1996 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1996 National League Central Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 73–89 (.451) 5th Kevin McClatchy Cam Bonifay Jim Leyland WPXIPrime Sports KBL KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 115th season of the franchise; the 110th in the National League. This was their 27th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 73–89. Offseason December 28, 1995: Charlie Hayes was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference February 2, 1996: John DeSalvo was released by the Pirates (Injury).Dale Sveum at Baseball Reference February 4, 1996: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference February 17, 1996: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Zane Smith at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1996 Game Log: 73–89 (Home: 36–44; Away: 37–45) y Pittsburgh Pirates April: 12–14 (Home: 4–7; Away: 8–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 1 || @ Marlins || 4–0 || Wagner (1–0) || Brown || — || 41,815 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 2 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Christiansen (1–0) || Pena || Miceli (1) || 20,243 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Leiter || Ericks (0–1) || — || 19,008 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 5 || @ Mets || 7–5 || Smith (1–0) || Mlicki || — || 16,088 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 6 || @ Mets || 5–0 || Darwin (1–0) || Clark || — || 20,756 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 8 || Phillies || 3–6 || Fernandez || Neagle (0–1) || — || 41,416 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || Phillies || 6–7 || Grace || Christiansen (1–1) || Bottalico || 7,075 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 11 || Expos || 5–6 (11) || Rojas || Cordova (0–1) || Veres || 8,084 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 12 || Expos || 3–13 || Rueter || Darwin (1–1) || — || 13,087 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 13 || Expos || 9–3 || Wagner (2–0) || Fassero || — || 13,834 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 14 || Expos || 5–2 || Neagle (1–1) || Martinez || — || 12,797 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Benes || Ericks (0–2) || Honeycutt || 18,731 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 16 || @ Cardinals || 13–3 || Smith (2–0) || Benes || Lieber (1) || 21,349 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Osborne || Darwin (1–2) || — || 23,074 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 18 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Wagner (3–0) || Stottlemyre || — || 25,700 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Manuel || Plesac (0–1) || — || 13,256 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Expos || 2–11 || Martinez || Ericks (0–3) || — || 14,022 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Expos || 4–9 || Veres || Christiansen (1–2) || — || 11,361 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 22 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Darwin (2–2) || Mulholland || — || 17,604 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 23 || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Springer || Wagner (3–1) || Ryan || 19,254 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 24 || Marlins || 6–3 || Neagle (2–1) || Rapp || — || 9,812 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 25 || Marlins || 1–4 || Leiter || Hope (0–1) || Nen || 8,315 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 26 || Mets || 10–6 || Christiansen (2–2) || Isringhausen || — || 13,185 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || Mets || 4–7 || Mlicki || Miceli (0–1) || Franco || 16,698 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 28 || Mets || 5–7 || Jones || Wagner (3–2) || Franco || 27,706 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || April 30 || @ Reds || 10–7 || Neagle (3–1) || Smiley || Cordova (1) || 16,243 || 12–14 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May: 9–18 (Home: 6–11; Away: 3–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 1 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Hope (1–1) || Burba || Plesac (1) || 18,197 || 13–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || Dodgers || 1–10 || Park || Darwin (2–3) || — || 18,268 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 4 || Dodgers || 7–2 || Wagner (4–2) || Candiotti || — || 20,321 || 14–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 5 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Neagle (4–1) || Valdez || Plesac (2) || 19,206 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || Dodgers || 4–8 || Nomo || Hope (1–2) || Radinsky || 9,415 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 8 || Padres || 