You are hereHome » Year in Review » 1996 American Association
  
Advertise here
TopProspectAlert.com Yesterday's Top Minor League Statistical Performances for Over 150 Prospects. Top 10 by Team & Top 100 Overall Prospect Rankings & More.
Baseball Equipment Baseball Bats, Softball Bats, Baseball Gloves, Catchers Gear, Wood Baseball Bats, Baseball Hats and Batting Gloves.
Eli's MLB Rumors Look to this award winning site for the best MLB Rumors 24-hours a day.
Baseball Tickets Cardinals Tickets Chicago Cubs Tickets Yankees Tickets Detroit Tigers Tickets Chicago White Sox Tickets & Tool Tickets Red Sox Tickets.
CTC offers a variety of MLB Baseball tickets including Boston Red Sox baseball tickets, New York Yankees tickets, Chicago Cubs MLB tickets, San Francisco Giants tickets, sports tickets, college sports tickets and World Series tickets
MLB Trade Rumors Today's hottest baseball trade rumors. If it's whispered, they hear it.

» 1996 American Association - Year in Review


PREV    NEXT    


Standings

 
Eastern
Team NameAffWLPctGBLManager(s)
Buffalo BisonsCle8460.583--Brian Graham
Nashville SoundsChw7767.5357.0Rick Renick
Louisville RedbirdsStl8478.5199.0Joe Pettini
Indianapolis IndiansCin7886.47616.0Dave Miley
 
Western
Team NameAffWLPctGBLManager(s)
Omaha RoyalsKc7965.549--Mike Jirschele
Oklahoma City 89ersTex7470.5145.0Greg Biagini
Iowa CubsChc6084.41719.0Ron Clark
New Orleans ZephyrsMil5884.40820.0Tim Ireland

Playoff teams in bold.

