1996 Boston Red Sox roster: 85-77

The Boston Red Sox went 85-77 in the 1996 MLB regular season, 3rd of 5 in the American League East.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Boston Red Sox team stats
Home Runs2097th of 28
RBI8826th of 28
Hits1,6313rd of 28
Runs9285th of 28
Stolen Bases9121st of 28
Doubles3086th of 28
Triples3113th of 28
Walks6426th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,02011th of 28
Batting Average.2837th of 28
On-Base %.3595th of 28
Slugging %.4576th of 28
OPS.8166th of 28
ERA4.9820th of 28
WHIP1.6027th of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,1655th of 28
Saves3717th of 28
Wins8510th of 28
Runs Allowed92125th of 28
Errors27023rd of 28

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1996 Red Sox roster: batting

1996 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Mo Vaughn1B161635118207441432.326.4201.003
John ValentinSS1315278415613599.296.374.811
Troy O'LearyLF1494976812915813.260.327.753
Tim Naehring3B1164307712417652.288.363.808
Jeff Frye2B1054197412044118.286.372.761
Mike Stanley1B1213977310724692.270.383.889
Reggie JeffersonDH1223866713419740.347.388.981
Jose CansecoDH963606810428823.289.400.989
Mike GreenwellLF7729535877444.295.336.777
Bill HaselmanC7723733658344.274.331.770
Wil Cordero1B5919829573372.288.330.734
Milt CuylerCF5011019222127.200.299.599
Jose MalaveLF4110212244170.235.257.639
Bill Selby3B40951226361.274.337.747
Nomar Garciaparra1B248711214165.241.272.743
Dwayne HoseyCF28781317136.218.282.616
Alex ColeCF24721316075.222.296.616
Tony RodriguezSS2767716190.239.292.590
Esteban Beltre3B2762616061.258.299.589
Arquimedez Pozo3B21584101111.172.210.520
Rudy PembertonRF134111211103.512.5561.336
Alex DelgadoC262055010.250.348.598
Scott Hatteberg1B101132000.182.357.630
Trot NixonRF2422001.500.5001.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1996 Red Sox roster: pitching

