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Major League Baseball team season
1996 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managersJoe McIlvaine
ManagersDallas Green, Bobby Valentine
TelevisionWWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
RadioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WXLX (spanish)
(Juan Alicea)
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The 1996 New York Mets season was the 35th regular season for the Mets. They went 71–91 and finished fourth in the National League East. They were managed by Dallas Green and Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

  • December 14, 1995: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
  • December 19, 1995: Brent Mayne was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors).
  • March 31, 1996: Ryan Thompson was traded by the New York Mets with Reid Cornelius to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Clark.

Regular season

After back to back finishes near the top of the National League East, the Mets returned to the losing ways that had plagued the team since 1991. Manager Dallas Green, like his three predecessors in the position, was fired before the season was completed. His replacement was former Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine, the manager of the Norfolk Tides.

The Mets did not put up great power numbers as they had in recent years but managed to have two players reach 30 or more home runs. One was catcher Todd Hundley, who broke Roy Campanella's major league record for home runs by a catcher by recording 41. The other was outfielder Bernard Gilkey, who put up 30 home runs of his own. Lance Johnson, acquired in the off season after spending eight years with the Chicago White Sox, had a career year as well. The National League's All-Star center fielder, Johnson hit a career high .333, led the NL in hits with 227, stole 50 bases to set another career high, and recorded sixty extra base hits including a league leading 21 triples; no player since 1930 had that many in the National League.

The Mets traded away infielders Jeff Kent and José Vizcaíno to the Cleveland Indians during the season. The promotion of rookie Rey Ordoñez to be the team's everyday shortstop had both players playing out of position, with Vizcaino at second base and Kent at third. In return the Mets received Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza, neither of whom made much of an impact.

Mark Clark led the Mets starters with a 14–11 record. Bobby Jones' 12–8 mark was good enough for second best on the team. Jason Isringhausen made more than twenty starts for the only time in his career, finishing with a 6–14 mark.

Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle on July 3 in a 10–6 win in Philadelphia. He was the sixth Met to hit for the cycle.

The Mets and San Diego Padres traveled to Mexico in August, marking the first time a regular season MLB game was played in Mexico.

Opening Day Roster

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 96 66 .593 — 56‍–‍25 40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos 88 74 .543 8 50‍–‍31 38‍–‍43
Florida Marlins 80 82 .494 16 52‍–‍29 28‍–‍53
New York Mets 71 91 .438 25 42‍–‍39 29‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 67 95 .414 29 35‍–‍46 32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record
Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 7–5 7–5 5–7 6–7 6–6 5–7 10–3 7–6 9–4 9–3 9–4 7–5 9–4
Chicago 5–7 — 5–8 5–7 6–6 5–8 8–5 6–6 7–5 7–6 4–9 6–6 7–5 5–8
Cincinnati 5–7 8–5 — 7–6 3–9 7–6 4–8 3–9 6–6 10–2 5–8 9–3 9–4 5–8
Colorado 7–5 7–5 6–7 — 5–8 8–5 6–7 3–9 7–5 6–6 7–5 8–5 5–8 8–4
Florida 7–6 6–6 9–3 8–5 — 7–5 6–7 5–8 7–6 6–7 5–7 3–9 5–7 6–6
Houston 6–6 8–5 6–7 5–8 5–7 — 6–6 4–9 8–4 10–2 8–5 6–6 8–4 2–11
Los Angeles 7–5 5–8 8–4 7–6 7–6 6–6 — 9–3 8–4 7–6 6–6 5–8 7–6 8–4
Montreal 3–10 6–6 9–3 9–3 8–5 9–4 3–9 — 7–6 6–7 7–5 4–8 9–4 8–4
New York 6–7 5–7 6–6 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–8 6–7 — 7–6 8–5 3–10 6–6 5–7
Philadelphia 4–9 6–7 2–10 6–6 7–6 2–10 6–7 7–6 6–7 — 7–5 4–8 6–6 4–8
Pittsburgh 3–9 9–4 8–5 5–7 7–5 5–8 6–6 5–7 5–8 5–7 — 4–9 8–4 3–10
San Diego 4–9 6–6 3–9 5–8 9–3 6–6 8–5 8–4 10–3 8–4 9–4 — 11–2 4–8
San Francisco 5–7 5–7 4–9 8–5 7–5 4–8 6–7 4–9 6–6 6–6 4–8 2–11 — 7–6
St. Louis 4–9 8–5 8–5 4–8 6–6 11–2 4–8 4–8 7–5 8–4 10–3 8–4 6–7 —


