
6–0
VanLandingham (5–9)
Park
—
42,862
40–50
91
July 15
@ Rockies
3–7
Bailey
Bourgeois (1–2)
—
48,032
40–51
92
July 16
@ Rockies
3–5
Freeman
Leiter (4–9)
Ruffin
49,035
40–52
93
July 17
@ Rockies
3–4
Wright
Fernandez (4–11)
Ruffin
48,453
40–53
94
July 18
Dodgers
3–8
Nomo
Estes (1–1)
—
28,072
40–54
95
July 19
Dodgers
5–4
VanLandingham (6–9)
Candiotti
Beck (18)
27,562
41–54
96
July 20
Dodgers
7–6
Bautista (2–1)
Worrell
—
50,014
42–54
97
July 21
Dodgers
6–7
Osuna
DeLucia (3–3)
Worrell
36,345
42–55
98
July 22
Cubs
3–2
Bautista (3–1)
Bottenfield
—
12,902
43–55
99
July 23
Cubs
6–9
Myers
DeLucia (3–4)
Patterson
15,878
43–56
100
July 24
Cubs
1–7
Castillo
VanLandingham (6–10)
—
13,695
43–57
101
July 25
Braves
4–3
Watson (7–8)
Maddux
Beck (19)
16,871
44–57
102
July 26
Braves
1–2
Glavine
Leiter (4–10)
Wohlers
17,560
44–58
103
July 27
Braves
7–5
Gardner (9–3)
Woodall
Beck (20)
38,761
45–58
104
July 28
Braves
10–3
Estes (2–1)
Smoltz
Beck (21)
34,525
46–58
105
July 30
@ Cubs
0–4
Castillo
VanLandingham (6–11)
Adams
37,424
46–59
106
July 31
@ Cubs
1–4
Trachsel
Watson (7–9)
Wendell
28,988
46–60
August: 12–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
107
August 2
@ Astros
1–5
Drabek
Gardner (9–4)
Hernandez
22,682
46–61
108
August 3
@ Astros
1–4
Reynolds
Estes (2–2)
—
35,930
46–62
109
August 4
@ Astros
6–7
Hampton
Fernandez (4–12)
Wagner
33,646
46–63
110
August 5
Reds
3–4
Salkeld
VanLandingham (6–12)
Brantley
12,277
46–64
111
August 6
Reds
2–3
Carrasco
Beck (0–6)
Brantley
12,434
46–65
112
August 7
Reds
9–2
Gardner (10–4)
Jarvis
—
15,829
47–65
113
August 8
@ Cardinals
5–3 (10)
Poole (1–0)
Honeycutt
Beck (22)
34,844
48–65
114
August 9
@ Cardinals
8–6
Fernandez (5–12)
Morgan
Beck (23)
30,118
49–65
115
August 10
@ Cardinals
1–7
Benes
VanLandingham (6–13)
—
49,344
49–66
116
August 11
@ Cardinals
3–5
Osborne
Watson (7–10)
Eckersley
30,139
49–67
117
August 13
@ Pirates
12–10
Dewey (4–2)
Plesac
Beck (24)
11,378
50–67
118
August 14
@ Pirates
3–4
Peters
Estes (2–3)
Ericks
20,340
50–68
119
August 16
@ Phillies
6–4
VanLandingham (7–13)
Williams
Beck (25)
20,163
51–68
120
August 17
@ Phillies
8–4
Watson (8–10)
Hunter
Beck (26)
24,522
52–68
121
August 18
@ Phillies
6–7
Borland
Gardner (10–5)
Bottalico
24,480
52–69
122
August 19
Mets
5–4
Scott (1–0)
Harnisch
Beck (27)
11,565
53–69
123
August 20
Mets
3–7
Jones
Fernandez (5–13)
Franco
10,885
53–70
124
August 21
Mets
12–11
Dewey (5–2)
Person
Beck (28)
11,473
54–70
125
August 22
Expos
4–5
Fassero
Bautista (3–2)
Rojas
14,744
54–71
126
August 23
Expos
8–10
Daal
Creek (0–2)
Rojas
18,739
54–72
127
August 24
Expos
0–3
Martinez
Estes (2–4)
Rojas
22,710
54–73
128
August 25
Expos
7–2
Fernandez (6–13)
Cormier
—
24,349
55–73
129
August 26
Phillies
1–0
VanLandingham (8–13)
Schilling
Beck (29)
8,640
56–73
130
August 27
Phillies
2–3
Williams
Bautista (3–3)
Bottalico
9,549
56–74
131
August 28
Phillies
7–6
Dewey (6–2)
Jordan
Beck (30)
16,223
57–74
132
August 30
