1996 San Francisco Giants season

1996 San Francisco Giants
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	3Com Park at Candlestick Point
City	San Francisco
Owners	Peter Magowan
General managers	Bob Quinn
Managers	Dusty Baker
Television	KTVU (Ted Robinson, Mike Krukow, Lon Simmons) SportsChannel Pacific (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons)
Radio	KNBR (Ted Robinson, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) SP Radio (Julio Gonzalez,Rene De La Rosa, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez)
Seasons

The 1996 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 114th season in Major League Baseball, their 39th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 37th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 68–94 record, 23 games behind the San Diego Padres.

Offseason

• October 6, 1995: Mike Benjamin was traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeff Juden and Tommy Eason (minors).
• October 26, 1995: John Roper was claimed off waivers from the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.
• December 1, 1995: Rikkert Faneyte was sent to the Texas Rangers by the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.
• March 26, 1996: Scott Service was released by the Giants.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	91	71	.562	—	45‍–‍36	46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	72	.556	1	47‍–‍34	43‍–‍38
Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	8	55‍–‍26	28‍–‍53
San Francisco Giants	68	94	.420	23	38‍–‍44	30‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	7–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	5–7	10–3	7–6	9–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	9–4
Chicago	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–5	6–6	7–5	7–6	4–9	6–6	7–5	5–8
Cincinnati	5–7	8–5	—	7–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	3–9	6–6	10–2	5–8	9–3	9–4	5–8
Colorado	7–5	7–5	6–7	—	5–8	8–5	6–7	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4
Florida	7–6	6–6	9–3	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	5–8	7–6	6–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	6–6
Houston	6–6	8–5	6–7	5–8	5–7	—	6–6	4–9	8–4	10–2	8–5	6–6	8–4	2–11
Los Angeles	7–5	5–8	8–4	7–6	7–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–6	8–4
Montreal	3–10	6–6	9–3	9–3	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	9–4	8–4
New York	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	—	7–6	8–5	3–10	6–6	5–7
Philadelphia	4–9	6–7	2–10	6–6	7–6	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–7	—	7–5	4–8	6–6	4–8
Pittsburgh	3–9	9–4	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–8	6–6	5–7	5–8	5–7	—	4–9	8–4	3–10
San Diego	4–9	6–6	3–9	5–8	9–3	6–6	8–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	9–4	—	11–2	4–8
San Francisco	5–7	5–7	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–7	4–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	2–11	—	7–6
St. Louis	4–9	8–5	8–5	4–8	6–6	11–2	4–8	4–8	7–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	6–7	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 68–94 (Home: 38–44; Away: 30–50)
April: 14–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 @ Braves 8–10 Maddux Leiter (0–1) Borbon 48,961 0–1 2 April 3 @ Braves 2–15 Glavine VanLandingham (0–1) — 28,728 0–2 3 April 4 @ Braves 7–1 Watson (1–0) Smoltz — 30,271 1–2 4 April 5 @ Marlins 7–1 Fernandez (1–0) Rapp — 24,769 2–2 5 April 6 @ Marlins 0–1 (10) Nen Dewey (0–1) — 34,002 2–3 6 April 7 @ Marlins 14–7 Bourgeois (1–0) Burkett — 19,842 3–3 7 April 8 @ Astros 2–6 Hampton VanLandingham (0–2) — 13,488 3–4 8 April 9 @ Astros 3–1 (10) Juden (1–0) Tabaka Beck (1) 13,588 4–4 9 April 10 @ Astros 11–5 Fernandez (2–0) Kile — 14,183 5–4 10 April 12 Cubs 4–1 Leiter (1–1) Navarro Beck (2) 45,589 6–4 11 April 13 Cubs 3–2 (10) Juden (2–0) Myers — 22,120 7–4 12 April 14 Cubs 2–6 Foster Watson (1–1) Wendell 23,137 7–5 13 April 16 Dodgers 5–3 Dewey (1–1) Osuna Beck (3) 19,716 8–5 14 April 17 Dodgers 2–11 Osuna Leiter (1–2) — 17,039 8–6 15 April 18 @ Cubs 6–7 Perez VanLandingham (0–3) Wendell 15,857 8–7 16 April 19 @ Cubs 6–10 Foster Watson (1–2) — 17,662 8–8 17 April 20 @ Cubs 8–4 Gardner (1–0) Bullinger — 28,047 9–8 18 April 21 @ Cubs 7–6 Fernandez (3–0) Trachsel Beck (4) 28,065 10–8 19 April 22 Astros 8–11 Reynolds Leiter (1–3) — 8,867 10–9 20 April 23 Astros 4–8 Kile VanLandingham (0–4) — 8,439 10–10 21 April 24 Braves 3–8 Smoltz Watson (1–3) — 13,296 10–11 22 April 25 Braves 8–0 Gardner (2–0) Schmidt — 12,436 11–11 23 April 26 Marlins 0–3 Brown Fernandez (3–1) — 12,461 11–12 24 April 27 Marlins 6–3 Leiter (2–3) Burkett Beck (5) 15,711 12–12 25 April 28 Marlins 10–4 VanLandingham (1–4) Hammond — 23,535 13–12 26 April 30 @ Padres 9–4 Watson (2–3) Tewksbury — 14,170 14–12
May: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 27 May 1 @ Padres 4–9 Valenzuela Gardner (2–1) — 14,878 14–13 28 May 3 Reds 3–5 McElroy Creek (0–1) Brantley 12,884 14–14 29 May 4 Reds 7–9 Moore Leiter (2–4) Brantley 18,989 14–15 30 May 5 Reds 6–12 Smiley VanLandingham (1–5) — 18,052 14–16 31 May 7 @ Cardinals 4–2 Watson (3–3) Fossas Beck (6) 23,492 15–16 32 May 8 @ Cardinals 10–7 Gardner (3–1) Benes Beck (7) 22,517 16–16 33 May 9 @ Cardinals 8–16 Parrett Dewey (1–2) — 37,920 16–17 34 May 10 @ Pirates 5–4 (10) DeLucia (1–0) Cordova Beck (8) 17,611 17–17 35 May 11 @ Pirates 12–7 VanLandingham (2–5) Hope — 16,591 18–17 36 May 12 @ Pirates 7–2 Watson (4–3) Smith — 17,132 19–17 37 May 13 @ Phillies 2–1 Gardner (4–1) Fernandez Beck (9) 18,758 20–17 38 May 14 @ Phillies 0–7 Schilling Fernandez (3–2) — 18,774 20–18 39 May 15 @ Phillies 6–7 (10) Bottalico Beck (0–1) — 25,085 20–19 40 May 18 Mets 5–14 Clark VanLandingham (2–6) — 15,298 20–20 41 May 19 Mets 1–0 Watson (5–3) Isringhausen Beck (10) — 21–20 42 May 19 Mets 6–2 Gardner (5–1) Wilson — 22,959 22–20 43 May 20 Expos 9–6 Dewey (2–2) Dyer Beck (11) 10,062 23–20 44 May 21 Expos 8–5 Dewey (3–2) Aucoin Beck (12) 8,911 24–20 45 May 22 Expos 3–4 Martinez VanLandingham (2–7) Rojas 11,663 24–21 46 May 24 Phillies 1–5 Schilling Watson (5–4) — 11,917 24–22 47 May 25 Phillies 3–2 Gardner (6–1) Williams Beck (13) 16,874 25–22 48 May 26 Phillies 1–10 Mulholland Fernandez (3–3) Bottalico 26,234 25–23 49 May 28 @ Mets 0–4 Clark Leiter (2–5) Henry 15,733 25–24 50 May 29 @ Mets 4–2 VanLandingham (3–7) Isringhausen Beck (14) 15,578 26–24 51 May 30 @ Mets 0–1 Wilson Watson (5–5) Franco 15,781 26–25 52 May 31 @ Expos 4–7 Daal DeLucia (1–1) Veres 25,712 26–26
June: 10–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 3–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 53 June 1 @ Expos 1–5 Fassero Fernandez (3–4) Dyer 36,858 26–27 54 June 2 @ Expos 8–1 Leiter (3–5) Martinez — 25,006 27–27 55 June 3 @ Reds 6–3 VanLandingham (4–7) Burba — 20,028 28–27 56 June 4 @ Reds 1–4 Salkeld Watson (5–6) Brantley 28,549 28–28 57 June 5 @ Reds 15–4 Gardner (7–1) Jarvis — 21,881 29–28 58 June 7 Cardinals 4–9 Benes Fernandez (3–5) — 13,009 29–29 59 June 8 Cardinals 4–1 DeLucia (2–1) Stottlemyre Beck (15) 20,401 30–29 60 June 9 Cardinals 9–0 Watson (6–6) Benes — 24,176 31–29 61 June 10 Pirates 4–5 Morel DeLucia (2–2) Cordova 10,026 31–30 62 June 11 Pirates 2–7 Neagle Fernandez (3–6) — 11,530 31–31 63 June 13 Astros 12–8 Leiter (4–5) Kile — 10,527 32–31 64 June 14 Astros 1–9 Hampton VanLandingham (4–8) Wagner 10,758 32–32 65 June 15 Astros 3–4 Wall Watson (6–7) Jones 18,530 32–33 66 June 16 Astros 