Game log

1996 Game Log: 71–91 (Home: 42–39; Away: 29–52)
April: 11–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 5–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 Cardinals 7–6 Dipoto (1–0) Fossas Franco (1) 42,060 1–0
2 April 3 Cardinals 3–5 Stottlemyre Person (0–1) Eckersley 13,323 1–1
3 April 4 Cardinals 10–9 Franco (1–0) Eckersley — 15,507 2–1
4 April 5 Pirates 5–7 Smith Mlicki (0–1) — 16,088 2–2
5 April 6 Pirates 0–5 Darwin Clark (0–1) — 20,756 2–3
6 April 8 @ Reds 6–7 Schourek Jones (0–1) Brantley 17,623 2–4
7 April 9 @ Reds 12–5 Isringhausen (1–0) Smiley Franco (2) 15,958 3–4
8 April 10 @ Reds 7–9 Pugh Macdonald (0–1) Brantley 16,775 3–5
9 April 11 @ Rockies 3–7 Reynoso Mlicki (0–2) — 48,010 3–6
10 April 12 @ Rockies 5–6 Freeman Clark (0–2) Leskanic 50,045 3–7
11 April 14 @ Rockies 10–4 Harnisch (1–0) Ritz Henry (1) 48,051 4–7
12 April 16 Astros 6–9 Reynolds Isringhausen (1–1) Jones 13,795 4–8
13 April 17 Astros 5–7 Kile Wilson (0–1) Jones 12,065 4–9
14 April 19 Rockies 3–5 Ritz Harnisch (1–1) Leskanic 16,225 4–10
15 April 20 Rockies 4–3 (10) Franco (2–0) Habyan — 20,847 5–10
16 April 21 Rockies 4–6 Leskanic Franco (2–1) — 22,737 5–11
17 April 22 Reds 5–1 Wilson (1–1) Portugal — 14,568 6–11
18 April 23 Reds 8–6 (10) Henry (1–0) Shaw — 14,357 7–11
19 April 24 @ Cardinals 4–9 Petkovsek Harnisch (1–2) — 23,189 7–12
20 April 25 @ Cardinals 9–3 Clark (1–2) Benes — 26,933 8–12
21 April 26 @ Pirates 6–10 Christiansen Isringhausen (1–2) — 13,185 8–13
22 April 27 @ Pirates 7–4 Mlicki (1–2) Miceli Franco (3) 16,698 9–13
23 April 28 @ Pirates 7–5 Jones (1–1) Wagner Franco (4) 27,706 10–13
24 April 29 Expos 3–2 Harnisch (2–2) Fassero Franco (5) 14,011 11–13
May: 11–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 Expos 0–4 Martinez Clark (1–3) — — 11–14
26 May 1 Expos 6–0 Isringhausen (2–2) Alvarez — 16,937 12–14
27 May 3 @ Cubs 2–4 Navarro Wilson (1–2) — 19,822 12–15
28 May 4 @ Cubs 7–3 Jones (2–1) Castillo Henry (2) 30,041 13–15
29 May 5 @ Cubs 4–5 Wendell Dipoto (1–1) — 25,949 13–16
30 May 6 @ Marlins 1–4 Leiter Clark (1–4) Nen 16,819 13–17
31 May 7 @ Marlins 2–3 Hammond Isringhausen (2–3) Nen 20,127 13–18
32 May 8 @ Marlins 3–6 Perez Henry (1–1) Nen 21,357 13–19
33 May 10 Cubs 2–0 Jones (3–1) Castillo Franco (6) 16,687 14–19
34 May 11 Cubs 7–6 Henry (2–1) Jones — 23,237 15–19
35 May 12 Cubs 0–3 Bullinger Clark (1–5) — 19,122 15–20
36 May 13 @ Padres 2–5 Valenzuela Isringhausen (2–4) — 12,829 15–21
37 May 14 @ Padres 4–9 Ashby Wilson (1–3) — 12,168 15–22
38 May 15 @ Padres 3–4 (10) Worrell Franco (2–2) — 12,166 15–23
39 May 16 @ Padres 6–3 Harnisch (3–2) Hamilton Franco (7) 17,341 16–23
40 May 18 @ Giants 14–5 Clark (2–5) VanLandingham — 15,298 17–23
41 May 19 @ Giants 0–1 Watson Isringhausen (2–5) Beck — 17–24
42 May 19 @ Giants 2–6 Gardner Wilson (1–4) — 22,959 17–25
43 May 20 @ Dodgers 7–1 Jones (4–1) Candiotti — 26,625 18–25
44 May 21 @ Dodgers 4–6 Valdez Harnisch (3–3) Worrell 27,158 18–26
45 May 22 @ Dodgers 3–2 Clark (3–5) Nomo Franco (8) 33,716 19–26
46 May 24 Padres 1–13 Valenzuela Isringhausen (2–6) — 24,751 19–27