4–5 || Tewksbury || May (0–1) || Hoffman || — || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 8 || Padres || 4–3 || Christiansen (3–2) || Sanders || Cordova (2) || 8,508 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 9 || Padres || 1–7 || Ashby || Wagner (4–3) || — || 10,863 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || Giants || 4–5 (10) || DeLucia || Cordova (0–2) || Beck || 17,611 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || Giants || 7–12 || VanLandingham || Hope (1–3) || — || 16,591 || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || Giants || 2–7 || Watson || Smith (2–1) || — || 17,132 || 16–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 13 || @ Braves || 3–9 || Glavine || Darwin (2–4) || — || 28,583 || 16–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Smoltz || Wagner (4–4) || — || 28,175 || 16–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 15 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Neagle (5–1) || Avery || — || 30,917 || 17–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 17 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Reynolds || Lieber (0–1) || Jones || 22,882 || 17–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 18 || @ Astros || 2–1 (11) || Cordova (1–2) || Young || Plesac (3) || 21,010 || 18–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Jones || Lieber (0–2) || — || 18,815 || 18–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Rockies || 7–10 || Reynoso || Neagle (5–2) || — || 48,042 || 18–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || @ Rockies || 10–12 || Holmes || Christiansen (3–3) || Ruffin || 48,037 || 18–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 22 || @ Rockies || 3–6 || Ritz || Smith (2–2) || Ruffin || 48,044 || 18–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 24 || Braves || 3–5 || Smoltz || Darwin (2–5) || Wohlers || 20,238 || 18–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 25 || Braves || 6–2 || Neagle (6–2) || Avery || — || 29,273 || 19–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || Braves || 3–6 (13) || Wade || Miceli (0–2) || Bielecki || 33,085 || 19–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 27 || Astros || 3–5 || Kile || Smith (2–3) || — || 8,906 || 19–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 28 || Astros || 6–5 || Miceli (1–2) || Swindell || Cordova (3) || 7,182 || 20–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 29 || Astros || 4–7 || Morman || Darwin (2–6) || Jones || 11,679 || 20–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 31 || Rockies || 8–4 || Neagle (7–2) || Reynoso || Cordova (4) || 26,640 || 21–32 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June: 15–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 1 || Rockies || 0–2 || Ritz || Wagner (4–5) || Ruffin || 15,633 || 21–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 2 || Rockies || 5–2 || Smith (3–3) || Holmes || Cordova (5) || 26,745 || 22–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 3 || Rockies || 7–2 || Ruebel (1–0) || Farmer || — || 8,120 || 23–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Darwin (3–6) || Nomo || Cordova (6) || 29,576 || 24–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Wilkins (1–0) || Astacio || Cordova (7) || 32,161 || 25–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 3–8 || Candiotti || Miceli (1–3) || — || 26,664 || 25–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 7 || @ Padres || 10–0 || Smith (4–3) || Bergman || — || 20,312 || 26–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 8 || @ Padres || 9–8 (14) || Cordova (2–2) || Blair || — || 41,378 || 27–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 9 || @ Padres || 6–0 || Darwin (4–6) || Tewksbury || — || 30,932 || 28–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 10 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Morel (1–0) || DeLucia || Cordova (8) || 10,026 || 29–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 11 || @ Giants || 7–2 || Neagle (8–2) || Fernandez || — || 11,530 || 30–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 13 || Marlins || 3–4 || Perez || Cordova (2–3) || Nen || 15,083 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 14 || Marlins || 5–4 || Plesac (1–1) || Nen || — || 26,494 || 31–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 15 || Marlins || 12–8 || Darwin (5–6) || Rapp || — || 15,596 || 32–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 16 || Marlins || 2–4 || Brown || Neagle (8–3) || Nen || 28,120 || 32–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 17 || Mets || 6–7 (10) || Mlicki || Cordova (2–4) || Franco || 11,002 || 32–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 19 || Mets || 6–5 || Plesac (2–1) || Isringhausen || — || — || 33–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 