8–7 DeLucia (3–2) Morman — 27,624 33–33 67 June 17 Marlins 1–0 Fernandez (4–6) Leiter Beck (16) 9,524 34–33 68 June 18 Marlins 9–8 (15) Juden (3–0) Rapp — 15,439 35–33 69 June 19 Marlins 7–4 (15) Bautista (1–0) Mathews — 13,274 36–33 70 June 21 @ Braves 7–8 (11) Wade Beck (0–2) — 38,432 36–34 71 June 22 @ Braves 0–6 Maddux Gardner (7–2) — 49,365 36–35 72 June 23 @ Braves 0–1 Glavine Fernandez (4–7) Wohlers 35,645 36–36 73 June 24 @ Marlins 1–2 Burkett Leiter (4–6) Nen 16,860 36–37 74 June 25 @ Marlins 4–5 (10) Powell Beck (0–3) — 16,577 36–38 75 June 26 @ Marlins 2–3 Brown Watson (6–8) — 21,188 36–39 76 June 27 Padres 1–11 Valenzuela Gardner (7–3) — 12,325 36–40 77 June 28 Padres 1–6 Ashby Fernandez (4–8) Hoffman 13,129 36–41 78 June 29 Padres 6–7 Blair Beck (0–4) Hoffman 24,540 36–42 79 June 30 Padres 4–7 Tewksbury VanLandingham (4–9) Hoffman 26,373 36–43
July: 10–17 (Home: 8–6; Away: 2–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 Rockies 9–6 Juden (4–0) Painter Beck (17) 16,142 37–43 81 July 2 Rockies 5–1 Gardner (8–3) Ritz — 13,571 38–43 82 July 3 Rockies 2–3 Leskanic Beck (0–5) Ruffin 44,356 38–44 83 July 4 @ Padres 4–8 Tewksbury Leiter (4–7) — 14,111 38–45 84 July 5 @ Padres 6–7 (11) Bergman Bautista (1–1) — 22,589 38–46 85 July 6 @ Padres 3–7 Worrell Bourgeois (1–1) Hoffman 51,021 38–47 86 July 7 @ Padres 3–10 Valenzuela Fernandez (4–9) — 32,693 38–48 87 July 11 @ Dodgers 3–8 Martinez Leiter (4–8) — 37,305 38–49 88 July 12 @ Dodgers 1–6 Valdez Fernandez (4–10) — 44,569 38–50 89 July 13 @ Dodgers 7–0 Estes (1–0) Nomo — 54,226 39–50 90 July 14 @ Dodgers 6–0 VanLandingham (5–9) Park — 42,862 40–50 91 July 15 @ Rockies 3–7 Bailey Bourgeois (1–2) — 48,032 40–51 92 July 16 @ Rockies 3–5 Freeman Leiter (4–9) Ruffin 49,035 40–52 93 July 17 @ Rockies 3–4 Wright Fernandez (4–11) Ruffin 48,453 40–53 94 July 18 Dodgers 3–8 Nomo Estes (1–1) — 28,072 40–54 95 July 19 Dodgers 5–4 VanLandingham (6–9) Candiotti Beck (18) 27,562 41–54 96 July 20 Dodgers 7–6 Bautista (2–1) Worrell — 50,014 42–54 97 July 21 Dodgers 6–7 Osuna DeLucia (3–3) Worrell 36,345 42–55 98 July 22 Cubs 3–2 Bautista (3–1) Bottenfield — 12,902 43–55 99 July 23 Cubs 6–9 Myers DeLucia (3–4) Patterson 15,878 43–56 100 July 24 Cubs 1–7 Castillo VanLandingham (6–10) — 13,695 43–57 101 July 25 Braves 4–3 Watson (7–8) Maddux Beck (19) 16,871 44–57 102 July 26 Braves 1–2 Glavine Leiter (4–10) Wohlers 17,560 44–58 103 July 27 Braves 7–5 Gardner (9–3) Woodall Beck (20) 38,761 45–58 104 July 28 Braves 10–3 Estes (2–1) Smoltz Beck (21) 34,525 46–58 105 July 30 @ Cubs 0–4 Castillo VanLandingham (6–11) Adams 37,424 46–59 106 July 31 @ Cubs 1–4 Trachsel Watson (7–9) Wendell 28,988 46–60
August: 12–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 107 August 2 @ Astros 1–5 Drabek Gardner (9–4) Hernandez 22,682 46–61 108 August 3 @ Astros 1–4 Reynolds Estes (2–2) — 35,930 46–62 109 August 4 @ Astros 6–7 Hampton Fernandez (4–12) Wagner 33,646 46–63 110 August 5 Reds 3–4 Salkeld VanLandingham (6–12) Brantley 12,277 46–64 111 August 6 Reds 2–3 Carrasco Beck (0–6) Brantley 12,434 46–65 112 August 7 Reds 9–2 Gardner (10–4) Jarvis — 15,829 47–65 113 August 8 @ Cardinals 5–3 (10) Poole (1–0) Honeycutt Beck (22) 34,844 48–65 114 August 9 @ Cardinals 8–6 Fernandez (5–12) Morgan Beck (23) 30,118 49–65 115 August 10 @ Cardinals 1–7 Benes VanLandingham (6–13) — 49,344 49–66 116 August 11 @ Cardinals 3–5 Osborne Watson (7–10) Eckersley 30,139 49–67 117 August 13 @ Pirates 12–10 Dewey (4–2) Plesac Beck (24) 11,378 50–67 118 August 14 @ Pirates 3–4 Peters Estes (2–3) Ericks 20,340 50–68 119 August 16 @ Phillies 6–4 VanLandingham (7–13) Williams Beck (25) 20,163 51–68 120 August 17 @ Phillies 8–4 Watson (8–10) Hunter Beck (26) 24,522 