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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996 / 1998)
76-86, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 795 runs, Allowed 891 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Manager: Bruce Bochy (76-86)
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,089,333 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 93; one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 93
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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 8, 1996
Released Al Osuna.
October 15, 1996
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 Cam Smith (minors) and Joey Eischen.
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 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
Released Bryan Eversgerd.
Traded Jody Reed to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Darr and Matt Skrmetta.
March 29, 1997
Traded Hal Garrett (minors) and Mark Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion.
April 22, 1997 (Standings)
Released Rene Gonzales.
Traded players to be named later, Gordon Amerson (minors) and Homer Bush to the New York Yankees. Received Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera and $3,000,000. The San Diego Padres sent Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (minors) (June 9, 1997) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
May 18, 1997 (Standings)
Released Tim Scott.
May 20, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.
May 27, 1997 (Standings)
Released Don Slaught.
May 29, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
May 30, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
June 1, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.
June 3, 1997 (Standings)
Drafted Kevin Nicholson in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 1997.
Drafted Ben Howard in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1997.
Drafted Tim Hummel in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Junior Herndon in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
Drafted Dave Maurer in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.
Drafted Shawn Camp in the 16th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.
June 10, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Andres Berumen to the Seattle Mariners. Received Paul Menhart.
June 13, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier and Fernando Valenzuela to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney.
July 15, 1997 (Standings)
Released Terry Burrows.
Released Bobby Munoz.
July 16, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Earl Johnson (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Hajek.
August 5, 1997 (Standings)
Released Terry Shumpert.
August 13, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Rickey Henderson to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later, Stevenson Agosto (minors) and Ryan Hancock. The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
August 19, 1997 (Standings)
Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
August 23, 1997 (Standings)
Traded Angelo Encarnacion to the Anaheim Angels. Received Aaron Guiel.
October 6, 1997 (Standings)
Jim Bruske selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.
Chris Jones granted Free Agency.
October 13, 1997 (Standings)
Selected Ed Giovanola off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
October 15, 1997 (Standings)
Joey Long granted Free Agency.
Mike Maddux granted Free Agency.
Steve Mintz granted Free Agency.
Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.
Steve Scarsone granted Free Agency.
Stan Spencer granted Free Agency.
Jim Tatum granted Free Agency.
October 17, 1997
Cam Cairncross granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1997
Pete Smith granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1997
Purchased Daniel Garibay from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1997
Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1997
Signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
November 12, 1997
Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
Signed Alan Newman as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
Traded John Flaherty to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets.
Gabe Alvarez selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Todd Erdos selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 19, 1997
Traded Trey Beamon and Tim Worrell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ryan Balfe (minors), Dan Miceli and Donne Wall.
November 20, 1997
Signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.
Traded Chris Clark (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Ed Vosberg.
November 25, 1997
Released Rich Batchelor.
Signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
November 26, 1997
Traded Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia to the Oakland Athletics. Received David Newhan and Don Wengert.
December 15, 1997
Sean Runyan drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
Traded Steve Hoff (minors), Derrek Lee and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins. Received Kevin Brown.
December 16, 1997
Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
December 29, 1997
Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.
January 7, 1998
Signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
January 13, 1998
Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
January 14, 1998
Traded Sean Bergman to the Houston Astros. Received James Mouton.
