1996 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1996 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 53 109 y 5th Mike Ilitch Randy Smith Buddy Bell WKBD(George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS(Ernie Harwell, Fred McLeod, Jim Price) WJR(Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen) The 1996 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 96th season and the 85th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished with a record of 53–109 for what was, at the time, the most overall losses (109) and worst winning percentage (.327) in a 162-game season in team history — both of which have since been surpassed by the 2003 and 2019 teams. With a number of capable batters (Cecil Fielder, Tony Clark, Bobby Higginson, Alan Trammell, Rubén Sierra, and Damion Easley), the team scored a respectable 783 runs. However, the 1996 Tigers lacked pitching, allowing their opponents to score 1,103 runs and posting a team ERA of 6.38. The team's pitchers recorded 6,713 batters faced, more than any other team in MLB history.Most batters faced by a team in MLB history https://stathead.com/tiny/hOlpu live https://archive.today/20241107182511/https://stathead.com/tiny/hOlpu November 7, 2024 November 7, 2024 Stathead en-US No team in American League history and only one in major league history (the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies) has given up more runs. No pitcher on the team had more than 7 wins. Of the 109 losses, 58 were by four or more runs — a record for the number of games lost by such a margin.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/UI8Ej Team Pitching Game Finder: From 1913 to 2017, (requiring run_diff<=-4) Baseball Reference August 1, 2017 The Tigers made more unwanted history when they were swept 12–0 by the Cleveland Indians in the regular season series, losing all twelve games played while being outscored, 79–28. The 1996 Tigers did not have a winning record against any AL opponent. Regular season Opening Day roster Chad Curtis CF Bobby Higginson RF Travis Fryman 3B Cecil Fielder 1B Melvin Nieves LF Eddie Williams DH Mark Lewis 2B John Flaherty C Alan Trammell SS Felipe Lira SP Season standings Detroit Tigers Record vs. opponents DET Game log 1996 Game Log: 53–109 (Home: 27–54; Away: 26–55) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 9–18 (Home: 5–6; Away: 4–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Twins || 6–8 || Radke || Lira (0–1) || Stevens || 30,185 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 2 || @ Twins || 10–6 || Sodowsky (1–0) || Robertson || — || 20,164 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || @ Twins || 7–16 || Mahomes || Aldred (0–1) || — || 12,256 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || @ Athletics || 10–9 (15) || Keagle (1–0) || Small || — || 8,346 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 5 || @ Athletics || 2–13 || Johns || Gohr (0–1) || — || 11,149 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 6 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Lira (1–1) || Reyes || — || 10,424 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 7 || @ Athletics || 6–7 || Corsi || Williams (0–1) || — || 9,723 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 9 || Mariners || 10–9 || Keagle (2–0) || Menhart || Williams (1) || 42,932 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 10 || Mariners || 7–3 || Olivares (1–0) || Hurtado || — || 9,299 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || Mariners || 1–9 || Johnson || Gohr (0–2) || — || 12,272 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 12 || Angels || 4–5 || Finley || Lira (1–2) || Percival || 9,921 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 13 || Angels || 9–5 || Keagle (3–0) || Sanderson || — || 11,719 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 14 || Angels || 5–4 || Lewis (1–0) || James || — || 12,009 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 15 || @ Blue Jays || 2–8 || Guzman || Olivares (1–1) || — || 26,127 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 16 || @ Blue Jays || 13–8 || Gohr (1–2) || Hanson || Lewis (1) || 25,503 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 17 || @ Mariners || 3–8 || Jackson || Veres (0–1) || — || 18,008 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 