1996 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Roger ClemensSP343410133.63242.22571.330
Tom GordonRP34341295.59215.21711.640
Tim WakefieldSP323214135.14211.21401.550
Aaron SeleRP29297115.32157.11371.650
Vaughn EshelmanRP3910637.0887.2591.940
Heathcliff SlocumbRP750553.0283.1881.4831
Mike MadduxRP237324.4864.1321.600
Rich GarcesRP370324.9144.0551.700
Stan BelindaRP310216.5928.2181.782
Jeff SuppanSP84117.5422.2131.850
Eric GundersonRP280018.3117.171.670
Kerry LacyRP110203.3810.292.160
Brent KnackertRP80019.0010.052.300
John DohertyRP30005.686.131.890
Nate MincheyRP220215.006.043.500
Reggie HarrisRP400012.464.142.770
Ken GrundtRP100027.000.103.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1996@ TEXL 3-5
  2. Apr 3, 1996@ TEXL 2-7
  3. Apr 4, 1996@ TEXL 2-13
  4. Apr 5, 1996@ KCL 4-5
  5. Apr 6, 1996@ KCL 3-7
  6. Apr 7, 1996@ KCW 3-1
  7. Apr 9, 1996vs MINW 9-1
  8. Apr 11, 1996vs MINL 5-6
  9. Apr 12, 1996vs CLEL 1-3
  10. Apr 13, 1996vs CLEL 2-14
  11. Apr 14, 1996vs CLEL 6-7
  12. Apr 15, 1996vs CLEL 0-8
  13. Apr 16, 1996@ BALL 1-6
  14. Apr 17, 1996@ BALL 5-6
  15. Apr 18, 1996@ BALW 10-7
  16. Apr 19, 1996@ CLEL 4-9
  17. Apr 20, 1996@ CLEL 1-2
  18. Apr 21, 1996@ CLEL 7-11
  19. Apr 22, 1996@ MINW 4-1
  20. Apr 23, 1996@ MINL 6-8
  21. Apr 24, 1996vs TEXW 11-9
  22. Apr 25, 1996vs TEXW 8-3
  23. Apr 26, 1996vs KCL 3-4
  24. Apr 27, 1996vs KCL 0-10
  25. Apr 27, 1996vs KCL 0-10
  26. Apr 28, 1996vs KCL 7-9
  27. Apr 30, 1996vs DETW 13-4
  28. May 1, 1996vs DETW 5-1
  29. May 3, 1996vs TORW 8-7
  30. May 4, 1996vs TORW 8-4
  31. May 5, 1996vs TORL 4-11
  32. May 7, 1996@ MILW 4-2
  33. May 9, 1996@ MILL 2-17
  34. May 10, 1996@ TORW 6-5
  35. May 11, 1996@ TORL 8-9
  36. May 12, 1996@ TORL 7-8
  37. May 14, 1996vs LAAW 4-3
  38. May 15, 1996vs LAAW 17-6
  39. May 17, 1996vs ATHW 5-3
  40. May 18, 1996vs ATHL 5-6
  41. May 19, 1996vs ATHW 12-2
  42. May 20, 1996vs ATHW 16-4
  43. May 21, 1996vs SEAL 7-13
  44. May 22, 1996vs SEAL 1-6
  45. May 23, 1996vs SEAW 11-4
  46. May 24, 1996@ LAAL 1-3
  47. May 25, 1996@ LAAW 10-3
  48. May 26, 1996@ LAAL 2-12
  49. May 27, 1996@ ATHW 10-3
  50. May 28, 1996@ ATHL 2-6
  51. May 29, 1996@ ATHL 6-7
  52. May 30, 1996@ SEAW 10-1
  53. May 31, 1996@ SEAL 6-9
  54. Jun 1, 1996@ SEAW 6-5
  55. Jun 2, 1996@ SEAL 1-3
  56. Jun 4, 1996vs CHWL 4-6
  57. Jun 5, 1996vs CHWL 6-8
  58. Jun 6, 1996vs CHWW 7-4
  59. Jun 7, 1996vs MILW 10-7
  60. Jun 8, 1996vs MILL 2-3
  61. Jun 9, 1996vs MILL 8-11
  62. Jun 10, 1996@ CHWL 2-8
  63. Jun 11, 1996@ CHWW 9-2
  64. Jun 12, 1996@ CHWW 3-2
  65. Jun 13, 1996vs TEXW 8-7
  66. Jun 14, 1996vs TEXW 4-3
  67. Jun 15, 1996vs TEXL 3-13
  68. Jun 16, 1996vs TEXW 10-9
  69. Jun 18, 1996@ CLEL 7-9
  70. Jun 19, 1996@ CLEL 4-11
  71. Jun 20, 1996@ CLEL 4-5
  72. Jun 21, 1996@ TEXL 4-14
