1996 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1996 National League West champions National League West Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California 91 71 y 1st Tom Werner, John Moores Kevin Towers Bruce Bochy KFMB-TVPrime Sports West(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler, Ken Levine) KFMB (AM)(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler, Ken Levine) The 1996 San Diego Padres season was the 28th season in franchise history. They finished in first place in the National League West with a 91–71 won-loss record, one game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. After trailing the Dodgers by two games heading into the final series of the season against them, the Padres recorded a three-game sweep to win the division crown. Offseason October 28, 1995: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml Rico Rossy Stats November 29, 1995: Mike Sharperson signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.Mike Sharperson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1995: Fernando Valenzuela signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. December 14, 1995: Doug Dascenzo was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dascedo01.shtml Doug Dascenzo Stats December 21, 1995: Wally Joyner was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Aaron Dorlarque (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Bip Roberts and Bryan Wolff (minors).Wally Joyner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 21, 1995: Mike Oquist was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oquismi01.shtml Mike Oquist Stats December 29, 1995: Rickey Henderson signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. 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 Regular season On August 16, the San Diego Padres played the New York Mets in a game held at the Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.371, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Opening Day starters Brad Ausmus Ken Caminiti Andújar Cedeño Steve Finley Tony Gwynn Joey Hamilton Rickey Henderson Wally Joyner Jody Reed Season standings San Diego Padres Record vs. opponents SD Game log 1996 Game Log: 91–71 (Home: 45–36; Away: 46–35) y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; April: 17–10 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Cubs || 4–5 (10) || Patterson || Hoffman (0–1) || — || 38,734 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || @ Cubs || 7–5 || Hamilton (1–0) || Castillo || Hoffman (1) || 29,638 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 5 || @ Astros || 10–4 || Tewksbury (1–0) || Kile || — || 28,629 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 6 || @ Astros || 8–4 (13) || Hoffman (1–1) || Small || — || 24,510 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 7 || @ Astros || 17–2 || Bergman (1–0) || Swindell || — || 16,258 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 8 || Marlins || 9–2 || Hamilton (2–0) || Hammond || — || 44,470 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || Marlins || 2–5 (10) || Leiter || Blair (0–1) || — || 15,160 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 10 || Marlins || 3–0 || Tewksbury (2–0) || Rapp || Hoffman (2) || 10,510 || 6–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 11 || Braves || 2–1 || Ashby (1–0) || Maddux || Hoffman (3) || 19,047 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 12 || Braves || 3–5 || Schmidt || Bergman (1–1) || Wohlers || 25,747 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 13 || Braves || 6–2 || Hamilton (3–0) || Glavine || Bochtler (1) || 45,250 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Braves || 0–4 || Smoltz || Valenzuela (0–1) || — || 45,014 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 15 || @ Rockies || 9–11 || Ruffin || Blair (0–2) || Leskanic || 48,027 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 16 || @ Rockies || 10–6 || Ashby (2–0) || Reynoso || — || 48,031 || 9–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 17 || @ Rockies || 11–6 || Florie (1–0) || Freeman || — || 48,011 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Braves || 1–7 || Smoltz || Hamilton (3–1) || — || 27,375 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Braves || 5–6 || McMichael || Bochtler (0–1) || Wohlers || 31,893 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 21 || @ Braves || 2–1 (15) || Worrell (1–0) || Thobe || Bochtler (2) || 28,829 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 22 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Ashby (3–0) || Burkett || — || 17,473 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 23 || @ Marlins || 7–2 || Bergman (2–1) || Hammond || — || 19,667 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 24 || Cubs || 5–4 || Hamilton (4–1) || Foster || Hoffman (4) || 15,608 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 25 || Cubs || 8–3 || Tewksbury (3–0) || Bullinger || — || 18,736 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 26 || Astros || 3–2 || Worrell (2–0) || Hampton || Hoffman (5) || 21,254 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || Astros || 0–6 || Reynolds || Ashby (3–1) || — || 38,309 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 28 || Astros || 2–3 || Kile || Bergman (2–2) || Jones || 27,208 || 16–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || April 29 || Astros || 2–0 || Hamilton (5–1) || Brocail || — || 8,979 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 30 || Giants || 4–9 || Watson || Tewksbury (3–1) || — || 14,170 || 17–10 |- y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; May: 17–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 1 || Giants || 9–4 || Valenzuela (1–1) || Gardner || — || 14,878 || 18–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || Cardinals || 1–3 || Osborne || Ashby (3–2) || Eckersley || 21,335 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 4 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Stottlemyre || Bergman (2–3) || Eckersley || 44,375 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 10–4 || Hamilton (6–1) || Benes || — || 27,435 || 19–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 8 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Tewksbury (4–1) || May || Hoffman (6) || — || 20–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Christiansen || Sanders (0–1) || Cordova || 8,508 || 20–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 9 || @ Pirates || 7–1 || Ashby (4–2) || Wagner || — || 10,863 || 21–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Reds || 6–8 || McElroy || Florie (1–1) || Brantley || 22,508 || 21–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Smiley || Hamilton (6–2) || Brantley || 24,983 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 12 || @ Reds || 5–0 || Tewksbury (5–1) || Burba || — || 22,786 || 22–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 13 || Mets || 5–2 || Valenzuela (2–1) || Isringhausen || — || 12,829 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 14 || Mets || 9–4 || Ashby (5–2) || Wilson || — || 12,168 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 15 || Mets || 4–3 (10) || Worrell (3–0) || Franco || — || 12,166 || 25–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 16 || Mets || 3–6 || Harnisch || Hamilton (6–3) || Franco || 17,341 || 25–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 17 || Expos || 2–1 (12) || Hoffman (2–1) || Rojas || — || 26,469 || 26–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || Expos || 2–3 || Urbina || Valenzuela (2–2) || Rojas || 31,749 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 19 || Expos || 4–3 || Worrell (4–0) || Veres || Hoffman (7) || 28,769 || 27–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Phillies || 4–5 || Mulholland || Bergman (2–4) || Bottalico || 11,954 || 27–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 22 || Phillies || 5–2 || Hamilton (7–3) || Grace || Hoffman (8) || 13,118 || 28–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 23 || Phillies || 7–5 || Sanders (1–1) || Springer || Hoffman (9) || 16,632 || 29–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 24 || @ Mets || 13–1 || Valenzuela (3–2) || Isringhausen || — || 24,751 || 30–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 25 || @ Mets || 7–2 || Ashby (6–2) || Wilson || — || 21,057 || 31–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || @ Mets || 0–1 || Jones || Bergman (2–5) || Franco || 20,405 || 31–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 27 || @ Expos || 4–3 || Hamilton (8–3) || Fassero || Hoffman (10) || 44,636 || 32–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 28 || @ Expos || 3–2 (10) || Hoffman (3–1) || Scott || Bochtler (3) || 16,537 || 33–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 29 || @ Expos || 4–9 || Urbina || Valenzuela (3–3) || — || 14,386 || 33–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Ashby (7–2) || Mulholland || Hoffman (11) || 22,110 || 34–20 |- y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; June: 9–19 (Home: 