1996 National League
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League Standings     Minor League Standings
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Central Division
Team W L WPct GB
St. Louis 95 67 .586 --
Cincinnati 85 77 .525 10
Chicago (N) 80 82 .494 15
Atlanta 56 106 .346 39
East Division
Team W L WPct GB
Philadelphia 105 57 .648 --
Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 21
New York (N) 77 85 .475 28
Carolina 72 90 .444 33
Montreal 57 105 .352 48
West Division
Team W L WPct GB
San Francisco 97 65 .599 --
Houston 93 69 .574 4
Los Angeles 90 72 .556 7
San Diego 79 83 .488 18
Las Vegas 64 98 .395 33
Post-Season Results
World Championship (4-2) Texas Rangers over Philadelphia Phillies
NL League Series (4-3) Philadelphia Phillies over San Francisco Giants
NL Division Series (3-2) Philadelphia Phillies over Houston Astros
NL Division Series (3-1) San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals
League Batting Stats     Help
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
PHI 5.3 861 162 5639 1451 349 36 238 665 1406 .257 .336 .459 .794
STL 5.1 829 162 5664 1507 315 44 175 551 1182 .266 .331 .430 .761
CHC 5.1 827 162 5671 1494 254 31 208 610 1139 .263 .335 .429 .764
HOU 4.9 799 162 5704 1543 377 55 184 444 1339 .271 .323 .453 .776
SFG 4.8 784 162 5561 1448 328 36 169 532 1250 .260 .325 .423 .748
LAD 4.6 743 162 5585 1439 273 41 139 541 1048 .258 .323 .396 .719
PIT 4.5 734 162 5588 1438 302 43 141 559 1323 .257 .325 .402 .727
CIN 4.4 714 162 5595 1400 355 33 143 522 1416 .250 .314 .402 .716
CAR 4.3 695 162 5528 1356 281 33 165 524 1378 .245 .311 .398 .708
NYM 4.1 660 162 5469 1295 263 36 127 581 1352 .237 .310 .368 .678
SDP 4.0 651 162 5431 1293 220 25 167 609 1561 .238 .315 .380 .695
ATL 3.9 626 162 5531 1308 292 50 124 486 1406 .236 .298 .375 .673
LV 3.8 611 162 5435 1277 293 18 126 479 1282 .235 .297 .365 .662
MON 3.5 573 162 5432 1294 241 42 91 454 1281 .238 .297 .348 .645
Totals 4.5 10107 2268 77833 19543 4143 523 2197 7557 18363 .251 .317 .402 .720
Average   722 162 5560 1396 296 37 157 540 1312  
League Pitching Stats     Help
Team R/G R G ERA IP H H/G BB BB/G SO SO/G SV
PHI 3.8 608 162 3.40 1484.7 1271 7.8 498 3.1 1553 9.6 45
SFG 3.8 616 162 3.67 1445.0 1340 8.3 532 3.3 1279 7.9 52
LAD 4.0 651 162 3.81 1448.7 1249 7.7 615 3.8 1433 8.8 46
PIT 4.1 671 162 3.86 1458.7 1350 8.3 490 3.0 1299 8.0 45
CIN 4.2 688 162 3.93 1474.0 1408 8.7 431 2.7 1417 8.7 44
HOU 4.3 693 162 3.89 1464.0 1359 8.4 443 2.7 1406 8.7 54
STL 4.4 713 162 3.94 1474.7 1430 8.8 544 3.4 1373 8.5 44
NYM 4.4 713 162 4.12 1444.3 1482 9.1 558 3.4 1080 6.7 39
