1996 New York Mets - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1996 New York Mets

League

National League

Division

East

Calendar

1996 Baseball Calendar

Location

New York,New York

W-L Record

71-91 (.438) GBL: -25

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

4 / 12 / 24

Runs For/Against

746 / 779 Diff: -33

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Joe McIlvaine

Manager(s)

Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine

Ballpark

Shea Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Rob Stratton (1-13)

Attendance

1,588,323

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

$23,456,500

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Norfolk Tides (IL-AAA), Binghamton Mets (East-AA), St. Lucie Mets (FSL-A+), Columbia Bombers (SAL-A), Pittsfield Mets (NYPL-A-), Kingsport Mets (App-Rk), Gulf Coast Mets (GCL-Rk)

Years Active

1962-2021

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1996 New York Mets Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
13	Edgardo Alfonzo	22	2	3B-2B	5-11	187	R	R	1973-11-08	Santa Teresa,VZ	1991- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2006	1991-2010	0.000	VZ
6	Carlos Baerga	27	7	2B-3B	5-11	215	B	R	1968-11-04	San Juan,PR	1985- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	1990-2005	1986-2005	0.000	PR
11	Tim Bogar	29	4	SS-2B	6-2	198	R	R	1966-10-28	Indianapolis,IN	1987- 8- 212-NYN	MLB	1993-2001	1986-2002	0.000	US
26	Rico Brogna	26	4	1B-OF	6-2	203	L	L	1970-04-18	Turners Falls,MA	1988- 1- 26-DET	MLB	1992-2001	1988-2001	0.000	US
43	Paul Byrd	25	2	P	6-1	184	R	R	1970-12-03	Louisville,KY	1991- 4- 112-CLE	MLB	1995-2009	1989-2009	0.000	US
30	Alberto Castillo	26	2	C-P	6-0	185	R	R	1970-02-10	San Juan de Maguana,DR	1987- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2007	1987-2009	0.000	DR
54	Mark Clark	28	6	P	6-5	235	R	R	1968-05-12	Bath,IL	1988- 9- 236-SLN	MLB	1991-2000	1988-2000	0.000	US
45	Jerry Dipoto	28	4	P	6-2	205	R	R	1968-05-24	Jersey City,NJ	1989- 3- 71-CLE	MLB	1993-2000	1988-2000	0.000	US
12	Alvaro Espinoza	34	10	SS-3B	6-0	181	R	R	1962-02-19	Valencia,VZ	1978- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1985-1997	1979-1997	0.000	VZ
3	Carl Everett	25	4	CF-OF	6-0	190	B	R	1971-06-03	Tampa,FL	1990- 1- 10-NYA	MLB	1993-2006	1990-2010	0.000	US
31	John Franco	35	13	P	5-10	185	L	L	1960-09-17	Brooklyn,NY	1981- 5- 125-LAN	MLB	1984-2005	1979-2005	0.000	US
15	Matt Franco	26	2	1B-3B	6-2	200	L	R	1969-08-19	Santa Monica,CA	1987- 7- 166-CHN	MLB	1995-2003	1987-2006	0.000	US
40	Mike Fyhrie	26	1	P	6-2	203	R	R	1969-12-09	Long Beach,CA	1991- 12- 314-KCA	MLB	1996-2002	1988-2003	0.000	US
23	Bernard Gilkey	29	7	OF-LF	6-0	200	R	R	1966-09-24	St. Louis,MO	1984- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1990-2001	1985-2001	0.000	US
7	Charlie Greene	25	1	C-1B	6-2	170	R	R	1971-01-23	Miami,FL	1991- 19- 497-SDN	MLB	1996-2000	1991-2003	0.000	US
19	Jason Hardtke	24	1	2B-3B	5-10	175	B	R	1971-09-15	Milwaukee,WI	1990- 3- 81-CLE	MLB	1996-1998	1990-2001	0.000	US
