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1996 San Diego Padres (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995/1997)
91-71, Finished 1st in NL Western Division
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Scored 771 runs, Allowed 682 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Managed by Bruce Bochy

Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,187,886 (6th of 14)
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  (multi-year):
Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Division Series (3-0) to St. Louis Cardinals

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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 11, 1995

Jody Reed granted Free Agency.

Signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.

Fernando Valenzuela granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1995

Released Phil Clark.

November 14, 1995

Sent Tim Hyers to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

November 16, 1995

Signed Riccardo Ingram as a free agent.

November 20, 1995

Released Phil Plantier.

November 25, 1995

Signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

November 29, 1995

Signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.

Signed Mike Sharperson as a free agent.

December 4, 1995

Drafted Mel Rosario from the Chicago White Sox in the 1995 minor league draft.

December 7, 1995

Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.

December 11, 1995

Signed Rob Deer as a free agent.

December 14, 1995

Signed Doug Dascenzo as a free agent.

December 15, 1995

Traded Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets. Received Jeff Barry.

December 18, 1995

Signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.

December 19, 1995

Signed Jody Reed as a free agent.

December 21, 1995

Willie Blair granted Free Agency.

Traded Bip Roberts and Bryan Wolff (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Wally Joyner and Aaron Dorlarque (minors).

Ray McDavid selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

Signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.

Brian Williams granted Free Agency.

Eddie Williams granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1995

Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.

December 27, 1995

Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.

December 29, 1995

Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.

January 5, 1996

Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.

January 13, 1996

Signed Chris Gwynn as a free agent.

January 18, 1996

Signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.

January 19, 1996

Signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.

March 17, 1996

Traded Roberto Petagine and Luis Arroyo (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Pete Walker and Scott Adair (minors).

March 22, 1996

Traded Raul Casanova, Richie Lewis, and Melvin Nieves to the Detroit Tigers. Received Sean Bergman, Todd Steverson, and Cade Gaspar (minors).

March 26, 1996

Released Erik Plantenberg.

March 27, 1996

Released Rob Deer.

March 29, 1996

Robbie Beckett selected by the Florida Marlins off waivers.

April 15, 1996 (Standings)

Signed Rob Deer as a free agent.

April 23, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Mel Rosario to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Keith Eaddy (minors).

June 4, 1996 (Standings)

Drafted Jason Middlebrook in the 9th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 20, 1996.

June 8, 1996 (Standings)

Purchased Jim Tatum from the Boston Red Sox.

June 18, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Brad Ausmus, Andujar Cedeno, and Russ Spear (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received John Flaherty and Chris Gomez.

July 31, 1996 (Standings)

Traded Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield, and Ron Villone to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later and Greg Vaughn. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gerald Parent (minors) (September 16, 1996) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

August 1, 1996 (Standings)

Signed Al Osuna as a free agent.

September 12, 1996 (Standings)

Glenn Dishman selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

September 18, 1996 (Standings)

Fernando Hernandez selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

October 8, 1996 (Standings)

Released Al Osuna.

October 15, 1996 (Standings)

Paul Abbott granted Free Agency.

Jeff Barry granted Free Agency.

Doug Dascenzo granted Free Agency.

Rob Deer granted Free Agency.

Denny Harriger granted Free Agency.

Mike Oquist granted Free Agency.

Dan Rohrmeier granted Free Agency.

Mandy Romero granted Free Agency.

Rico Rossy granted Free Agency.

Pete Smith granted Free Agency.

Pete Walker granted Free Agency.

October 27, 1996

Signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

October 28, 1996

Chris Gwynn granted Free Agency.

Greg Vaughn granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1996

Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1996

Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.

Signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.

November 5, 1996

Fernando Valenzuela granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1996

Traded Dustin Hermanson to the Florida Marlins. Received Quilvio Veras.

December 2, 1996

Signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.

Signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.

Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.

December 3, 1996

Signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.

December 5, 1996

Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.

December 6, 1996

Traded Scott Sanders to the Seattle Mariners. Received Sterling Hitchcock.

December 7, 1996

Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1996

Drafted Will Cunnane from the Florida Marlins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Wiki Gonzalez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1996

Traded Willie Blair and Brian Johnson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Joey Eischen and Cam Smith (minors).

December 19, 1996

Signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.

December 23, 1996

Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.

Signed Don Slaught as a free agent.

January 7, 1997

Released Jason Thompson.

Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.

January 9, 1997

Traded Leroy McKinnis (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mark Smith.

January 12, 1997

Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.

January 13, 1997

Purchased Hideki Irabu from the Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).

January 17, 1997

Signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.

January 22, 1997

Sold Sean Mulligan to the Cleveland Indians.

January 30, 1997

Signed Tim Scott as a free agent.

February 7, 1997

Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.

March 13, 1997

Traded Antonio Fernandez (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Brian Tollberg.

March 15, 1997

Traded Joey Eischen to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray Brown (minors) (March 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

Traded Luis Lopez to the Houston Astros. Received Sean Runyan.

March 22, 1997

Traded Jody Reed to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Darr and Matt Skrmetta.

Released Bryan Eversgerd.

March 29, 1997

Traded Mark Smith and Hal Garrett (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion.


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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