47 May 25 Padres 2–7 Ashby Wilson (1–5) — 21,057 19–28
48 May 26 Padres 1–0 Jones (5–1) Bergman Franco (9) 20,405 20–28
49 May 28 Giants 4–0 Clark (4–5) Leiter Henry (3) 15,733 21–28
50 May 29 Giants 2–4 VanLandingham Isringhausen (2–7) Beck 15,578 21–29
51 May 30 Giants 1–0 Wilson (2–5) Watson Franco (10) 15,781 22–29
52 May 31 Dodgers 3–10 Martinez Jones (5–2) — 19,793 22–30
June: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
53 June 1 Dodgers 4–3 Harnisch (4–3) Candiotti Franco (11) 26,445 23–30
54 June 2 Dodgers 0–1 Valdez Clark (4–6) Worrell 39,328 23–31
55 June 3 @ Braves 4–5 Clontz Macdonald (0–2) Wohlers 30,162 23–32
56 June 4 @ Braves 12–6 Wilson (3–5) Schmidt — 32,199 24–32
57 June 5 @ Braves 6–8 McMichael Mlicki (1–3) Wohlers 31,998 24–33
58 June 7 Marlins 2–12 Leiter Harnisch (4–4) — 13,009 24–34
59 June 8 Marlins 7–6 Clark (5–6) Weathers Franco (12) 22,550 25–34
60 June 9 Marlins 3–0 Isringhausen (3–7) Burkett — 40,707 26–34
61 June 10 Braves 8–3 Jones (6–2) Avery — 17,439 27–34
62 June 11 Braves 3–4 (13) Borbon Byrd (0–1) Wade 19,256 27–35
63 June 12 Braves 3–2 Clark (6–6) Maddux Franco (13) 18,896 28–35
64 June 13 @ Cardinals 2–1 Person (1–1) Benes Henry (4) 30,697 29–35
65 June 14 @ Cardinals 4–13 Stottlemyre Isringhausen (3–8) — 38,556 29–36
66 June 15 @ Cardinals 2–4 Benes Jones (6–3) Eckersley 50,635 29–37
67 June 16 @ Cardinals 4–5 Petkovsek Henry (2–2) Eckersley 31,375 29–38
68 June 17 @ Pirates 7–6 (10) Mlicki (2–3) Cordova Franco (14) 11,002 30–38
69 June 19 @ Pirates 5–6 Plesac Isringhausen (3–9) — — 30–39
70 June 19 @ Pirates 5–3 Mlicki (3–3) Cordova Franco (15) 20,108 31–39
71 June 20 Reds 3–5 Burba Jones (6–4) Shaw 16,994 31–40
72 June 21 Reds 9–4 Dipoto (2–1) Salkeld Mlicki (1) 19,432 32–40
73 June 22 Reds 5–2 Clark (7–6) Schourek Franco (16) 24,589 33–40
74 June 23 Reds 1–2 Smiley Person (1–2) Brantley 18,593 33–41
75 June 24 Rockies 2–1 Isringhausen (4–9) Holmes Franco (17) 16,988 34–41
76 June 25 Rockies 3–2 Jones (7–4) Thompson Franco (18) 18,251 35–41
77 June 26 Rockies 9–5 Mlicki (4–3) Reed — 20,675 36–41
78 June 28 @ Astros 7–2 Clark (8–6) Drabek Henry (5) 24,569 37–41
79 June 29 @ Astros 1–9 Reynolds Person (1–3) — 35,454 37–42
80 June 30 @ Astros 3–9 Kile Isringhausen (4–10) — 35,981 37–43
July: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Phillies 4–6 Williams Jones (7–5) Ryan 20,779 37–44
82 July 2 @ Phillies 2–3 Springer Harnisch (4–5) Bottalico 20,890 37–45
83 July 3 @ Phillies 10–6 Byrd (1–1) Ryan Henry (6) 43,158 38–45
84 July 4 @ Expos 4–0 Person (2–3) Fassero — 11,861 39–45
85 July 5 @ Expos 9–6 Dipoto (3–1) Scott Franco (19) 13,550 40–45
86 July 6 @ Expos 11–3 Jones (8–5) Rueter — 15,546 41–45
87 July 7 @ Expos 3–4 Cormier Harnisch (4–6) Rojas 16,076 41–46
88 July 11 Astros 8–2 Clark (9–6) Drabek — 18,557 42–46
89 July 12 Astros 1–3 Reynolds Jones (8–6) Wagner 17,405 42–47
90 July 14 Astros 5–7 (11) Hernandez Mlicki (4–4) Jones — 42–48
91 July 14 Astros 10–3 Harnisch (5–6) Hampton — 33,505 43–48
