1996 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1996 National League Central Cinergy Field Cincinnati 81–81 (.500) 3rd Marge Schott Jim Bowden Ray Knight WSTR SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1996 Cincinnati Reds season was the 127th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 27th and 26th full season at Cinergy Field. The Reds failed to improve on their record of 85–59 from 1995 and defend their National League Central title, finishing the season at 81–81 and a third place finish. Offseason December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml Chris Sabo Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml Eric Davis Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml Mike Kelly Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml Joe Oliver Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml Damon Berryhill Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 Regular season Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack.www.baseball-almanac.com Obituary of John McSherry The game between the Reds and Montreal Expos is postponed. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled. Opening Day lineup April 1 (game postponed) Vince Coleman, LF Hal Morris, 1B Barry Larkin, SS Reggie Sanders, RF Eddie Taubensee, C Bret Boone, 2B Mike Kelly, CF Jeff Branson, 3B Pete Schourek, P Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19711792/sabos_back_and_he_hopes_it_holds_up/ Sabo's back, and he hopes it holds up, too Geoff Hobson The Cincinnati Enquirer 26 April 1, 1996 April 30, 2018 newspapers.com April 2 Eric Davis, LF Eric Owens, 2B Barry Larkin, SS Reggie Sanders, RF Chris Sabo, 3B Hal Morris, 1B Mike Kelly, CF Joe Oliver, C Pete Schourek, P Source: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04020CIN1996.htm Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 Retrosheet April 2, 1996 April 30, 2018 Note: the two lineups have multiple differences, as the Expos had scheduled right-hander Pedro Martínez to start on April 1; he was replaced by left-hander Jeff Fassero for the April 2 game. Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Game log Cincinnati Reds 1996 Game Log: 81–81 (Home: 46–35; Away: 35–46) y Cincinnati Reds April: 9–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 1 || Expos || colspan=5 |Postponed (death of umpire John McSherry) Rescheduled for April 2 || 0–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 2 || Expos || 4–1 || Schourek (1–0) || Fassero || Moore (1) || 53,136 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || Expos || 4–8 || Veres || Shaw (0–1) || — || 19,104 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || Expos || 2–10 || Paniagua || Burba (0–1) || — || 17,067 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 6–5 (10) || Shaw (1–1) || Borland || Moore (2) || 17,318 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 6 || @ Phillies || 8–4 || Salkeld (1–0) || Hunter || — || 17,958 || 3–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 7 || @ Phillies || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 22 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 8 || Mets || 7–6 || Schourek (2–0) || Jones || Brantley (1) || 17,623 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || Mets || 5–12 || Isringhausen || Smiley (0–1) || Franco || 15,958 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 10 || Mets || 9–7 || Pugh (1–0) || Macdonald || Brantley (2) || 16,775 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || Astros || 4–9 || Reynolds || Portugal (0–1) || — || 18,946 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 12 || Astros || 8–10 (10) || Jones || Moore (0–1) || Tabaka || 24,960 || 5–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 13 || Astros || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 14 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 14 || Astros || 5–3 || Schourek (3–0) || Hampton || Brantley (3) || — || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 14 || Astros || 9–8 || Shaw (2–1) || Young || Brantley (4) || 21,552 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 3–2 (10) || Moore (1–1) || Patterson || Brantley (5) || 20,395 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Trachsel || Portugal (0–2) || — || 11,464 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 6–8 (10) || Wendell || Ruffin (0–1) || — || 13,023 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Astros || 5–13 || Brocail || Schourek (3–1) || — || 22,728 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 20 || @ Astros || 6–1 || Smiley (1–1) || Drabek || — || 34,098 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Astros || 5–7 || Jones || Brantley (0–1) || — || 27,845 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Mets || 1–5 || Wilson || Portugal (0–3) || — || 14,568 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 23 || @ Mets || 6–8 (10) || Henry || Shaw (2–2) || — || 14,357 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 24 || @ Expos || 6–7 (10) || Dyer || Moore (1–2) || — || 10,126 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 25 || @ Expos || 4–8 || Martinez || Smiley (1–2) || — || 13,067 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 26 || Phillies || 0–2 || Grace || Burba (0–2) || Bottalico || 21,842 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || Phillies || 2–3 || Leiper || Portugal (0–4) || Bottalico || 22,555 || 9–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 28 || Phillies || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 25 || 9–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 30 || Pirates || 7–10 || Neagle || Smiley (1–3) || Cordova || 16,243 || 9–16 |- y Cincinnati Reds May: 10–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 1 || Pirates || 3–4 || Hope || Burba (0–3) || Plesac || 18,197 || 9–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 3 || @ Giants || 5–3 || McElroy (1–0) || Creek || Brantley (6) || 12,884 || 10–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 4 || @ Giants || 9–7 || Moore (2–2) || Leiter || Brantley (7) || 18,989 || 11–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 5 || @ Giants || 12–6 || Smiley (2–3) || VanLandingham || — || 18,052 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 7 || Dodgers || 3–2 (12) || Moore (3–2) || Worrell || — || 18,147 || 13–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 8 || Dodgers || 5–0 || Schourek (4–1) || Park || Shaw (1) || 17,820 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 10 || Padres || 8–6 || McElroy (2–0) || Florie || Brantley (8) || 22,508 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 11 || Padres || 1–0 || Smiley (3–3) || Hamilton || Brantley (9) || 24,983 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || Padres || 0–5 || Tewksbury || Burba (0–4) || — || 22,786 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || Rockies || 3–5 || Reed || Schourek (4–2) || Ruffin || 20,535 || 16–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 15 || Rockies || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 17 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 17 || @ Braves || 2–8 || Maddux || Smiley (3–4) || — || 40,612 || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 18 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Clontz || Ruffin (0–2) || Wohlers || 49,553 || 16–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 19 || @ Braves || 5–9 || Smoltz || Schourek (4–3) || Wohlers || 41,153 || 16–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || Marlins || 3–5 || Rapp || Burba (0–5) || Nen || 18,023 || 16–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || Marlins || 2–3 || Weathers || Salkeld (1–1) || Mathews || 19,534 || 16–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 22 || Marlins || 4–1 || Smiley (4–4) || Leiter || Brantley (10) || 22,055 || 17–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 23 || @ Rockies || 7–5 || Carrasco (1–0) || Ruffin || Brantley (11) || 48,040 || 18–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 24 || @ Rockies || 11–9 || Ruffin (1–2) || Thompson || — || 48,019 || 19–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Rockies || 5–7 || Leskanic || Moore (3–3) || — || 48,012 || 19–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 26 || @ Rockies || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 29 || 19–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 27 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Leiter || Smiley (4–5) || — || 15,919 || 19–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 28 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Brown || Burba (0–6) || Mathews || 14,052 || 19–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 29 || @ Marlins || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 23 || 19–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 31 || Braves || 1–9 || Avery || Schourek (4–4) || — || 33,455 || 19–28 |- y Cincinnati Reds June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 1 || Braves || 3–2 || Portugal (1–4) || Maddux || Brantley (12) || 34,023 || 20–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 2 || Braves || 2–6 || Glavine || Smiley (4–6) || — || 23,482 || 20–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 3 || Giants || 3–6 || VanLandingham || Burba (0–7) || — || 20,028 || 20–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 4 || Giants || 4–1 || Salkeld (2–1) || Watson || Brantley (13) || 28,549 || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 5 || Giants || 4–15 || Gardner || Jarvis (0–1) || — || 21,881 || 21–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 6 || Giants || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 6 || 21–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Smiley (5–6) || Valdez || Brantley (14) || 