1996 Toronto Blue Jays season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 20th season in franchise history. The season involved the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The Blue Jays had a losing record for the third consecutive season.
Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1996 season.[ 1]
October 1995
October 16
Brent Bowers granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a contract on November 30, 1995). Darren Hall granted free agency (signed with Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year, $175,000 contract on November 1, 1995). Wally Whitehurst granted free agency (signed with Montreal Expos to a one-year, $125,000 contract on December 1, 1995).
October 19
Mike Huff granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract on December 20, 1995).
October 30
Roberto Alomar granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a three-year, $18 million contract on December 21, 1995).
November 1995
December 1995
January 1996
February 1996
March 1996
Regular season
A new tradition would start in 1996 as the Blue Jays donned red uniforms for the first time. These uniforms would be worn only on Canada Day and would feature "Canada" on the back of their jerseys rather than a player's name. Eventual Cy Young Award winner Pat Hentgen would start the Canada Day match against the Baltimore Orioles .
The final series of the season would be embroiled in controversy. Against the American League East champion Baltimore Orioles , two events would define the Orioles season. The game on Friday, September 27, 1996, would go down as one of the most infamous events in baseball history, as former Blue Jay Roberto Alomar would spit at umpire John Hirschbeck. The Sunday game would be a coming-out party for Brady Anderson , as he would hit his 50th home run of the regular season off Pat Hentgen . The total would break Frank Robinson's team record for most home runs in a season.
1996 also marked the end of an era for the Blue Jays, as they would redesign their logo and uniforms in the following year and also radically shake up their roster.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
7–6
6–6
4–8
5–7
11–2
9–3
9–3
7–5
3–10
9–4
7–5
3–10–1
8–5
Boston
6–7
—
8–4
6–6
1–11
12–1
3–9
7–5
6–6
7–6
8–5
7–6
6–6
8–5
California
6–6
4–8
—
6–6
4–9
6–6
4–8
7–5
4–8
7–6
6–7
5–8
4–9
7–5
Chicago
8–4
6–6
6–6
—
5–8
10–3
7–6
6–7
6–7
6–7
5–7
5–7
8–4
7–5
Cleveland
7–5
11–1
9–4
8–5
—
12–0
7–6
7–6
10–3
3–9
6–6
8–4
4–8
7–5
Detroit
2–11
1–12
6–6
3–10
0–12
—
6–6
4–8
6–6
5–8
4–8
6–6
4–9
6–7
Kansas City
3–9
9–3
8–4
6–7
6–7
6–6
—
4–9
6–7
4–8
5–7
7–5
6–6
5–8
Milwaukee
3–9
5–7
5–7
7–6
6–7
8–4
9–4
—
9–4
6–6
7–5
4–9
6–7
5–7
Minnesota
5–7
6–6
8–4
7–6
3–10
6–6
7–6
4–9
—
5–7
6–7
6–6
7–5
8–5
New York
10–3
6–7
6–7
7–6
9–3
8–5
8–4
6–6
7–5
—
9–3
3–9
5–7
8–5
Oakland
4–9
5–8
7–6
7–5
6–6
8–4
7–5
5–7
7–6
3–9
—
8–5
7–6
4–8
Seattle
5–7
6–7
8–5
7–5
4–8
6–6
5–7
9–4
6–6
9–3
5–8
—
10–3
5–7
Texas
10–3–1
6–6
9–4
4–8
8–4
9–4
6–6
7–6
5–7
7–5
6–7
3–10
—
10–2
Toronto
5–8
5–8
5–7
5–7
5–7
7–6
8–5
7–5
5–8
5–8
8–4
7–5
2–10
—
Game log
1996 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 35–46; Away: 39–42)
April: 11–14 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
@ Athletics
9–6
Hanson (1–0)
Reyes
Timlin (1)
7,294
1–0
2
April 3
@ Athletics
10–4
Hentgen (1–0)
Prieto
—
8,050
2–0
3
April 5
@ Indians
7–1
Guzman (1–0)
Hershiser
—
41,782
3–0
4
April 6
@ Indians
3–5
Nagy
Hanson (1–1)
Mesa
41,852
3–1
5
April 7
@ Indians
3–8
Martinez
Quantrill (0–1)
—
41,689
3–2
6
April 9
Angels
5–0
Hentgen (2–0)
Langston
—
36,616
4–2
7
April 10
Angels
1–2
Holzemer
Guzman (1–1)
Percival
