1996 MIDWEST LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: A
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central |
| 1 | Peoria Chiefs | STL | 79 | 57 | .581 | -- | 719 | 533 | Roy Silver | Pete Vonachen Stadium at | 187,283 | Kerry Robinson (5) | Britt Reames (1) | Lost in First Round |
| 2 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | SEA | 77 | 58 | .570 | 1.5 | 810 | 709 | Mike Goff | Fox Cities Stadium | 233,797 | David Ortiz (3) | Damaso Marte (26) | Lost in Finals |
| 3 | Rockford Cubbies | CHC | 70 | 65 | .519 | 8.5 | 694 | 663 | Steve Roadcap | Marinelli Field | 102,479 | Scott Vieira (2) | Jeff Yoder (12) | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Beloit Snappers | MIL | 69 | 67 | .507 | 10.0 | 637 | 610 | Luis Salazar | Harry C. Pohlman Field | 73,552 | Mike Kinkade (1) | Valerio De Los Santos (13) | Lost in First Round |
| 5 | Kane County Cougars | FLA | 65 | 88 | .425 | 22.5 | 580 | 596 | Lynn Jones | Elfstrom Stadium | 436,076 | Randy Winn (14) | Victor Hurtado (6) | |
| Eastern |
| 1 | West Michigan Whitecaps ** | OAK | 77 | 61 | .558 | -- | 639 | 561 | Mike Quade | Old Kent Park | 547,401 | Duane Filchner (15) | Scott Rivette (11) | League Champions |
| 2 | Fort Wayne Wizards | MIN | 69 | 67 | .507 | 7.0 | 632 | 661 | Dan Rohn | Memorial Stadium | 226,740 | Rafael Alvarez (18) | Robert Boggs (19) | |
| 3 | Lansing Lugnuts | KC | 68 | 71 | .489 | 9.5 | 727 | 739 | Brian Poldberg | Oldsmobile Park | 538,325 | Jose Cepeda (7) | Todd Thorn (7) | Lost in First Round |
| 4 | Michigan Battle Cats | BOS | 60 | 78 | .435 | 17.0 | 639 | 688 | Tom Barrett | C.O. Brown Stadium | 161,520 | Kevin Clark (36) | Juan Pena (2) | |
| 5 | South Bend Silver Hawks | CHW | 54 | 82 | .397 | 22.0 | 566 | 665 | Dave Keller | Stanley Covelski Regional | 214,721 | Steve Friedrich (24) | Kevin Beirne (34) | |
| Western |
| 1 | Quad Cities River Bandits | HOU | 70 | 61 | .534 | -- | 629 | 599 | Jim Pankovits | John O'Donnell Stadium | 209,513 | Carlos Hernandez (38) | Brian Sikorski (10) | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Burlington Bees | SF | 65 | 73 | .471 | 8.5 | 572 | 604 | Glenn Tufts | Community Field | 52,726 | Don Denbow (22) | Lorenzo Barcelo (5) | |
| 3 | Clinton LumberKings | SD | 64 | 70 | .478 | 7.5 | 549 | 643 | Mike Ramsey | Riverview Stadium | 57,120 | Mark Wulfert (26) | Brandon Kolb (8) | |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | CAL | 63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | 645 | 657 | Tom Lawless | Veterans Field | 127,379 | Larry Barnes (4) | Jose Cintron (14) | Lost in First Round |