35,197 || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 8 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Worrell || Carrasco (1–1) || — || 44,575 || 22–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Nomo || Smith (0–1) || Worrell || 47,847 || 22–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 10 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Smith (1–1) || Bochtler || Brantley (15) || 41,120 || 23–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 11 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Jarvis (1–1) || Valenzuela || Brantley (16) || 12,029 || 24–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 12 || @ Padres || 9–4 || Smiley (6–6) || Florie || — || 11,411 || 25–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 14 || Expos || 1–6 || Martinez || Portugal (1–5) || — || 26,691 || 25–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 15 || Expos || 5–6 || Rueter || Burba (0–8) || Rojas || 32,833 || 25–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 16 || Expos || 7–0 || Salkeld (3–1) || Cormier || — || 25,657 || 26–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 17 || @ Astros || 4–5 || Young || Shaw (2–3) || Jones || 24,977 || 26–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 18 || @ Astros || 6–4 (10) || Brantley (1–1) || Hernandez || — || 20,505 || 27–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 19 || @ Astros || 10–7 || Portugal (2–5) || Hampton || Brantley (17) || 38,218 || 28–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 20 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Burba (1–8) || Jones || Shaw (2) || 16,994 || 29–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 21 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Dipoto || Salkeld (3–2) || Mlicki || 19,432 || 29–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 22 || @ Mets || 2–5 || Clark || Schourek (4–5) || Franco || 24,589 || 29–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 23 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Smiley (7–6) || Person || Brantley (18) || 18,593 || 30–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 24 || Phillies || 7–0 || Portugal (3–5) || Schilling || — || 20,835 || 31–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 25 || Phillies || 9–1 || Burba (2–8) || Quirico || — || — || 32–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 25 || Phillies || 3–1 || Jarvis (2–1) || Mimbs || Smith (1) || 23,369 || 33–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 26 || Phillies || 4–2 || Salkeld (4–2) || Williams || Brantley (19) || 32,286 || 34–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 28 || Cubs || 7–4 || Smiley (8–6) || Castillo || Smith (2) || 27,864 || 35–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 29 || Cubs || 9–5 || Portugal (4–5) || Bullinger || — || 32,273 || 36–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 30 || Cubs || 0–6 || Trachsel || Burba (2–9) || — || 30,352 || 36–39 |- y Cincinnati Reds July: 16–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Carrasco (2–1) || Benes || Brantley (20) || 27,221 || 37–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 2 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Honeycutt || Smith (1–2) || Eckersley || 29,074 || 37–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Osborne || Smiley (8–7) || — || 32,658 || 37–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Portugal (5–5) || Bullinger || Brantley (21) || 38,047 || 38–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Burba (3–9) || Trachsel || Brantley (22) || 40,743 || 39–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Patterson || Carrasco (2–2) || — || 38,690 || 39–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Cubs || 6–7 (13) || Sturtze || Ruffin (1–3) || — || 36,352 || 39–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 11 || Pirates || 3–5 || Neagle || Smiley (8–8) || Plesac || 24,670 || 39–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 12 || Pirates || 5–2 || Portugal (6–5) || Darwin || Brantley (23) || 27,708 || 40–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 13 || Pirates || 3–0 || Jarvis (3–1) || Lieber || — || 32,119 || 41–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 14 || Pirates || 7–6 || Burba (4–9) || Wagner || Brantley (24) || 26,619 || 42–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 15 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Morgan || Salkeld (4–3) || — || 38,450 || 42–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 16 || Cardinals || 4–5 || Osborne || Shaw (2–4) || Eckersley || 23,370 || 42–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 17 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Benes || Portugal (6–6) || Eckersley || 28,879 || 42–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 18 || @ Pirates || 3–8 || Lieber || Jarvis (3–2) || — || 12,669 || 