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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996 / 1998)
79-83, Finished 2nd in NL Central
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Scored 725 runs, Allowed 760 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84
Manager: Gene Lamont (79-83)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,657,022 (12th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
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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
John Hope granted Free Agency.
October 12, 1996
Joe Boever granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996
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, Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received players to be named later, Brandon Cromer (minors), Jose Pett (minors) and Jose Silva. 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 Martin (minors), Jeff Granger, Joe Randa and Jeff Wallace.
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 Hal Garrett (minors) and Mark Smith.
March 30, 1997
Purchased Ricardo Rincon from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
March 31, 1997
Signed Luis Figueroa as an amateur free agent.
Signed Kevin Young as a free agent.
April 22, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Turner Ward as a free agent.
April 30, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Ramon Espinozo (minors) and Wes Chamberlain to the New York Mets. Received Erick Ojeda (minors) and John Carter (minors).
June 3, 1997 (Standings)
Drafted J.J. Davis in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.
Drafted John Grabow in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.
Drafted Kory DeHaan in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
Drafted Rico Washington in the 10th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.
Drafted Sam McConnell in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.
Drafted Mike Gonzalez in the 30th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.
Drafted Bill White in the 33rd round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jamal Strong in the 35th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
July 2, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Jose Castillo as an amateur free agent.
July 8, 1997 (Standings)
Midre Cummings selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.
August 9, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Hal Garrett (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Eddie Williams.
August 25, 1997 (Standings)
Purchased Matt Duff from Springfield (Frontier).
August 26, 1997 (Standings)
Released Paul Wagner.
August 29, 1997 (Standings)
Mark Johnson selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.
August 31, 1997 (Standings)
Received Shawon Dunston from the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
September 10, 1997 (Standings)
Ramon Morel selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.
October 15, 1997 (Standings)
John Ericks granted Free Agency.
Keith Mitchell granted Free Agency.
Matt Ruebel granted Free Agency.
Dave Wainhouse granted Free Agency.
Released Eddie Williams.
October 28, 1997
Shawon Dunston granted Free Agency.
Kevin Elster granted Free Agency.
Dale Sveum granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1997
Jason Johnson selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 14th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Clint Sodowsky selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 35th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Joe Randa selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 57th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 24, 1997
Signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
December 2, 1997
Signed Doug Strange as a free agent.
December 8, 1997
Signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
December 10, 1997
Signed Jeff Tabaka as a free agent.
December 15, 1997
Released Steve Cooke.
Danny Young selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1997 minor league draft.
Purchased Javier Martinez from the Oakland Athletics.
December 18, 1997
Signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.
Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
Signed Jeff McCurry as a free agent.
December 27, 1997
Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
December 29, 1997
Signed Ronny Paulino as an amateur free agent.
January 7, 1998
Signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