Player Register


Abbott, Jeff (MLB) - Nashville
Alberro, Jose (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Anderson, Brian (MLB) - Buffalo
Anderson, Michael (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Andujar, Luis (MLB) - Nashville
Anthony, Eric (MLB) - Indianapolis
Archer, Kurt (AAA) - New Orleans
Arias, Amador (AAA) - Indianapolis
Arrandale, Matt (AAA) - Louisville
Aven, Bruce (MLB) - Buffalo
Aybar, Manny (MLB) - Louisville
Badorek, Michael (AAA) - Louisville
Bailey, Cory (MLB) - Louisville
Baldwin, James (MLB) - Nashville
Banks, Brian (MLB) - New Orleans
Barber, Brian (MLB) - Louisville
Barberie, Bret (MLB) - Iowa
Batchelor, Rich (MLB) - Louisville
Belk, Tim (MLB) - Indianapolis
Bell, David (MLB) - Louisville
Beltran, Rigo (MLB) - Louisville
Bere, Jason (MLB) - Nashville
Bertotti, Mike (MLB) - Nashville
Bevil, Brian (MLB) - Omaha
Bluma, Jaime (MLB) - Omaha
Bottenfield, Kent (MLB) - Iowa
Bowen, Ryan (MLB) - New Orleans
Boze, Marshall (MLB) - New Orleans
Bradshaw, Terry (MLB) - Louisville
Brady, Doug (MLB) - Nashville
Brown, Brant (MLB) - Iowa
Browne, Byron (AAA) - New Orleans
Bryant, Pat (AAA) - Buffalo
Bryant, Scott (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Buckley, Travis (AAA) - Indianapolis
Bunch, Melvin (MLB) - Omaha
Burlingame, Ben (AAA) - Iowa
Burrows, Terry (MLB) - New Orleans
Burton, Darren (AAA) - Omaha
Busby, Mike (MLB) - Louisville
Butcher, Mike (MLB) - Buffalo
Caceres, Edgar (MLB) - New Orleans
Cadaret, Greg (MLB) - Buffalo
Campbell, Mike (MLB) - Iowa
Campos, Miguel (AAA) - Iowa
Candaele, Casey (MLB) - Buffalo
Cappuccio, Carmine (AAA) - Nashville
Cardenas, Johnny (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Carpenter, Cris (MLB) - New Orleans
Carr, Chuck (MLB) - New Orleans
Carrara, Giovanni (MLB) - Indianapolis
Carrasco, Hector (MLB) - Indianapolis
Carter, Mike (AAA) - Iowa
Casian, Larry (MLB) - Iowa
Charles, Frank (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Cholowsky, Dan (AAA) - Louisville , Iowa
Clark, Terry (MLB) - Omaha
Coleman, Vince (MLB) - Indianapolis
Colon, Bartolo (MLB) - Buffalo
Cornelius, Reid (MLB) - Buffalo
Correia, Rod (MLB) - Louisville
Costo, Tim (MLB) - Buffalo
Cromer, Tripp (MLB) - Louisville
Curtis, Chris (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Dabney, Fred (AAA) - Iowa
Darwin, Jeff (MLB) - Nashville
Davis, Clint (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Deak, Darrel (AAA) - Louisville
Diaz, Lino (AAA) - Omaha
DiFelice, Mike (MLB) - Louisville
Diggs, Tony (AAA) - Louisville
DiSarcina, Glenn (AAA) - Nashville
Dixon, Steve (MLB) - Louisville
Dorsett, Brian (MLB) - Iowa
Doyle, Tom (AAA) - Indianapolis
Drahman, Brian (MLB) - Indianapolis
Dreyer, Steve (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Dunn, Steve (MLB) - Buffalo
Eddy, Chris (MLB) - New Orleans
Eiland, Dave (MLB) - Louisville
Eldred, Cal (MLB) - New Orleans
Ellis, Robert (MLB) - Nashville
Embree, Alan (MLB) - Buffalo
Erdman, Brad (AAA) - Iowa
Estrada, Osmani (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Eversgerd, Bryan (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Faneyte, Rikkert (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Faries, Paul (MLB) - Buffalo , Iowa , New Orleans
Farrell, John (MLB) - Buffalo
Farrell, Mike (AAA) - New Orleans
Fasano, Sal (MLB) - Omaha
Felder, Ken (AAA) - New Orleans
Felix, Lauro (AAA) - New Orleans
Fermin, Felix (MLB) - Iowa
Finn, John (AAA) - Iowa
Fordham, Tom (MLB) - Nashville
Fordyce, Brook (MLB) - Indianapolis
Fortugno, Tim (MLB) - Indianapolis
Foster, Kevin (MLB) - Iowa
Franklin, Micah (MLB) - Louisville
Frascatore, John (MLB) - Louisville
Frazier, Lou (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Frazier, Ron (AAA) - Indianapolis
Frye, Jeff (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Gajkowski, Steve (MLB) - Nashville
Ganote, Joe (AAA) - New Orleans
Garcia, Guillermo (MLB) - Indianapolis
Garcia, Ramon (MLB) - New Orleans
Gibralter, Steve (MLB) - Indianapolis
Gil, Benji (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Giles, Brian (MLB) - Buffalo
Givens, Brian (MLB) - New Orleans
Glanville, Doug (MLB) - Iowa
Gonzales, Rene (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Goodwin, Curtis (MLB) - Indianapolis
Granger, Jeff (MLB) - Omaha
Graves, Danny (MLB) - Buffalo
Grigsby, Benji (AAA) - Buffalo
Gross, Kevin (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Grotewold, Jeff (MLB) - Omaha
Gulan, Mike (MLB) - Louisville
Guzman, Jose (MLB) - Iowa
Hall, Mel (MLB) - Nashville
Halter, Shane (MLB) - Omaha
Hamelin, Bob (MLB) - Omaha
Haney, Todd (MLB) - Iowa
Hansen, Jed (MLB) - Omaha
Hare, Shawn (MLB) - Louisville
Harris, Mike (AAA) - New Orleans
Helfand, Eric (MLB) - Buffalo
Helling, Rick (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Hemond, Scott (MLB) - Louisville
Heredia, Gil (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Holbert, Aaron (MLB) - Louisville
Howard, Thomas (MLB) - Indianapolis
Howitt, Dann (MLB) - Louisville , Indianapolis
Hubbard, Mike (MLB) - Iowa
Hughes, Bobby (MLB) - New Orleans
Huisman, Rick (MLB) - Omaha
Hulse, David (MLB) - New Orleans
Hurst, Jimmy (MLB) - Nashville
Jackson, Damian (MLB) - Buffalo
Jackson, Danny (MLB) - Louisville
James, Dion (MLB) - New Orleans
Jarvis, Kevin (MLB) - Indianapolis
Jean, Domingo (MLB) - Indianapolis
Jenkins, Brett (AAA) - New Orleans
Jennings, Robin (MLB) - Iowa
Johnson, Barry (AAA) - Nashville
Johnson, Jonathan (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Jones, Doug (MLB) - New Orleans
Jones, Stacy (MLB) - Nashville , New Orleans
Karchner, Matt (MLB) - Nashville
Kelly, Mike (MLB) - Indianapolis
Kennedy, Dar (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Kessinger, Keith (MLB) - Iowa
Keyser, Brian (MLB) - Nashville
Kiefer, Mark (MLB) - New Orleans , Omaha
Kieschnick, Brooks (MLB) - Iowa
Kloek, Kevin (AAA) - New Orleans
Kmak, Joe (MLB) - Indianapolis
Kosco, Bryn (AAA) - Iowa
Koslofski, Kevin (MLB) - New Orleans
Kremblas, Frank (AAA) - Indianapolis
Lacy, Kerry (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Ladell, Cleveland (AAA) - Indianapolis
Landry, Todd (AAA) - New Orleans
Lee, Derek (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Leius, Scott (MLB) - Buffalo
Levine, Al (MLB) - Nashville
Lewis, James (AAA) - Buffalo
Lilliquist, Derek (MLB) - Indianapolis
Linton, Doug (MLB) - Omaha
Lis, Joe (MLB) - Buffalo
Lopez, Albie (MLB) - Buffalo
Lopez, Pedro (AAA) - New Orleans
Lopez, Roberto (AAA) - New Orleans
Loretta, Mark (MLB) - New Orleans
Lowe, Sean (MLB) - Louisville