SDP 4.5 727 162 4.05 1439.3 1351 8.3 529 3.3 1336 8.2 44
CHC 4.7 763 162 4.35 1457.3 1323 8.2 646 4.0 1543 9.5 33
MON 4.8 779 162 4.52 1418.7 1459 9.0 549 3.4 1151 7.1 39
LV 4.8 784 162 4.53 1430.3 1483 9.2 476 2.9 1152 7.1 44
CAR 4.9 797 162 4.60 1437.0 1442 8.9 602 3.7 1273 7.9 33
ATL 5.6 904 162 5.32 1430.7 1596 9.9 644 4.0 1068 6.6 29
Totals 4.5 10107 2268 4.14 20307.3 19543 8.6 7557 3.3 18363 8.1 591
Average   722 162   1451 1396   540   1312   42
League Miscellaneous Stats     Help
Team ExpW ExpL Diff AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW PRF PHrF Attendance   Manager
LAD 91 71 -1 4 12 0 1 1 11 0.83 0.85 4,309,977   Greg Darusmont
PHI 106 56 -1 3 11 6 4 1 6 1.09 1.13 3,611,238   Phil Lesage
PIT 88 74 -4 3 15 1 1 2 10 1.01 0.96 1,509,787   Gary Graves
STL 92 70 3 3 11 2 3 0 7 0.90 0.94 3,941,118   Corey Huegen
CHC 87 75 -7 2 16 4 0 3 9 1.06 1.08 2,455,893   Scott Stewart
HOU 91 71 2 2 18 1 0 0 10 1.03 0.95 3,273,207   Greg Lubbelinkhof
NYM 75 87 2 2 7 1 1 0 31 0.92 0.89 1,409,553   Jeffery Yong
SFG 99 63 -2 2 9 1 0 1 5 1.05 1.08 2,022,566   Jesse Rockwell
ATL 55 107 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 1.01 0.92 1,805,417   Jason Ortlepp
CIN 84 78 1 1 11 0 1 1 7 1.04 1.05 2,926,536   Roy Paeth
LV 63 99 1 1 5 0 0 0 4 0.98 1.00 1,538,645   Randy Lawrence
SDP 73 89 6 1 9 0 0 2 6 1.02 1.09 1,557,763   Jason Martin
CAR 71 91 1 0 4 0 0 1 3 1.08 1.13 1,682,075   Mike Jarvis
MON 59 103 -2 0 7 0 5 0 6 1.00 0.90 747,298   Tom McDermott
League Win Shares     Help
Team Total Offensive Pitching Fielding C 1B 2B 3B SS OF
PHI 315 143.32 121.53 50.12 9.25 2.22 6.55 7.50 8.89 15.71
SFG 291 130.44 114.28 46.25 9.10 2.27 8.35 5.31 6.14 15.10
STL 285 163.56 86.44 34.96 5.90 2.45 5.40 4.85 8.10 8.28
HOU 279 137.21 99.45 42.30 11.73 1.48 5.71 4.85 6.14 12.40
LAD 270 142.48 86.85 40.63 7.28 0.71 6.97 5.12 7.94 12.62
CIN 255 108.18 103.16 43.63 11.36 3.01 7.35 5.26 5.48 11.18
PIT 252 113.76 96.78 41.43 10.38 5.00 2.21 0.69 12.88 10.28
CHC 240 130.03 71.50 38.44 4.09 2.80 6.10 2.30 7.52 15.65
SDP 237 100.94 92.54 43.50 9.23 4.73 3.21 5.49 6.89 13.96
NYM 231 108.56 86.42 35.99 8.33 3.68 8.88 4.76 4.91 5.44
CAR 216 104.78 74.93 36.25 6.33 3.66 4.19 5.00 4.42 12.68
LV 192 87.31 73.37 31.29 0.00 3.21 8.00 5.12 5.68 9.29
MON 171 69.27 67.00 34.70 4.67 0.91 7.68 4.69 6.39 10.37
ATL 168 96.74 44.22 27.02 5.00 0.80 4.20 4.38 4.28 8.36
League Award Winners
Bill Heckel Award: Jesse Rockwell SFG Managed the San Francisco Giants to a 97-65 record, finishing 1st in the West Division division of the National League.
Lost to Philadelphia Phillies in the League Series 4 games to 3.
