1996 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1996 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Claude Brochu Jim Beattie Felipe Alou The Sports Network(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)TQS(Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin)SRC(Claude Raymond, Camille Dube)RDS Network(Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois) CIQC(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price, Mike Stenhouse) CKAC (AM)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois) 88–74 2nd The 1996 Montreal Expos season was the 28th season in franchise history. An 88–74 finish was good enough to put them in second in the National League East, 8 games behind the National League Champion Atlanta Braves and 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card standings. Offseason October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml Butch Henry Stats December 1, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa02.shtml Wally Whitehurst Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml Jalal Leach Stats December 15, 1995: Omar Daal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daalom01.shtml Omar Daal Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 December 20, 1995: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stankan01.shtml Andy Stankiewicz Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 March 13, 1996: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuri01.shtml Rick Schu Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 March 13, 1996: Sherman Obando was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/obandsh01.shtml Sherman Obando Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202164858/http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/obandsh01.shtml December 2, 2008 live Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 20th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981. Regular season Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack.www.baseball-almanac.com Obituary of John McSherry The game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Expos is postponed. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled. The Expos set an MLB record with six grand slams before May 1, a feat not equaled until the 2018 Boston Red Sox.https://www.mlb.com/news/xander-bogaerts-hits-red-soxs-6th-grand-slam/c-274523748 In 21st win, Sox's 6th slam ties '96 Expos mark Ian Browne MLB.com April 30, 2018 April 30, 2018 Ultimately, the Expos finished two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League wild card race. Opening Day lineup April 1 (game postponed) Mark Grudzielanek Mike Lansing Rondell White           Pedro Martínez, P Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19713226/reds_expos_players_too_shaken_to_play/ Reds, Expos players too shaken to play The Orlando Sentinel 5 April 2, 1996 May 1, 2018 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/19712815/reds_notebook/ Reds Notebook The Orlando Sentinel 31 April 2, 1996 May 1, 2018 newspapers.com April 2 Mark Grudzielanek, SS Mike Lansing, 2B Rondell White, CF Moises Alou, LF David Segui, 1B Sherman Obando, RF Darrin Fletcher, C Shane Andrews, 3B Jeff Fassero, P Source:http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04020CIN1996.htm Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 Retrosheet April 2, 1996 April 30, 2018 Note: sources do not list the complete Expos lineup for April 1, although it was likely the same (other than the pitcher) as for April 2, as the Reds use the same starting pitcher, left-hander Pete Schourek, on both days. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Game log Montreal Expos 1996 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43) y Montreal Expos April: 17–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 1 || @ Reds || colspan=5 |Postponed (death of umpire John McSherry) Rescheduled for April 2 || 0–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Schourek || Fassero (0–1) || Moore || 53,136 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Veres (1–0) || Shaw || — || 19,104 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 4 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Paniagua (1–0) || Burba || — || 17,067 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 5 || Rockies || 6–4 || Dyer (1–0) || Munoz || Rojas (1) || 45,042 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || Rockies || 4–5 || Thompson || Rueter (0–1) || Leskanic || 27,040 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 7 || Rockies || 9–1 || Fassero (1–1) || Painter || — || 11,212 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Rojas (1–0) || Parrett || — || 52,841 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Benes || Paniagua (1–1) || — || 27,734 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 11 || @ Pirates || 6–5 (11) || Rojas (2–0) || Cordova || Veres (1) || 8,084 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 12 || @ Pirates || 13–3 || Rueter (1–1) || Darwin || — || 13,087 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || @ Pirates || 3–9 || Wagner || Fassero (1–2) || — || 13,834 