Ludwick, Eric (MLB) - Louisville
Luebbers, Larry (MLB) - Indianapolis
Maas, Kevin (MLB) - New Orleans
Magadan, Dave (MLB) - Iowa
Magnante, Mike (MLB) - Omaha
Magrane, Joe (MLB) - Nashville
Manning, David (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Marsh, Tom (MLB) - Buffalo
Martin, Norberto (MLB) - Nashville
Martinez, Felix (MLB) - Omaha
Martinez, Ramon (MLB) - Omaha
Matheny, Mike (MLB) - New Orleans
Mauser, Tim (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Maxcy, Brian (MLB) - Louisville
McDill, Allen (MLB) - Omaha
McElroy, Chuck (MLB) - Indianapolis
McFarlin, Jason (AAA) - Oklahoma City
McNeely, Jeff (MLB) - Louisville
Meacham, Rusty (MLB) - Omaha
Mejia, Roberto (MLB) - Indianapolis
Mercedes, Henry (MLB) - Omaha
Mercedes, Jose (MLB) - New Orleans
Merchant, Mark (AAA) - Omaha , Nashville
Mercker, Kent (MLB) - Buffalo
Merullo, Matt (MLB) - Iowa
Misuraca, Mike (MLB) - New Orleans
Mitchell, Keith (MLB) - Indianapolis
Montoya, Norm (AAA) - New Orleans
Moore, Marcus (MLB) - Indianapolis
Morgan, Mike (MLB) - Louisville
Morris, Hal (MLB) - Indianapolis
Morris, Matt (MLB) - Louisville
Mota, Jose (MLB) - Omaha
Moten, Scott (AAA) - Iowa
Mottola, Chad (MLB) - Indianapolis
Munoz, Jose (MLB) - Nashville
Mutis, Jeff (MLB) - Louisville
Myers, Rod (MLB) - Omaha
Nichting, Chris (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Nilsson, Dave (MLB) - New Orleans
Norman, Les (MLB) - Omaha
Norton, Greg (MLB) - Nashville
Nunnally, Jon (MLB) - Omaha
Ogea, Chad (MLB) - Buffalo
Ojala, Kirt (MLB) - Indianapolis
Oliva, Jose (MLB) - Louisville
Olsen, Steve (AAA) - Omaha
Olson, Gregg (MLB) - Indianapolis
Orie, Kevin (MLB) - Iowa
Ortega, Hector (AAA) - New Orleans
Ortiz, Hector (MLB) - Iowa
Ortiz, Luis (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Osborne, Donovan (MLB) - Louisville
Owen, Spike (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Owens, Eric (MLB) - Indianapolis
Pagnozzi, Tom (MLB) - Louisville
Pappas, Erik (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Paquette, Craig (MLB) - Omaha
Patterson, Danny (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Patterson, Ken (MLB) - Omaha
Pemberton, Rudy (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Pena, Geronimo (MLB) - Buffalo , Louisville
Perez, Danny (MLB) - New Orleans
Perez, Eduardo (MLB) - Indianapolis
Perez, Mike (MLB) - Iowa
Perry, Herbert (MLB) - Buffalo
Petersen, Chris (MLB) - Iowa
Petkovsek, Mark (MLB) - Louisville
Phillips, Tony (AAA) - New Orleans
Pittsley, Jim (MLB) - Omaha
Plantenberg, Erik (MLB) - Buffalo
Potts, Mike (MLB) - New Orleans
Powell, Ross (MLB) - Indianapolis , Louisville
Pugh, Tim (MLB) - Indianapolis
Pulido, Carlos (MLB) - Iowa
Rain, Steve (MLB) - Iowa
Ralston, Kris (AAA) - Omaha
Ramsey, Fernando (MLB) - Nashville
Randa, Joe (MLB) - Omaha
Ratliff, Jon (MLB) - Iowa
Reese, Pokey (MLB) - Indianapolis
Remlinger, Mike (MLB) - Indianapolis
Renko, Steve (AAA) - Iowa
Rivera, Roberto (MLB) - Iowa
Roa, Joe (MLB) - Buffalo
Roberson, Sid (MLB) - New Orleans
Robertson, Mike (MLB) - Nashville
Robinson, Kenny (MLB) - Omaha
Robledo, Nilson (AAA) - Nashville
Rodriguez, Frank (AAA) - New Orleans
Rodriguez, Rich (MLB) - Omaha
Rosado, Jose (MLB) - Omaha
Ruffcorn, Scott (MLB) - Nashville
Rusch, Glendon (MLB) - Omaha
