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1996 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995/1997)
82-80, Finished 2nd in NL Central Division
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Scored 753 runs, Allowed 792 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Managed by Terry Collins

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,975,888 (7th of 14)
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Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1995/1997) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 1, 1995

Mike Henneman granted Free Agency.

Milt Thompson granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1995

John Cangelosi granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1995

Pat Borders granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1995

Signed Donaldo Mendez as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1995

Signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.

December 14, 1995

Signed Craig Biggio as a free agent.

December 20, 1995

Traded Dave Veres and Raul Chavez to the Montreal Expos. Received Sean Berry.

December 21, 1995

Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.

December 28, 1995

Signed Mike Brumley as a free agent.

Signed Jerry Goff as a free agent.

Signed John Johnstone as a free agent.

January 5, 1996

Signed Anthony Young as a free agent.

January 10, 1996

Signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.

March 28, 1996

Released Matt Williams.

April 24, 1996 (Standings)

Signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.

May 17, 1996 (Standings)

Purchased Randy Knorr from the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 3, 1996 (Standings)

Released Greg Swindell.

June 4, 1996 (Standings)

Drafted Mark J. Johnson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1996.

Drafted Brian Dallimore in the 9th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1996.

Drafted Wade Miller in the 20th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

Drafted Roy Oswalt in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 1997.

Drafted Paul Phillips in the 25th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tom Shearn in the 29th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1996.

July 6, 1996 (Standings)

Signed Rodrigo Rosario as an amateur free agent.

July 23, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Rich Loiselle to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Danny Darwin.

Signed Terry Clark as a free agent.

July 25, 1996 (Standings)

Dean Hartgraves selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.

July 27, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Rick Wilkins and cash to the San Francisco Giants. Received Kirt Manwaring.

August 26, 1996 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later to the Detroit Tigers. Received Gregg Olson. The Houston Astros sent Kevin Gallaher (minors) (August 27, 1996) and Pedro Santana (August 27, 1996) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

September 11, 1996 (Standings)

Received Andujar Cedeno from the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

September 30, 1996 (Standings)

John Johnstone granted Free Agency.

October 4, 1996 (Standings)

Anthony Young granted Free Agency.

October 8, 1996 (Standings)

Terry Clark granted Free Agency.

October 14, 1996 (Standings)

Dave Hajek selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

October 15, 1996 (Standings)

Jeff Ball granted Free Agency.

Jerry Goff granted Free Agency.

Chris Hatcher granted Free Agency.

Ray Holbert granted Free Agency.

Bronswell Patrick granted Free Agency.

Ken Ramos granted Free Agency.

Mike Simms granted Free Agency.

October 28, 1996

Kirt Manwaring granted Free Agency.

Gregg Olson granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1996

Xavier Hernandez granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1996

Danny Darwin granted Free Agency.

November 14, 1996

Bill Spiers granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1996

Signed Ken Ramos as a free agent.

November 18, 1996

John Cangelosi granted Free Agency.

Doug Drabek granted Free Agency.

November 22, 1996

Signed Blas Minor as a free agent.

Signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.

December 2, 1996

Signed Sid Fernandez as a free agent.

Signed Pat Listach as a free agent.

Signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.

December 4, 1996

Signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

December 9, 1996

Alejandro Freire selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 minor league draft.

Drafted Ramon Garcia from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Hector Mercado selected by the Florida Marlins in the 1996 minor league draft.

Edgar Ramos drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Jamie Walker drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

December 10, 1996

Traded Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller, and cash to the Detroit Tigers. Received Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski, and Daryle Ward.

December 19, 1996

Signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.

Signed Mike Magnante as a free agent.

December 20, 1996

Randy Knorr granted Free Agency.

Derrick May granted Free Agency.

Jeff Tabaka granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1996

Signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

December 30, 1996

Signed Russ Springer as a free agent.

January 9, 1997

Released Jim Dougherty.

January 25, 1997

Signed Luis Rivera as a free agent.

February 4, 1997

Signed Tommy Greene as a free agent.

February 5, 1997

Signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.

March 14, 1997

Signed J.R. Phillips as a free agent.

March 15, 1997

Traded Sean Runyan to the San Diego Padres. Received Luis Lopez.

March 20, 1997

Released Tommy Gregg.

March 21, 1997

Released Bry Nelson.

March 31, 1997

Traded Luis Lopez to the New York Mets. Received Tim Bogar.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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