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Neagle || Martinez (0–1) || — || 12,797 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 16 || Phillies || 7–6 || Rojas (3–0) || Springer || — || 8,510 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 17 || Phillies || 3–9 || Mulholland || Cormier (0–1) || — || 8,728 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 18 || Phillies || 8–9 || Bottalico || Rojas (3–1) || — || 8,316 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 19 || Pirates || 2–1 || Manuel (1–0) || Plesac || — || 13,256 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 20 || Pirates || 11–2 || Martinez (1–1) || Ericks || — || 14,022 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 21 || Pirates || 9–4 || Veres (2–0) || Christiansen || — || 11,361 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 22 || Cardinals || 8–0 || Cormier (1–1) || Osborne || — || 9,778 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 23 || Cardinals || 12–11 || Scott (1–0) || Mathews || — || 8,352 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 24 || Reds || 7–6 (10) || Dyer (2–0) || Moore || — || 10,126 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 25 || Reds || 8–4 || Martinez (2–1) || Smiley || — || 13,067 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 26 || @ Rockies || 6–2 || Alvarez (1–0) || Reynoso || — || 48,024 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || @ Rockies || 5–6 (13) || Painter || Daal (0–1) || — || 48,013 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || April 28 || @ Rockies || 21–9 || Rueter (2–1) || Rekar || — || 48,006 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 29 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Harnisch || Fassero (1–3) || Franco || 14,011 || 17–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 30 || @ Mets || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 1 || 17–9 |- y Montreal Expos May: 14–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 1 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Martinez (3–1) || Clark || — || — || 18–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 1 || @ Mets || 0–6 || Isringhausen || Alvarez (1–1) || — || 16,937 || 18–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || @ Astros || 1–4 || Reynolds || Cormier (1–2) || Jones || 19,633 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 4 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Veres (3–0) || Hernandez || Rojas (2) || 22,810 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Fassero (2–3) || Brocail || — || 25,207 || 20–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 6 || Cubs || 6–2 || Martinez (4–1) || Bullinger || — || 46,893 || 21–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 7 || Cubs || 8–3 || Veres (4–0) || Adams || — || 13,236 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 8 || Cubs || 4–2 || Cormier (2–2) || Navarro || Rojas (3) || 12,484 || 23–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 9 || Astros || 4–11 || Kile || Rueter (2–2) || — || 12,470 || 23–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 10 || Astros || 5–2 || Fassero (3–3) || Dougherty || Rojas (4) || 30,315 || 24–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 11 || Astros || 10–9 (13) || Dyer (3–0) || Dougherty || — || 26,084 || 25–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 12 || Astros || 7–6 || Urbina (1–0) || Hampton || Rojas (5) || 19,345 || 26–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Manuel (2–0) || Worrell || Rojas (6) || 25,600 || 27–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Martinez || Veres (4–1) || Worrell || 37,942 || 27–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–7 || Candiotti || Fassero (3–4) || — || 26,875 || 27–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 17 || @ Padres || 1–2 (12) || Hoffman || Rojas (3–2) || — || 26,469 || 27–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 18 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Urbina (2–0) || Valenzuela || Rojas (7) || 31,749 || 28–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 19 || @ Padres || 3–4 || Worrell || Veres (4–2) || Hoffman || 28,769 || 28–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Giants || 6–9 || Dewey || Dyer (3–1) || Beck || 10,062 || 28–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Giants || 5–8 || Dewey || Aucoin (0–1) || Beck || 8,911 || 28–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 22 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Martinez (5–1) || VanLandingham || Rojas (8) || 11,663 || 29–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 24 || Dodgers || 4–5 (11) || Osuna || Daal (0–2) || Worrell || 27,843 || 29–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || Dodgers || 3–5 || Martinez || Cormier (2–3) || Worrell || 27,104 || 29–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Candiotti || Rojas (3–3) || Worrell || 30,718 || 29–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || Padres || 3–4 || Hamilton || Fassero (3–5) || Hoffman || 44,636 || 29–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || Padres || 2–3 (10) || Hoffman || Scott (1–1) || Bochtler || 16,537 || 29–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 29 || Padres || 9–4 || Urbina (3–0) || Valenzuela || — || 14,386 || 30–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || May 31 || Giants || 7–4 || Daal (1–2) || DeLucia || Veres (2) || 25,712 || 31–23 |- y Montreal Expos June: 16–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 1 || Giants || 5–1 || Fassero (4–5) || Fernandez || Dyer (1) || 36,858 || 32–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || Giants || 1–8 || Leiter || Martinez (5–2) || — || 25,006 || 32–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 4 || @ Marlins || 0–5 || Burkett || Rueter (2–3) || — || 14,821 || 32–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 5 || @ Marlins || 2–1 || Cormier (3–3) || Rapp || Veres (3) || 21,342 || 33–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 7 || @ Cubs || 9–3 || Fassero (5–5) || Castillo || — || 23,860 || 34–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 8 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || Telemaco || Martinez (5–3) || Wendell || 37,373 || 34–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 9 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Trachsel || Rueter (2–4) || Wendell || 30,785 || 34–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 10 || Marlins || 2–5 || Nen || Dyer (3–2) || — || 34,867 || 34–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 11 || Marlins || 3–2 || Scott (2–1) || Brown || Veres (4) || 10,758 || 35–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 12 || Marlins || 8–0 || Fassero (6–5) || Leiter || — || 12,341 || 36–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 14 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Martinez (6–3) || Portugal || — || 26,691 || 37–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 15 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Rueter (3–4) || Burba || Rojas (9) || 32,833 || 38–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || @ Reds || 0–7 || Salkeld || Cormier (3–4) || — || 25,657 || 38–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 17 || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Urbina (4–0) || Freeman || Rojas (10) || 48,021 || 39–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 18 || @ Rockies || 12–8 || Dyer (4–2) || Holmes || — || 50,025 || 40–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 19 || @ Rockies || 6–7 (10) || Ruffin || Scott (2–2) || — || 48,007 || 40–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 20 || Cardinals || 8–3 || Rueter (4–4) || Stottlemyre || — || 15,095 || 41–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 21 || Cardinals || 4–3 (12) || Rojas (4–3) || Eckersley || — || 16,136 || 42–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 22 || Cardinals || 4–9 || Morgan || Urbina (4–1) || — || 16,895 || 42–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 23 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Fassero (7–5) || Osborne || Rojas (11) || 22,168 || 43–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || June 24 || Pirates || 11–3 || Martinez (7–3) || Dessens || — || 23,736 || 44–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 25 || Pirates || 8–2 || Rueter (5–4) || Smith || Scott (1) || 12,776 || 45–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 26 || Pirates || 1–3 || Darwin || Cormier (3–5) || Cordova || 12,846 || 45–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Phillies || 3–7 || Mulholland || Urbina (4–2) || Ryan || 21,703 || 45–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Fassero (8–5) || Schilling || — || 22,898 || 46–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Rojas (5–3) || Bottalico || Dyer (2) || 24,949 || 47–33 |- y Montreal Expos July: 11–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 1 || Braves || 2–7 || Avery || Rueter (5–5) || — || 34,116 || 47–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 2 || Braves || 5–1 || Cormier (4–5) || Maddux || — || 20,075 || 48–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 3 || Braves || 1–3 || Glavine || Scott (2–3) || Wohlers || 26,837 || 48–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 4 || Mets || 0–4 || Person || Fassero (8–6) || — || 11,861 || 48–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 5 || Mets || 6–9 || Dipoto || Scott (2–4) || Franco || 13,550 || 48–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Mets || 3–11 || Jones || Rueter (5–6) || — || 15,546 || 48–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 7 || Mets || 4–3 || Cormier (5–5) || Harnisch || Rojas (12) || 16,076 || 49–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 11 || Phillies || 2–3 || Schilling || Fassero (8–7) || Bottalico || 17,546 || 49–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 12 || Phillies || 3–5 || Mulholland || Martinez (7–4) || — || 14,322 || 49–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 13 || Phillies || 2–6 || Mimbs || Cormier (5–6) || — || 30,215 || 49–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 14 || Phillies || 5–2 || Scott (3–4) || Williams || Rojas (13) || 