Ted Williams Batting Title: Will Clark PHI .315, 69 HR, 168 RBI
Cy Young: Mark Gubicza LAD 25-7, 2.65, 254.7 IP, 283 K
Rolaids Relief Award: John Habyan SFG 6-8, 43 SV, 2.28, 75.0 IP, 92 K
Rookie Of The Year: Jose Valentin CHC .282, 21 HR, 85 RBI
 
Gold Glove Award Winners
 
P Jeff Innis LAD 1.000, 9 PO, 43 A, 0 E
C Darrin Fletcher CIN .998, 1160 PO, 44 A, 3 E
36.5% (19-52) Runners Thrown Out
1B Fred McGriff NYM .997, 1749 PO, 149 A, 6 E
2B Quilvio Veras NYM .986, 268 PO, 554 A, 12 E
3B Eduardo Perez LV .973, 97 PO, 294 A, 11 E
SS Keith Kessinger NYM .951, 208 PO, 535 A, 38 E
LF Chris Gwynn CIN 1.000, 222 PO, 4 A, 0 E
CF Scott Pose ATL 1.000, 328 PO, 14 A, 0 E
RF Rudy Pemberton ATL .986, 269 PO, 9 A, 4 E
League Batting Leaderboards     Help
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.
Batting Average
GreenLAD.333
MartinezHOU.327
McDowellSTL.326
McLemoreHOU.317*
ClarkPHI.315
On-Base Pct
ThomeCHC.425
DavisSTL.397
Griffey Jr.PHI.393
StockerHOU.392
ClarkPHI.390
Slugging Pct
ClarkPHI.726
DavisSTL.617
KleskoCHC.603
SimmonsCHC.593
MartinezHOU.584
OPS
ClarkPHI1.116
DavisSTL1.014
KleskoCHC.973
SimmonsCHC.972
MartinezHOU.967
XR
ClarkPHI157.0
DavisSTL130.7
KleskoCHC123.8
Griffey Jr.PHI122.8
SimmonsCHC121.7
Games
McGriffNYM162
MondesiATL162
NokesCHC162
ShumpertLV162
GreenLAD160
At-Bats
NokesCHC684
MondesiATL643
GreenLAD639
MunozPIT635
JefferiesLV633
Runs
ClarkPHI134
DavisSTL123
KleskoCHC120
SimmonsCHC119
StockerHOU117
Hits
GreenLAD213
ClarkPHI198
JefferiesLV192
NokesCHC186
JordanLV182
Total Bases
ClarkPHI456
DavisSTL361
KleskoCHC360
GreenLAD345
SimmonsCHC345
Singles
JefferiesLV155
NokesCHC150
GreenLAD149
OrsulakCHC134
StillwellSFG131
Doubles
JordanLV57
BellePHI55
GreerLV53
FrymanHOU48
AlouHOU46
Triples
LoftonMON14
DeshieldsCHC13
LirianoATL13
PoloniaCAR12
HinzoPIT11
Homeruns
ClarkPHI69
KleskoCHC48
DavisSTL46
SimmonsCHC46
Griffey Jr.PHI41
RBIs
ClarkPHI168
KleskoCHC131
DavisSTL128
AlouHOU125
GalarragaSFG125
Stolen Bases
PoloniaCAR59
DeshieldsCHC55
VerasNYM54
KellyLAD52
StockerHOU33
Caught Stealing
DeshieldsCHC34
VerasNYM21
McDowellSTL20
KellyLAD16
PoloniaCAR16
Walks
ThomeCHC140
Griffey Jr.PHI129
NunnallyPHI115
OlerudSDP105
BrowneSFG102
Strikeouts
EdmondsSFG199
McGriffNYM197
Griffey Jr.PHI193
TartabullSDP192
ThomeCHC190
 
League Pitching Leaderboards     Help
ERA
WellsPHI2.40
KipperSTL2.48
GubiczaLAD2.65
AlvarezMON2.66
HershiserPHI2.72
Wins
GubiczaLAD 25
KipperSTL 21
WellsPHI 20
MesaSFG 19
GuzmanPHI 17
Losses
BurbaATL 25
BurnsMON 20
PichardoATL 20
FarrellLV 17
WilliamsCIN 17
Winning Pct
WellsPHI.833
GubiczaLAD.781
KipperSTL.750
MesaSFG.731
HershiserPHI.727
Saves
HabyanSFG 43
RitchieLAD 41
JonesPHI 36
HarveyCIN 35
DrummondSDP 34
Games Pitched
HennemanCIN 119