25,446
4–3
8
April 11
Angels
7–4
Hanson (2–1)
Abbott
Timlin (2)
25,512
5–3
9
April 12
Mariners
6–9
Hitchcock
Quantrill (0–2)
—
31,293
5–4
10
April 13
Mariners
3–14
Bosio
Ware (0–1)
—
33,645
5–5
11
April 14
Mariners
4–9
Wolcott
Hentgen (2–1)
—
29,301
5–6
12
April 15
Tigers
8–2
Guzman (2–1)
Olivares
—
26,127
6–6
13
April 16
Tigers
8–13
Gohr
Hanson (2–2)
Lewis
25,503
6–7
14
April 17
@ Angels
1–5
Finley
Quantrill (0–3)
—
15,361
6–8
15
April 18
@ Angels
6–9
James
Ware (0–2)
Percival
25,083
6–9
16
April 19
@ Mariners
10–4
Hentgen (3–1)
Wolcott
Bohanon (1)
32,189
7–9
17
April 20
@ Mariners
3–1
Guzman (3–1)
Menhart
Timlin (3)
47,487
8–9
18
April 21
@ Mariners
5–9
Johnson
Hanson (2–3)
—
34,915
8–10
19
April 22
@ Mariners
16–7
Castillo (1–0)
Hurtado
—
18,467
9–10
20
April 24
Athletics
6–7
Prieto
Hentgen (3–2)
Corsi
28,029
9–11
21
April 25
Athletics
3–4 (11)
Mohler
Crabtree (0–1)
—
26,163
9–12
22
April 26
Indians
3–6
Hershiser
Hanson (2–4)
Mesa
30,227
9–13
23
April 27
Indians
11–6
Castillo (2–0)
Nagy
—
40,140
10–13
24
April 28
Indians
3–17
Lopez
Viola (0–1)
—
31,143
10–14
25
April 30
Brewers
9–8
Crabtree (1–1)
Boze
—
25,467
11–14
May: 13–15 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
26
May 1
Brewers
9–3
Guzman (4–1)
Miranda
—
25,684
12–14
27
May 2
Brewers
7–5
Hanson (3–4)
Karl
Timlin (4)
31,299
13–14
28
May 3
@ Red Sox
7–8
Moyer
Quantrill (0–4)
Slocumb
25,570
13–15
29
May 4
@ Red Sox
4–8
Gordon
Viola (0–2)
Slocumb
29,785
13–16
30
May 5
@ Red Sox
11–4
Hentgen (4–2)
Wakefield
—
29,866
14–16
31
May 7
@ Rangers
1–5
Oliver
Guzman (4–2)
—
23,005
14–17
32
May 8
@ Rangers
2–4
Witt
Hanson (3–5)
Henneman
20,694
14–18
33
May 9
@ Rangers
5–2
Quantrill (1–4)
Hill
Timlin (5)
34,451
15–18
34
May 10
Red Sox
5–6 (11)
Slocumb
Carrara (0–1)
—
31,159
15–19
35
May 11
Red Sox
9–8 (11)
Quantrill (2–4)
Knackert
—
33,163
16–19
36
May 12
Red Sox
8–7 (10)
Janzen (1–0)
Slocumb
—
31,188
17–19
37
May 14
@ Twins
4–2
Hanson (4–5)
Robertson
Timlin (6)
13,483
18–19
38
May 15
@ Twins
1–2
Rodriguez
Hentgen (4–3)
—
11,793
18–20
39
May 16
@ Twins
1–4
Radke
Quantrill (2–5)
Stevens
13,538
18–21
40
May 17
@ Royals
2–4
Belcher
Guzman (4–3)
Montgomery
20,079
18–22
41
May 18
@ Royals
6–2
Viola (1–2)
Appier
—
18,116
19–22
42
May 19
@ Royals
3–2
Hanson (5–5)
Gubicza
Timlin (7)
15,039
20–22
43
May 20
@ Royals
4–5
Haney
Hentgen (4–4)
Montgomery
14,303
20–23
44
May 21
@ White Sox
1–2
Tapani
Ware (0–3)
Hernandez
17,483
20–24
45
May 22
@ White Sox
1–2 (11)
McCaskill
Timlin (0–1)
—
17,882
20–25
46
May 23
Twins
5–4 (10)
Janzen (2–0)
Milchin
—
31,163
21–25
47
May 24
Twins
0–4
Robertson
Hanson (5–6)
—
33,141
21–26
48
May 25
Twins
4–6 (10)
Guardado
Castillo (2–1)
Stevens
34,118
21–27
49
May 26
Twins
3–9
Naulty
Bohanon (0–1)
—
30,170
21–28
50
May 27
White Sox
5–4
Janzen (3–0)
Fernandez
Timlin (8)
30,013
22–28
51
May 28
White Sox
5–8
Baldwin
Viola (1–3)
Hernandez
30,104
22–29
52
May 29
White Sox
6–5
Hanson (6–6)
Magrane
Timlin (9)
31,074
23–29
53
May 31
Royals
4–2
Hentgen (5–4)
Gubicza
Timlin (10)
33,194
24–29
June: 12–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 7–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
54
June 1
Royals
5–3 (10)
Crabtree (2–1)
Montgomery
—
31,107
25–29
55
June 2
Royals
5–7
Belcher
Janzen (3–1)
Montgomery
32,253
25–30
56
June 4
@ Yankees
4–5
Gooden
Hanson (6–7)
Wetteland
17,368
25–31
57
June 5
@ Yankees
12–7
Hentgen (6–4)
Key
—
17,142
26–31
58
June 6
@ Yankees
1–8
Pettitte
Quantrill (2–6)
—
18,475
26–32
59
June 7
@ Rangers
7–10
Pavlik
Janzen (3–2)
Henneman
40,046
26–33
60
June 8
@ Rangers
0–2
Oliver
Guzman (4–4)
—
43,439
26–34
61
June 9
@ Rangers
6–8
Witt
Hanson (6–8)
Henneman
41,605
26–35