31,515 || 50–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 15 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Maddux || Manuel (2–1) || Wohlers || 32,708 || 50–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 16 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Wohlers || Scott (3–5) || — || 31,334 || 50–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Mets || 7–3 || Martinez (8–4) || Harnisch || — || 19,467 || 51–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 19 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Dyer (5–2) || Isringhausen || Rojas (14) || 19,005 || 52–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || @ Mets || 1–4 || Wilson || Urbina (4–3) || Franco || 27,407 || 52–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Fassero (9–7) || Clark || Rojas (15) || 32,173 || 53–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Pirates || 1–5 || Lieber || Martinez (8–5) || — || 10,292 || 53–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Pirates || 4–5 || Ericks || Rojas (5–4) || — || 19,219 || 53–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 25 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Urbina (5–3) || Petkovsek || Rojas (16) || 34,271 || 54–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 26 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Fassero (10–7) || Osborne || — || 30,048 || 55–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 27 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Benes || Dyer (5–3) || Eckersley || 44,269 || 55–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Petkovsek || Martinez (8–6) || Mathews || 31,226 || 55–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 29 || Rockies || 4–1 || Cormier (6–6) || Wright || Rojas (17) || 19,115 || 56–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || July 30 || Rockies || 3–1 || Urbina (6–3) || Reynoso || Rojas (18) || 17,071 || 57–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || July 31 || Rockies || 6–2 || Fassero (11–7) || Bailey || — || 23,663 || 58–48 |- y Montreal Expos August: 14–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 1 || Reds || 7–9 || Shaw || Dyer (5–4) || Brantley || 13,725 || 58–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 2 || Reds || 11–1 || Martinez (9–6) || Jarvis || — || 12,988 || 59–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 3 || Reds || 6–2 || Cormier (7–6) || Portugal || Rojas (19) || 17,184 || 60–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 4 || Reds || 7–3 || Urbina (7–3) || Burba || Rojas (20) || 15,408 || 61–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 6 || @ Astros || 7–5 || Fassero (12–7) || Kile || Rojas (21) || 17,658 || 62–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 7 || @ Astros || 13–5 || Leiter (1–0) || Wall || — || 19,703 || 63–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Drabek || Martinez (9–7) || — || 26,632 || 63–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 9 || Cubs || 9–11 || Bullinger || Cormier (7–7) || Patterson || 15,498 || 63–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 10 || Cubs || 2–3 || Casian || Dyer (5–5) || Wendell || 16,724 || 63–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 11 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Rojas (6–4) || Bottenfield || — || 20,120 || 64–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 12 || Astros || 8–1 || Leiter (2–0) || Darwin || — || 35,458 || 65–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 13 || Astros || 7–4 || Martinez (10–7) || Drabek || Rojas (22) || 17,103 || 66–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || Astros || 3–8 || Reynolds || Cormier (7–8) || — || 19,136 || 66–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Dodgers || 2–8 || Astacio || Urbina (7–4) || — || 51,573 || 66–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Dodgers || 6–7 || Worrell || Veres (4–3) || — || 47,549 || 66–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 18 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Leiter (3–0) || Candiotti || — || 36,673 || 67–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 19 || @ Padres || 3–7 || Sanders || Martinez (10–8) || Hoffman || 33,490 || 67–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || @ Padres || 0–3 || Tewksbury || Cormier (7–9) || Hoffman || 18,426 || 67–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21 || @ Padres || 2–7 || Valenzuela || Urbina (7–5) || — || 29,182 || 67–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 22 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Fassero (13–7) || Bautista || Rojas (23) || 14,744 || 68–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 23 || @ Giants || 10–8 || Daal (2–2) || Creek || Rojas (24) || 18,739 || 69–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 24 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Martinez (11–8) || Estes || Rojas (25) || 22,710 || 70–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Giants || 2–7 || Fernandez || Cormier (7–10) || — || 24,349 || 70–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 27 || Dodgers || 1–5 || Nomo || Fassero (13–8) || — || 21,040 || 70–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 28 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Rojas (7–4) || Park || — || 13,006 || 71–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 29 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Martinez || Martinez (11–9) || Worrell || 16,551 || 71–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 30 || Padres || 0–6 || Sanders || Paniagua (1–2) || — || 14,133 || 71–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || August 31 || Padres || 4–2 || Daal (3–2) || Tewksbury || Rojas (26) || 18,235 || 72–62 |- y Montreal Expos September: 16–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 1 || Padres || 7–6 || Fassero (14–8) || Ashby || Rojas (27) || 20,666 || 73–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 2 || Giants || 4–3 (11) || Manuel (3–1) || Beck || — || 26,689 || 74–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 3 || Giants || 9–2 || Martinez (12–9) || Gardner || — || 20,168 || 75–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 4 || Giants || 6–0 || Paniagua (2–2) || Estes || — || 20,317 || 76–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 5 || @ Marlins || 6–2 || Manuel (4–1) || Rapp || — || 16,080 || 77–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || @ Marlins || 0–4 || Hutton || Fassero (14–9) || Powell || 16,943 || 77–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 7 || @ Marlins || 2–1 || Leiter (4–0) || Valdes || Rojas (28) || 25,278 || 78–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Marlins || 1–2 || Helling || Martinez (12–10) || Nen || 19,427 || 78–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Foster || Paniagua (2–3) || — || 24,452 || 78–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 10 || @ Cubs || 3–10 || Bottenfield || Daal (3–3) || — || 26,700 || 78–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 11 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Urbina (8–5) || Adams || Rojas (29) || 30,729 || 79–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 12 || Marlins || 5–4 || Veres (5–3) || Powell || Rojas (30) || 9,308 || 80–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 13 || Marlins || 3–2 || Martinez (13–10) || Helling || Rojas (31) || 13,723 || 81–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 14 || Marlins || 3–2 || Veres (6–3) || Powell || Rojas (32) || 17,546 || 82–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 15 || Marlins || 3–4 || Leiter || Daal (3–4) || Nen || 26,166 || 82–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 17 || Mets || 7–1 || Fassero (15–9) || Isringhausen || — || 17,282 || 83–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 18 || Mets || 4–3 || Urbina (9–5) || Mlicki || Rojas (33) || 14,930 || 84–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 19 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Urbina (10–5) || Wohlers || — || 37,193 || 85–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Glavine || Leiper (0–1) || Wohlers || 46,260 || 85–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 21 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Neagle || Daal (3–5) || Wohlers || 49,285 || 85–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 22 || @ Braves || 2–8 || Smoltz || Fassero (15–10) || — || 49,238 || 85–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 23 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Maddux || Leiter (4–1) || Bielecki || 49,083 || 85–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 24 || @ Phillies || 6–2 || Juden (1–0) || Williams || Rojas (34) || 16,044 || 86–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 25 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || West || Paniagua (2–4) || Bottalico || 17,544 || 86–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 26 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Daal (4–5) || Schilling || Rojas (35) || 16,587 || 87–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || Braves || 4–6 || Smoltz || Fassero (15–11) || Wohlers || 33,133 || 87–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || Braves || 0–4 || Woodall || Leiter (4–2) || — || 34,125 || 87–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || September 29 || Braves || 6–3 || Alvarez (2–1) || Avery || Rojas (36) || 30,646 || 88–74 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Expos team member Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 3 10 3 10 y 38 52 Florida Marlins 8 5 8 5 y 38 34 Montreal Expos New York Mets 7 6 7 6 y 47 54 Philadelphia Phillies 6 7 6 7 y 52 59 Total 24 28 24 28 y 175 199 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 6 6 6 y 54 51 Cincinnati Reds 9 3 9 3 y 77 48 Houston Astros 9 4 9 4 y 74 62 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 7 5 y 71 47 St. Louis Cardinals 8 4 8 4 y 60 50 Total 39 22 39 22 y 336 258 NL West Colorado Rockies 9 3 9 3 y 87 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 9 3 9 y 39 55 San Diego Padres 4 8 4 8 y 37 50 San Francisco Giants 9 4 9 4 y 67 57 Total 25 24 25 24 y 230 211 Season Total 88 74 88 74 y 741 668 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 