@ Mets
6–4
Estes (3–4)
Harnisch
Beck (31)
17,581
58–74
133
August 31
@ Mets
2–7
Person
Scott (1–1)
Henry
23,636
58–75
September: 10–19 (Home: 6–9; Away: 4–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
134
September 1
@ Mets
5–6 (10)
Franco
Beck (0–7)
—
40,643
58–76
135
September 2
@ Expos
3–4 (11)
Manuel
Beck (0–8)
—
26,689
58–77
136
September 3
@ Expos
2–9
Martinez
Gardner (10–6)
—
20,168
58–78
137
September 4
@ Expos
0–6
Paniagua
Estes (3–5)
—
20,317
58–79
138
September 6
@ Reds
2–0
Fernandez (7–13)
Smiley
Beck (32)
—
59–79
139
September 6
@ Reds
1–14
Morgan
Bourgeois (1–3)
—
23,091
59–80
140
September 7
@ Reds
5–7
Salkeld
Scott (1–2)
Brantley
22,790
59–81
141
September 8
@ Reds
3–8
Shaw
Bautista (3–4)
—
20,838
59–82
142
September 9
Cardinals
2–6
Benes
Gardner (10–7)
—
10,307
59–83
143
September 10
Cardinals
0–1
Petkovsek
Rueter (0–1)
Eckersley
8,770
59–84
144
September 11
Cardinals
4–2
Scott (2–2)
Benes
Beck (33)
9,673
60–84
145
September 12
Pirates
4–10
Schmidt
Dewey (6–3)
Boever
8,214
60–85
146
September 13
Pirates
0–9
Loaiza
VanLandingham (8–14)
—
9,888
60–86
147
September 14
Pirates
5–7 (12)
Ericks
Hook (0–1)
Boever
15,685
60–87
148
September 15
Pirates
1–4
Lieber
Rueter (0–2)
Ruebel
—
60–88
149
September 15
Pirates
9–11 (10)
Wilkins
Poole (1–1)
—
21,998
60–89
150
September 16
Padres
1–2 (11)
Hoffman
Beck (0–9)
—
8,853
60–90
151
September 17
Padres
9–7
Poole (2–1)
Veras
Beck (34)
12,737
61–90
152
September 18
Padres
5–8
Bochtler
DeLucia (3–5)
Hoffman
11,996
61–91
153
September 19
Rockies
11–4
VanLandingham (9–14)
Ritz
—
10,994
62–91
154
September 20
Rockies
6–2
Gardner (11–7)
Thompson
—
15,734
63–91
155
September 21
Rockies
6–2
Rueter (1–2)
Wright
—
30,002
64–91
156
September 22
Rockies
7–3
Soderstrom (1–0)
Nied
—
30,826
65–91
157
September 24
@ Dodgers
2–6
Martinez
Watson (8–11)
—
37,448
65–92
158
September 25
@ Dodgers
5–7
Radinsky
DeLucia (3–6)
Worrell
42,405
65–93
159
September 26
@ Dodgers
6–1
Gardner (12–7)
Candiotti
—
38,893
66–93
160
September 27
@ Rockies
9–3
Soderstrom (2–0)
Nied
—
48,009
67–93
161
September 28
@ Rockies
8–5
Carlson (1–0)
Burke
Beck (35)
48,042
68–93
162
September 29
@ Rockies
3–12
Ritz
Watson (8–12)
—
48,162
68–94
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Giants team member
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
26
14
12
0.538
145
138
May
26
12
14
0.462
119
150
June
27
10
17
0.370
121
135
July
27
10
17
0.370
112
136
August
27
12
15
0.444
131
137
September
29
10
19
0.345
124
166
Total
162
68
94
0.420
752
862
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
82
38
44
0.463
386
431
Away
80
30
50
0.375
366
431
Total
162
68
94
0.420
752
862
Notable transactions
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
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
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References
External links
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