62
June 10
Yankees
3–5
Key
Hentgen (6–5)
Wetteland
37,332
26–36
63
June 11
Yankees
4–6
Pettitte
Quantrill (2–7)
Wetteland
32,114
26–37
64
June 12
Yankees
7–4
Janzen (4–2)
Mendoza
—
44,238
27–37
65
June 13
@ Angels
4–6
Finley
Guzman (4–5)
James
20,528
27–38
66
June 14
@ Angels
4–7
Grimsley
Hanson (6–9)
Percival
18,503
27–39
67
June 15
@ Angels
5–7
Langston
Crabtree (2–2)
Percival
40,352
27–40
68
June 16
@ Angels
6–4
Quantrill (3–7)
Abbott
Timlin (11)
22,979
28–40
69
June 18
@ Mariners
11–3
Guzman (5–5)
Wolcott
—
25,912
29–40
70
June 19
@ Mariners
9–2
Hanson (7–9)
Harikkala
—
26,265
30–40
71
June 20
@ Athletics
1–0
Hentgen (7–5)
Wengert
Timlin (12)
8,027
31–40
72
June 21
@ Athletics
7–5
Quantrill (4–7)
Johns
Timlin (13)
10,278
32–40
73
June 22
@ Athletics
4–8
Chouinard
Ware (0–4)
—
20,124
32–41
74
June 23
@ Athletics
5–4
Guzman (6–5)
Wojciechowski
Timlin (14)
14,407
33–41
75
June 25
Mariners
8–7
Crabtree (3–2)
Charlton
—
31,420
34–41
76
June 26
Mariners
6–5
Ware (1–4)
Ayala
Crabtree (1)
30,158
35–41
77
June 27
Mariners
1–9
Wells
Quantrill (4–8)
—
31,108
35–42
78
June 28
Brewers
1–5
D'Amico
Guzman (6–6)
Fetters
31,333
35–43
79
June 29
Brewers
4–7
Karl
Janzen (4–3)
—
31,170
35–44
80
June 30
Brewers
15–2
Hanson (8–9)
Bones
—
30,104
36–44
July: 13–14 (Home: 7–7; Away: 6–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
81
July 1
Orioles
4–7
Coppinger
Hentgen (7–6)
Myers
43,377
36–45
82
July 2
Orioles
2–8
Erickson
Quantrill (4–9)
—
32,150
36–46
83
July 3
Orioles
5–2
Guzman (7–6)
Krivda
Timlin (15)
32,365
37–46
84
July 4
@ Tigers
1–6
Nitkowski
Janzen (4–4)
Myers
10,557
37–47
85
July 5
@ Tigers
3–4
Sager
Hanson (8–10)
Olson
20,808
37–48
86
July 6
@ Tigers
15–0
Hentgen (8–6)
Olivares
—
16,228
38–48
87
July 7
@ Tigers
0–9
Lira
Ware (1–5)
—
15,784
38–49
88
July 11
@ Brewers
6–3
Guzman (8–6)
D'Amico
Castillo (1)
16,019
39–49
89
July 12
@ Brewers
5–12
McDonald
Hanson (8–11)
—
15,691
39–50
90
July 13
@ Brewers
15–7
Hentgen (9–6)
Karl
—
29,383
40–50
91
July 14
@ Brewers
7–5 (10)
Crabtree (4–2)
Garcia
Timlin (16)
20,798
41–50
92
July 15
@ Orioles
6–8
Haynes
Timlin (0–2)
—
43,192
41–51
93
July 16
@ Orioles
6–0
Guzman (9–6)
Mussina
—
45,851
42–51
94
July 17
@ Orioles
10–11
Coppinger
Timlin (0–3)
—
45,955
42–52
95
July 18
Tigers
8–4
Hentgen (10–6)
Nitkowski
—
31,202
43–52
96
July 19
Tigers
6–8
Urbani
Janzen (4–5)
Olson
30,123
43–53
97
July 20
Tigers
4–5 (10)
Olson
Quantrill (4–10)
Lima
36,220
43–54
98
July 21
Tigers
5–4 (12)
Spoljaric (1–0)
Lima
—
33,238
44–54
99
July 22
Indians
2–4
Hershiser
Hanson (8–12)
Mesa
35,517
44–55
100
July 23
Indians
3–1
Hentgen (11–6)
Ogea
Timlin (17)
35,194
45–55
101
July 24
Indians
0–10
Martinez
Janzen (4–6)
—
35,218
45–56
102
July 25
Athletics
4–3
Crabtree (5–2)
Witasick
—
30,174
46–56
103
July 26
Athletics
3–5
Groom
Castillo (2–2)
Taylor
32,241
46–57
104
July 27
Athletics
6–4
Hanson (9–12)
Wasdin
Timlin (18)
32,162
47–57
105
July 28
Athletics
1–0
Hentgen (12–6)
Prieto
—
31,150
48–57
106
July 30
@ Indians
3–1
Flener (1–0)
Martinez
Timlin (19)
42,355
49–57
107
July 31
@ Indians
2–4
Assenmacher
Timlin (0–4)
—
42,301
49–58
August: 14–15 (Home: 5–9; Away: 9–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
108
August 1
@ Indians
5–3
Hanson (10–12)
Lopez
Timlin (20)
42,249
50–58
109
August 2
Angels
9–2
Hentgen (13–6)
Finley
—
30,261
51–58
110
August 3
Angels
6–11
Langston
Castillo (2–3)
—
32,139
51–59
111
August 4
Angels
7–1
Flener (2–0)
Abbott
—
30,253
52–59
112
August 5
@ Red Sox
1–3
Wakefield
Guzman (9–7)
—
23,884
52–60
113
August 6
@ Red Sox
2–3
Maddux
Hanson (10–13)
Slocumb
25,264
52–61
114
August 7
@ Red Sox
0–8
Gordon
Hentgen (13–7)
—
30,443
