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1996 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995/1997)
73-89, Finished 5th in NL Central Division
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Scored 776 runs, Allowed 833 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-86
Managed by Jim Leyland

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,332,150 (14th of 14)
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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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

Don Slaught granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1995

Micah Franklin selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

Jeff McCurry selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

December 14, 1995

Signed Mike Kingery as a free agent.

December 21, 1995

Rick White granted Free Agency.

Signed Rick White as a free agent.

December 28, 1995

Signed Charlie Hayes as a free agent.

January 4, 1996

Signed Lance Parrish as a free agent.

January 8, 1996

Signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.

January 18, 1996

Signed Francisco Cordova as an amateur free agent.

January 28, 1996

Signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.

February 2, 1996

Signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.

February 4, 1996

Signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.

February 17, 1996

Signed Zane Smith as a free agent.

March 26, 1996

Released Kevin Young.

April 1, 1996 (Standings)

Mike Dyer selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

April 4, 1996 (Standings)

Selected Darrell May off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

April 20, 1996 (Standings)

Signed Matt Williams as a free agent.

April 27, 1996 (Standings)

Selected Joe Boever off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

May 2, 1996 (Standings)

Released Greg Cadaret.

May 15, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Jacob Brumfield to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received D. J. Boston (minors).

May 16, 1996 (Standings)

Released Brian Shouse.

June 4, 1996 (Standings)

Drafted Kris Benson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 1996.

Drafted Tike Redman in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

Drafted Carlos Rivera in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

Drafted Mike Gonzalez in the 17th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Willie Harris in the 28th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rob Mackowiak in the 53rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1996.

July 1, 1996 (Standings)

Lee Hancock granted Free Agency.

July 6, 1996 (Standings)

Released Zane Smith.

July 23, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Danny Darwin to the Houston Astros. Received Rich Loiselle.

August 28, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Denny Neagle to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later, Ron Wright, and Corey Pointer (minors). The Atlanta Braves sent Jason Schmidt (August 30, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

August 30, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Charlie Hayes to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Chris Corn (minors) (August 31, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

August 31, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Dave Clark to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Carl South (minors).

September 6, 1996 (Standings)

Darrell May selected by the California Angels off waivers.

October 9, 1996 (Standings)

John Hope granted Free Agency.

October 12, 1996 (Standings)

Joe Boever granted Free Agency.

October 15, 1996 (Standings)

Rich Aude granted Free Agency.

Kevin Tolar granted Free Agency.

John Wehner selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

Rick White granted Free Agency.

Matt Williams granted Free Agency.

October 29, 1996

Steve Cooke granted Free Agency.

November 1, 1996

Traded Dan Miceli to the Detroit Tigers. Received Clint Sodowsky.

November 14, 1996

Traded Carlos Garcia, Dan Plesac, and Orlando Merced to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received players to be named later, Jose Silva, Brandon Cromer (minors), and Jose Pett (minors). The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Nunez (December 11, 1996), and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

November 20, 1996

Signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.

Nelson Liriano selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

Marc Pisciotta selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

December 9, 1996

Drafted Emil Brown from the Oakland Athletics in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Wiki Gonzalez drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Jesus Pena selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1996 minor league draft.

December 13, 1996

Traded Jay Bell and Jeff King to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors).

December 19, 1996

Signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.

Signed John Briscoe as a free agent.

Signed Carlos Crawford as a free agent.

Signed Manny Martinez as a free agent.

Signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.

Signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.

December 20, 1996

Signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.

January 7, 1997

Released Mike Kingery.

January 30, 1997

Signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.

March 13, 1997

Released Steve Parris.

March 23, 1997

Released Esteban Beltre.

March 29, 1997

Traded Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion to the San Diego Padres. Received Mark Smith and Hal Garrett (minors).

March 30, 1997

Purchased Ricardo Rincon from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

March 31, 1997

Signed Luis Figueroa as an amateur free agent.

Signed Kevin Young as a free agent.


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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