The 1996 Cincinnati Reds season was the 127th season for the franchise in

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, and their 27th and 26th full season at Cinergy Field. The Reds failed to improve on their record of 85–59 from

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and defend their

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title, finishing the season at 81–81 and a third place finish.

Offseason

*December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. *January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Vince Coleman Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

* Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive

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. The game between the Reds and

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is postponed. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

Opening Day lineup

;April 1 (game postponed) * Vince Coleman, LF * Hal Morris, 1B * Barry Larkin, SS * Reggie Sanders, RF * Eddie Taubensee, C * Bret Boone, 2B * Mike Kelly, CF * Jeff Branson, 3B * Pete Schourek, P Source: ;April 2 * Eric Davis, LF * Eric Owens, 2B * Barry Larkin, SS * Reggie Sanders, RF * Chris Sabo, 3B * Hal Morris, 1B * Mike Kelly, CF * Joe Oliver, C * Pete Schourek, P Source: Note: the two lineups have multiple differences, as the Expos had scheduled right-hander Pedro Martínez to start on April 1; he was replaced by left-hander Jeff Fassero for the April 2 game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, , 0–2 , , Fernandez , , Smiley (12–12) , , Beck , , — , , 70–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 14–1 , , Morgan (1–0) , , Bourgeois , , — , , 23,091 , , 71–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 7 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Salkeld (8–4) , , Scott , , Brantley (38) , , 22,790 , , 72–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 8 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Shaw (7–5) , , Bautista , , — , , 20,838 , , 73–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–7 , , Martinez , , Jarvis (7–8) , , — , , 29,081 , , 73–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @ Dodgers , , 4–5 , , Candiotti , , Salkeld (8–5) , , Worrell , , 28,237 , , 73–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @ Dodgers , , 2–3 , , Valdez , , Smiley (12–13) , , Worrell , , 27,527 , , 73–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 13 , , @ Padres , , 3–1 , , Morgan (2–0) , , Ashby , , Brantley (39) , , 26,524 , , 74–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 14 , , @ Padres , , 2–3 (12) , , Veras , , Smith (3–4) , , — , , 25,231 , , 74–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 15 , , @ Padres , , 0–8 , , Hamilton , , Jarvis (7–9) , , Blair , , 29,005 , , 74–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 17 , , @ Pirates , , 3–5 , , Cordova , , Smiley (12–14) , , Ericks , , 7,551 , , 74–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Pirates , , 3–5 , , Schmidt , , Morgan (2–1) , , Plesac , , 7,924 , , 74–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 19 , , @ Pirates , , 4–6 , , Peters , , Pugh (1–1) , , Ericks , , 10,188 , , 74–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 20 , , Cardinals , , 4–2 , , Burba (10–13) , , Benes , , Brantley (40) , , 23,496 , , 75–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 22 , , Cardinals , , 6–3 , , Shaw (8–5) , , Mathews , , Brantley (41) , , — , , 76–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 22 , , Cardinals , , 6–0 , , Smiley (13–14) , , Jackson , , — , , 38,225 , , 77–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 23 , , Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Stottlemyre , , Morgan (2–2) , , Eckersley , , 17,313 , , 77–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 24 , , Cubs , , 6–3 , , Lyons (1–0) , , Navarro , , Brantley (42) , , 18,584 , , 78–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 25 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Burba (11–13) , , Foster , , Brantley (43) , , 18,506 , , 79–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 26 , , Cubs , , 12–4 , , Jarvis (8–9) , , Swartzbaugh , , — , , 20,777 , , 80–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–2 (11) , , Batchelor , , Shaw (8–6) , , — , , 39,730 , , 80–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 28 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–5 , , Jackson , , Morgan (2–3) , , Honeycutt , , 52,876 , , 80–81 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 29 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–3 , , Lyons (2–0) , , Ludwick , , Brantley (44) , , 51,379 , , 81–81 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Reds team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. * May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy. *June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds. * July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors). *July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.

Draft picks

*June 4, 1996: Buddy Carlyle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.

Roster

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''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1996 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
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