52–62
115
August 8
@ Red Sox
9–6
Williams (1–0)
Sele
Timlin (21)
32,696
53–62
116
August 9
Rangers
4–5
Witt
Quantrill (4–11)
Henneman
33,535
53–63
117
August 10
Rangers
1–12
Oliver
Guzman (9–8)
—
34,109
53–64
118
August 11
Rangers
0–6
Burkett
Hanson (10–14)
—
32,162
53–65
119
August 12
Red Sox
5–1
Hentgen (14–7)
Gordon
—
33,250
54–65
120
August 13
Red Sox
5–7
Brandenburg
Williams (1–1)
Slocumb
30,502
54–66
121
August 14
Red Sox
6–8
Belinda
Crabtree (5–3)
Slocumb
32,354
54–67
122
August 16
@ Twins
4–5 (10)
Parra
Quantrill (4–12)
—
19,838
54–68
123
August 17
@ Twins
1–11
Robertson
Hanson (10–15)
—
20,354
54–69
124
August 18
@ Twins
6–2
Hentgen (15–7)
Aguilera
—
18,010
55–69
125
August 19
@ Royals
2–1
Spoljaric (2–0)
Rosado
Timlin (22)
16,862
56–69
126
August 20
@ Royals
6–5 (14)
Timlin (1–4)
Huisman
—
14,568
57–69
127
August 21
@ Royals
6–2
Guzman (10–8)
Haney
—
12,238
58–69
128
August 22
@ White Sox
1–0 (6)
Hanson (11–15)
Fernandez
—
22,394
59–69
129
August 23
@ White Sox
4–2
Hentgen (16–7)
Ruffcorn
—
19,132
60–69
130
August 24
@ White Sox
9–2
Williams (2–1)
Baldwin
—
29,413
61–69
131
August 25
@ White Sox
9–10 (10)
Hernandez
Timlin (1–5)
—
19,647
61–70
132
August 26
Twins
5–3
Guzman (11–8)
Radke
Timlin (23)
31,134
62–70
133
August 27
Twins
4–6 (11)
Trombley
Quantrill (4–13)
—
30,033
62–71
134
August 28
Twins
6–1
Hentgen (17–7)
Aguilera
—
30,106
63–71
135
August 30
White Sox
2–11
Tapani
Williams (2–2)
—
30,072
63–72
136
August 31
White Sox
1–5
Alvarez
Flener (2–1)
—
32,141
63–73
September: 11–15 (Home: 5–10; Away: 6–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
137
September 1
White Sox
2–4 (11)
Hernandez
Spoljaric (2–1)
—
30,156
63–74
138
September 2
Royals
0–2
Belcher
Hanson (11–16)
—
28,177
63–75
139
September 3
Royals
2–5
Appier
Hentgen (17–8)
—
25,729
63–76
140
September 4
Royals
6–0
Williams (3–2)
Rosado
—
25,827
64–76
141
September 6
@ Yankees
3–4
Rivera
Risley (0–1)
—
21,528
64–77
142
September 7
@ Yankees
3–2
Quantrill (5–13)
Cone
Timlin (24)
27,069
65–77
143
September 8
@ Yankees
4–2
Hanson (12–16)
Pettitte
Timlin (25)
28,575
66–77
144
September 9
Rangers
3–4
Gross
Hentgen (17–9)
Henneman
25,825
66–78
145
September 10
Rangers
8–11
Oliver
Williams (3–3)
Henneman
26,286
66–79
146
September 11
Rangers
8–3
Andujar (1–0)
Vosberg
—
27,262
67–79
147
September 13
Yankees
1–4
Pettitte
Hanson (12–17)
Wetteland
31,227
67–80
148
September 14
Yankees
1–3
Boehringer
Hentgen (17–10)
Wetteland
43,397
67–81
149
September 15
Yankees
3–1
Williams (4–3)
Mendoza
Timlin (26)
36,268
68–81
150
September 16
Yankees
0–10
Key
Quantrill (5–14)
—
30,115
68–82
151
September 17
@ Brewers
0–4
McDonald
Andujar (1–1)
—
10,184
68–83
152
September 18
@ Brewers
1–2
Fetters
Timlin (1–6)
—
9,550
68–84
153
September 20
@ Orioles
5–1
Hentgen (18–10)
Krivda
Spoljaric (1)
47,026
69–84
154
September 21
@ Orioles
3–6
Coppinger
Williams (4–4)
Myers
47,270
69–85
155
September 22
@ Orioles
4–5
Erickson
Flener (2–2)
Benitez
46,035
69–86
156
September 23
@ Tigers
6–4
Hanson (13–17)
Sager
Timlin (27)
9,678
70–86
157
September 24
@ Tigers
4–1
Hentgen (19–10)
Miller
Timlin (28)
8,355
71–86
158
September 25
@ Tigers
13–11
Brow (1–0)
Cummings
Timlin (29)
8,055
72–86
159
September 26
Orioles
1–4
Coppinger
Williams (4–5)
Benitez
30,141
72–87
160
September 27
Orioles
3–2
Flener (3–2)
Erickson
Timlin (30)
30,116
73–87
161
September 28
Orioles
2–3 (10)
Myers
Spoljaric (2–2)
—
36,316
73–88
162
September 29
Orioles
4–1
Hentgen (20–10)
Rodriguez
Timlin (31)
38,267
74–88
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Blue Jays team member
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
25
11
14
0.440
150
