1996 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- | 759 | 706 | Tony LaRussa | Busch Stadium II | 2,654,718 | $38,741,666 | Ray Lankford (23) | Todd Stottlemyre (11) | Lost NLCS (Braves) |
| 2 | Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 | 753 | 792 | Terry Collins | Astrodome | 1,975,888 | $26,894,000 | Jeff Bagwell (5) | Shane Reynolds (4) | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7.0 | 778 | 773 | Ray Knight | Riverfront Stadium | 1,861,428 | $40,719,334 | Barry Larkin (12) | John Smiley (12) | |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12.0 | 772 | 771 | Jim Riggleman | Wrigley Field | 2,219,110 | $30,954,000 | Brian McRae (25) | Steve Trachsel (16) | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15.0 | 776 | 833 | Jim Leyland | Three Rivers Stadium | 1,332,150 | $21,253,500 | Al Martin (21) | Denny Neagle (14) | |
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Atlanta Braves ** | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- | 773 | 648 | Bobby Cox | Atlanta-Fulton County Sta | 2,901,242 | $47,390,000 | Chipper Jones (13) | John Smoltz (1) | Lost World Series (Yankees) |
| 2 | Montreal Expos | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 | 741 | 668 | Felipe Alou | Olympic Stadium | 1,616,709 | $15,410,500 | Henry Rodriguez (24) | Jeff Fassero (5) | |
| 3 | Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 | 688 | 703 | Rene Lachemann, John Boles, Cookie Rojas | Joe Robbie Stadium | 1,746,767 | $30,079,500 | Gary Sheffield (2) | Kevin Brown (2) | |
| 4 | New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 | 746 | 779 | Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine | Shea Stadium | 1,588,323 | $23,456,500 | Lance Johnson (8) | Bobby Jones (30) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 | 650 | 790 | Jim Fregosi | Veterans Stadium | 1,801,677 | $28,393,500 | Mickey Morandini (51) | Curt Schilling (8) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | -- | 771 | 682 | Bruce Bochy | Jack Murphy Stadium | 2,187,886 | $27,133,026 | Ken Caminiti (6) | Joey Hamilton (20) | Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals) |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1.0 | 703 | 652 | Bill Russell, Tom Lasorda | Dodger Stadium | 3,188,454 | $34,647,000 | Mike Piazza (10) | Hideo Nomo (6) | Lost in 1st Round (Braves) |
| 3 | Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8.0 | 961 | 964 | Don Baylor | Coors Field | 3,891,014 | $34,918,490 | Andres Galarraga (1) | Kevin Ritz (25) | |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 23.0 | 752 | 862 | Dusty Baker | Candlestick Park | 1,413,922 | $34,605,225 | Barry Bonds (4) | Mark Leiter (21) | |
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