1996 Boston Red Sox season
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The Boston Red Sox
season was a season in American baseball
. It involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League
East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
season was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. It involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Offseason
- October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.
- January 22, 1996: Alex ColeAlex ColeAlexander Cole Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Cole would make his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians on July 27, 1990, and appear in his final game on May 22, 1996...
was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. - January 29, 1996: Glenn MurrayGlenn Murray (baseball)Glenn Murray is a former outfielder from Manning, S.C., who made his Major League Baseball debut in 1996 with the Philadelphia Phillies...
, Ken RyanKen RyanKenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-1999. He is currently working for NESN as a baseball analyst....
, and Lee TinsleyLee TinsleyLee Owen Tinsley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Playing career:Lee had a 5-year Major League playing career that included stops with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies...
were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
for Heathcliff SlocumbHeathcliff SlocumbHeath "Heathcliff" Slocumb is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed....
, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors). - March 8, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
Regular season
- September 18, 1996: Roger ClemensRoger ClemensWilliam Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
struck out 20 batters for the second time in his career, becoming the only player ever to do so. The performance came against the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
at Tiger Stadium. Clemens' second 20-K day occurred in his second-to-last game as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Notable transactions
- July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
for Roberto MejiaRoberto MejiaRoberto Antonio Mejía Díaz is a professional baseball second baseman who is currently a free agent. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1993–97, and one season in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2003...
and Brad Tweedie (minors). - July 31, 1996: Mike Stanton and a player to be named later were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
for Mark BrandenburgMark Brandenburg (baseball)Mark Clay Brandenburg is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox . Brandenburg batted and threw right-handed...
and Kerry LacyKerry LacyKerry Ardeen Lacy is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox...
. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Dwayne HoseyDwayne HoseyDwayne Samuel Hosey is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. He threw right-handed, and was a switch hitter....
to the Rangers on November 4. - August 1, 1996: Greg PirklGreg PirklGregory Daniel Pirkl is a former Major League Baseball player. He played parts of four seasons in the majors, from to , for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox. He also played part of for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan.-External links:...
was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Seattle MarinersSeattle MarinersThe Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
.
Draft picks
- June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball Draft1996 Major League Baseball DraftThe 1996 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 4 and 5, 1996...
- Robert RamsayRobert Ramsay (baseball)Robert Arthur Ramsay is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons, 1999 and 2000, in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners....
was drafted by the Red Sox in the 7th round. - Justin DuchschererJustin DuchschererJustin Craig Duchscherer [DUKE-shur] is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Early career:...
was drafted by the Red Sox in the 8th round. Player signed June 14, 1996. - Aaron HarangAaron HarangAaron Michael Harang is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Amateur career:Harang graduated from Patrick Henry High School then went on to San Diego State University...
was drafted by the Red Sox in the 22nd round, but did not sign.
- Robert Ramsay
Opening Day Line Up
| 12 | Wil Cordero Wil Cordero Wilfredo Cordero Nieva is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was best known as a member of the Montreal Expos . Cordero made his Major League Baseball debut in 1992 and last played in... |
2B |
| 13 | John Valentin John Valentin John William Valentin is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed... |
SS |
| 42 | Mo Vaughn Mo Vaughn Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "The Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003... |
1B |
| 33 | José Canseco José Canseco José Canseco Capas, Jr. is a Cuban-American professional baseball manager, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League and former Major League Baseball player. He is the identical twin brother of former major league player and current teammate Ozzie Canseco... |
DH |
| 22 | Mike Stanley Mike Stanley Robert Michael "Mike" Stanley is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years... |
C |
| 39 | Mike Greenwell Mike Greenwell Michael Lewis Greenwell is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox . He briefly played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan , before retiring. Greenwell was nicknamed "The Gator." He batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
LF |
| 11 | Tim Naehring Tim Naehring Timothy James Naehring is an American former professional baseball infielder with the Boston Red Sox... |
3B |
| 25 | Troy O'Leary Troy O'Leary Troy Franklin O'Leary is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs and also in the Australian Baseball League for the Daikyo Dolphins... |
RF |
| 46 | Dwayne Hosey Dwayne Hosey Dwayne Samuel Hosey is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. He threw right-handed, and was a switch hitter.... |
CF |
| 21 | Roger Clemens Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over... |
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Roster
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Starters by position
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Other batters
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Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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