Russell, Jeff (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Sabo, Chris (MLB) - Indianapolis
Saenz, Olmedo (MLB) - Nashville
Sagmoen, Marc (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Sanchez, Rey (MLB) - Iowa
Sanchez, Yuri (AAA) - Indianapolis
Sanders, Reggie (MLB) - Indianapolis
Sanford, Mo (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Santana, Julio (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Santana, Ruben (AAA) - Indianapolis
Sauveur, Rich (MLB) - Nashville
Scanlan, Bob (MLB) - Omaha
Schrenk, Steve (MLB) - Nashville
Scott, Darryl (MLB) - Buffalo
Service, Scott (MLB) - Indianapolis
Shave, Jon (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Shuey, Paul (MLB) - Buffalo
Shumpert, Terry (MLB) - Iowa
Simmons, Scott (AAA) - Louisville
Sirotka, Mike (MLB) - Nashville
Slusarski, Joe (MLB) - New Orleans
Smith, Chuck (MLB) - Nashville
Smith, Dan (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Smith, Mike (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Snopek, Chris (MLB) - Nashville
Sparks, Don (AAA) - Buffalo
Sparks, Steve (MLB) - New Orleans
Spradlin, Jerry (MLB) - Indianapolis
Steenstra, Kennie (MLB) - Iowa
Stefanski, Mike (AAA) - Louisville
Stevens, Lee (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Stewart, Andy (MLB) - Omaha
Stillwell, Kurt (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Stinnett, Kelly (MLB) - New Orleans
Sturtze, Tanyon (MLB) - Iowa
Stynes, Chris (MLB) - Omaha
Sullivan, Scott (MLB) - Indianapolis
Swartzbaugh, Dave (MLB) - Iowa
Sweeney, Mike (MLB) - Omaha
Talanoa, Scott (AAA) - New Orleans
Tatis, Fernando (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Tavarez, Julian (MLB) - Buffalo
Telemaco, Amaury (MLB) - Iowa
Thigpen, Bobby (MLB) - Nashville
Thomas, Brian (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Thompson, Ryan (MLB) - Buffalo
Timmons, Ozzie (MLB) - Iowa
Torres, Dilson (MLB) - Omaha
Torres, Paul (AAA) - Louisville
Toth, Robert (AAA) - Omaha
Tremie, Chris (MLB) - Nashville
Tucker, Eddie (MLB) - Omaha
Unroe, Tim (MLB) - New Orleans
Urbani, Tom (MLB) - Louisville
Valdes, Pedro (MLB) - Iowa
Valdez, Trovin (AAA) - Indianapolis
Valera, Julio (MLB) - Omaha
Valrie, Kerry (AAA) - Nashville
Van Ryn, Ben (MLB) - Louisville
Vanegmond, Tim (MLB) - New Orleans
Vierra, Joey (AAA) - Oklahoma City
Vinas, Julio (AAA) - Nashville
Vitiello, Joe (MLB) - Omaha
Voigt, Jack (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Ward, Turner (MLB) - New Orleans
Warren, Brian (Intl) - Indianapolis
Weger, Wes (AAA) - New Orleans
Wertz, Bill (MLB) - Buffalo
White, Gabe (MLB) - Indianapolis
Whiteside, Matt (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Whitten, Casey (AAA) - Buffalo
Wickander, Kevin (MLB) - New Orleans
Williams, Jimmy (AAA) - Buffalo
Williamson, Antone (MLB) - New Orleans
Wilson, Brandon (AAA) - Indianapolis
Wilson, Craig (MLB) - Nashville
Wilson, Enrique (MLB) - Buffalo
Wilson, Nigel (MLB) - Buffalo
Wilson, Tom (MLB) - Buffalo
Wimmer, Chris (AAA) - Louisville
Woodson, Tracy (MLB) - Iowa
Worrell, Steve (AAA) - Nashville
Worthington, Craig (MLB) - Oklahoma City
Young, Dmitri (MLB) - Louisville
Young, Kevin (MLB) - Omaha
Zappelli, Mark (AAA) - Nashville
Zupcic, Bob (MLB) - Omaha

