1996_Houston_Astros_season

1996 Houston Astros season

1996 Houston Astros season

Major League Baseball team season


The Houston Astros' 1996 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League Central. The Astros finished in second place in the NL Central with an 82–80 record, six games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Offseason

Regular season

On May 7 against Philadelphia, Jeff Bagwell reached the 500th run batted in (RBI) of his career with two home runs and four RBI.[2] By hitting his second upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium on May 29 – it travelled 459 feet (140 m) – Bagwell joined longtime Pirate Willie Stargell as the only players to homer twice into the stadium's upper deck.[3] For the month of May, he batted .360 with .740 SLG, 10 HR, 31 RBI, scored 22 runs, and stole four bases. He was named NL Player of the Month, his fourth career monthly award.[4] On June 14, Bagwell tied a major league record with four doubles in one game against San Francisco.[5]

The Astros retired Nolan Ryan's number 34 on September 29, 1996.

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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Detailed records

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Notable transactions

Roster

1996 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jackson


References

  1. Anthony Young at Baseball Reference
  2. "Jeff Bagwell player page bio". MLB.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. "Jeff Bagwell through the years (1996)". Houston Chronicle. January 4, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  4. UPI (June 3, 1996). "Bagwell captures NL Award for May". United Press International. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. Rajan, Greg (February 25, 2015). "Houston athletes own some interesting records". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
  7. Roy Oswalt at Baseball Reference
  8. Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference
  9. Kirt Manwaring at Baseball Reference

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