92 July 15 Phillies 7–5 Dipoto (4–1) Springer Henry (7) 15,549 44–48
93 July 16 Phillies 6–3 Clark (10–6) Schilling Franco (20) 18,478 45–48
94 July 17 Phillies 3–2 Mlicki (5–4) Frey — 29,459 46–48
95 July 18 Expos 3–7 Martinez Harnisch (5–7) — 19,467 46–49
96 July 19 Expos 4–5 Dyer Isringhausen (4–11) Rojas 19,005 46–50
97 July 20 Expos 4–1 Wilson (4–5) Urbina Franco (21) 27,407 47–50
98 July 21 Expos 3–4 Fassero Clark (10–7) Rojas 32,173 47–51
99 July 23 @ Rockies 7–10 Ruffin Henry (2–3) — 48,016 47–52
100 July 23 @ Rockies 10–11 Reed Henry (2–4) — 48,058 47–53
101 July 24 @ Rockies 6–7 (10) Leskanic Byrd (1–2) — 48,061 47–54
102 July 26 @ Reds 4–7 Smiley Wilson (4–6) — 30,011 47–55
103 July 27 @ Reds 5–7 Service Clark (10–8) Brantley 26,880 47–56
104 July 28 @ Reds 7–1 Jones (9–6) Jarvis — 25,094 48–56
105 July 29 Pirates 5–0 Harnisch (6–7) Peters — 15,680 49–56
106 July 30 Pirates 5–4 Isringhausen (5–11) Cordova Franco (22) — 50–56
107 July 30 Pirates 4–3 (12) Franco (3–2) Lieber — 18,378 51–56
108 July 31 Pirates 3–2 (10) Dipoto (5–1) Plesac — 15,787 52–56
August: 8–20 (Home: 3–9; Away: 5–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
109 August 1 Pirates 9–13 Morel Mlicki (5–5) Ericks 20,327 52–57
110 August 2 Cardinals 3–4 Stottlemyre Jones (9–7) Honeycutt 34,091 52–58
111 August 3 Cardinals 5–4 Harnisch (7–7) Benes Franco (23) 28,594 53–58
112 August 4 Cardinals 2–4 Morgan Isringhausen (5–12) Eckersley 24,595 53–59
113 August 5 @ Cubs 3–7 Trachsel Wilson (4–7) — 36,766 53–60
114 August 6 @ Cubs 0–3 Navarro Clark (10–9) Patterson 24,558 53–61
115 August 7 @ Cubs 11–7 Dipoto (6–1) Adams — 27,086 54–61
116 August 8 @ Marlins 3–0 Harnisch (8–7) Brown Franco (24) 21,627 55–61
117 August 9 @ Marlins 1–2 (10) Nen Henry (2–5) — 21,506 55–62
118 August 10 @ Marlins 6–9 Rapp Wilson (4–8) Nen 22,115 55–63
119 August 11 @ Marlins 5–3 Clark (11–9) Valdes Franco (25) 21,092 56–63
120 August 12 Cubs 1–11 Navarro Isringhausen (5–13) — 17,636 56–64
121 August 13 Cubs 2–3 Telemaco Harnisch (8–8) Wendell 17,819 56–65
122 August 14 Cubs 8–5 Jones (10–7) Bullinger Franco (26) 20,110 57–65
123 August 16 @ Padres 10–15 Valenzuela Person (2–4) — 23,699 57–66
124 August 17 @ Padres 7–3 Clark (12–9) Worrell Henry (8) 20,873 58–66
125 August 18 @ Padres 0–8 Hamilton Wilson (4–9) — 22,810 58–67
126 August 19 @ Giants 4–5 Scott Harnisch (8–9) Beck 11,565 58–68
127 August 20 @ Giants 7–3 Jones (11–7) Fernandez Franco (27) 10,885 59–68
128 August 21 @ Giants 11–12 Dewey Person (2–5) Beck 11,473 59–69
129 August 23 @ Dodgers 5–7 Martinez Clark (12–10) Worrell 36,909 59–70
130 August 24 @ Dodgers 5–7 Candiotti Wilson (4–10) Worrell 33,201 59–71
131 August 25 @ Dodgers 5–6 Radinsky Franco (3–3) Worrell 39,056 59–72
132 August 27 Padres 3–4 Blair Mlicki (5–6) Hoffman 17,925 59–73
133 August 28 Padres 2–3 (12) Bergman Wallace (0–1) Hoffman 17,442 59–74
134 August 29 Padres 2–3 Hamilton Wilson (4–11) Hoffman 17,016 59–75
135 August 30 Giants 4–6 Estes Harnisch (8–10) Beck 17,581 59–76
136 August 31 Giants 7–2 Person (3–5) Scott Henry (9) 23,636 60–76