Award Winners

Most Valuable Player -  Lee Stevens
Rookie of the Year -  Jeff Abbott

All-Star C -  Kelly Stinnett
All-Star 1B -  Dmitri Young
All-Star 2B -  Casey Candaele
All-Star 3B -  Eduardo Perez
All-Star SS -  Damian Jackson
All-Star OF -  Nigel Wilson
All-Star OF -  Jeff Abbott
All-Star OF -  Brian Giles
All-Star DH -  Lee Stevens
All-Star LHP -  Brian Anderson
All-Star RHP -  Rick Helling
All-Star RP -  Jaime Bluma


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Dmitri Young - Louisville (.325)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Lee Stevens - Oklahoma City (.396)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Lee Stevens - Oklahoma City (.558)
At Bats:   Ryan Thompson - Buffalo (511)
Runs:   Dmitri Young - Louisville (88)
Hits:   Luis Ortiz - Oklahoma City (153)
Doubles:   Lee Stevens - Oklahoma City (37)
Triples:   Roberto Mejia - Indianapolis (9)
Home Runs:   Lee Stevens - Oklahoma City (31)
Runs Batted In:   Nigel Wilson - Buffalo (94)
Total Bases:   Lee Stevens - Oklahoma City (269)
Walks:   Jack Voigt - Oklahoma City (66)
Strikeouts:   Ken Felder - New Orleans (121)
Stolen Bases:   Curtis Goodwin - Indianapolis (37)
Hit by Pitch:   Kelly Stinnett - New Orleans, Olmedo Saenz - Nashville (12)

Wins:   Scott Ruffcorn - Nashville (12)
Losses:   John Frascatore - Louisville (12)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Joe Roa - (3.27)
Games:   Matt Arrandale - Louisville (61)
Complete Games:   Joe Roa - Buffalo (5)
Shutouts:   Steve Sparks - New Orleans, Tom Fordham - Nashville ()
Saves:   Rich Batchelor - Louisville (25)
Innings Pitched:   Julio Santana - Oklahoma City (171)
Walks:   Byron Browne - New Orleans (69)
Strikeouts:   Rick Helling - Oklahoma City (140)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Joe Roa - (1.19)
Hits/9 Ip:   Jose Alberro - (8.11)
HR/9 Ip:   Julio Santana - (0.58)
Walks/9 Ip:   Joe Roa - (1.96)
SO/9 Ip:   Scott Ruffcorn - (7.79)