18 || @ Mariners || 3–11 || Bosio || Sodowsky (1–1) || Hurtado || 17,536 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || @ Angels || 3–4 || Langston || Myers (0–1) || — || 32,693 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 20 || @ Angels || 1–2 || Grimsley || Keagle (3–1) || Percival || 25,685 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 21 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Eichhorn || Lewis (1–1) || Percival || 36,733 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 22 || @ Angels || 5–6 || James || Christopher (0–1) || Percival || 17,039 || 8–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 24 || Twins || 11–24 || Bennett || Veres (0–2) || — || 12,189 || 8–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 25 || Twins || 1–11 || Hawkins || Aldred (0–2) || Hansell || 11,804 || 8–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || April 26 || Athletics || 14–5 || Christopher (1–1) || Johns || — || 7,941 || 9–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 27 || Athletics || 1–4 || Reyes || Lira (1–3) || Taylor || 13,067 || 9–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 28 || Athletics || 3–6 || Wojciechowski || Gohr (1–3) || Taylor || 8,907 || 9–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 30 || @ Red Sox || 4–13 || Wakefield || Lima (0–1) || — || 18,504 || 9–18 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 4–23 (Home: 1–11; Away: 3–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 1 || @ Red Sox || 1–5 || Clemens || Aldred (0–3) || — || 20,828 || 9–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 2 || Rangers || 5–2 || Lira (2–3) || Witt || Williams (2) || 7,416 || 10–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || Rangers || 0–11 || Hill || Keagle (3–2) || — || 9,079 || 10–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 4 || Rangers || 1–3 || Pavlik || Gohr (1–4) || — || 10,734 || 10–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 5 || Rangers || 2–3 || Gross || Lima (0–2) || Henneman || 12,337 || 10–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 6 || @ Yankees || 5–10 || Wickman || Myers (0–2) || — || 12,838 || 10–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 7 || @ Yankees || 5–12 || Mecir || Lewis (1–2) || Nelson || 12,760 || 10–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 8 || @ Yankees || 3–10 || Gooden || Keagle (3–3) || — || 18,729 || 10–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 9 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Gohr (2–4) || Key || Myers (1) || 13,098 || 11–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 2–6 || Pavlik || Lima (0–3) || Henneman || 31,426 || 11–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || @ Rangers || 7–11 || Gross || Aldred (0–4) || — || 42,732 || 11–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 12 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Lira (3–3) || Oliver || Myers (2) || 35,677 || 12–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 14 || @ Indians || 1–5 || Nagy || Gohr (2–5) || — || 40,765 || 12–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 15 || @ Indians || 2–5 || Martinez || Lima (0–4) || Mesa || 42,259 || 12–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 16 || @ Indians || 3–8 || McDowell || Williams (0–2) || — || 42,330 || 12–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 17 || White Sox || 6–11 (10) || Hernandez || Lewis (1–3) || — || 12,094 || 12–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 18 || White Sox || 4–16 || McCaskill || Farrell (0–1) || Simas || 21,673 || 12–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 19 || White Sox || 3–14 || Alvarez || Gohr (2–6) || — || 9,709 || 12–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 21 || Royals || 1–7 || Linton || Williams (0–3) || Valera || 24,372 || 12–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 22 || Royals || 4–6 || Belcher || Farrell (0–2) || Montgomery || 12,890 || 12–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 24 || Indians || 3–6 || Plunk || Veres (0–3) || Mesa || 26,967 || 12–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || Indians || 6–7 || Nagy || Lewis (1–4) || Mesa || 41,527 || 12–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Indians || 0–5 || Martinez || Williams (0–4) || — || 