September: 11–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 Giants 6–5 (10) Franco (4–3) Beck — 40,643 61–76
138 September 2 Dodgers 5–8 Astacio Clark (12–11) Worrell 19,658 61–77
139 September 3 Dodgers 6–7 Radinsky Henry (2–6) — 15,646 61–78
140 September 4 Dodgers 3–2 (12) Wallace (1–1) Dreifort — 15,662 62–78
141 September 6 @ Braves 7–8 Wohlers Henry (2–7) — 37,660 62–79
142 September 7 @ Braves 1–6 Smoltz Jones (11–8) — 47,130 62–80
143 September 8 @ Braves 6–2 Clark (13–11) Maddux — 39,045 63–80
144 September 9 Marlins 6–1 Mlicki (6–6) Brown — 14,100 64–80
145 September 10 Marlins 3–9 (12) Powell Henry (2–8) — 14,746 64–81
146 September 11 Marlins 3–1 Isringhausen (6–13) Rapp Wallace (1) 12,448 65–81
147 September 13 Braves 6–4 Dipoto (7–1) Borowski Wallace (2) 17,331 66–81
148 September 14 Braves 6–5 (12) Wallace (2–1) Borowski — 22,857 67–81
149 September 15 Braves 2–3 Glavine Wilson (4–12) Wohlers 23,718 67–82
150 September 16 Braves 2–5 Neagle Harnisch (8–11) — 14,980 67–83
151 September 17 @ Expos 1–7 Fassero Isringhausen (6–14) — 17,282 67–84
152 September 18 @ Expos 3–4 Urbina Mlicki (6–7) Rojas 14,930 67–85
153 September 19 @ Phillies 7–2 Clark (14–11) Hunter — 16,689 68–85
154 September 20 @ Phillies 5–2 Wilson (5–12) Mimbs Franco (28) 22,001 69–85
155 September 21 @ Phillies 1–2 Schilling Harnisch (8–12) — 23,283 69–86
156 September 22 @ Phillies 3–4 Bottalico Wallace (2–2) — 27,672 69–87
157 September 24 @ Astros 4–0 Jones (12–8) Wall — 39,511 70–87
158 September 25 @ Astros 4–5 (10) Hudek Wallace (2–3) — 15,760 70–88
159 September 26 @ Astros 2–6 Drabek Trlicek (0–1) — 13,751 70–89
160 September 27 Phillies 5–6 Jordan Dipoto (7–2) Bottalico 15,889 70–90
161 September 28 Phillies 4–2 Person (4–5) Maduro Wallace (3) 16,801 71–90
162 September 29 Phillies 5–9 Blazier Fyhrie (0–1) — 21,975 71–91
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Mets team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves 6 7 0.462 66 61
Florida Marlins 6 7 0.462 45 56
Montreal Expos 6 7 0.462 54 47
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies 7 6 0.538 62 52
Total 25 27 0.481 227 216
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 5 7 0.417 47 57
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0.500 72 56
Houston Astros 4 8 0.333 56 62
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 5 0.615 68 68
St. Louis Cardinals 5 7 0.417 55 67
Total 28 33 0.459 298 310
NL West
Colorado Rockies 5 7 0.417 66 67
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 8 0.333 50 60
San Diego Padres 3 10 0.231 43 77
San Francisco Giants 6 6 0.500 62 49
Total 18 31 0.367 221 253
Season Total 71 91 0.438 746 779
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 24 11 13 0.458 139 140
May 28 11 17 0.393 93 114
June 28 15 13 0.536 124 129
July 28 15 13 0.536 153 122
August 28 8 20 0.286 131 159
September 26 11 15 0.423 106 115
Total 162 71 91 0.438 746 779
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 81 42 39 0.519 335 350
Away 81 29 52 0.358 411 429
Total 162 71 91 0.438 746 779