160
May
28
13
15
0.464
123
127
June
27
12
15
0.444
145
146
July
27
13
14
0.481
132
135
August
29
14
15
0.483
126
142
September
26
11
15
0.423
90
99
Total
162
74
88
0.457
766
809
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
81
35
46
0.432
364
433
Away
81
39
42
0.481
402
376
Total
162
74
88
0.457
766
809
Opening Day starters
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Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log
1996 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
@ Athletics †
9 – 6
Hanson (1-0)
Reyes (0-1)
Timlin (1)
7,294
1-0
2
April 3
@ Athletics †
10 – 4
Hentgen (1-0)
Prieto (0-1)
8,050
2-0
3
April 5
@ Indians
7 – 1
Guzmán (1-0)
Hershiser (0-1)
41,782
3-0
4
April 6
@ Indians
5 – 3
Nagy (1-0)
Hanson (1-1)
Mesa (1)
41,852
3-1
5
April 7
@ Indians
8 – 3
Martínez (1-1)
Quantrill (0-1)
41,689
3-2
6
April 9
Angels
5 – 0
Hentgen (2-0)
Langston (0-1)
36,616
4-2
7
April 10
Angels
2 – 1
Holzemer (1-0)
Guzmán (1-1)
Percival (2)
25,446
4-3
8
April 11
Angels
7 – 4
Hanson (2-1)
Abbott (0-2)
Timlin (2)
25,512
5-3
9
April 12
Mariners
9 – 6
Hitchcock (3-0)
Quantrill (0-2)
31,293
5-4
10
April 13
Mariners
14 – 3
Bosio (1-0)
Ware (0-1)
33,645
5-5
11
April 14
Mariners
9 – 4
Wolcott (1-1)
Hentgen (2-1)
29,301
5-6
12
April 15
Tigers
8 – 2
Guzmán (2-1)
Olivares (1-1)
26,127
6-6
13
April 16
Tigers
13 – 8
Gohr (1-2)
Hanson (2-2)
Lewis (1)
25,503
6-7
14
April 17
@ Angels
5 – 1
Finley (3-1)
Quantrill (0-3)
15,361
6-8
15
April 18
@ Angels
9 – 6
James (3-1)
Ware (0-2)
Percival (4)
25,083
6-9
16
April 19
@ Mariners
10 – 4
Hentgen (3-1)
Wolcott (1-2)
Bohanon (1)
32,189
7-9
17
April 20
@ Mariners
3 – 1
Guzmán (3-1)
Menhart (0-2)
Timlin (3)
47,487
8-9
18
April 21
@ Mariners
9 – 5
Johnson (4-0)
Hanson (2-3)
34,915
8-10
19
April 22
@ Mariners
16 – 7
Castillo (1-0)
Hurtado (1-3)
18,467
9-10
20
April 24
Athletics
7 – 6
Prieto (1-1)
Hentgen (3-2)
Corsi (1)
28,029
9-11
21
April 25
Athletics
4 – 3 (11)
Mohler (2-0)
Crabtree (0-1)
26,163
9-12
22
April 26
Indians
6 – 3
Hershiser (2-2)
Hanson (2-4)
Mesa (8)
30,227
9-13
23
April 27
Indians
11 – 6
Castillo (2-0)
Nagy (3-1)
40,140
10-13
24
April 28
Indians
17 – 3
Lopez (1-0)
Viola (0-1)
31,143
10-14
25
April 30
Brewers
9 – 8
Crabtree (1-1)
Boze (0-1)
25,467
11-14
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
26
May 1
Brewers
9 – 3
Guzmán (4-1)
Miranda (1-1)
25,684
12-14
27
May 2
Brewers
7 – 5
Hanson (3-4)
Karl (2-2)
Timlin (4)
31,299
13-14
28
May 3
@ Red Sox
8 – 7 ‡
Moyer (3-1)
Quantrill (0-4)
Slocumb (5)
25,570
13-15
29
May 4
@ Red Sox
8 – 4
Gordon (2-2)
Viola (0-2)
Slocumb (6)
29,785
13-16
30
May 5
@ Red Sox
11 – 4
Hentgen (4-2)
Wakefield (2-4)
29,866
14-16
31
May 7
@ Rangers
5 – 1
Oliver (2-0)
Guzmán (4-2)
23,005
14-17
32
May 8
@ Rangers
4 – 2
Witt (4-2)
Hanson (3-5)
Henneman (8)
20,694
14-18
33
May 9
@ Rangers
5 – 2
Quantrill (1-4)
Hill (4-3)
Timlin (5)
34,451
15-18
34
May 10
Red Sox
6 – 5 (11)
Slocumb (1-1)
Carrara (0-1)
31,159
15-19
35
May 11
Red Sox
9 – 8 (11)
Quantrill (2-4)
Knackert (0-1)
33,163
16-19
36
May 12
Red Sox
8 – 7 (10)
Janzen (1-0)
Slocumb (1-2)
31,188
17-19
37
May 14
@ Twins
4 – 2
Hanson (4-5)
Robertson (0-6)
Timlin (6)
13,483
18-19
38
May 15
@ Twins
2 – 1
Rodriguez (3-4)
Hentgen (4-3)
11,793
18-20
39
May 16
@ Twins
4 – 1
Radke (4-5)
Quantrill (2-5)
Stevens (8)
13,538
18-21
40
May 17
@ Royals
4 – 2
Belcher (4-2)
Guzmán (4-3)
Montgomery (10)
20,079
18-22
41
May 18
@ Royals
6 – 2
Viola (1-2)
Appier (3-4)
18,116
19-22
42
May 19
@ Royals
3 – 2
Hanson (5-5)
Gubicza (3-6)
Timlin (7)
15,039
20-22
43
May 20
@ Royals
5 – 4
Haney (3-4)
Hentgen (4-4)
Montgomery (11)
14,303
20-23
44
May 21
@ White Sox
2 – 1