19 || Mets || 3–5 || Mlicki || Cordova (2–5) || Franco || 20,108 || 33–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 21 || @ Marlins || 0–4 || Brown || Darwin (5–7) || — || 20,442 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 22 || @ Marlins || 4–1 (10) || Plesac (3–1) || Perez || — || 26,666 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 23 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Lieber (1–2) || Rapp || Cordova (9) || 20,769 || 35–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || @ Expos || 3–11 || Martinez || Dessens (0–1) || — || 23,736 || 35–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ Expos || 2–8 || Rueter || Smith (4–4) || Scott || 12,776 || 35–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || June 26 || @ Expos || 3–1 || Darwin (6–7) || Cormier || Cordova (10) || 12,846 || 36–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Osborne || Neagle (8–4) || — || 34,490 || 36–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Honeycutt || Miceli (1–4) || — || 34,426 || 36–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 3–10 || Stottlemyre || Smith (4–5) || — || 38,901 || 36–44 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July: 12–15 (Home: 10–7; Away: 2–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 1 || Cubs || 4–1 || Darwin (7–7) || Navarro || Plesac (4) || 15,910 || 37–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || Cubs || 7–15 || Telemaco || Wagner (4–6) || — || 13,241 || 37–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 3 || Cubs || 3–2 || Neagle (9–4) || Castillo || Plesac (5) || 22,157 || 38–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 4 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Benes || Dessens (0–2) || — || 23,321 || 38–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 5 || Cardinals || 4–7 || Stottlemyre || Smith (4–6) || Fossas || 18,759 || 38–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Cardinals || 5–9 || Benes || Darwin (7–8) || — || 19,144 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 7 || Cardinals || 8–2 || Lieber (2–2) || Morgan || — || 16,255 || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 11 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Neagle (10–4) || Smiley || Plesac (6) || 24,670 || 40–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 12 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Portugal || Darwin (7–9) || Brantley || 27,708 || 40–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 13 || @ Reds || 0–3 || Jarvis || Lieber (2–3) || — || 32,119 || 40–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 14 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Burba || Wagner (4–7) || Brantley || 26,619 || 40–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 15 || @ Cubs || 2–12 || Castillo || Miceli (1–5) || — || 32,119 || 40–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 16 || @ Cubs || 10–5 || Neagle (11–4) || Navarro || — || 26,502 || 41–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || Reds || 8–3 || Lieber (3–3) || Jarvis || — || 12,669 || 42–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 19 || Reds || 3–11 || Burba || Wagner (4–8) || — || 17,153 || 42–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Reds || 3–9 || Salkeld || Miceli (1–6) || — || 26,378 || 42–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || Reds || 6–4 || Neagle (12–4) || Smiley || Plesac (7) || 23,117 || 43–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 23 || Expos || 5–1 || Lieber (4–3) || Martinez || — || 10,292 || 44–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 24 || Expos || 5–4 || Ericks (1–3) || Rojas || — || 19,219 || 45–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 25 || Phillies || 6–4 || Miceli (2–6) || Springer || Cordova (11) || 12,163 || 46–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 26 || Phillies || 7–4 || Ericks (2–3) || Bottalico || Plesac (8) || 17,239 || 47–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 27 || Phillies || 1–2 || Mulholland || Parris (0–1) || — || 23,121 || 47–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 28 || Phillies || 12–8 || Ericks (3–3) || Borland || — || 15,189 || 48–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 29 || @ Mets || 0–5 || Harnisch || Peters (0–1) || — || 15,680 || 48–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Isringhausen || Cordova (2–6) || Franco || — || 48–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 30 || @ Mets || 3–4 (12) || Franco || Lieber (4–4) || — || 18,378 || 48–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || July 31 || @ Mets || 2–3 (10) || Dipoto || Plesac (3–2) || — || 15,787 || 48–59 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August: 8–20 (Home: 3–10; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 1 || @ Mets || 13–9 || Morel (2–0) || Mlicki || Ericks (1) || 20,327 || 49–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 2 || @ Phillies || 8–3 || Wilkins (2–0) || Blazier || — || 24,505 || 50–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 3 || @ Phillies || 6–7 || Bottalico || Plesac (3–3) || — || 22,690 || 50–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Williams || Miceli (2–7) || Ryan || 25,498 || 50–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 5 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Schilling || Neagle (12–5) || — || 20,337 || 50–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 6 || Dodgers || 1–3 || Astacio || Parris (0–2) || Worrell || 11,824 || 50–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 7 || Dodgers || 12–2 || Lieber (5–4) || Martinez || Wilkins (1) || 12,232 || 51–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 8 || Padres || 3–12 || Sanders || Peters (0–2) || — || 8,388 || 51–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 9 || Padres || 1–4 || Valenzuela || Miceli (2–8) || Hoffman || 30,066 || 51–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 10 || Padres || 2–6 || Veras || Plesac (3–4) || — || 21,902 || 51–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 11 || Padres || 5–7 || Bergman || Parris (0–3) || Hoffman || 27,227 || 51–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || Giants || 10–12 || Dewey || Plesac (3–5) || Beck || 11,378 || 51–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 14 || Giants || 4–3 || Peters (1–2) || Estes || Ericks (2) || 20,340 || 52–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Smoltz || Neagle (12–6) || Wohlers || 39,210 || 52–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 17 || @ Braves || 1–7 || Bielecki || Ruebel (1–1) || — || 49,024 || 52–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || @ Braves || 1–2 (14) || Borowski || Cordova (2–7) || — || 31,587 || 52–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || @ Astros || 1–2 (13) || Morman || Morel (2–1) || — || 15,067 || 52–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 20 || @ Astros || 4–9 || Wall || Miceli (2–9) || Hernandez || 19,866 || 52–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 21 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Neagle (13–6) || Hampton || Ericks (3) || 13,357 || 53–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 22 || @ Astros || 8–6 || Wilkins (3–0) || Wagner || Ericks (4) || 14,899 || 54–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 23 || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Lieber (6–4) || Ritz || Cordova (12) || 48,038 || 55–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Rockies || 3–9 || Thompson || Peters (1–3) || — || 48,014 || 55–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 25 || @ Rockies || 9–13 || Munoz || Wilkins (3–1) || — || 48,139 || 55–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 27 || Braves || 3–2 || Neagle (14–6) || Smoltz || Plesac (9) || 14,603 || 56–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 28 || Braves || 4–9 || Wade || Loaiza (0–1) || — || 14,591 || 56–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 29 || Braves || 1–5 || Maddux || Lieber (6–5) || Wohlers || 12,101 || 56–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || Astros || 0–10 || Wall || Peters (1–4) || — || 24,619 || 56–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || Astros || 4–5 || Hernandez || Ericks (3–4) || Hudek || 27,559 || 56–79 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 1 || Astros || 9–5 || Wainhouse (1–0) || Darwin || — || 14,144 || 57–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 2 || Rockies || 3–8 || Ritz || Loaiza (0–2) || — || 9,513 || 57–80 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 4 || Rockies || 5–2 || Lieber (7–5) || Thompson || Plesac (10) || 10,081 || 58–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 6 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Osuna || Wilkins (3–2) || Worrell || 41,509 || 58–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Nomo || Schmidt (0–1) || Worrell || 50,862 || 58–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 8 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Plesac (4–5) || Dreifort || Ericks (5) || 33,922 || 59–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 9 || @ Padres || 5–6 || Hermanson || Wilkins (3–3) || Hoffman || 15,727 || 59–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || @ Padres || 5–6 || Hoffman || Boever (0–1) || — || 15,694 || 59–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 11 || @ Padres || 7–8 || Bochtler || Ericks (3–5) || — || 33,771 || 59–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 12 || @ Giants || 10–4 || Schmidt (1–1) || Dewey || Boever (1) || 8,214 || 60–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 13 || @ Giants || 9–0 || Loaiza (1–2) || VanLandingham || — || 9,888 || 61–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 14 || @ Giants || 7–5 (12) || Ericks (4–5) || Hook || Boever (2) || 15,685 || 62–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 15 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Lieber (8–5) || Rueter || Ruebel (1) || — || 63–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 15 || @ Giants || 11–9 (10) || Wilkins (4–3) || Poole || — || 21,998 || 64–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 17 || Reds || 5–3 || Cordova (3–7) || Smiley || Ericks (6) || 7,551 || 65–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 18 || Reds || 5–3 || Schmidt (2–1) || Morgan || Plesac (11) || 7,924 || 66–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 19 || Reds || 6–4 || Peters (2–4) || Pugh || Ericks (7) || 10,188 || 67–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 20 || Cubs || 6–4 || Lieber (9–5) || Foster || Ericks (8) || 19,285 || 68–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 21 || Cubs || 8–3 || Loiselle (1–0) || Swartzbaugh || — || 23,619 || 69–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 22 || Cubs || 11–3 (8) || Cordova (4–7) || Castillo || — || 27,472 || 70–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 23 || Cubs || 3–4 || Trachsel || Schmidt (2–2) || Patterson || 7,684 || 70–86 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 24 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Benes || Loaiza (1–3) || — || 8,611 || 70–87 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 25 || Cardinals || 7–8 (11) || Bailey || Miceli (2–10) || Mathews || 20,022 || 70–88 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 7–4 (10) || Plesac (5–5) || Wendell || — || — || 71–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 9–10 || Adams || Boever (0–2) || — || 18,757 || 71–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 8–7 (10) || Plesac (6–5) || Wendell || — || 29,729 || 72–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 8–3 || Loaiza (2–3) || Navarro || — || 26,873 || 73–89 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 3 9 3 9 y 35 59 Florida Marlins 7 5 7 5 y 48 42 Montreal Expos 5 7 5 7 y 47 71 New York Mets 5 8 5 8 y 68 68 Philadelphia Phillies 5 7 5 7 y 62 57 Total 25 36 25 36 y 260 297 NL Central Chicago Cubs 9 4 9 4 y 86 73 Cincinnati Reds 8 5 8 5 y 63 65 Houston Astros 5 8 5 8 y 51 65 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 3 10 y 59 79 Total 25 27 25 27 y 259 282 NL West Colorado Rockies 5 7 5 7 y 65 73 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 6 6 6 y 50 45 San Diego Padres 4 9 4 9 y 62 72 San Francisco Giants 8 4 8 4 y 80 64 Total 23 26 23 26 y 257 254 Season Total 73 89 73 89 y 776 833 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 26 12 14 12 14 y 131 131 May 27 9 18 9 18 y 111 151 June 27 15 12 15 12 y 125 118 July 27 12 15 12 15 y 122 145 August 28 8 20 8 20 y 120 164 September 27 17 10 17 10 y 167 124 Total 162 73 89 73 89 y 776 833 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 80 36 44 36 44 y 384 429 Away 82 37 45 37 45 y 392 404 Total 162 73 89 73 89 y 776 833 Roster 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 44 Joe Boever 41 Jason Christiansen 26 Steve Cooke 67 Francisco Córdova 44 Danny Darwin 71 Elmer Dessens 57 John Ericks 42 Lee Hancock 29 John Hope 47 Jon Lieber 34 Esteban Loaiza 75 Rich Loiselle 61 Darrell May 32 Dan Miceli 55 Ramón Morel 15 Denny Neagle 27 Steve Parris 38 Chris Peters 19 Dan Plesac 49 Matt Ruebel 42 Jason Schmidt 24 Zane Smith 43 Paul Wagner 53 Dave Wainhouse 6 John DeSalvo 53 Dave Wainhouse Catchers  2 Angelo Encarnación 18 Jason Kendall 63 Keith Osik Infielders 48 Rich Aude  3 Jay Bell 13 Carlos García 17 Charlie Hayes 36 Mark Johnson  7 Jeff King 16 Nelson Liriano 17 Dale Sveum Outfielders 46 Jermaine Allensworth 25 Trey Beamon  5 Jacob Brumfield 35 Dave Clark 30 Midre Cummings 11 Mike Kingery 28 Al Martin  6 Orlando Merced 12 John Wehner 51 Tony Womack Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 45 Rich Donnelly (bench) 23 Gene Lamont (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) 54 Spin Williams (bullpen) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position11 Mike Kingery CF 28 Al Martin LF 22 Orlando Merced RF 7 Jeff King 1B 17 Charlie Hayes 3B 3 Jay Bell SS6 John DeSalvo 2B18 Jason Kendall C 43 Paul Wagner SP Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1996&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in J. DeSalvo John DeSalvo 15 5 2 0.400 0 2 D. Sveum Dale Sveum 12 34 12 0.353 1 5 D. May Darrell May 5 3 1 0.333 0 0 T. Womack Tony Womack 17 30 10 0.333 0 7 A. Encarnación Angelo Encarnación 7 22 7 0.318 0 1 A. Martin Al Martin 155 630 189 0.300 18 72 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 130 414 124 0.300 3 42 K. Osik Keith Osik 48 140 41 