1996 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1996 National League East Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Bill Giles Lee Thomas Jim Fregosi 67–95 (.414) 5th WPHL-TVPRISMSportsChannel Philadelphia(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Garry Maddox, Todd Kalas) WGMP(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) The 1996 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 114th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. They also hosted the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Offseason October 6, 1995: Jeff Juden and Tommy Eason (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Benjamin.Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference December 6, 1995: Paul Quantrill was traded by the Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Howard Battle with Ricardo Jordan.Howard Battle at Baseball Reference January 29, 1996: Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Boston Red Sox for Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley.Heathcliff Slocumb at Baseball Reference February 17, 1996: Terry Mulholland was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.Terry Mulholland at Baseball Reference Regular season The Phillies were hit for the cycle against on July 3 during a game against their rival New York Mets. Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle against the Phillies when the Mets won at Veterans Stadium.Ochoa Hits For the Cycle To Spark Mets July 4, 1996 Jason Diamos New York Times B9 This was the first time since 1951 that a player had hit for the cycle against the Phillies. Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Game log Philadelphia Phillies 1996 Game Log: 67–95 (Home: 35–46; Away: 32–49) y Philadelphia Phillies April: 13–11 (Home: 4–6; Away: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || Rockies || 3–5 || Ritz || Fernandez (0–1) || — || 36,751 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || Rockies || 3–1 || Grace (1–0) || Freeman || Bottalico (1) || 15,648 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 4 || Rockies || 7–4 || Mulholland (1–0) || Rekar || Bottalico (2) || 16,220 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || Reds || 5–6 (10) || Shaw || Borland (0–1) || Moore || 17,318 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || Reds || 4–8 || Salkeld || Hunter (0–1) || — || 17,958 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Fernandez (1–1) || Neagle || — || 41,416 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 10 || @ Pirates || 7–6 || Grace (2–0) || Christiansen || Bottalico (3) || 7,075 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Benes || Mulholland (1–1) || Mathews || 23,412 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Urbani || Williams (0–1) || — || 26,753 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Hunter (1–1) || Fossas || Bottalico (4) || 28,913 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Mathews || Fernandez (1–2) || Eckersley || 27,545 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 16 || @ Expos || 6–7 || Rojas || Springer (0–1) || — || 8,510 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 17 || @ Expos || 9–3 || Mulholland (2–1) || Cormier || — || 8,728 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 18 || @ Expos || 9–8 || Bottalico (1–0) || Rojas || — || 8,316 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Bailey || Springer (0–2) || Eckersley || 25,614 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 20 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Benes || Bottalico (1–1) || Eckersley || 23,630 || 7–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 21 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Grace (3–0) || Benes || Bottalico (5) || 32,896 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || Pirates || 3–9 || Darwin || Mulholland (2–2) || — || 17,604 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 23 || Pirates || 6–2 || Springer (1–2) || Wagner || Ryan (1) || 19,254 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 24 || @ Rockies || 10–8 || Borland (1–1) || Reed || Bottalico (6) || 48,047 || 10–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 25 || @ Rockies || 7–1 || Fernandez (2–2) || Thompson || Ryan (2) || 48,033 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 26 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Grace (4–0) || Burba || Bottalico (7) || 21,842 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 27 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Leiper (1–0) || Portugal || Bottalico (8) || 22,555 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 30 || @ Marlins || 2–7 || Rapp || Williams (0–2) || Nen || 15,252 || 13–11 |- y Philadelphia Phillies May: 13–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 1 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Ryan (1–0) || Leiter || Bottalico (9) || 14,672 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 