42–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 19 || @ Pirates || 11–3 || Burba (5–9) || Wagner || — || 17,153 || 43–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 20 || @ Pirates || 9–3 || Salkeld (5–3) || Miceli || — || 26,378 || 44–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 21 || @ Pirates || 4–6 || Neagle || Smiley (8–9) || Plesac || 23,117 || 44–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Portugal (7–6) || Mulholland || Brantley (25) || — || 45–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Smith (2–2) || Ryan || Brantley (26) || 22,808 || 46–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Jarvis (4–2) || Mimbs || — || 23,100 || 47–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Burba (6–9) || Williams || Brantley (27) || 27,352 || 48–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 26 || Mets || 7–4 || Smiley (9–9) || Wilson || — || 30,011 || 49–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 27 || Mets || 7–5 || Service (1–0) || Clark || Brantley (28) || 26,880 || 50–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 28 || Mets || 1–7 || Jones || Jarvis (4–3) || — || 25,094 || 50–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || Astros || 1–2 || Hampton || Portugal (7–7) || Wagner || 22,163 || 50–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 30 || Astros || 5–4 (10) || Shaw (3–4) || Clark || — || 27,015 || 51–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 31 || Astros || 10–0 || Smiley (10–9) || Wall || — || 26,082 || 52–51 |- y Cincinnati Reds August: 15–17 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 1 || @ Expos || 9–7 || Shaw (4–4) || Dyer || Brantley (29) || 13,725 || 53–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 2 || @ Expos || 1–11 || Martinez || Jarvis (4–4) || — || 12,988 || 53–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 3 || @ Expos || 2–6 || Cormier || Portugal (7–8) || Rojas || 17,184 || 53–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 4 || @ Expos || 3–7 || Urbina || Burba (6–10) || Rojas || 15,408 || 53–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 5 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Salkeld (6–3) || VanLandingham || Brantley (30) || 12,277 || 54–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 6 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Carrasco (3–2) || Beck || Brantley (31) || 12,434 || 55–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 7 || @ Giants || 2–9 || Gardner || Jarvis (4–5) || — || 15,829 || 55–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 9 || Dodgers || 9–4 || Portugal (8–8) || Valdez || — || 34,004 || 56–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 10 || Dodgers || 5–7 || Nomo || Burba (6–11) || Worrell || 33,830 || 56–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 11 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Osuna || Carrasco (3–3) || — || 27,897 || 56–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 12 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Martinez || Smiley (10–10) || Worrell || 21,677 || 56–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 13 || Padres || 10–4 || Jarvis (5–5) || Hamilton || — || 20,205 || 57–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 14 || Padres || 2–1 (13) || Smith (3–2) || Bergman || — || 20,983 || 58–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 15 || Padres || 3–2 || Burba (7–11) || Tewksbury || Brantley (32) || 23,143 || 59–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 16 || Rockies || 4–8 || Reynoso || Salkeld (6–4) || — || 28,878 || 59–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 17 || Rockies || 5–3 || Smiley (11–10) || Munoz || Brantley (33) || — || 60–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 17 || Rockies || 9–5 || Shaw (5–4) || Reed || — || 34,225 || 61–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 18 || Rockies || 9–4 || Jarvis (6–5) || Ritz || Shaw (3) || 24,883 || 62–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 19 || Rockies || 3–6 || Thompson || Portugal (8–9) || — || 22,670 || 62–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || @ Braves || 1–4 || Glavine || Burba (7–12) || Wohlers || 32,658 || 62–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Borbon || Brantley (1–2) || — || 29,213 || 62–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 22 || @ Braves || 3–2 (13) || Carrasco (4–3) || Borowski || Brantley (34) || 31,729 || 63–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 23 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Carrara (1–0) || Valdes || Brantley (35) || — || 64–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 23 || @ Marlins || 3–8 || Leiter || Jarvis (6–6) || — || 21,497 || 64–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Brown || Burba (7–13) || Nen || 33,883 || 64–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Marlins || 5–6 || Nen || Smith (3–3) || — || 