27	Pete Harnisch	29	9	P	6-0	228	R	R	1966-09-23	Commack,NY	1987- 1- 27-BAL	MLB	1988-2001	1985-2003	0.000	US
35	Doug Henry	32	6	P	6-4	205	R	R	1963-12-10	Sacramento,CA	1985- 8- 185-MIL	MLB	1991-2001	1983-2001	0.000	US
9	Todd Hundley	27	7	C-LF	5-11	199	B	R	1969-05-27	Martinsville,VA	1987- 2- 39-NYN	MLB	1990-2003	1987-2003	0.000	US
42	Butch Huskey	24	3	3B-RF	6-3	244	R	R	1971-11-10	Anadarko,OK	1989- 7- 190-NYN	MLB	1993-2000	1989-2001	0.000	US
44	Jason Isringhausen	23	2	P	6-3	210	R	R	1972-09-07	Brighton,IL	1991- 44-1157-NYN	MLB	1995-2012	1992-2012	0.000	US
1	Lance Johnson	32	10	OF-CF	5-11	165	L	L	1963-07-06	Lincoln Heights,OH	1984- 6- 139-SLN	MLB	1987-2000	1984-2002	0.000	US
28	Bobby Jones	26	4	P	6-4	225	R	R	1970-02-10	Fresno,CA	1991- 1- 36-NYN	MLB	1993-2002	1989-2006	0.000	US
5	Chris Jones	30	6	OF-RF	6-2	210	R	R	1965-12-16	Utica,NY	1985- 4- 105-TOR	MLB	1991-2000	1984-2004	0.000	US
12	Jeff Kent	28	5	2B-3B	6-1	205	R	R	1968-03-07	Bellflower,CA	1989- 20- 523-TOR	MLB	1992-2008	1987-2008	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
49	Bob MacDonald	31	6	P	6-3	200	L	L	1965-04-27	East Orange,NJ	1987- 19- 491-TOR	MLB	1990-1996	1985-1996	0.000	US
48	Pedro Martinez	27	4	P	6-2	185	L	L	1968-11-29	Villa Mella,DR	1986- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	1993-1997	1987-2002	0.000	DR
17	Brent Mayne	28	7	C-3B	6-1	192	L	R	1968-04-19	Loma Linda,CA	1989- 1- 13-KCA	MLB	1990-2004	1988-2004	0.000	US
34	Blas Minor	30	5	P	6-3	203	R	R	1966-03-20	Merced,CA	1988- 6- 148-PIT	MLB	1992-1997	1988-2000	0.000	US
38	Dave Mlicki	28	4	P	6-4	205	R	R	1968-06-08	Cleveland,OH	1990- 17- 460-CLE	MLB	1992-2002	1990-2002	0.000	US
22	Alex Ochoa	24	2	OF-RF	6-0	195	R	R	1972-03-29	Miami Lakes,FL	1991- 3- 82-BAL	MLB	1995-2002	1991-2008	0.000	US
0	Rey Ordonez	23	1	SS-2B	5-9	159	R	R	1972-11-11	Havana,CU	1993- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1996-2004	1993-2004	0.000	CU
29	Robert Person	26	2	P-OF	6-0	194	R	R	1969-10-06	St. Louis,MO	1989- 25- 645-CLE	MLB	1995-2003	1989-2005	0.000	US
20	Roberto Petagine	25	3	1B-OF	6-1	215	L	L	1971-06-02	Nueva Esparita,VZ	1990- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1994-2006	1990-2010	0.000	VZ
18	Kevin Roberson	28	4	OF-RF	6-4	210	B	R	1968-01-29	Decatur,IL	1988- 16- 404-CHN	MLB	1993-1996	1988-2004	0.000	US
33	Andy Tomberlin	29	4	OF-1B	5-11	185	L	L	1966-11-07	Monroe,NC	1985- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	1993-1998	1986-2000	0.000	US
34	Ricky Trlicek	27	4	P	6-2	200	R	R	1969-04-26	Houston,TX	1987- 4- 104-PHI	MLB	1992-1997	1987-1998	0.000	US
15	Jose Vizcaino	28	8	SS-2B	6-1	180	B	R	1968-03-26	San Cristobal,DR	1986- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1989-2006	1987-2006	0.000	DR
47	Derek Wallace	24	1	P-OF	6-3	215	R	R	1971-09-01	Van Nuys,CA	1992- 1- 11-CHN	MLB	1996-1999	1992-1999	0.000	US
32	Paul Wilson	23	1	P	6-5	235	R	R	1973-03-28	Orlando,FL	1994- 1- 1-NYN	MLB	1996-2005	1992-2008	0.000	US
40 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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