39,056 || 12–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || @ Royals || 4–5 (13) || Montgomery || Veres (0–4) || — || 19,776 || 12–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 29 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Gohr (3–6) || Appier || Walker (1) || 13,712 || 13–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || @ White Sox || 2–8 || Alvarez || Olivares (1–2) || — || 17,339 || 13–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ White Sox || 0–9 || Tapani || Lira (3–4) || — || 16,983 || 13–41 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 10–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Baldwin || Thompson (0–1) || Hernandez || — || 13–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 5–13 || McCaskill || Keagle (3–4) || — || 26,125 || 13–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 4 || @ Orioles || 7–10 || Mussina || Gohr (3–7) || Myers || 43,727 || 13–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 4–6 || Rhodes || Myers (0–3) || Myers || 43,087 || 13–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 6–13 || Krivda || Lira (3–5) || — || 46,269 || 13–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 7 || Yankees || 6–5 || Lewis (2–4) || Nelson || — || 16,350 || 14–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 8 || Yankees || 9–7 || Olson (1–0) || Rogers || Lewis (2) || 20,173 || 15–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 9 || Yankees || 2–3 || Gooden || Gohr (3–8) || Wetteland || 16,588 || 15–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 10 || Orioles || 8–3 || Olivares (2–2) || Wells || — || 10,655 || 16–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 11 || Orioles || 9–12 || Coppinger || Lira (3–6) || — || 10,874 || 16–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 12 || Orioles || 7–10 || Rhodes || Lewis (2–5) || Myers || 12,043 || 16–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 14 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Gohr (4–8) || Robertson || Olson (1) || 22,831 || 17–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 15 || @ Twins || 6–4 || Olivares (3–2) || Rodriguez || Olson (2) || 17,099 || 18–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || @ Twins || 1–4 || Aguilera || Lira (3–7) || Hansell || 20,641 || 18–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 17 || Athletics || 4–8 (10) || Corsi || Myers (0–4) || — || 9,231 || 18–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 18 || Athletics || 5–8 || Van Poppel || Urbani (0–1) || Taylor || 8,543 || 18–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 19 || Athletics || 3–10 || Wasdin || Keagle (3–5) || — || 9,875 || 18–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 20 || Twins || 3–7 || Rodriguez || Olivares (3–3) || — || 8,310 || 18–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 21 || Twins || 2–0 || Lira (4–7) || Aguilera || — || 13,127 || 19–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 22 || Twins || 6–0 || Williams (1–4) || Aldred || — || 14,506 || 20–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || June 23 || Twins || 10–8 || Urbani (1–1) || Radke || — || 13,994 || 21–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 24 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || Wasdin || Sodowsky (1–2) || Taylor || 10,122 || 21–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || June 25 || @ Athletics || 10–8 || Olivares (4–3) || Wengert || Olson (3) || 9,652 || 22–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || June 27 || @ Red Sox || 9–6 || Lira (5–7) || Minchey || — || 29,582 || 23–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 28 || @ Red Sox || 5–8 || Wakefield || Williams (1–5) || — || 27,578 || 23–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 29 || @ Red Sox || 6–13 || Eshelman || Keagle (3–6) || — || 33,509 || 23–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || June 30 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Gordon || Sodowsky (1–3) || — || 31,217 || 23–58 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 12–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 1 || Brewers || 0–2 || Sparks || Olivares (4–4) || Fetters || 10,727 || 23–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 2 || Brewers || 1–2 (11) || Garcia || Sager (0–1) || Fetters || 9,455 || 23–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 3 || Brewers || 8–5 || Williams (2–5) || D'Amico || — || 11,047 || 24–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 4 || Blue Jays || 6–1 || Nitkowski (1–0) || Janzen || Myers (6) || 10,557 || 25–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 5 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Sager (1–1) || Hanson || Olson (4) || 20,808 || 26–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 6 || Blue Jays || 0–15 || Hentgen || Olivares (4–5) || — || 16,228 || 26–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 7 || Blue Jays || 9–0 || Lira (6–7) || Ware || — || 15,784 || 27–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 11 || Red Sox || 4–11 || Clemens || Williams (2–6) || — || 15,826 || 27–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || Red Sox || 3–11 || Gordon || Olivares (4–6) || — || 19,535 || 27–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 13 || Red Sox || 5–10 || Sele || Nitkowski (1–1) || — || 16,671 || 27–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 14 || Red Sox || 4–6 || Moyer || Lira (6–8) || Slocumb || 19,670 || 27–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 15 || @ Brewers || 10–9 || Sager (2–1) || Bones || Olson (5) || 15,819 || 28–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 16 || @ Brewers || 7–20 || D'Amico || Williams (2–7) || — || 12,476 || 28–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 17 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (10) || Fetters || Urbani (1–2) || — || 21,121 || 28–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 18 || @ Blue Jays || 4–8 || Hentgen || Nitkowski (1–2) || — || 31,202 || 28–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 19 || @ Blue Jays || 8–6 || Urbani (2–2) || Janzen || Olson (6) || 30,123 || 29–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 20 || @ Blue Jays || 5–4 (10) || Olson (2–0) || Quantrill || Lima (1) || 36,220 || 30–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 21 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 (12) || Spoljaric || Lima (0–5) || — || 33,238 || 30–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 22 || @ Angels || 0–1 || Finley || Olivares (4–7) || Percival || 16,336 || 30–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 23 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Lima (1–5) || James || — || 16,432 || 31–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 25 || @ Mariners || 7–4 (10) || Lima (2–5) || Ayala || — || 19,949 || 32–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 26 || @ Mariners || 4–6 || Hitchcock || Sager (2–2) || Jackson || 25,175 || 32–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 27 || @ Mariners || 7–13 || Davis || Williams (2–8) || — || 43,209 || 32–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || July 28 || @ Mariners || 14–6 || Olivares (5–7) || Bosio || — || 38,204 || 33–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || July 30 || Angels || 12–9 || Nitkowski (2–2) || Grimsley || — || 11,641 || 34–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || July 31 || Angels || 10–5 || Lima (3–5) || Holtz || — || 9,740 || 35–72 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 14–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 1 || Angels || 13–5 || Williams (3–8) || Boskie || — || 14,591 || 36–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 2 || Mariners || 8–2 || Olivares (6–7) || Wagner || — || 23,405 || 37–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 3 || Mariners || 6–3 || Olson (3–0) || Charlton || — || 25,928 || 38–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || Mariners || 3–9 || Wolcott || Nitkowski (2–3) || — || 23,569 || 38–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 6 || Rangers || 2–4 || Hill || Lira (6–9) || Henneman || 10,931 || 38–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 7 || Rangers || 4–2 || Cummings (1–0) || Pavlik || Myers (7) || 10,297 || 39–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 8 || Rangers || 3–2 || Olivares (7–7) || Heredia || — || 10,995 || 40–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Cummings (2–0) || Pettitte || Myers (8) || 23,439 || 41–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 13–7 || Lewis (3–5) || Key || — || 