3–12; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 1 || @ Phillies || 8–3 || Bergman (3–5) || Mimbs || — || 27,623 || 35–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Phillies || 8–9 (12) || Borland || Hoffman (3–2) || — || 32,035 || 35–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Benes || Tewksbury (5–2) || — || 13,625 || 35–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || Cardinals || 5–11 || Petkovsek || Worrell (4–1) || — || 13,427 || 35–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 5 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Hoffman (4–2) || Fossas || — || 12,216 || 36–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 7 || Pirates || 0–10 || Smith || Bergman (3–6) || — || 20,312 || 36–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 8 || Pirates || 8–9 (14) || Cordova || Blair (0–3) || — || 41,378 || 36–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 9 || Pirates || 0–6 || Darwin || Tewksbury (5–3) || — || 30,932 || 36–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 10 || Reds || 3–6 || Smith || Bochtler (0–2) || Brantley || 41,120 || 36–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 11 || Reds || 1–4 || Jarvis || Valenzuela (3–4) || Brantley || 12,029 || 36–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 12 || Reds || 4–9 || Smiley || Florie (1–2) || — || 11,411 || 36–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 13 || @ Cubs || 3–6 (14) || Jones || Blair (0–4) || — || 28,953 || 36–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 14 || @ Cubs || 1–5 || Trachsel || Tewksbury (5–4) || — || 30,877 || 36–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 15 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Worrell (5–1) || Navarro || Hoffman (12) || 39,465 || 37–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 16 || @ Cubs || 4–8 || Castillo || Valenzuela (3–5) || Bullinger || 33,376 || 37–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 17 || @ Braves || 3–9 || Maddux || Bergman (3–7) || — || 32,934 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 18 || @ Braves || 3–5 || Clontz || Hamilton (8–4) || Wohlers || 32,730 || 37–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 19 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Smoltz || Tewksbury (5–5) || — || 34,823 || 37–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 20 || Cubs || 2–3 || Navarro || Worrell (5–2) || Wendell || 19,969 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 21 || Cubs || 2–1 (10) || Hoffman (5–2) || Wendell || — || 49,503 || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 22 || Cubs || 6–9 (16) || Myers || Blair (0–5) || — || 51,917 || 38–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 23 || Cubs || 5–4 || Hamilton (9–4) || Telemaco || Hoffman (13) || 30,672 || 39–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || Astros || 4–9 || Jones || Sanders (1–2) || — || 13,458 || 39–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 26 || Astros || 3–4 || Wall || Worrell (5–3) || Wagner || 12,388 || 39–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || June 27 || @ Giants || 11–1 || Valenzuela (4–5) || Gardner || — || 12,325 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || June 28 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Ashby (8–2) || Fernandez || Hoffman (14) || 13,129 || 41–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || June 29 || @ Giants || 7–6 || Blair (1–5) || Beck || Hoffman (15) || 24,540 || 42–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || June 30 || @ Giants || 7–4 || Tewksbury (6–5) || VanLandingham || Hoffman (16) || 26,373 || 43–39 |- y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; July: 15–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 1 || Dodgers || 2–10 || Candiotti || Worrell (5–4) || — || 40,343 || 43–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 2 || Dodgers || 3–7 || Astacio || Valenzuela (4–6) || — || 28,294 || 43–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 3 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Hamilton (10–4) || Martinez || Hoffman (17) || 48,841 || 44–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 4 || Giants || 8–4 || Tewksbury (7–5) || Leiter || — || 14,111 || 45–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 5 || Giants || 7–6 (11) || Bergman (4–7) || Bautista || — || 22,589 || 46–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 6 || Giants || 7–3 || Worrell (6–4) || Bourgeois || Hoffman (18) || 51,021 || 47–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 7 || Giants || 10–3 || Valenzuela (5–6) || Fernandez || — || 32,693 || 48–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 11 || @ Rockies || 5–8 (10) || Ruffin || Hoffman (5–3) || — || 45,703 || 48–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 12 || @ Rockies || 12–13 || Holmes || Blair (1–6) || — || 48,053 || 48–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 13 || @ Rockies || 6–11 || Ritz || Sanders (1–3) || — || 48,009 || 48–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 14 || @ Rockies || 4–8 || Reynoso || Valenzuela (5–7) || — || 48,065 || 48–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 15 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 (10) || Guthrie || Hoffman (5–4) || — || 44,368 || 48–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 16 || @ Dodgers || 10–1 || Tewksbury (8–5) || Martinez || Worrell (1) || 52,436 || 49–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 17 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Florie (2–2) || Osuna || Hoffman (19) || 42,423 || 50–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 18 || Rockies || 9–2 || Sanders (2–3) || Ritz || — || 24,212 || 51–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 19 || Rockies || 4–3 || Valenzuela (6–7) || Reynoso || Hoffman (20) || 26,559 || 52–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 20 || Rockies || 4–5 || Leskanic || Bochtler (0–3) || Ruffin || 55,046 || 52–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 21 || Rockies || 2–0 || Tewksbury (9–5) || Freeman || Hoffman (21) || 36,686 || 53–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 22 || @ Astros || 0–1 || Reynolds || Hamilton (10–5) || Wagner || 21,563 || 53–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 23 || @ Astros || 7–4 || Sanders (3–3) || Hampton || Hoffman (22) || 19,620 || 54–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 24 || @ Astros || 4–6 (10) || Hernandez || Villone (0–1) || — || 19,168 || 54–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 26 || @ Marlins || 3–0 (11) || Hoffman (6–4) || Pall || — || 19,677 || 55–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || July 27 || @ Marlins || 20–12 || Villone (1–1) || Mathews || — || 26,182 || 56–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 28 || @ Marlins || 2–8 || Leiter || Hamilton (10–6) || — || 22,683 || 56–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || July 29 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Sanders (4–3) || Brown || Hoffman (23) || 18,281 || 57–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || July 30 || Braves || 2–1 || Valenzuela (7–7) || Maddux || Hoffman (24) || 24,110 || 58–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || July 31 || Braves || 4–7 || Glavine || Tewksbury (9–6) || Wohlers || 24,254 || 58–51 |- y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; August: 18–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 1 || Braves || 2–3 || Bielecki || Worrell (6–5) || Wohlers || 24,089 || 58–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 2 || Marlins || 2–1 || Hoffman (7–4) || Perez || — || 18,239 || 59–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 3 || Marlins || 2–5 || Brown || Sanders (4–4) || Nen || 55,412 || 59–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 4 || Marlins || 6–4 || Valenzuela (8–7) || Hammond || Hoffman (25) || 35,302 || 60–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 5 || @ Cardinals || 2–8 || Benes || Tewksbury (9–7) || — || 28,653 || 60–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 6 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Worrell (7–5) || Osborne || Hoffman (26) || 25,782 || 61–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 7 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Petkovsek || Bochtler (0–4) || — || 24,823 || 61–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 8 || @ Pirates || 12–3 || Sanders (5–4) || Peters || — || 8,388 || 62–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 9 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Valenzuela (9–7) || Miceli || Hoffman (27) || 30,066 || 63–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 10 || @ Pirates || 6–2 || Veras (1–0) || Plesac || — || 21,902 || 64–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 11 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Bergman (5–7) || Parris || Hoffman (28) || 27,227 || 65–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 13 || @ Reds || 4–10 || Jarvis || Hamilton (10–7) || — || 20,205 || 65–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 14 || @ Reds || 1–2 (13) || Smith || Bergman (5–8) || — || 20,983 || 65–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 15 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Burba || Tewksbury (9–8) || Brantley || 23,143 || 65–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 16 || Mets || 15–10 || Valenzuela (10–7) || Person || — || 23,699 || 66–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 17 || Mets || 3–7 || Clark || Worrell (7–6) || Henry || 20,873 || 66–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 18 || Mets || 8–0 || Hamilton (11–7) || Wilson || — || 22,810 || 67–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 19 || Expos || 7–3 || Sanders (6–4) || Martinez || Hoffman (29) || 33,490 || 68–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 20 || Expos || 3–0 || Tewksbury (10–8) || Cormier || Hoffman (30) || 18,426 || 69–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 21 || Expos || 7–2 || Valenzuela (11–7) || Urbina || — || 29,182 || 70–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 23 || Phillies || 4–7 || Hunter || Worrell (7–7) || Bottalico || 22,102 || 70–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 24 || Phillies || 7–1 || Hamilton (12–7) || Beech || — || 31,023 || 71–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || August 25 || Phillies || 11–2 || Sanders (7–4) || West || — || 30,036 || 72–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || August 27 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Blair (2–6) || Mlicki || Hoffman (31) || 17,925 || 73–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || August 28 || @ Mets || 3–2 (12) || Bergman (6–8) || Wallace || Hoffman (32) || 17,442 || 74–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || August 29 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Hamilton (13–7) || Wilson || Hoffman (33) || 17,016 || 75–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || August 30 || @ Expos || 6–0 || Sanders (8–4) || Paniagua || — || 14,133 || 76–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || August 31 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Daal || Tewksbury (10–9) || Rojas || 18,235 || 76–61 |- y background:#f9f9f9;border:1px #aaa solid; September: 15–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 1 || @ Expos || 6–7 || Fassero || Ashby (8–3) || Rojas || 20,666 || 76–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 2 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Valenzuela (12–7) || Hunter || — || 15,263 || 77–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 3 || @ Phillies || 2–8 || Mimbs || Hamilton (13–8) || Ryan || 16,797 || 77–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 4 || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Sanders (9–4) || Beech || Hoffman (34) || 18,754 || 78–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 6 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Petkovsek || Tewksbury (10–10) || — || 28,116 || 78–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 7 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Osborne || Ashby (8–4) || — || 42,846 || 78–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 8 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Valenzuela (13–7) || Stottlemyre || Hoffman (35) || 30,897 || 79–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 9 || Pirates || 6–5 || Hermanson (1–0) || Wilkins || Hoffman (36) || 15,727 || 80–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 10 || Pirates || 6–5 || Hoffman (8–4) || Boever || — || 15,694 || 81–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 11 || Pirates || 8–7 || Bochtler (1–4) || Ericks || — || 33,771 || 82–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 13 || Reds || 1–3 || Morgan || Ashby (8–5) || Brantley || 26,524 || 82–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 14 || Reds || 3–2 (12) || Veras (2–0) || Smith || — || 25,231 || 83–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 15 || Reds || 8–0 || Hamilton (14–8) || Jarvis || Blair (1) || 29,005 || 84–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 16 || @ Giants || 2–1 (11) || Hoffman (9–4) || Beck || — || 8,853 || 85–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 17 || @ Giants || 7–9 || Poole || Veras (2–1) || Beck || 12,737 || 85–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 18 || @ Giants || 8–5 || Bochtler (2–4) || DeLucia || Hoffman (37) || 11,996 || 86–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 19 || Dodgers || 0–7 || Martinez || Valenzuela (13–8) || — || 41,287 || 86–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 20 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Hamilton (15–8) || Candiotti || Hoffman (38) || 51,217 || 87–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 21 || Dodgers || 2–9 || Valdez || Sanders (9–5) || — || 53,629 || 87–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 22 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Ashby (9–5) || Nomo || Hoffman (39) || 51,092 || 88–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || Rockies || 4–5 (11) || Ruffin || Hoffman (9–5) || Swift || 23,556 || 88–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 25 || Rockies || 3–5 || Thompson || Hamilton (15–9) || Ruffin || 32,706 || 88–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || September 27 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 (10) || Worrell (8–7) || Osuna || Hoffman (40) || 53,294 || 89–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || September 28 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Worrell (9–7) || Dreifort || Hoffman (41) || 52,977 || 90–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || September 29 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 (11) || Veras (3–1) || Park || Hoffman (42) || 53,270 || 91–71 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Padres 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 34 56 Florida Marlins 9 3 9 3 y 66 45 Montreal Expos 8 4 8 4 y 50 37 New York Mets 10 3 10 3 y 77 43 Philadelphia Phillies 8 4 8 4 y 67 46 Total 39 23 39 23 y 294 227 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 6 6 6 y 49 54 Cincinnati Reds 3 9 3 9 y 38 48 Houston Astros 6 6 6 6 y 60 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 4 9 4 y 72 62 St. Louis Cardinals 4 8 4 8 y 39 58 Total 28 33 28 33 y 258 267 NL West Colorado Rockies 5 8 5 8 y 83 83 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 5 8 5 y 43 49 San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants 11 2 11 2 y 93 56 Total 24 15 24 15 y 219 188 Season Total 91 71 91 71 y 771 682 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 27 17 10 17 10 y 145 108 May 27 17 10 17 10 y 129 87 June 28 9 19 9 19 y 113 155 July 27 15 12 15 12 y 148 133 August 28 18 10 18 10 y 134 91 September 25 15 10 15 10 y 102 108 Total 162 91 71 91 71 y 771 682 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 45 36 45 36 y 356 337 Away 81 46 35 46 35 y 415 345 Total 162 91 71 91 71 y 771 682 Notable transactions July 31, 1996: Marc Newfield was traded by the San Diego Padres with Bryce Florie and Ron Villone to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Greg Vaughn. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gerald Parent (minors) (September 16, 1996) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newfima01.shtml Marc Newfield Stats Roster 1996 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 43 Andy Ashby 44 Sean Bergman 55 Andrés Berumen 47 Willie Blair 45 Doug Bochtler 33 Glenn Dishman 39 Bryce Florie 50 Joey Hamilton 48 Dustin Hermanson 51 Trevor Hoffman 40 Mike Oquist 35 Al Osuna 27 Scott Sanders 31 Bob Tewksbury 34 Fernando Valenzuela 53 Darío Veras 49 Ron Villone 39 Pete Walker 36 Tim Worrell Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus 23 John Flaherty 25 Brian Johnson Infielders 21 Ken Caminiti 10 Andújar Cedeño 29 Archi Cianfrocco 10 Chris Gomez 22 Wally Joyner  8 Scott Livingstone  1 Luis López  3 Jody Reed 18 Craig Shipley  2 Jim Tatum 35 Jason Thompson Outfielders 17 Doug Dascenzo 28 Rob Deer 12 Steve Finley 9,17 Chris Gwynn 19 Tony Gwynn 24 Rickey Henderson 14 Marc Newfield  7 Greg Vaughn Other batters 59 Sean Mulligan 13 Todd Steverson Manager 15 Bruce Bochy Coaches  4 Tim Flannery (third base) 22 Grady Little (bullpen) 42 Davey Lopes (first base)  5 Rob Picciolo (bench) 16 Merv Rettenmund (hitting) 37 Dan Warthen (pitching) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 John Flaherty 72 263 80 .303 9 41 1B Wally Joyner 121 433 120 .277 8 64 2B Jody Reed 146 495 121 .244 2 49 SS Chris Gomez 89 328 86 .262 3 29 3B Ken Caminiti 146 546 178 .32640130 LF Rickey Henderson 148 465 112 .241 9 29 CF Steve Finley 161 655195 .298 30 95 RF Tony Gwynn 116 451 159.353 3 50 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 Brian Johnson 82 243 66 .272 8 35 Archi Cianfrocco 79 192 54 .281 2 32 Marc Newfield 84 191 48 .251 5 26 Scott Livingstone 102 172 51 .297 2 20 Andújar Cedeño 49 154 36 .234 3 18 Brad Ausmus 50 149 27 .181 1 13 Greg Vaughn 43 141 29 .206 10 22 Luis López 63 139 25 .180 2 11 Craig Shipley 33 92 29 .315 1 7 Chris Gwynn 81 90 16 .178 1 10 