52–68 121 August 18 @ Phillies 6–7 Borland Gardner (10–5) Bottalico 24,480 52–69 122 August 19 Mets 5–4 Scott (1–0) Harnisch Beck (27) 11,565 53–69 123 August 20 Mets 3–7 Jones Fernandez (5–13) Franco 10,885 53–70 124 August 21 Mets 12–11 Dewey (5–2) Person Beck (28) 11,473 54–70 125 August 22 Expos 4–5 Fassero Bautista (3–2) Rojas 14,744 54–71 126 August 23 Expos 8–10 Daal Creek (0–2) Rojas 18,739 54–72 127 August 24 Expos 0–3 Martinez Estes (2–4) Rojas 22,710 54–73 128 August 25 Expos 7–2 Fernandez (6–13) Cormier — 24,349 55–73 129 August 26 Phillies 1–0 VanLandingham (8–13) Schilling Beck (29) 8,640 56–73 130 August 27 Phillies 2–3 Williams Bautista (3–3) Bottalico 9,549 56–74 131 August 28 Phillies 7–6 Dewey (6–2) Jordan Beck (30) 16,223 57–74 132 August 30 @ Mets 6–4 Estes (3–4) Harnisch Beck (31) 17,581 58–74 133 August 31 @ Mets 2–7 Person Scott (1–1) Henry 23,636 58–75
September: 10–19 (Home: 6–9; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 134 September 1 @ Mets 5–6 (10) Franco Beck (0–7) — 40,643 58–76 135 September 2 @ Expos 3–4 (11) Manuel Beck (0–8) — 26,689 58–77 136 September 3 @ Expos 2–9 Martinez Gardner (10–6) — 20,168 58–78 137 September 4 @ Expos 0–6 Paniagua Estes (3–5) — 20,317 58–79 138 September 6 @ Reds 2–0 Fernandez (7–13) Smiley Beck (32) — 59–79 139 September 6 @ Reds 1–14 Morgan Bourgeois (1–3) — 23,091 59–80 140 September 7 @ Reds 5–7 Salkeld Scott (1–2) Brantley 22,790 59–81 141 September 8 @ Reds 3–8 Shaw Bautista (3–4) — 20,838 59–82 142 September 9 Cardinals 2–6 Benes Gardner (10–7) — 10,307 59–83 143 September 10 Cardinals 0–1 Petkovsek Rueter (0–1) Eckersley 8,770 59–84 144 September 11 Cardinals 4–2 Scott (2–2) Benes Beck (33) 9,673 60–84 145 September 12 Pirates 4–10 Schmidt Dewey (6–3) Boever 8,214 60–85 146 September 13 Pirates 0–9 Loaiza VanLandingham (8–14) — 9,888 60–86 147 September 14 Pirates 5–7 (12) Ericks Hook (0–1) Boever 15,685 60–87 148 September 15 Pirates 1–4 Lieber Rueter (0–2) Ruebel — 60–88 149 September 15 Pirates 9–11 (10) Wilkins Poole (1–1) — 21,998 60–89 150 September 16 Padres 1–2 (11) Hoffman Beck (0–9) — 8,853 60–90 151 September 17 Padres 9–7 Poole (2–1) Veras Beck (34) 12,737 61–90 152 September 18 Padres 5–8 Bochtler DeLucia (3–5) Hoffman 11,996 61–91 153 September 19 Rockies 11–4 VanLandingham (9–14) Ritz — 10,994 62–91 154 September 20 Rockies 6–2 Gardner (11–7) Thompson — 15,734 63–91 155 September 21 Rockies 6–2 Rueter (1–2) Wright — 30,002 64–91 156 September 22 Rockies 7–3 Soderstrom (1–0) Nied — 30,826 65–91 157 September 24 @ Dodgers 2–6 Martinez Watson (8–11) — 37,448 65–92 158 September 25 @ Dodgers 5–7 Radinsky DeLucia (3–6) Worrell 42,405 65–93 159 September 26 @ Dodgers 6–1 Gardner (12–7) Candiotti — 38,893 66–93 160 September 27 @ Rockies 9–3 Soderstrom (2–0) Nied — 48,009 67–93 161 September 28 @ Rockies 8–5 Carlson (1–0) Burke Beck (35) 48,042 68–93 162 September 29 @ Rockies 3–12 Ritz Watson (8–12) — 48,162 68–94
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Giants team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	5	7	0.417	57	62
Florida Marlins	7	5	0.583	61	41
Montreal Expos	4	9	0.308	57	67
New York Mets	6	6	0.500	49	62
Philadelphia Phillies	6	6	0.500	43	56
Total	28	33	0.459	267	288
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	5	7	0.417	47	62
Cincinnati Reds	4	9	0.308	63	75
Houston Astros	4	8	0.333	60	75
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	0.333	64	80
St. Louis Cardinals	7	6	0.538	62	65
Total	24	38	0.387	296	357
NL West
Colorado Rockies	8	5	0.615	75	57
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	7	0.462	58	67
San Diego Padres	2	11	0.154	56	93
San Francisco Giants
Total	16	23	0.410	189	217
Season Total	68	94	0.420	752	862