28,863 || 42–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 0–12 || Rogers || Lira (6–10) || — || 33,517 || 42–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 12 || @ Rangers || 0–7 || Hill || Williams (3–9) || — || 25,210 || 42–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || @ Rangers || 2–6 || Pavlik || Olivares (7–8) || — || 31,331 || 42–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 14 || @ Rangers || 4–5 || Witt || Van Poppel (0–1) || Henneman || 33,942 || 42–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16 || @ Indians || 1–3 (12) || Assenmacher || Lewis (3–6) || — || 42,485 || 42–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 17 || @ Indians || 3–6 || Hershiser || Thompson (0–2) || Mesa || 42,511 || 42–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || @ Indians || 3–11 || Ogea || Williams (3–10) || — || 42,337 || 42–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || White Sox || 7–12 || Simas || Lima (3–6) || — || 14,690 || 42–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 20 || White Sox || 16–11 || Lewis (4–6) || Tapani || — || 12,119 || 43–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 21 || White Sox || 7–4 || Lima (4–6) || Simas || Olson (7) || 13,424 || 44–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 22 || @ Royals || 10–3 || Thompson (1–2) || Belcher || — || 14,699 || 45–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 23 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Sager (3–2) || Appier || Olson (8) || 15,603 || 46–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Royals || 2–9 || Rosado || Olivares (7–9) || — || 28,011 || 46–83 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 25 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Van Poppel (1–1) || Linton || Myers (9) || 15,123 || 47–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 26 || Indians || 1–2 || Nagy || Lira (6–11) || — || 22,349 || 47–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 27 || Indians || 2–12 || Lopez || Thompson (1–3) || — || 19,602 || 47–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 28 || Indians || 3–9 || Hershiser || Sager (3–3) || — || 21,091 || 47–86 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || August 29 || Royals || 4–1 || Eischen (1–0) || Appier || Lima (2) || 7,882 || 48–86 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || August 30 || Royals || 4–0 || Van Poppel (2–1) || Rosado || — || 16,498 || 49–86 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 31 || Royals || 1–3 || Linton || Lira (6–12) || Montgomery || 16,270 || 49–87 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 4–22 (Home: 0–16; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 1 || Royals || 2–3 (13) || Huisman || Myers (0–5) || Jacome || 17,647 || 49–88 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 2 || @ White Sox || 8–6 || Myers (1–5) || Hernandez || Lima (3) || 19,599 || 50–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 3 || @ White Sox || 4–6 || Bertotti || Olivares (7–10) || Hernandez || 13,857 || 50–89 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 4 || @ White Sox || 6–11 || Castillo || Miller (0–1) || — || 15,120 || 50–90 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 6 || @ Orioles || 5–4 (12) || Cummings (3–0) || Mathews || — || 46,708 || 51–90 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || @ Orioles || 0–6 || Mussina || Thompson (1–4) || — || 47,131 || 51–91 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 8 || @ Orioles || 2–6 || Mills || Eischen (1–1) || — || 47,082 || 51–92 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Erickson || Olivares (7–11) || Myers || 42,562 || 51–93 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || Yankees || 8–9 || Rivera || Sager (3–4) || Wetteland || 11,042 || 51–94 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || Yankees || 3–7 || Key || Lira (6–13) || — || 9,775 || 51–95 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || Yankees || 3–12 || Cone || Thompson (1–5) || — || 9,009 || 51–96 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 13 || Orioles || 4–7 || Erickson || Miller (0–2) || Mills || 11,178 || 51–97 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 14 || Orioles || 6–7 || Mathews || Cummings (3–1) || Myers || 15,386 || 51–98 