Roster

1996 New York Mets
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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Todd Hundley 153 540 140 .259 41 112
1B Butch Huskey 118 414 115 .278 15 60
2B José Vizcaíno 96 363 110 .303 1 32
SS Rey Ordóñez 151 502 129 .257 1 30
3B Jeff Kent 89 335 97 .290 9 39
LF Bernard Gilkey 153 571 181 .317 30 117
CF Lance Johnson 160 682 227 .333 9 69
RF Alex Ochoa 82 282 83 .294 4 33

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Edgardo Alfonzo 123 368 96 .261 4 40
Carl Everett 101 192 46 .240 1 16
Rico Brogna 55 188 48 .255 7 30
Chris Jones 89 149 36 .242 4 18
Álvaro Espinoza 48 134 41 .306 4 16
Brent Mayne 70 99 26 .263 1 6
Roberto Petagine 50 99 23 .232 4 17
Tim Bogar 91 89 19 .213 0 6
Carlos Baerga 26 83 16 .193 2 11
Andy Tomberlin 63 66 17 .258 3 10
Jason Hardtke 19 57 11 .193 0 6
Kevin Roberson 27 36 8 .222 3 9
Matt Franco 14 31 6 .194 1 2
Alberto Castillo 6 11 4 .364 0 0
Charlie Greene 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mark Clark 32 212.1 14 11 3.43 142
Bobby Jones 31 195.2 12 8 4.42 116
Pete Harnisch 31 194.2 8 12 4.21 114
Jason Isringhausen 27 171.2 6 14 4.77 114
Paul Wilson 26 149.0 5 12 5.38 109

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Robert Person 27 89.2 4 5 4.52 76
Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Franco 51 4 3 28 1.83 48
Doug Henry 58 2 8 9 4.68 58
Jerry Dipoto 57 7 2 0 4.19 52
Dave Mlicki 51 6 7 1 3.30 83
Paul Byrd 38 1 2 0 4.24 31
Bob MacDonald 20 0 2 0 4.26 12
Derek Wallace 19 2 3 3 4.01 15
Blas Minor 17 0 0 0 3.51 20
Pedro Martínez 5 0 0 0 6.43 6
Ricky Trlicek 5 0 1 0 3.38 3
Mike Fyhrie 2 0 1 0 15.43 0

Awards and records

  • Lance Johnson, National League leader, Triples (21)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Norfolk Tides International League Bobby Valentine and Bruce Benedict
AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League John Tamargo
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League John Gibbons
A Capital City Bombers South Atlantic League Howie Freiling
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Doug Davis
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League John Stephenson
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Mickey Brantley

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie

External links

References

  1. Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. "Brent Mayne Stats".
  3. Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. Willis, George (September 15, 1996). "Hundley's 41st Puts Him in Record Books". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott (2008). Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
  6. ^ Diamos, Jason (July 4, 1996). "Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets". New York Times. p. B9.
  7. 1996 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
  8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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