Tapani (4-3)
Ware (0-3)
Hernández (12)
17,483
20-24
45
May 22
@ White Sox
2 – 1 (11)
McCaskill (3-2)
Timlin (0-1)
17,882
20-25
46
May 23
Twins
5 – 4 (10)
Janzen (2-0)
Milchin (1-1)
31,163
21-25
47
May 24
Twins
4 – 0
Robertson (1-7)
Hanson (5-6)
33,141
21-26
48
May 25
Twins
6 – 4 (10)
Guardado (2-2)
Castillo (2-1)
Stevens (9)
34,118
21-27
49
May 26
Twins
9 – 3
Naulty (3-0)
Bohanon (0-1)
30,170
21-28
50
May 27
White Sox
5 – 4
Janzen (3-0)
Fernandez (5-3)
Timlin (8)
30,013
22-28
51
May 28
White Sox
8 – 5
Baldwin (4-1)
Viola (1-3)
Hernández (15)
30,104
22-29
52
May 29
White Sox
6 – 5
Hanson (6-6)
Magrane (1-1)
Timlin (9)
31,074
23-29
53
May 31
Royals
4 – 2
Hentgen (5-4)
Gubicza (4-7)
Timlin (10)
33,194
24-29
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
54
June 1
Royals
5 – 3 (10)
Crabtree (2-1)
Montgomery (1-3)
31,107
25-29
55
June 2
Royals
7 – 5
Belcher (6-2)
Janzen (3-1)
Montgomery (14)
32,253
25-30
56
June 4
@ Yankees
5 – 4
Gooden (4-4)
Hanson (6-7)
Wetteland (13)
17,368
25-31
57
June 5
@ Yankees
12 – 7
Hentgen (6-4)
Key (2-6)
17,142
26-31
58
June 6
@ Yankees
8 – 1
Pettitte (9-3)
Quantrill (2-6)
18,475
26-32
59
June 7
@ Rangers
10 – 7
Pavlik (8-1)
Janzen (3-2)
Henneman (17)
40,046
26-33
60
June 8
@ Rangers
2 – 0
Oliver (5-2)
Guzmán (4-4)
43,439
26-34
61
June 9
@ Rangers
8 – 6
Witt (6-4)
Hanson (6-8)
Henneman (18)
41,605
26-35
62
June 10
Yankees
5 – 3
Key (3-6)
Hentgen (6-5)
Wetteland (15)
37,332
26-36
63
June 11
Yankees
6 – 4
Pettitte (10-3)
Quantrill (2-7)
Wetteland (16)
32,114
26-37
64
June 12
Yankees
7 – 4
Janzen (4-2)
Mendoza (1-2)
44,238
27-37
65
June 13
@ Angels
6 – 4
Finley (8-4)
Guzmán (4-5)
James (1)
20,528
27-38
66
June 14
@ Angels
7 – 4
Grimsley (4-5)
Hanson (6-9)
Percival (17)
18,503
27-39
67
June 15
@ Angels
7 – 5
Langston (4-2)
Crabtree (2-2)
Percival (18)
40,352
27-40
68
June 16
@ Angels
6 – 4
Quantrill (3-7)
Abbott (1-10)
Timlin (11)
22,979
28-40
69
June 18
@ Mariners
11 – 3
Guzmán (5-5)
Wolcott (5-7)
25,912
29-40
70
June 19
@ Mariners
9 – 2
Hanson (7-9)
Harikkala (0-1)
26,265
30-40
71
June 20
@ Athletics
1 – 0
Hentgen (7-5)
Wengert (2-5)
Timlin (12)
8,027
31-40
72
June 21
@ Athletics
7 – 5
Quantrill (4-7)
Johns (4-9)
Timlin (13)
10,278
32-40
73
June 22
@ Athletics
8 – 4
Chouinard (1-2)
Ware (0-4)
20,124
32-41
74
June 23
@ Athletics
5 – 4
Guzmán (6-5)
Wojciechowski (5-5)
Timlin (14)
14,407
33-41
75
June 25
Mariners
8 – 7
Crabtree (3-2)
Charlton (2-2)
31,420
34-41
76
June 26
Mariners
6 – 5
Ware (1-4)
Ayala (0-1)
Crabtree (1)
30,158
35-41
77
June 27
Mariners
9 – 1
Wells (9-1)
Quantrill (4-8)
31,108
35-42
78
June 28
Brewers
5 – 1
D'Amico (1-0)
Guzmán (6-6)
Fetters (13)
31,333
35-43
79
June 29
Brewers
7 – 4
Karl (8-3)
Janzen (4-3)
31,170
35-44
80
June 30
Brewers
15 – 2
Hanson (8-9)
Bones (6-9)
30,104
36-44
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
81
July 1
Orioles
7 – 4
Coppinger (3-0)
Hentgen (7-6)
Myers (16)
43,377
36-45
82
July 2
Orioles
8 – 2
Erickson (5-6)
Quantrill (4-9)
32,150
36-46
83
July 3
Orioles
5 – 2
Guzmán (7-6)
Krivda (2-4)
Timlin (15)
32,365
37-46
84
July 4
@ Tigers
6 – 1
Nitkowski (1-0)
Janzen (4-4)
Myers (3)
10,557
37-47
85
July 5
@ Tigers
4 – 3
Sager (1-1)
Hanson (8-10)
Olson (4)
20,808
37-48
86
July 6
@ Tigers
15 – 0
Hentgen (8-6)
Olivares (4-5)
16,228
38-48
87
July 7
@ Tigers
9 – 0
Lira (6-7)
Ware (1-5)
15,784
38-49
88
July 11
@ Brewers
6 – 3
Guzmán (8-6)
D'Amico (1-2)
Castillo (1)
16,019
39-49
89
July 12
@ Brewers
12 – 5
McDonald (10-3)
Hanson (8-11)
15,691
39-50
90
July 13
@ Brewers
15 – 7
Hentgen (9-6)
Karl (8-5)
29,383
40-50
91
July 14
@ Brewers
7 – 5 (10)
Crabtree (4-2)
García (3-3)
Timlin (16)
20,798
41-50
92