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 15 || Orioles || 6–16 || Corbin || Van Poppel (2–2) || — || 13,764 || 51–99 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 17 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Brandenburg || Lira (6–14) || Slocumb || 8,180 || 51–100 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 18 || Red Sox || 0–4 || Clemens || Thompson (1–6) || — || 8,779 || 51–101 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 19 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Gordon || Miller (0–3) || — || 7,666 || 51–102 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 20 || @ Brewers || 10–1 || Sager (4–4) || Karl || — || 15,046 || 52–102 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 21 || @ Brewers || 6–13 || D'Amico || Van Poppel (2–3) || Villone || 33,106 || 52–103 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 22 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Lima (5–6) || Fetters || — || 15,705 || 53–103 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || Blue Jays || 4–6 || Hanson || Sager (4–5) || Timlin || 9,678 || 53–104 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Hentgen || Miller (0–4) || Timlin || 8,355 || 53–105 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 25 || Blue Jays || 11–13 || Brow || Cummings (3–2) || Timlin || 8,055 || 53–106 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || Brewers || 6–7 (6) || Wickman || Van Poppel (2–4) || — || 8,606 || 53–107 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || Brewers || 2–7 || Eldred || Moehler (0–1) || — || 12,939 || 53–108 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || September 29 || Brewers || 5–7 (10) || Reyes || Cummings (3–3) || Fetters || 13,038 || 53–109 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Tigers team member Detailed records American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against AL East Baltimore Orioles 2 11 2 11 y 68 105 Boston Red Sox 1 12 1 12 y 50 108 Detroit Tigers New York Yankees 5 8 5 8 y 66 99 Toronto Blue Jays 6 7 6 7 y 71 81 Total 14 38 14 38 y 255 393 AL Central Chicago White Sox 3 10 3 10 y 70 125 Cleveland Indians 0 12 0 12 y 28 79 Kansas City Royals 6 6 6 6 y 47 47 Milwaukee Brewers 4 8 4 8 y 64 81 Minnesota Twins 6 6 6 6 y 68 92 Total 19 42 19 42 y 277 424 AL West California Angels 6 6 6 6 y 75 55 Oakland Athletics 4 8 4 8 y 66 83 Seattle Mariners 6 6 6 6 y 73 83 Texas Rangers 4 9 4 9 y 37 65 Total 20 29 20 29 y 251 286 Season Total 53 109 53 109 y 783 1103 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 27 9 18 9 18 y 152 211 May 27 4 23 4 23 y 84 194 June 27 10 17 10 17 y 146 187 July 26 12 14 12 14 y 146 168 August 29 14 15 14 15 y 137 159 September 26 4 22 4 22 y 118 184 Total 162 53 109 53 109 y 783 1103 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 27 54 27 54 y 391 539 Away 81 26 55 26 55 y 392 564 Total 162 53 109 53 109 y 783 1103 Notable transactions March 22, 1996: Melvin Nieves was traded by the San Diego Padres with Raul Casanova and Richie Lewis to the Detroit Tigers for Sean Bergman, Todd Steverson, and Cade Gaspar (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nieveme01.shtml Melvin Nieves Stats March 31, 1996: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml Curtis Pride Stats April 27, 1996: Joe Boever was selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Detroit Tigers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boevejo01.shtml Joe Boever Stats July 31, 1996: Cecil Fielder was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Rubén Sierra and Matt Drews (minors).Cecil Fielder Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 1996: Chad Curtis was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Cummings and Joey Eischen.