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	26	14	12	0.538	145	138
May	26	12	14	0.462	119	150
June	27	10	17	0.370	121	135
July	27	10	17	0.370	112	136
August	27	12	15	0.444	131	137
September	29	10	19	0.345	124	166
Total	162	68	94	0.420	752	862

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	82	38	44	0.463	386	431
Away	80	30	50	0.375	366	431
Total	162	68	94	0.420	752	862

Notable transactions

• April 5, 1996: Steve Decker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers from the Giants by the Montreal Expos.
• July 27, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash.
• July 30, 1996: Mark Leiter was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott.
• August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased from the Giants by the Colorado Rockies.
• August 21, 1996: Trenidad Hubbard was selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the Colorado Rockies.

Lou Seal

Lou Seal has served as mascot of the San Francisco Giants since 1996.

Lou Seal is the official mascot of the San Francisco Giants. "Born" on July 25, 1996, Luigi Francisco Seal has been a regular part of the Giants baseball home games and events around San Francisco, and the United States. The name is a play on the name "Lucille." Todd Schwenk, an Oakland Athletics Fan, named the mascot in a KNBR Sports Radio phone-in contest. Schwenk named Lou for the Seals always hanging out on the wharfs at Fisherman's Wharf. It also refers to the San Francisco Seals, the baseball club which was a mainstay of the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957.