27,372 || 64–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ Rockies || 5–9 (7) || Swift || Jarvis (6–7) || Bailey || 48,093 || 64–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 27 || @ Rockies || 4–3 || Smiley (12–10) || Reynoso || Brantley (36) || 50,046 || 65–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ Rockies || 9–10 || Ruffin || Shaw (5–5) || — || 48,057 || 65–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || August 29 || @ Rockies || 18–7 || Burba (8–13) || Thompson || — || 48,029 || 66–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || Marlins || 1–3 || Brown || Remlinger (0–1) || — || 22,485 || 66–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || August 31 || Marlins || 22–8 || Jarvis (7–7) || Miller || — || 25,196 || 67–68 |- y Cincinnati Reds September: 14–13 (Home: 12–3; Away: 2–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 1 || Marlins || 1–6 || Hutton || Smiley (12–11) || — || 25,521 || 67–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 2 || Braves || 7–6 || Shaw (6–5) || McMichael || Brantley (37) || 20,879 || 68–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 3 || Braves || 5–1 || Burba (9–13) || Bielecki || Shaw (4) || 18,844 || 69–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 4 || Braves || 12–6 || Salkeld (7–4) || Glavine || — || 19,532 || 70–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || Giants || 0–2 || Fernandez || Smiley (12–12) || Beck || — || 70–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 6 || Giants || 14–1 || Morgan (1–0) || Bourgeois || — || 23,091 || 71–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 7 || Giants || 7–5 || Salkeld (8–4) || Scott || Brantley (38) || 22,790 || 72–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 8 || Giants || 8–3 || Shaw (7–5) || Bautista || — || 20,838 || 73–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–7 || Martinez || Jarvis (7–8) || — || 29,081 || 73–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Candiotti || Salkeld (8–5) || Worrell || 28,237 || 73–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Valdez || Smiley (12–13) || Worrell || 27,527 || 73–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 13 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Morgan (2–0) || Ashby || Brantley (39) || 26,524 || 74–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 14 || @ Padres || 2–3 (12) || Veras || Smith (3–4) || — || 25,231 || 74–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 15 || @ Padres || 0–8 || Hamilton || Jarvis (7–9) || Blair || 29,005 || 74–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 17 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Cordova || Smiley (12–14) || Ericks || 7,551 || 74–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 18 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Schmidt || Morgan (2–1) || Plesac || 7,924 || 74–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || @ Pirates || 4–6 || Peters || Pugh (1–1) || Ericks || 10,188 || 74–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 20 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Burba (10–13) || Benes || Brantley (40) || 23,496 || 75–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || September 21 || Cardinals || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 22 || 75–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 22 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Shaw (8–5) || Mathews || Brantley (41) || — || 76–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 22 || Cardinals || 6–0 || Smiley (13–14) || Jackson || — || 38,225 || 77–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 23 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Stottlemyre || Morgan (2–2) || Eckersley || 17,313 || 77–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 24 || Cubs || 6–3 || Lyons (1–0) || Navarro || Brantley (42) || 18,584 || 78–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 25 || Cubs || 4–3 || Burba (11–13) || Foster || Brantley (43) || 18,506 || 79–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 26 || Cubs || 12–4 || Jarvis (8–9) || Swartzbaugh || — || 20,777 || 80–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 (11) || Batchelor || Shaw (8–6) || — || 39,730 || 80–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Jackson || Morgan (2–3) || Honeycutt || 52,876 || 80–81 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || September 29 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Lyons (2–0) || Ludwick || Brantley (44) || 51,379 || 81–81 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Reds team member Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 5 7 5 7 y 45 59 Florida Marlins 3 9 3 9 y 54 62 Montreal Expos 3 9 3 9 y 48 77 New York Mets 6 6 6 6 y 56 72 Philadelphia Phillies 10 2 10 2 y 57 27 Total 27 33 27 33 y 260 297 NL Central Chicago Cubs 8 5 8 5 y 63 55 Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 7 6 7 6 y 78 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 8 5 8 y 65 63 St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 5 8 y 49 50 Total 25 27 25 27 y 255 241 NL West Colorado Rockies 7 6 7 6 y 92 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 8 4 8 y 48 53 San Diego Padres 9 3 9 3 y 48 38 San Francisco Giants 9 4 9 4 y 75 63 Total 29 21 29 21 y 263 235 Season Total 81 81 81 81 y 778 773 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 25 9 16 9 16 y 125 163 May 22 10 12 10 12 y 94 108 June 28 17 11 17 11 y 128 112 July 28 16 12 16 12 y 129 110 August 32 15 17 15 17 y 176 179 September 27 14 13 14 13 y 126 101 Total 162 81 81 81 81 y 778 773 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 46 35 46 35 y 413 363 Away 81 35 46 35 46 y 365 410 Total 162 81 81 81 81 y 778 773 Notable transactions April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Scott Service Statistics Baseball-Reference.com May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.Lee Smith Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds. July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejía and Brad Tweedie (minors).Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml Eric Anthony Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 Draft picks June 4, 1996: Buddy Carlyle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1996.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlybu01.shtml Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 Roster 1996 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 45 Jeff Brantley 34 Dave Burba 40 Giovanni Carrara 58 Héctor Carrasco 37 Xavier Hernandez 32 Kevin Jarvis 37 Derek Lilliquist 59 Curt Lyons 39 Pedro Martínez 31 Chuck McElroy 53 Marcus Moore 31 Mike Morgan 21 Mark Portugal 40,53 Tim Pugh 43 Mike Remlinger 26 Johnny Ruffin 42 Roger Salkeld 46 Pete Schourek 36 Scott Service 41 Jeff Shaw 57 John Smiley 47 Lee Smith 48 Jerry Spradlin 56 Scott Sullivan Catchers 51 Brook Fordyce  9 Joe Oliver 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 39 Tim Belk 29 Bret Boone 20,45 Jeff Branson 12 Willie Greene 11 Barry Larkin 23 Hal Morris 30 Eduardo Pérez 17 Chris Sabo Outfielders 19 Eric Anthony 30 Vince Coleman 44 Eric Davis 33 Steve Gibralter 00 Curtis Goodwin 28 Lenny Harris 22 Thomas Howard 15 Mike Kelly  7 Keith Mitchell  7 Kevin Mitchell 54 Chad Mottola 18 Eric Owens 16 Reggie Sanders Manager 25 Ray Knight Coaches 50 Marc Bombard (Third base) 35 Don Gullett (Pitching) 72 Tom Hume (Bullpen)  4 Hal McRae (Hitting) 55 Jim Lett (Bench)  2 Joel Youngblood (First base) 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Joe Oliver 106 289 70 .242 11 46 1B Hal Morris 142 528 165 .313 16 80 2B Bret Boone 142 520 121 .233 12 69 SS Barry Larkin 152 517 154 .298 33 89 3B Willie Greene 115 287 70 .244 19 63 LF Eric Owens 88 205 41 .200 0 9 CF Eric Davis 129 415 119 .287 26 83 RF Reggie Sanders 81 287 72 .251 14 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 Thomas Howard 121 360 98 .272 6 42 Ed Taubensee 108 327 95 .291 12 48 Jeff Branson 129 311 76 .244 9 37 Lenny Harris 125 302 86 .285 5 32 Curtis Goodwin 49 136 31 .228 0 5 Chris Sabo 54 125 32 .256 3 16 Eric Anthony 47 123 30 .244 8 13 Kevin Mitchell 37 114 37 .325 6 26 Vince Coleman 33 84 13 .155 1 4 Chad Mottola 35 79 17 .215 3 6 Mike Kelly 19 49 9 .184 1 7 Eduardo Pérez 18 36 8 .222 3 5 Keith Mitchell 11 15 4 .267 1 3 Tim Belk 7 15 3 .200 0 0 Brook Fordyce 4 7 2 .286 0 1 Steve Gibralter 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 John Smiley 35 217.1 13 14 3.64 171 Dave Burba 34 195.0 11 13 3.83 148 Mark Portugal 27 156.0 8 9 3.98 93 Kevin Jarvis 24 120.1 8 9 5.98 63 Pete Schourek 12 67.1 4 5 6.01 54 Mike Morgan 5 27.1 2 3 2.30 19 Curt Lyons 3 16.0 2 0 4.50 14 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 Roger Salkeld 29 116.0 8 5 5.20 82 Giovanni Carrara 8 23.0 1 0 5.87 13 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 Jeff Brantley 66 1 2 44 2.41 76 Jeff Shaw 78 8 6 4 2.49 69 Héctor Carrasco 56 4 3 0 3.75 59 Johnny Ruffin 49 1 3 0 5.49 69 Lee Smith 43 3 4 2 4.06 35 Scott Service 34 1 0 0 3.94 46 Marcus Moore 23 3 3 2 5.81 27 Mike Remlinger 19 0 1 0 5.60 19 Chuck McElroy 12 2 0 0 6.57 13 Tim Pugh 10 1 1 0 11.49 9 Scott Sullivan 7 0 0 0 2.25 3 Derek Lilliquist 5 0 0 0 7.36 1 Pedro Martínez 4 0 0 0 6.00 3 Xavier Hernandez Xavier Hernandez (baseball) 3 0 0 0 13.50 3 Jerry Spradlin 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Dave Miley AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mark Berry A Winston-Salem Warthogs Carolina League Phillip Wellman A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Tommy Thompson and Donnie Scott Rookie Princeton Reds Appalachian League Mark Wagner Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Matt MartinJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1996 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cinc