  73. Jun 22, 1996@ TEXL 2-8
  74. Jun 23, 1996@ TEXW 6-4
  75. Jun 25, 1996vs CLEL 0-4
  76. Jun 26, 1996vs CLEW 6-4
  77. Jun 27, 1996vs DETL 6-9
  78. Jun 28, 1996vs DETW 8-5
  79. Jun 29, 1996vs DETW 13-6
  80. Jun 30, 1996vs DETW 9-4
  81. Jul 1, 1996@ NYYL 0-2
  82. Jul 2, 1996@ NYYL 5-7
  83. Jul 4, 1996@ BALL 6-8
  84. Jul 5, 1996@ BALW 7-3
  85. Jul 6, 1996@ BALL 3-4
  86. Jul 7, 1996@ BALW 7-5
  87. Jul 11, 1996@ DETW 11-4
  88. Jul 12, 1996@ DETW 11-3
  89. Jul 13, 1996@ DETW 10-5
  90. Jul 14, 1996@ DETW 6-4
  91. Jul 15, 1996vs NYYW 8-6
  92. Jul 16, 1996vs NYYL 5-9
  93. Jul 17, 1996vs NYYW 12-11
  94. Jul 18, 1996vs BALL 3-6
  95. Jul 19, 1996vs BALW 13-2
  96. Jul 20, 1996vs BALW 2-0
  97. Jul 21, 1996vs BALL 6-10
  98. Jul 22, 1996vs KCL 2-5
  99. Jul 23, 1996vs KCL 5-7
  100. Jul 24, 1996vs KCW 12-2
  101. Jul 25, 1996@ MINL 6-16
  102. Jul 26, 1996@ MINL 1-5
  103. Jul 27, 1996@ MINW 9-5
  104. Jul 28, 1996@ MINL 8-9
  105. Jul 30, 1996@ KCL 0-7
  106. Jul 31, 1996@ KCW 5-3
  107. Aug 1, 1996@ KCL 4-9
  108. Aug 2, 1996vs MINW 11-10
  109. Aug 3, 1996vs MINW 6-3
  110. Aug 3, 1996vs MINL 0-6
  111. Aug 4, 1996vs MINW 13-6
  112. Aug 5, 1996vs TORW 3-1
  113. Aug 6, 1996vs TORW 3-2
  114. Aug 7, 1996vs TORW 8-0
  115. Aug 8, 1996vs TORL 6-9
  116. Aug 9, 1996@ MILW 9-7
  117. Aug 9, 1996@ MILW 4-1
  118. Aug 10, 1996@ MILW 3-2
  119. Aug 11, 1996@ MILW 2-0
  120. Aug 12, 1996@ TORL 1-5
  121. Aug 13, 1996@ TORW 7-5
  122. Aug 14, 1996@ TORW 8-6
  123. Aug 16, 1996vs LAAL 3-6
  124. Aug 17, 1996vs LAAW 6-0
  125. Aug 18, 1996vs LAAL 3-4
  126. Aug 19, 1996vs LAAW 10-9
  127. Aug 20, 1996vs ATHW 4-3
  128. Aug 21, 1996vs ATHW 6-4
  129. Aug 22, 1996vs ATHW 2-1
  130. Aug 23, 1996vs SEAL 4-6
  131. Aug 24, 1996vs SEAW 9-5
  132. Aug 25, 1996vs SEAW 8-5
  133. Aug 26, 1996@ LAAW 4-1
  134. Aug 27, 1996@ LAAW 2-1
  135. Aug 28, 1996@ LAAW 7-4
  136. Aug 30, 1996@ ATHL 0-7
  137. Aug 31, 1996@ ATHL 0-8
  138. Sep 1, 1996@ ATHW 8-3
  139. Sep 2, 1996@ SEAW 9-8
  140. Sep 3, 1996@ SEAL 9-11
  141. Sep 4, 1996@ SEAW 7-5
  142. Sep 6, 1996@ CHWW 10-3
  143. Sep 7, 1996@ CHWL 3-4
  144. Sep 8, 1996@ CHWL 4-7
  145. Sep 9, 1996vs MILL 0-6
  146. Sep 10, 1996vs MILL 10-11
  147. Sep 11, 1996vs MILW 4-1
  148. Sep 13, 1996vs CHWW 9-5
  149. Sep 14, 1996vs CHWL 5-13
  150. Sep 15, 1996vs CHWW 9-8
  151. Sep 17, 1996@ DETW 4-2
  152. Sep 18, 1996@ DETW 4-0
  153. Sep 19, 1996@ DETW 8-3
  154. Sep 20, 1996@ NYYW 4-2
  155. Sep 21, 1996@ NYYL 11-12
  156. Sep 22, 1996@ NYYL 3-4
  157. Sep 23, 1996@ NYYW 4-3
  158. Sep 24, 1996vs BALW 13-8
  159. Sep 25, 1996vs BALL 2-6
  160. Sep 26, 1996vs NYYW 5-3
  161. Sep 27, 1996vs NYYW 7-5
  162. Sep 28, 1996vs NYYL 2-4
  163. Sep 29, 1996vs NYYW 6-5

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.