July 15
@ Orioles
8 – 6
Haynes (3-5)
Timlin (0-2)
43,192
41-51
93
July 16
@ Orioles
6 – 0
Guzmán (9-6)
Mussina (11-7)
45,851
42-51
94
July 17
@ Orioles
11 – 10
Coppinger (5-0)
Timlin (0-3)
45,955
42-52
95
July 18
Tigers
8 – 4
Hentgen (10-6)
Nitkowski (1-2)
31,202
43-52
96
July 19
Tigers
8 – 6
Urbani (2-2)
Janzen (4-5)
Olson (6)
30,123
43-53
97
July 20
Tigers
5 – 4 (10)
Olson (2-0)
Quantrill (4-10)
Lima (1)
36,220
43-54
98
July 21
Tigers
5 – 4 (12)
Spoljaric (1-0)
Lima (0-5)
33,238
44-54
99
July 22
Indians
4 – 2
Hershiser (10-6)
Hanson (8-12)
Mesa (25)
35,517
44-55
100
July 23
Indians
3 – 1
Hentgen (11-6)
Ogea (5-2)
Timlin (17)
35,194
45-55
101
July 24
Indians
10 – 0
Martínez (9-5)
Janzen (4-6)
35,218
45-56
102
July 25
Athletics
4 – 3
Crabtree (5-2)
Witasick (0-1)
30,174
46-56
103
July 26
Athletics
5 – 3
Groom (5-0)
Castillo (2-2)
Taylor (11)
32,241
46-57
104
July 27
Athletics
6 – 4
Hanson (9-12)
Wasdin (6-3)
Timlin (18)
32,162
47-57
105
July 28
Athletics
1 – 0
Hentgen (12-6)
Prieto (2-4)
31,150
48-57
106
July 30
@ Indians
3 – 1
Flener (1-0)
Martínez (9-6)
Timlin (19)
42,355
49-57
107
July 31
@ Indians
4 – 2
Assenmacher (2-1)
Timlin (0-4)
42,301
49-58
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
108
August 1
@ Indians
5 – 3
Hanson (10-12)
Lopez (1-3)
Timlin (20)
42,249
50-58
109
August 2
Angels
9 – 2
Hentgen (13-6)
Finley (11-9)
30,261
51-58
110
August 3
Angels
11 – 6
Langston (6-4)
Castillo (2-3)
32,139
51-59
111
August 4
Angels
7 – 1
Flener (2-0)
Abbott (1-14)
30,253
52-59
112
August 5
@ Red Sox
3 – 1
Wakefield (9-10)
Guzmán (9-7)
23,884
52-60
113
August 6
@ Red Sox
3 – 2
Maddux (1-1)
Hanson (10-13)
Slocumb (16)
25,264
52-61
114
August 7
@ Red Sox
8 – 0
Gordon (9-5)
Hentgen (13-7)
30,443
52-62
115
August 8
@ Red Sox
9 – 6
Williams (1-0)
Sele (5-9)
Timlin (21)
32,696
53-62
116
August 9
Rangers
5 – 4
Witt (11-8)
Quantrill (4-11)
Henneman (24)
33,535
53-63
117
August 10
Rangers
12 – 1
Oliver (10-5)
Guzmán (9-8)
34,109
53-64
118
August 11
Rangers
6 – 0
Burkett (1-0)
Hanson (10-14)
32,162
53-65
119
August 12
Red Sox
5 – 1
Hentgen (14-7)
Gordon (9-6)
33,250
54-65
120
August 13
Red Sox
7 – 5
Brandenburg (3-3)
Williams (1-1)
Slocumb (18)
30,502
54-66
121
August 14
Red Sox
8 – 6
Belinda (2-1)
Crabtree (5-3)
Slocumb (19)
32,354
54-67
122
August 16
@ Twins
5 – 4 (10)
Parra (4-3)
Quantrill (4-12)
19,838
54-68
123
August 17
@ Twins
11 – 1
Robertson (6-11)
Hanson (10-15)
20,354
54-69
124
August 18
@ Twins
6 – 2
Hentgen (15-7)
Aguilera (6-5)
18,010
55-69
125
August 19
@ Royals
2 – 1
Spoljaric (2-0)
Rosado (4-3)
Timlin (22)
16,862
56-69
126
August 20
@ Royals
6 – 5 (14)
Timlin (1-4)
Huisman (0-1)
14,568
57-69
127
August 21
@ Royals
6 – 2
Guzmán (10-8)
Haney (9-12)
12,238
58-69
128
August 22
@ White Sox
1 – 0 (7)
Hanson (11-15)
Fernandez (12-8)
22,394
59-69
129
August 23
@ White Sox
4 – 2
Hentgen (16-7)
Ruffcorn (0-1)
19,132
60-69
130
August 24
@ White Sox
9 – 2
Williams (2-1)
Baldwin (9-4)
29,413
61-69
131
August 25
@ White Sox
10 – 9 (10)
Hernández (5-1)
Timlin (1-5)
19,647
61-70
132
August 26
Twins
5 – 3
Guzmán (11-8)
Radke (8-14)
Timlin (23)
31,134
62-70
133
August 27
Twins
6 – 4 (11)
Trombley (4-1)
Quantrill (4-13)
30,033
62-71
134
August 28
Twins
6 – 1
Hentgen (17-7)
Aguilera (7-6)
30,106
63-71
135
August 30
White Sox
11 – 2
Tapani (12-8)
Williams (2-2)
30,072
63-72
136
August 31
White Sox
5 – 1
Álvarez (15-7)
Flener (2-1)
32,141
63-73
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
137
September 1
White Sox
4 – 2 (11)
Hernández (6-1)
Spoljaric (2-1)
30,156
63-74
138
September 2
Royals
2 – 0
Belcher (13-8)
Hanson (11-16)
28,177
63-75
139
September 3
Royals
5 – 2