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml Chad Curtis Stats August 6, 1996: Todd Van Poppel was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Oakland Athletics. Roster 1996 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 49 Scott Aldred 33 Mike Christopher 34 John Cummings 43 Joey Eischen 52 John Farrell 34 Greg Gohr 57 Greg Keagle 43,51 Richie Lewis 32 José Lima 40 Felipe Lira 15 Brian Maxcy 43 Jeff McCurry 37 Trever Miller 38 Brian Moehler 27 Mike Myers 48 C. J. Nitkowski 28 Omar Olivares 37 Gregg Olson 49 A. J. Sager 38 Bob Scanlan 46 Clint Sodowsky 22 Justin Thompson 42 Tom Urbani 59 Todd Van Poppel 42,52 Randy Veres 21 Mike Walker 26 Brian Williams Catchers  7 Brad Ausmus 33 Raul Casanova 12 John Flaherty  8 Mark Parent Infielders 15 Andújar Cedeño 17 Tony Clark 41 Fausto Cruz  9 Damion Easley 45 Cecil Fielder 24 Travis Fryman 35 Chris Gomez  8 Phil Hiatt  7 Tim Hyers 14 Mark Lewis 12 Phil Nevin  3 Alan Trammell 20 Eddie Williams Outfielders 39,12 Kimera Bartee 29 Danny Bautista  9 Chad Curtis  4 Bobby Higginson 30 Melvin Nieves 42 Shannon Penn 36 Curtis Pride 21 Rubén Sierra 15 Duane Singleton Manager 25 Buddy Bell Coaches -- Rick Adair (Pitching) 10 Glenn Ezell (Bench) 55 Terry Francona (Third Base) 31 Larry Herndon (Hitting) 18 Fred Kendall (Bullpen) 54 Jon Matlack (Pitching) 16 Ron Oester (First Base) 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 Brad Ausmus 75 226 56 .248 4 22 1B Tony Clark 100 376 94 .250 27 72 2B Mark Lewis 145 545 147 .270 11 55 3B Travis Fryman 157 616 165 .268 22 100 SS Andújar Cedeño 52 179 35 .196 7 20 LF Bobby Higginson 130 440 141 .320 26 81 CF Chad Curtis 104 400 105 .263 10 37 RF Melvin Nieves 110 431 106 .246 24 60 DH Eddie Williams 77 215 43 .200 6 26 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 RBICecil Fielder 107 391 97 .248 26 80Curtis Pride 95 267 80 .300 10 31Kimera Bartee 110 217 55 .253 1 14Alan Trammell 66 193 45 .233 1 16Rubén Sierra 46 158 35 .222 1 20John Flaherty 47 152 38 .250 4 23Chris Gomez 48 128 31 .242 1 16Phil Nevin 38 120 35 .292 8 19Mark Parent 38 104 25 .240 7 17Raúl Casanova 25 85 16 .188 4 9Damion Easley 21 67 23 .343 2 10Danny Bautista 25 64 16 .250 2 8Duane Singleton 18 56 9 .161 0 3Fausto Cruz 14 38 9 .237 0 0Tim Hyers 17 26 2 .077 0 0Phil Hiatt 7 21 4 .190 0 1Shannon Penn 6 14 1 .071 0 1 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 Felipe Lira 32 194.2 6 14 5.22 113 Omar Olivares 25 160.0 7 11 4.89 81 Greg Gohr 17 91.2 4 8 7.17 60 Justin Thompson 11 59.0 1 6 4.58 44 C.J. Nitkowski 11 45.2 2 3 8.08 36 Scott Aldred 11 43.1 0 4 9.35 36 Todd Van Poppel 9 36.1 2 4 11.39 16 Clint Sodowsky 7 24.1 1 3 11.84 9 Trever Miller 5 16.2 0 4 9.18 8 Brian Moehler 2 10.1 0 1 4.35 2 John Farrell 2 6.1 0 2 14.21 0 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 SOBrian Williams 40 121.0 3 10 6.77 72 Greg Keagle 26 87.2 3 6 7.39 70 A. J. Sager 22 79.0 4 5 5.01 52 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 Gregg Olson 43 3 0 8 5.02 29 Mike Myers 83 1 5 6 5.01 69 Richie Lewis 72 4 6 2 4.18 78 José Lima 39 5 6 3 5.70 59 Randy Veres 25 0 4 0 8.31 28 Joey Eischen 24 1 1 0 3.24 15 John Cummings 21 3 3 0 5.12 24 Mike Walker 20 0 0 1 8.46 13 Tom Urbani 16 2 2 0 8.37 20 Mike Christopher 13 1 1 0 9.30 19 Bob Scanlan 8 0 0 0 10.64 3 Brian Maxcy 2 0 0 0 13.50 1 Jeff McCurry 2 0 0 0 24.30 0 League leaders and award winners Kimera Bartee: #5 in AL times caught stealing (10) Chad Curtis: #5 in AL times caught stealing (10) Cecil Fielder: MLB leader in salary ($9,237,500) Travis Fryman: AL leader in fielding percentage at third base (.979) Travis Fryman: #3 in AL in sacrifice flies (10) Travis Fryman: #4 in AL in outs (483) Richie Lewis: #2 in AL in wild pitches (14) Felipe Lira: #4 in AL in shutouts (2) Mike Myers: AL leader in games (83) Melvin Nieves: #2 in AL in strikeouts (158) Worst seasons in Detroit Tigers history Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History Rank Year Wins Losses Win % 1 2003 43 119 .265 2 2019 47 114 .292 3 1952 50 104 .325 4 1996 53 109 .327 5 2002 55 106 .342 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Tom Runnells AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Bill Plummer and Larry Parrish A Visalia Oaks California League Tim Torricelli A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Dave Anderson A Fayetteville Generals South Atlantic League Dwight Lowry A-Short Season Jamestown Jammers New York–Penn League Bruce Fields Rookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Kevin BradshawLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: JacksonvilleVisalia affiliation shared with Arizona DiamondbacksJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 See also Baseball List of worst MLB season records 1996 in baseball References External links Baseball-Reference.com 1996 Detroit Tigers 53em Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Detroit Tigers Category:1996 in Detroit