2 || @ Marlins || 2–0 || Grace (5–0) || Brown || Bottalico (10) || 14,888 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 3 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Mulholland (3–2) || Maddux || Bottalico (11) || 39,697 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Braves || 3–6 || McMichael || Ryan (1–1) || Clontz || 44,429 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || @ Braves || 8–11 || Smoltz || Williams (0–3) || — || 35,471 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 6 || Astros || 5–11 || Drabek || Hunter (1–2) || — || 15,906 || 16–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 7 || Astros || 5–7 || Young || Springer (1–3) || Jones || 16,569 || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 8 || Astros || 2–1 (10) || Ryan (2–1) || Tabaka || — || 16,284 || 17–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || Braves || 0–11 || Smoltz || Mulholland (3–3) || — || 27,068 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || Braves || 3–11 || Avery || Mimbs (0–1) || — || 22,823 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 12 || Braves || 6–0 || Grace (6–0) || Maddux || — || 32,314 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 13 || Giants || 1–2 || Gardner || Fernandez (2–3) || Beck || 18,758 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 14 || Giants || 7–0 || Schilling (1–0) || Fernandez || — || 18,774 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 15 || Giants || 7–6 (10) || Bottalico (2–1) || Beck || — || 25,085 || 20–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 2–8 || Valdez || Mimbs (0–2) || — || 25,960 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Nomo || Grace (6–1) || Worrell || 54,304 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–7 || Astacio || Fernandez (2–4) || Osuna || 51,064 || 20–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Leiper (2–0) || Radinsky || Bottalico (12) || 38,178 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 21 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Mulholland (4–3) || Bergman || Bottalico (13) || 11,954 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Padres || 2–5 || Hamilton || Grace (6–2) || Hoffman || 13,118 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Padres || 5–7 || Sanders || Springer (1–4) || Hoffman || 16,632 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 24 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Schilling (2–0) || Watson || — || 11,917 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Gardner || Williams (0–4) || Beck || 16,874 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || @ Giants || 10–1 || Mulholland (5–3) || Fernandez || Bottalico (14) || 26,234 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 28 || Dodgers || 9–3 || Grace (7–2) || Valdez || — || 17,186 || 25–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || Dodgers || 2–3 (11) || Guthrie || Bottalico (2–2) || Worrell || 24,120 || 25–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 30 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Borland (2–1) || Worrell || — || 29,287 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 31 || Padres || 2–4 || Ashby || Mulholland (5–4) || Hoffman || 22,110 || 26–26 |- y Philadelphia Phillies June: 6–21 (Home: 5–6; Away: 1–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || Padres || 3–8 || Bergman || Mimbs (0–3) || — || 27,623 || 26–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 2 || Padres || 9–8 (12) || Borland (3–1) || Hoffman || — || 32,035 || 27–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 3 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Patterson || Ryan (2–2) || — || 26,320 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 4 || @ Cubs || 12–3 || Williams (1–4) || Bullinger || — || 15,431 || 28–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 5 || @ Cubs || 6–9 || Adams || Borland (3–2) || Wendell || 18,189 || 28–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Astros || 5–11 || Reynolds || Crawford (0–1) || — || 22,585 || 28–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Astros || 3–7 || Wagner || Springer (1–5) || — || 23,739 || 28–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 9 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Young || Williams (1–5) || Jones || 30,180 || 28–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 10 || Cubs || 1–2 || Navarro || Mulholland (5–5) || — || 19,588 || 28–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 11 || Cubs || 2–9 || Campbell || Munoz (0–1) || — || 23,220 || 28–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 12 || Cubs || 4–3 || Fernandez (3–4) || Castillo || Bottalico (15) || 27,287 || 29–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 13 || @ Rockies || 1–4 || Rekar || Schilling (2–1) || Ruffin || 48,018 || 29–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 14 || @ Rockies || 6–10 || Painter || Springer (1–6) || — || 48,006 || 29–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 15 || @ Rockies || 2–4 || Reynoso || Mulholland (5–6) || Ruffin || 48,023 || 29–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || @ Rockies || 3–11 || Ritz || Munoz (0–2) || — || 48,041 || 29–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Osborne || Fernandez (3–5) || Eckersley || 31,311 || 29–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Benes || Bottalico (2–3) || — || 34,612 || 29–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 21 || Rockies || 4–3 (10) || Borland (4–2) || Ruffin || — || 25,085 || 30–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 22 || Rockies || 5–4 || Blazier (1–0) || Hawblitzel || Bottalico (16) || 28,604 || 31–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 23 || Rockies || 4–7 || Freeman || Fernandez (3–6) || Ruffin || 33,385 || 31–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Reds || 0–7 || Portugal || Schilling (2–2) || — || 20,835 || 31–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Reds || 1–9 || Burba || Quirico (0–1) || — || — || 31–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Jarvis || Mimbs (0–4) || Smith || 23,369 || 31–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Salkeld || Williams (1–6) || Brantley || 32,286 || 31–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || June 28 || Expos || 7–3 || Mulholland (6–6) || Urbina || Ryan (3) || 21,703 || 32–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || Expos || 0–1 || Fassero || Schilling (2–3) || — || 22,898 || 32–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 30 || Expos || 5–6 || Rojas || Bottalico (2–4) || Dyer || 24,949 || 32–47 |- y Philadelphia Phillies July: 11–16 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 1 || Mets || 6–4 || Williams (2–6) || Jones || Ryan (4) || 20,779 || 33–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 2 || Mets || 3–2 || Springer (2–6) || Harnisch || Bottalico (17) || 20,890 || 34–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || Mets || 6–10 || Byrd || Ryan (2–3) || Henry || 43,158 || 34–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 4 || Marlins || 8–5 || Blazier (2–0) || Rapp || Bottalico (18) || 17,460 || 35–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 5 || Marlins || 7–4 || Borland (5–2) || Miller || Bottalico (19) || 46,872 || 36–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 6 || Marlins || 2–1 || Williams (3–6) || Brown || Bottalico (20) || 22,278 || 37–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 7 || Marlins || 4–7 (10) || Mathews || Jordan (0–1) || Nen || 28,183 || 37–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 11 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Schilling (3–3) || Fassero || Bottalico (21) || 17,546 || 38–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 12 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Mulholland (7–6) || Martinez || — || 14,322 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 13 || @ Expos || 6–2 || Mimbs (1–4) || Cormier || — || 30,215 || 40–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Expos || 2–5 || Scott || Williams (3–7) || Rojas || 31,515 || 40–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 15 || @ Mets || 5–7 || Dipoto || Springer (2–7) || Henry || 15,549 || 40–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 16 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Clark || Schilling (3–4) || Franco || 18,478 || 40–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 17 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Mlicki || Frey (0–1) || — || 29,459 || 40–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 18 || @ Marlins || 0–7 || Brown || Mimbs (1–5) || — || 16,521 || 40–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 19 || @ Marlins || 2–11 || Hammond || Williams (3–8) || — || 19,123 || 40–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || @ Marlins || 4–7 || Rapp || Springer (2–8) || Nen || 24,336 || 40–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || @ Marlins || 12–3 || Schilling (4–4) || Burkett || Bottalico (22) || 20,873 || 41–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 22 || Reds || 2–5 || Portugal || Mulholland (7–7) || Brantley || — || 41–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 22 || Reds || 3–5 || Smith || Ryan (2–4) || Brantley || 22,808 || 41–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 23 || Reds || 3–5 || Jarvis || Mimbs (1–6) || — || 23,100 || 41–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 24 || Reds || 1–3 || Burba || Williams (3–9) || Brantley || 27,352 || 41–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 4–6 || Miceli || Springer (2–9) || Cordova || 12,163 || 41–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 26 || @ Pirates || 4–7 || Ericks || Bottalico (2–5) || Plesac || 17,239 || 41–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 27 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Mulholland (8–7) || Parris || — || 23,121 || 42–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 28 || @ Pirates || 8–12 || Ericks || Borland (5–3) || — || 15,189 || 42–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || July 30 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Ryan (3–4) || Mathews || — || 20,166 || 43–63 |- y Philadelphia Phillies August: 11–19 (Home: 6–12; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 1 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Springer (3–9) || Osborne || Ryan (5) || — || 44–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 1 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Benes || Mimbs (1–7) || — || 22,934 || 44–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 2 || Pirates || 3–8 || Wilkins || Blazier (2–1) || — || 24,505 || 44–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 3 || Pirates || 7–6 || Bottalico (3–5) || Plesac || — || 22,690 || 45–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 4 || Pirates || 4–2 || Williams (4–9) || Miceli || Ryan (6) || 25,498 || 46–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 5 || Pirates || 3–0 || Schilling (5–4) || Neagle || — || 20,337 || 47–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 6 || @ Braves || 4–10 || Bielecki || Springer (3–10) || — || 32,036 || 47–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 7 || @ Braves || 1–14 (8) || Smoltz || Munoz (0–3) || — || 29,920 || 47–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 8 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Beech (1–0) || Maddux || Bottalico (23) || 32,401 || 48–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 9 || Astros || 1–5 || Reynolds || West (0–1) || — || 21,780 || 48–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 10 || Astros || 1–3 || Hampton || Schilling (5–5) || Wagner || 18,486 || 48–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 11 || Astros || 5–10 || Kile || Williams (4–10) || — || 24,150 || 48–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || Braves || 0–2 || Maddux || Hunter (1–3) || — || — || 48–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 13 || Braves || 2–5 || Hartgraves || Beech (1–1) || Wohlers || 25,196 || 48–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 14 || Braves || 4–1 || West (1–1) || Glavine || Bottalico (24) || 28,206 || 49–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 15 || Braves || 5–8 || Wade || Schilling (5–6) || — || 28,011 || 49–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 16 || Giants || 4–6 || VanLandingham || Williams (4–11) || Beck || 20,163 || 49–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 17 || Giants || 4–8 || Watson || Hunter (1–4) || Beck || 24,522 || 49–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 18 || Giants || 7–6 || Borland (6–3) || Gardner || Bottalico (25) || 24,480 || 50–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 20 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Jordan (1–1) || Osuna || Bottalico (26) || 35,457 || 51–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 21 || @ Dodgers || 6–0 || Schilling (6–6) || Nomo || — || 39,502 || 52–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 22 || @ Dodgers || 5–8 || Astacio || Williams (4–12) || Worrell || 29,608 || 52–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 23 || @ Padres || 7–4 || Hunter (2–4) || Worrell || Bottalico (27) || 22,102 || 53–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 24 || @ Padres || 1–7 || Hamilton || Beech (1–2) || — || 31,023 || 53–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 25 || @ Padres || 2–11 || Sanders || West (1–2) || — || 30,036 || 53–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || @ Giants || 0–1 || VanLandingham || Schilling (6–7) || Beck || 8,640 || 53–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || August 27 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Williams (5–12) || Bautista || Bottalico (28) || 9,549 || 54–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 28 || @ Giants || 6–7 || Dewey || Jordan (1–2) || Beck || 16,223 || 54–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 30 || Dodgers || 6–7 (12) || Dreifort || Parrett (0–1) || Worrell || 22,129 || 54–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 31 || Dodgers || 7–11 || Valdez || Schilling (6–8) || Osuna || 24,821 || 54–82 |- y Philadelphia Phillies September: 13–13 (Home: 8–9; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 1 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Williams (6–12) || Worrell || Bottalico (29) || 24,959 || 55–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 2 || Padres || 1–5 || Valenzuela || Hunter (2–5) || — || 15,263 || 55–83 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 3 || Padres || 8–2 || Mimbs (2–7) || Hamilton || Ryan (7) || 16,797 || 56–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 4 || Padres || 1–2 || Sanders || Beech (1–3) || Hoffman || 18,754 || 56–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 5 || Cubs || 6–1 || Schilling (7–8) || Castillo || — || 18,164 || 57–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 6 || Cubs || 4–6 || Bullinger || Ryan (3–5) || Wendell || 17,803 || 57–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 7 || Cubs || 4–2 || Hunter (3–5) || Bottenfield || Bottalico (30) || 18,021 || 58–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 8 || Cubs || 3–5 || Navarro || Mimbs (2–8) || Wendell || 27,600 || 58–86 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Morman || Schilling (7–9) || Hernandez || 12,700 || 58–87 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 11 || @ Astros || 10–8 || Parrett (1–1) || Holt || Bottalico (31) || 17,300 || 59–87 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || @ Astros || 1–4 || Kile || Williams (6–13) || — || 16,103 || 59–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 13 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Trachsel || Hunter (3–6) || Wendell || 23,048 || 59–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 14 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Mimbs (3–8) || Navarro || Ryan (8) || 36,290 || 60–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 15 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Schilling (8–9) || Foster || — || 24,697 || 61–89 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 17 || Marlins || 5–11 || Rapp || Beech (1–4) || — || 15,507 || 61–90 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 18 || Marlins || 8–6 || Borland (7–3) || Miller || Bottalico (32) || 17,158 || 62–90 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 19 || Mets || 2–7 || Clark || Hunter (3–7) || — || 16,689 || 62–91 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 20 || Mets || 2–5 || Wilson || Mimbs (3–9) || Franco || 22,001 || 62–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 21 || Mets || 2–1 || Schilling (9–9) || Harnisch || — || 23,283 || 63–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 22 || Mets || 4–3 || Bottalico (4–5) || Wallace || — || 27,672 || 64–92 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 24 || Expos || 2–6 || Juden || Williams (6–14) || Rojas || 16,044 || 64–93 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 25 || Expos || 3–1 || West (2–2) || Paniagua || Bottalico (33) || 17,544 || 65–93 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 26 || Expos || 2–5 || Daal || Schilling (9–10) || Rojas || 16,587 || 65–94 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || September 27 || @ Mets || 6–5 || Jordan (2–2) || Dipoto || Bottalico (34) || 15,889 || 66–94 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Person || Maduro (0–1) || Wallace || 16,801 || 66–95 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || September 29 || @ Mets || 9–5 || Blazier (3–1) || Fyhrie || — || 21,975 || 67–95 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Phillies team member Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 4 9 4 9 y 46 83 Florida Marlins 7 6 7 6 y 62 74 Montreal Expos 7 6 7 6 y 59 52 New York Mets 6 7 6 7 y 52 62 Philadelphia Phillies Total 24 28 24 28 y 219 271 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 7 6 7 y 59 51 Cincinnati Reds 2 10 2 10 y 27 57 Houston Astros 2 10 2 10 y 42 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 7 5 y 57 62 St. Louis Cardinals 4 8 4 8 y 30 41 Total 21 40 21 40 y 215 284 NL West Colorado Rockies 6 6 6 6 y 55 62 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 7 6 7 y 59 63 San Diego Padres 4 8 4 8 y 46 67 San Francisco Giants 6 6 6 6 y 56 43 Total 22 27 22 27 y 216 235 Season Total 67 95 67 95 y 650 790 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 24 13 11 13 11 y 107 100 May 28 13 15 13 15 y 118 132 June 27 6 21 6 21 y 94 148 July 27 11 16 11 16 y 115 140 August 30 11 19 11 19 y 108 162 September 26 13 13 13 13 y 108 108 Total 162 67 95 67 95 y 650 790 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 35 46 35 46 y 313 379 Away 81 32 49 32 49 y 337 411 Total 162 67 95 67 95 y 650 790 Notable transactions April 16, 1996: Rafael Quirico was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.Rafael Quirico https://web.archive.org/web/20101108002935/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quirira01.shtml November 8, 2010 at Baseball Reference May 6, 1996: Rubén Amaro, Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.Rubén Amaro, Jr. at Baseball Reference June 4, 1996: Jimmy Rollins was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 24, 1996.Jimmy Rollins at Baseball Reference June 17, 1996: Mark Whiten was released by the Phillies.Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference July 6, 1996: Mitch Williams was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference July 31, 1996: Terry Mulholland was traded by the Phillies to the Seattle Mariners for Desi Relaford. August 12, 1996: Rafael Quirico was released by the Phillies. September 30, 1996: Howard Battle was selected off waivers from the Phillies by the Los Angeles Dodgers. August 19, 1996: Mitch Williams was released by the Phillies. All-Star Game The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 1996, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 6–0. Joe Carter, the Toronto Blue Jays representative to the All-Star Game, received boos from the crowd for his home run that ended the 1993 World Series.Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet July 9, 1996 Sam Carchidi Philadelphia Inquirer D6To Phillie fans, Carter still Public Enemy No. 1 July 10, 1996 Hal Bodley USA Today 3C Joe Carter...walked out onto the sizzling Veterans Stadium turf...held his head high...and heard the boos even before he was introduced. Hard-core Philly baseball fans...(will) never forgive Carter for the dramatic ninth-inning home run that won the 1993 World Series.This time, Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter July 9, 1996 Richard Griffin Toronto Star C3 As Carter took his first swing and the on-field introduction was made, the boos rained down. Roster 1996 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers 55 Matt Beech 21 Ron Blazier 42 Toby Borland 52 Ricky Bottalico 54 Carlos Crawford 34 Glenn Dishman 50 Sid Fernandez 37 Steve Frey 44 Mike Grace 43 Bronson Heflin 39 Rich Hunter 48 Ricardo Jordan 43 Dave Leiper 50 Calvin Maduro 47 Mike Mimbs 57 Larry Mitchell 45 Terry Mulholland 35 Bobby Muñoz 49 Jeff Parrett 43 Rafael Quirico 51 Ken Ryan 38 Curt Schilling 33 Russ Springer 40 David West 41 Mike Williams Catchers 22 Gary Bennett 27 Bobby Estalella 24 Mike Lieberthal 18 Benito Santiago Infielders 34 Howard Battle  5 Mike Benjamin 26 David Doster 25 Gregg Jefferies 23 Kevin Jordan 12 Mickey Morandini 13 Desi Relaford  6 Scott Rolen 6,5 Gene Schall 31 Kevin Sefcik 19 Kevin Stocker 27 Todd Zeile 43 Jon Zuber Outfielders 37 Rubén Amaro, Jr. 10 Darren Daulton  4 Lenny Dykstra  8 Jim Eisenreich  9 Pete Incaviglia 29 Wendell Magee 34 Manny Martínez  7 Glenn Murray 15 Ricky Otero 17 J. R. Phillips 26 Lee Tinsley 22 Mark Whiten Manager 11 Jim Fregosi Coaches  2 Larry Bowa (Third Base) 30 Dave Cash (First Base) 14 Denis Menke (Hitting) 46 Johnny Podres (Pitching)  3 John Vukovich (Bench) 59 Joe Rigoli (Bullpen) Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Benito Santiago 136 481 127 .264 30 85 1B Gregg Jeffries 104 404 118 .292 7 51 2B Mickey Morandini 140 539 135 .250 3 32 SS Kevin Stocker 119 394 100 .254 5 41 3B Todd Zeile 134 500 134 .268 20 80 LF Pete Incaviglia 99 269 63 .234 16 42 CF Ricky Otero 104 411 112 .273 2 32 RF Jim Eisenreich 113 338 122 .361 3 41 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 Mark Whiten 60 182 43 .236 7 21 Mike Lieberthal 50 166 42 .253 7 23 Wendell Magee 38 142 29 .204 2 14 Lenny Dykstra 40 134 35 .261 3 13 Kevin Jordan 43 131 37 .282 3 12 Scott Rolen 37 130 33 .254 4 18 Rubén Amaro Jr. 61 117 37 .316 2 15 Kevin Sefcik 44 116 33 .284 0 9 David Doster 39 105 28 .267 1 8 Mike Benjamin Mike Benjamin (baseball) 35 103 23 .223 4 13 Glenn Murray 38 97 19 .196 2 6 Jon Zuber 30 91 23 .253 1 10 J.R. Phillips 35 79 12 .152 5 10 Gene Schall 28 66 18 .273 2 10 Lee Tinsley 31 52 7 .135 0 2 Desi Relaford 15 40 7 .175 0 1 Manny Martínez 13 36 8 .222 0 0 Bobby Estalella 7 17 6 .353 2 4 Gary Bennett 6 16 4 .250 0 1 Darren Daulton 5 12 2 .167 0 0 Howard Battle 5 5 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 Curt Schilling 26 183.1 9 10 3.19 182 Mike Williams 32 167.0 6 14 5.44 103 Terry Mulholland 21 133.1 8 7 4.66 52 Mike Mimbs 21 99.1 3 9 5.53 56 Mike Grace 12 80.0 7 2 3.49 49 Rich Hunter 14 69.1 3 7 6.49 32 Sid Fernandez 11 63.0 3 6 3.43 77 Matt Beech 8 41.1 1 4 6.97 33 David West 7 28.1 2 2 4.76 22 Bobby Muñoz 6 25.1 0 3 7.82 8 Carlos Crawford 1 3.2 0 1 4.91 4 Rafael Quirico 1 1.2 0 1 37.80 1 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 Calvin Maduro 4 15.1 0 1 3.52 11 Glenn Dishman 4 7.0 0 0 7.71 3 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 Ricky Bottalico 61 4 5 34 3.19 74 Toby Borland 69 7 3 0 4.07 76 Ken Ryan 62 3 5 8 2.43 70 Russ Springer 51 3 10 0 4.66 94 Steve Frey 31 0 1 0 4.72 12 Ron Blazier 27 3 1 0 5.87 25 Ricardo Jordan 26 2 2 0 1.80 17 Dave Leiper 26 2 0 0 6.43 10 Jeff Parrett 18 1 1 0 1.88 22 Larry Mitchell 7 0 0 0 4.50 7 Bronson Heflin 3 0 0 0 6.75 4 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ricky Bottalico, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons International League Butch Hobson and Ramón Avilés AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Bill Robinson A Clearwater Phillies Florida State League Al LeBoeuf A Piedmont Boll Weevils South Atlantic League Roy Majtyka A-Short Season Batavia Clippers New York–Penn League Floyd Rayford Rookie Martinsville Phillies Appalachian League Ramon HendersonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 1996 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philadelphia Phillies