0.293 1 14 O. Merced Orlando Merced 120 453 130 0.287 17 80 C. García Carlos García (baseball) 101 390 111 0.285 6 44 D. Clark Dave Clark (baseball) 92 211 58 0.275 8 35 M. Johnson Mark Johnson (first baseman) 127 343 94 0.274 13 47 J. King Jeff King (baseball) 155 591 160 0.271 30 111 N. Liriano Nelson Liriano 112 217 58 0.267 3 30 J. Allensworth Jermaine Allensworth 61 229 60 0.262 4 31 J. Wehner John Wehner 86 139 36 0.259 2 13 J. Bell Jay Bell 151 527 132 0.250 13 71 R. Aude Rich Aude 7 16 4 0.250 0 1 J. Brumfield Jacob Brumfield 29 80 20 0.250 2 8 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 5 8 2 0.250 0 2 C. Hayes Charlie Hayes 128 459 114 0.248 10 62 M. Kingery Mike Kingery 117 276 68 0.246 3 27 M. Ruebel Matt Ruebel 26 13 3 0.231 0 0 M. Cummings Midre Cummings 24 85 19 0.224 3 7 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 47 9 2 0.222 0 1 T. Beamon Trey Beamon 24 51 11 0.216 0 6 C. Peters Chris Peters 16 19 4 0.211 0 1 D. Darwin Danny Darwin 19 39 8 0.205 1 3 J. Hope John Hope (baseball) 5 5 1 0.200 0 0 J. Lieber Jon Lieber 51 36 7 0.194 0 3 D. Neagle Denny Neagle 30 55 10 0.182 0 2 S. Parris Steve Parris 8 6 1 0.167 0 0 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 16 26 4 0.154 0 3 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 59 16 2 0.125 0 2 E. Loaiza Esteban Loaiza 11 17 2 0.118 0 1 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 6 12 1 0.083 0 2 P. Wagner Paul Wagner 17 25 1 0.040 0 2 J. Boever Joe Boever 13 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 33 4 0 0.000 0 0 S. Cooke Steve Cooke (baseball) 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Ericks John Ericks 28 5 0 0.000 0 0 D. Miceli Dan Miceli 44 13 0 0.000 0 0 R. Morel Ramón Morel 29 4 0 0.000 0 0 D. Plesac Dan Plesac 73 5 0 0.000 0 0 D. Wainhouse Dave Wainhouse 17 1 0 0.000 0 0 L. Hancock Lee Hancock 13 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1625,6651,5090.266138738 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1996&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts D. Darwin Danny Darwin 19 1221 3 7 9 3.02 69 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 5 202 3 1 0 3.05 9 D. Neagle Denny Neagle 27 1822 3 14 6 3.05 131 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 47 75 4 3 3.84 62 J. Lieber Jon Lieber 51 142 9 5 3.99 94 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 6 372 3 2 2 4.06 26 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 59 99 4 7 4.09 95 D. Plesac Dan Plesac 73 701 3 6 5 4.09 76 M. Ruebel Matt Ruebel 26 582 3 1 1 4.60 22 E. Loaiza Esteban Loaiza 10 522 3 2 3 4.96 32 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 16 831 3 4 6 5.08 47 R. Morel Ramón Morel 29 42 2 1 5.36 22 J. Boever Joe Boever 13 15 0 2 5.40 6 P. Wagner Paul Wagner 16 812 3 4 8 5.40 81 C. Peters Chris Peters 16 64 2 4 5.63 28 D. Wainhouse Dave Wainhouse 17 232 3 1 0 5.70 16 D. Miceli Dan Miceli 44 852 3 2 10 5.78 66 J. Ericks John Ericks 28 462 3 4 5 5.79 46 L. Hancock Lee Hancock 13 181 3 0 0 6.38 13 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 33 441 3 3 3 6.70 38 J. Hope John Hope (baseball) 5 191 3 1 3 6.98 13 S. Parris Steve Parris 8 261 3 0 3 7.18 27 S. Cooke Steve Cooke (baseball) 3 81 3 0 0 7.56 7 E. Dessens Elmer Dessens 15 25 0 2 8.28 13 D. May Darrell May 5 82 3 0 1 9.35 5Team totals1621,4531 373894.611,044 Awards and honors 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jason Kendall, C, reserve Transactions April 27, 1996: Joe Boever was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Detroit Tigers.Joe Boever at Baseball Reference May 15, 1996: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Pirates to the Toronto Blue Jays for D. J. Boston (minors).Jacob Brumfield at Baseball Reference June 4, 1996: Kris Benson was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick). Player signed August 11, 1996.Kris Benson at Baseball Reference July 6, 1996: Zane Smith was released by the Pirates. July 23, 1996: Danny Darwin was traded by the Pirates to the Houston Astros for Rich Loiselle. August 28, 1996: Denny Neagle was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Ron Wright, Corey Pointer (minors) and a player to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Jason Schmidt to the Pirates on August 30.Jason Schmidt at Baseball Reference August 30, 1996: Charlie Hayes was traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Chris Corn (minors) to the Pirates on August 31. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League Marc Hill A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Jeff Banister A Augusta Greenjackets South Atlantic League Jay Loviglio A-Short Season Erie SeaWolves New York–Penn League Jeff Richardson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke References 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates Category:1996 in Pittsburgh