Rob Deer 25 50 9 .180 4 9 Jason Thompson 13 49 11 .224 2 6 Doug Dascenzo 21 9 1 .111 0 0 Jim Tatum 5 3 0 .000 0 0 Sean Mulligan 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Todd Steverson 1 1 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 Joey Hamilton 34211.215 9 4.17 184 Bob Tewksbury 36 206.2 1010 4.31 126 Fernando Valenzuela 33 171.2 13 8 3.62 95 Andy Ashby 24 150.2 9 5 3.23 85 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 Scott Sanders 46 144.0 9 5 3.38 157 Tim Worrell 50 121.0 9 7 3.05 99 Sean Bergman 41 113.1 6 8 4.37 85 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 Trevor Hoffman 70 9 5 42 2.25 111 Doug Bochtler 63 2 4 3 3.02 68 Willie Blair 60 2 6 1 4.60 67 Bryce Florie 39 2 2 0 4.01 51 Dario Veras 23 3 1 0 2.79 23 Ron Villone 21 1 1 0 2.95 19 Al Osuna 10 0 0 0 2.25 4 Dustin Hermanson 8 1 0 0 8.56 11 Mike Oquist 8 0 0 0 2.35 4 Andrés Berumen 3 0 0 0 5.40 4 Glenn Dishman 3 0 0 0 7.71 0 Pete Walker 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 National League Division Series 1996 National League Division Series St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres St. Louis wins the series, 3-0 GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries1St. Louis3San Diego1October 11-0 (STL)2St. Louis5San Diego4October 32-0 (STL)3San Diego5St. Louis7October 53-0 (STL) The Cardinals and Padres began their rivalry in this series. The Cardinals' first of three postseason victories against the Padres took place here. Their dominance is overwhelming to the tune of only one loss against the Padres lifetime in the postseason. A 3-run homer by Gary Gaetti off Joey Hamilton in Game 1 put the Cardinals up for good. Todd Stottlemyre pitched masterfully, allowing only one earned run on a solo home run by Rickey Henderson. Rick Honeycutt and Dennis Eckersley shut the Padres down for the win. A well fought Game 2 saw the Cardinals squander two leads. Scott Sanders faced Andy Benes. Willie McGee put the Cardinals on top on the 3rd with an RBI single. Ken Caminiti tied the game with a leadoff homer in the 5th. Ron Gant cleared the bases with a double in the Cardinals 5th to make it 4-1. A 2 run single by Tony Gwynn made it a one run game in the Padres 6th. An RBI ground out by Steve Finley tied the game in the Padres 8th. But the Cardinals would score a run in the 8th on an RBI ground out that scored Brian Jordan. Dennis Eckersley got his 2nd save of the postseason. In Game 3, the Cardinals looked to Donovan Osborne to put the Padres away. Opposing the potential sweep would be Andy Ashby. Brian Jordan put the Cardinals ahead when he singled to center field to score Royce Clayton. A would-be double play ball in the bottom of the 2nd helped the Padres take the lead 2-1. Then Ken Caminiti homered to make it 3-1 in the 3rd. An RBI single in the bottom of the 4th made it 4-1 Padres and Osborne was done. But the Cardinals were not about to let the series go another game. A leadoff homer by Ron Gant made it 4-2 in the 6th. But a one-out triple by John Mabry scored Jordan and a single would bring him home to tie the game at 4. The Cardinals would take the lead in the 7th when Ray Lankford scored on a double play. The Padres were now 6 outs from being eliminated. But when Caminiti hit his second homer of the game to tie it at 5, the Padres were still alive. However, the Cardinals put the game away in the top of the 9th when Jordan hit a two-run homer that proved to be the series winner. A one-out single by Rickey Henderson in the 9th put the tying run at the plate but nothing would be made of it as Eckersley got his 3rd save in as many tries to win the series. Award winners Ken Caminiti, National League Most Valuable Player 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tony Gwynn Ken Caminiti Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Jerry Royster AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Ed Romero A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Mike Basso A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Mike Ramsey Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Larry See Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Don WernerLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL PadresJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1996 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1996 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac 100 Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1990s in San Diego San Diego Padres Season, 1996 Category:National League West champion seasons San Diego Padres San Diego Padres