Appier (12-10)
Hentgen (17-8)
25,729
63-76
140
September 4
Royals
6 – 0
Williams (3-2)
Rosado (5-5)
25,827
64-76
141
September 6
@ Yankees
4 – 3
Rivera (5-2)
Risley (0-1)
21,528
64-77
142
September 7
@ Yankees
3 – 2
Quantrill (5-13)
Cone (5-2)
Timlin (24)
27,069
65-77
143
September 8
@ Yankees
4 – 2
Hanson (12-16)
Pettitte (20-8)
Timlin (25)
28,575
66-77
144
September 9
Rangers
4 – 3
Gross (11-8)
Hentgen (17-9)
Henneman (29)
25,825
66-78
145
September 10
Rangers
11 – 8
Oliver (12-6)
Williams (3-3)
Henneman (30)
26,286
66-79
146
September 11
Rangers
8 – 3
Andújar (1-2)
Vosberg (1-1)
27,262
67-79
147
September 13
Yankees
4 – 1
Pettitte (21-8)
Hanson (12-17)
Wetteland (40)
31,227
67-80
148
September 14
Yankees
3 – 1
Boehringer (2-3)
Hentgen (17-10)
Wetteland (41)
43,397
67-81
149
September 15
Yankees
3 – 1
Williams (4-3)
Mendoza (3-5)
Timlin (26)
36,268
68-81
150
September 16
Yankees
10 – 0
Key (12-10)
Quantrill (5-14)
30,115
68-82
151
September 17
@ Brewers
4 – 0
McDonald (12-10)
Andújar (1-3)
10,184
68-83
152
September 18
@ Brewers
2 – 1
Fetters (3-2)
Timlin (1-6)
9,550
68-84
153
September 20
@ Orioles
5 – 1
Hentgen (18-10)
Krivda (2-5)
Spoljaric (1)
47,026
69-84
154
September 21
@ Orioles
6 – 3
Coppinger (9-6)
Williams (4-4)
Myers (31)
47,270
69-85
155
September 22
@ Orioles
5 – 4
Erickson (13-11)
Flener (2-2)
Benítez (2)
46,035
69-86
156
September 23
@ Tigers
6 – 4
Hanson (13-17)
Sager (4-5)
Timlin (27)
9,678
70-86
157
September 24
@ Tigers
4 – 1
Hentgen (19-10)
Miller (0-4)
Timlin (28)
8,355
71-86
158
September 25
@ Tigers
13 – 11
Brow (1-0)
Cummings (3-2)
Timlin (29)
8,055
72-86
159
September 26
Orioles
4 – 1
Coppinger (10-6)
Williams (4-5)
Benítez (4)
30,141
72-87
160
September 27
Orioles
3 – 2
Flener (3-2)
Erickson (13-12)
Timlin (30)
30,116
73-87
161
September 28
Orioles
3 – 2 (10)
Myers (4-4)
Spoljaric (2-2)
36,316
73-88
162
September 29
Orioles
4 – 1
Hentgen (20-10)
Rodríguez (0-1)
Timlin (31)
38,267
74-88
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; SB = Stolen bases
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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
Award winners
All-Star Game
Farm system
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References
^ "1996 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions" . baseball-reference.com . Retrieved July 17, 2023 .
^ "1996 Toronto Blue Jays Roster by Baseball Almanac" .
^ "1996 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions" . baseball-reference.com . Retrieved July 17, 2023 .
^ Billy Koch at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Lawrence at Baseball Reference
^ Orlando Hudson at Baseball Reference
^ "1996 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics" .
^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
^ Carchidi, Sam (July 9, 1996). "Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet". Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D6.
^ a b Bodley, Hal (July 10, 1996). "To Phillie fans, Carter still Public Enemy No. 1". USA Today . p. 3C. Joe Carter...walked out onto the sizzling Veterans Stadium turf...held his head high...and heard the boos even before he was introduced. Hard-core Philly baseball fans...(will) never forgive Carter for the dramatic ninth-inning home run that won the 1993 World Series.
^ Griffin, Richard (July 9, 1996). "This time, Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter". Toronto Star . p. C3. As Carter took his first swing and the on-field introduction was made, the boos rained down.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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