ScanlanSDP 115
MallicoatCAR 111
MachadoPHI 103
RojasATL 102
Games Started
BurbaATL 41
StapletonATL 41
BosioSTL 40
KipperSTL 40
DeleonSDP 38
Complete Games
TapaniPIT 6
WellsPHI 4
BurnsMON 3
FarrellLV 3
GrossCHC 3
Shutouts
TapaniPIT 3
BurnsMON 2
GrossCHC 2
KipperSTL 2
RijoCHC 2
Innings Pitched
TapaniPIT263.0
GubiczaLAD254.7
MesaSFG249.3
GlavineSDP244.3
BosioSTL244.0
Hits Allowed
BurbaATL 248
TapaniPIT 248
BurnsMON 246
MesaSFG 240
SchiraldiSTL 238
Homeruns Allowed
DeleonSDP 47
RijoCHC 41
GlavineSDP 39
BurbaATL 37
SandersCHC 35
Strikeouts
HershiserPHI 309
DeleonSDP 299
GubiczaLAD 283
WellsPHI 274
KipperSTL 270
Walks Allowed
DeleonSDP 129
HillegasATL 125
PenaLAD 107
PlunkCHC 100
GrossCHC 99
Walks per 9IP
Chiamparino 0.9
WellsPHI1.0
FreemanHOU1.0
TapaniPIT1.0
JacksonLV1.3
Hits per 9IP
MartinezPIT6.1
HershiserPHI6.5
WellsPHI6.6
GubiczaLAD6.7
PenaLAD6.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
HershiserPHI12.5
DeleonSDP12.5
AlvarezMON11.2
MartinezPIT11.0
RijoCHC10.8
WHiP
WellsPHI0.84
MartinezPIT1.00
ValdesSDP1.01
HershiserPHI1.02
AlvarezMON1.03
OAVG
MartinezPIT.187
HershiserPHI.201
WellsPHI.202
GubiczaLAD.205
PenaLAD.210
OOBP
WellsPHI.228
MartinezPIT.253
ValdesSDP.259
AlvarezMON.260
HershiserPHI.260
OSLG
KipperSTL.296
PenaLAD.309
GubiczaLAD.310
WellsPHI.327
MartinezPIT.334
OOPS
WellsPHI.555
KipperSTL.574
GubiczaLAD.578
MartinezPIT.587
ValdesSDP.609
   
League All-Stars
Rick Aguilera Ellis Burks Will Clark
Eric Davis David Green Rusty Greer
Ken Griffey Jr. Mark Gubicza John Habyan
Bryan Harvey Chipper Jones Jason Kendall
Keith Kessinger Ryan Klesko Nelson Liriano
Jose Mesa Pedro Munoz Hipolito Pena
Wally Ritchie Terry Steinbach Kevin Stocker
Kevin Tapani Jim Thome Ed Vosberg
David Wells  
League Top Salaries
Rank    Name Team Salary  
1.    Will Clark PHI $ 16,500,000  
2.    Ellis Burks STL $ 15,000,010  
3.    Ken Griffey Jr. PHI $ 15,000,000  
  Andres Galarraga SFG $ 15,000,000  
5.    Dennis Powell CIN $ 13,752,500  
6.    Bob Kipper STL $ 12,500,000  
7.    Billy Jo Robidoux PIT $ 12,000,000  
  Eric Davis STL $ 12,000,000  
9.    David Green LAD $ 11,000,000  
10.    Nelson Simmons CHC $ 10,770,000  
11.    Edgar Martinez PHI $ 10,659,100  
12.    Mark Gubicza LAD $ 10,070,000  
13.    Fred McGriff NYM $ 9,500,000  
14.    Duane Ward SFG $ 9,100,000  
15.    John Habyan SFG $ 9,000,000  
16.    Drew Hall MON $ 8,500,000  
17.    Mike Marshall LV $ 8,150,000  
18.    Ken Dayley PIT $ 8,000,000  
19.    Hipolito Pena LAD $ 7,401,001  
20.    Orel Hershiser PHI $ 7,370,000  
21.    Tim Hulett SDP $ 7,280,000  
  Jose Deleon SDP $ 7,280,000  
23.    Tim Birtsas NYM $ 7,000,000  
  Carmelo Martinez STL $ 7,000,000  
  Rick Aguilera HOU $ 7,000,000