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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996 / 1998)
68-94, Finished 5th in NL Central
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Scored 687 runs, Allowed 759 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88
Manager: Jim Riggleman (68-94)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,190,308 (6th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 106
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1996 / 1998 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 9, 1996
Mike Campbell selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.
October 15, 1996
Bret Barberie granted Free Agency.
Brian Dorsett granted Free Agency.
Todd Haney granted Free Agency.
Hector Ortiz granted Free Agency.
Mike Perez granted Free Agency.
Carlos Pulido granted Free Agency.
Roberto Rivera granted Free Agency.
Terry Shumpert granted Free Agency.
Tanyon Sturtze granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1996
Jaime Navarro granted Free Agency.
October 29, 1996
Dave Magadan granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1996
Ryne Sandberg granted Free Agency.
November 15, 1996
Signed Francis Beltran as an amateur free agent.
November 20, 1996
Selected Marc Pisciotta off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Traded Jason Stevenson (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Miguel Cairo.
November 27, 1996
Signed Ryne Sandberg as a free agent.
November 30, 1996
Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
December 2, 1996
Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
December 7, 1996
Luis Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
December 9, 1996
Released Scott Bullett.
Drafted Terrell Lowery from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
Drafted Ramon Tatis from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
December 10, 1996
Signed Mel Rojas as a free agent.
December 13, 1996
Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
Signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.
December 16, 1996
Released Alex Cabrera.
December 17, 1996
Selected Miguel Batista off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
Leo Gomez granted Free Agency.
December 20, 1996
Jim Bullinger granted Free Agency.
December 30, 1996
Signed Julio Valera as a free agent.
January 8, 1997
Signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.
January 22, 1997
Signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.
January 29, 1997
Signed Dave Clark as a free agent.
March 28, 1997
Released Kevin Tolar.
March 30, 1997
Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
March 31, 1997
Traded Jayson Peterson (minors) and Ozzie Timmons to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Curt Lyons.
May 10, 1997 (Standings)
Purchased Rich Sauveur from Tabasco (Mexican).
May 27, 1997 (Standings)
Larry Casian selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.
June 3, 1997 (Standings)
Drafted Jon Garland in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.
Drafted Scott Downs in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1997.
Drafted Nate Teut in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1997.
Drafted Michael Wuertz in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1997.
Drafted Randy Williams in the 12th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
Drafted Chris Piersoll in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.
Drafted Jeff Duncan in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 23, 1997 (Standings)
Traded David Jefferson (minors) and Saul Bustos (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Gil Heredia.
July 4, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Juan Cruz as an amateur free agent.
July 12, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Carlos Zambrano as an amateur free agent.
July 15, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Frank Castillo to the Colorado Rockies. Received Matt Pool (minors).
July 31, 1997 (Standings)
Selected Dave Stevens off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
August 8, 1997 (Standings)
Terry Mulholland selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.
Traded Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell to the New York Mets. Received players to be named later and Lance Johnson. The New York Mets sent Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
August 16, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Rey Sanchez to the New York Yankees. Received Frisco Parotte (minors).
August 31, 1997 (Standings)
Sent Shawon Dunston to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
September 10, 1997 (Standings)
Selected Ramon Morel off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 15, 1997 (Standings)
Selected Jason Hardtke off waivers from the New York Mets.
Gil Heredia granted Free Agency.
Ben Van Ryn granted Free Agency.
October 17, 1997
Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.
Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.
Rich Sauveur granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1997
Dave Clark granted Free Agency.
Dave Hansen granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1997
Received Kurt Miller from the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.
Miguel Cairo selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 8th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Ramon Tatis selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 42nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Brooks Kieschnick selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 64th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
December 1, 1997
Signed Derrick White as a free agent.
December 4, 1997
Signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
December 9, 1997
Signed Jeff Blauser as a free agent.
December 11, 1997
Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Sandy Martinez. The Chicago Cubs sent Trevor Schaffer (minors) (December 19, 1997) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
December 12, 1997
Traded Miguel Batista to the Montreal Expos. Received Henry Rodriguez.
December 15, 1997
Drafted Roosevelt Brown from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 minor league draft.
Drafted Danny Young from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1997 minor league draft.
Javier Martinez drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
December 18, 1997
Signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
December 20, 1997
Kent Bottenfield granted Free Agency.
December 23, 1997
Traded Doug Glanville to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mickey Morandini.
December 29, 1997
Signed Matt Mieske as a free agent.
December 30, 1997
Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
January 7, 1998
Signed Tim Unroe as a free agent.
January 8, 1998
Signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.
January 15, 1998
Signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
January 20, 1998
Traded Jon Ratliff to the Atlanta Braves. Received Ray King.
February 2, 1998
Signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
March 30, 1998
Mike Hubbard selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.