26 17 9 17 9 y 176 121 May 28 14 14 14 14 y 115 114 June 26 16 10 16 10 y 120 103 July 26 11 15 11 15 y 90 105 August 28 14 14 14 14 y 138 135 September 28 16 12 16 12 y 102 90 Total 162 88 74 88 74 y 741 668 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 50 31 50 31 y 410 330 Away 81 38 43 38 43 y 331 338 Total 162 88 74 88 74 y 741 668 Transactions June 4, 1996: Milton Bradley was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlmi01.shtml Milton Bradley Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081216022202/http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlmi01.shtml December 16, 2008 live June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Montreal Expos. June 25, 1996: Jon Habyan was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/habyajo01.shtml John Habyan Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 July 30, 1996: Kirk Rueter was traded by the Montreal Expos with Tim Scott to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Leiter.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rueteki01.shtml Kirk Rueter Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081216124432/http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rueteki01.shtml December 16, 2008 live Roster 1996 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 48 Tavo Álvarez 66 Derek Aucoin 37 Rhéal Cormier 47 Omar Daal 39 Mike Dyer 13 Jeff Fassero 14,28 Jeff Juden 52 Dave Leiper 31 Mark Leiter 44 Barry Manuel 45 Pedro Martínez 26 Alex Pacheco 36 José Paniagua 51 Mel Rojas 42 Kirk Rueter 54 Tim Scott 41 Ugueth Urbina 43 Dave Veres Catchers 12 Raúl Chávez 24 Darrin Fletcher  2 Tim Spehr 25 Lenny Webster Infielders 11 Shane Andrews  4 Mark Grudzielanek  3 Mike Lansing 16 Rick Schu 21 David Segui  9 Dave Silvestri  5 Andy Stankiewicz Outfielders 18 Moisés Alou 15 Yamil Benítez 30 Cliff Floyd 27 Vladimir Guerrero 29 Sherman Obando 40 Henry Rodríguez  7 F. P. Santangelo 22 Rondell White Other batters 46 Tony Barron 16 Rob Lukachyk Manager 17 Felipe Alou Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (Bullpen)  1 Tommy Harper (Hitting) 32 Joe Kerrigan (Pitching)  6 Jerry Manuel (Third base) 55 Luis Pujols (First base) 23 Jim Tracy (Bench) Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB C Darrin Fletcher 127 394 41 105 12 57 .2660 1B David Segui 115 416 69 119 11 58 .286 4 2B Mike Lansing 159 641 99 183 11 53 .28523 SS Shane Andrews 127 375 43 85 19 64 .227 3 3B Mark Grudzielanek 153 657 99201 6 49 .306 33 LF Henry Rodríguez 145 532 81 147 36 103 .276 2 CF Rondell White 88 334 35 98 6 41 .293 14 RF Moisés Alou 143 540 87 152 21 96 .2819https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1996.shtml 1996 Montreal Expos Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com November 28, 2008 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB F.P. Santangelo 152 393 54 109 7 56 .277 5 Cliff Floyd 117 227 29 55 6 26 .242 7 Sherman Obando 89 178 30 44 8 22 .247 2 Lenny Webster 78 174 18 40 2 17 .230 0 Dave Silvestri 86 162 16 33 1 17 .204 2 Andy Stankiewicz 64 77 12 22 0 9 .286 1 Tim Spehr 63 44 4 4 1 3 .091 1 Vladimir Guerrero 9 27 2 5 1 1 .185 0 Yamil Benítez 11 12 0 2 0 2 .167 0 Raúl Chávez 4 5 1 1 0 0 .200 1 Rick Schu 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Rob Lukachyk 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Tony Barron 11 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA SO BB Jeff Fassero 34 231.21511 3.30 222 55 Pedro Martínez 33 216.2 13 10 3.70 222 70 Rhéal Cormier 33 159.2 7 10 4.17 100 41 Ugueth Urbina 33 114.0 10 5 3.71 108 44 Kirk Rueter 16 78.2 5 6 4.58 30 22 Mark Leiter 12 69.2 4 2 4.39 46 19 José Paniagua 13 51.0 2 4 3.53 27 23 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA SO BB Jeff Juden 22 32.2 1 0 2.20 26 14 Tavo Álvarez 11 21.0 2 1 3.00 912 Alex Pacheco 5 5.20 0 11.12 71 Dave Leiper 7 4.0 01 11.25 32 Derek Aucoin 2 2.2 0 1 3.38 1 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB Mel Rojas 74 81.0 7 436 3.22 9228 Mike Dyer 70 75.2 5 5 2 4.40 5134 Dave Veres 68 77.2 6 3 4 4.17 8132 Omar Daal 64 87.1 4 5 0 4.02 8237 Barry Manuel 53 86.0 4 1 0 3.24 6226 Tim Scott 45 46.1 3 5 1 3.11 37 21 Award winners Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, June Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, July 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Pedro Martinez, Pitcher, Reserve Mark Grudzielanek, Infield, Reserve Henry Rodriguez, Outfield, Reservation Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Pete Mackanin AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pat Kelly A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Rick Sofield A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Doug Sisson A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League Kevin Higgins Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Jim GabellaLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, VermontJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 35em External links 1996 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1996 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos Category:1996 in Montreal Category:1996 in sports in Quebec