Roster

1996 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Shawn Barton 38 José Bautista 47 Rod Beck 33 Steve Bourgeois 29 Dan Carlson 51 Doug Creek 41 Rich DeLucia 40 Mark Dewey 55 Shawn Estes 22 Osvaldo Fernández 26 Mark Gardner 37 Chris Hook 14 Jeff Juden 31 Mark Leiter 19 Jim Poole 42 Kirk Rueter 54 Tim Scott 65 Steve Soderstrom 50 William Van Landingham 34 Allen Watson		Catchers 29 Steve Decker 30 Marcus Jensen 49 Tom Lampkin  8 Kirt Manwaring 66 Doug Mirabelli  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 35 Rich Aurilia 18 Kim Batiste 36 Jay Canizaro 45 Mark Carreon 60 Wilson Delgado 21 Shawon Dunston 10 David McCarty 32 Bill Mueller 30 Dan Peltier 17 J. R. Phillips 23 Steve Scarsone  6 Robby Thompson  9 Matt Williams  8 Desi Wilson		Outfielders  7 Marvin Benard 25 Barry Bonds 62 Jacob Cruz  2 Mel Hall  1 Glenallen Hill 14 Trent Hubbard 28 Stan Javier 52 Dax Jones 42 Keith Williams		Manager 12 Dusty Baker Coaches 16 Bobby Bonds (Hitting) 15 Bob Brenly (First Base) 20 Wendell Kim (Third Base)  5 Bob Lillis (Bench) 48 Dick Pole (Pitching)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Tom Lampkin	66	177	41	.232	6	29
1B	Mark Carreon	81	292	76	.260	9	51
2B	Steve Scarsone	105	283	62	.219	5	23
3B	Matt Williams	105	404	122	.302	22	85
SS	Rich Aurilia	105	318	76	.239	3	26
LF	Barry Bonds	158	517	159	.308	42	129
CF	Marvin Benard	135	488	121	.248	5	27
RF	Glenallen Hill	98	379	106	.280	19	67

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Shawon Dunston	82	287	86	.300	5	25
Stan Javier	71	274	74	.270	2	22
Robby Thompson	63	227	48	.211	5	21
Bill Mueller	55	200	66	.330	0	19
Dave McCarty	91	175	38	.217	6	24
Rick Wilkins	52	157	46	.293	8	36
Kirt Manwaring	49	145	34	.234	1	14
Kim Batiste	54	130	27	.208	3	11
Steve Decker	57	122	28	.230	1	12
Jay Canizaro	43	120	24	.200	2	8
Desi Wilson	41	118	32	.271	2	12
Jacob Cruz	33	77	18	.234	3	10
Dan Peltier	31	59	15	.254	0	9
Dax Jones	34	58	10	.172	1	7
Trent Hubbard	10	29	6	.207	1	2
Mel Hall	25	25	3	.120	0	5
J.R. Phillips	15	25	5	.200	2	5
Wilson Delgado	6	22	8	.364	0	2
Keith Williams	9	20	5	.250	0	0
Marcus Jensen	9	19	4	.211	0	4
Doug Mirabelli	9	18	4	.222	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Allen Watson	29	185.2	8	12	4.61	128
William Van Landingham	32	181.2	9	14	5.40	97
Mark Gardner	30	179.1	12	7	4.42	145
Osvaldo Fernández	30	171.2	7	13	4.61	106
Mark Leiter	23	135.1	4	10	5.19	118
Shawn Estes	11	70.0	3	5	3.60	60
Kirk Rueter	4	23.1	1	2	1.93	16
Steve Soderstrom	3	13.2	2	0	5.27	9

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Bourgeois	15	40.0	1	3	6.30	17

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Rod Beck	63	0	9	35	3.34	48
Mark Dewey	78	6	3	0	4.21	57
Doug Creek	63	0	2	0	6.52	38
Rich DeLucia	56	3	6	0	5.84	55
José Bautista	37	3	4	0	3.36	28
Jeff Juden	36	4	0	0	4.10	35
Jim Poole	35	2	1	0	2.66	19
Tim Scott	20	2	2	0	8.24	10
Chris Hook	10	0	1	0	7.43	4
Shawn Barton	7	0	0	0	9.72	3
Dan Carlson	5	1	0	0	2.70	4

Awards and honors

• Shawon Dunston SS, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Ron Wotus
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Frank Cacciatore
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Carlos Lezcano
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Glenn Tufts
A-Short Season	Bellingham Giants	Northwest League	Ozzie Virgil, Sr., and Shane Turner

External links

• 1996 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1996 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac