1996 Florida Marlins season explained

Florida Marlins
Season:	1996
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Joe Robbie Stadium
City:	Miami Gardens, Florida
Record:	80–82 (.494)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Wayne Huizenga
General Managers:	Dave Dombrowski
Managers:	Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, John Boles
Television:	Sunshine Network WBFS-TV (Gary Carter, Jay Randolph)
Radio:	WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien) WCMQ-FM (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Manolo Alvarez)

The 1996 Florida Marlins season was the fourth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1995. Their managers were Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, and John Boles. They played home games in Miami Gardens, Florida. They finished with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, third place in the National League East.

The Marlins home ballpark at the time had been known as Joe Robbie Stadium since its opening. However, in the middle of the 1996 season, the Miami Dolphins, who controlled the stadium, sold naming rights to Pro Player by Fruit of the Loom.

Thus, in the middle of the Marlins season on August 26, Joe Robbie Stadium was renamed Pro Player Park. On September 10, after the Dolphins home opener and still before the end of baseball season, the park was renamed Pro Player Stadium, a name which remained though the 2004 season.

Offseason

• October 8, 1995: Scott Podsednik was sent by the Texas Rangers to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 1995. The Texas Rangers sent players to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Bobby Witt. The Texas Rangers sent Wilson Heredia (August 11, 1995) and Scott Podsednik (October 8, 1995) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.^[1]
• November 21, 1995: Devon White signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[2]
• December 13, 1995: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[3]
• December 22, 1995: Craig Grebeck was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[4]
• January 5, 1996: Andre Dawson was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[5]
• January 23, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Florida Marlins.^[6]
• March 23, 1996: Mark Davis was released by the Florida Marlins.^[3]

Regular season

• On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter threw the first no-hitter in Florida Marlins history. The Marlins beat the Rockies by a score of 11–0.^[7]

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || April 1 || Pirates || 0–4 || Wagner || Brown (0–1) || — || 41,815 || 0–1|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || April 2 || Pirates || 1–4 || Christiansen || Pena (0–1) || Miceli || 20,243 || 0–2|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 3 || April 4 || Pirates || 6–2 || Leiter (1–0) || Ericks || — || 19,008 || 1–2|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || April 5 || Giants || 1–7 || Fernandez || Rapp (0–1) || — || 24,769 || 1–3|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 5 || April 6 || Giants || 1–0 (10) || Nen (1–0) || Dewey || — || 34,002 || 2–3|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 7 || Giants || 7–14 || Bourgeois || Burkett (0–1) || — || 19,842 || 2–4|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 8 || @ Padres || 2–9 || Hamilton || Hammond (0–1) || — || 44,470 || 2–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 8 || April 9 || @ Padres || 5–2 (10) || Leiter (2–0) || Blair || — || 15,160 || 3–5|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 10 || @ Padres || 0–3 || Tewksbury || Rapp (0–2) || Hoffman || 10,510 || 3–6|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 11 || @ Dodgers || 0–5 || Park || Brown (0–2) || Worrell || 36,023 || 3–7|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 11 || April 12 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Burkett (1–1) || Valdez || — || 40,343 || 4–7|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12 || April 13 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Nomo || Hammond (0–2) || — || 46,059 || 4–8|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 1–6 || Astacio || Leiter (2–1) || — || 49,728 || 4–9|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 16 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Avery || Brown (0–3) || Wohlers || 26,625 || 4–10|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || April 17 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Maddux || Burkett (1–2) || Wohlers || 28,884 || 4–11|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 16 || April 18 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Hammond (1–2) || Glavine || Nen (1) || 25,300 || 5–11|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 17 || April 19 || Dodgers || 5–0 || Powell (1–0) || Hall || — || 24,143 || 6–11|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 18 || April 20 || Dodgers || 7–4 || Leiter (3–1) || Nomo || Nen (2) || 35,542 || 7–11|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 19 || April 21 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Brown (1–3) || Hall || Mathews (1) || 23,842 || 8–11|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20 || April 22 || Padres || 3–5 || Ashby || Burkett (1–3) || — || 17,473 || 8–12|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || April 23 || Padres || 2–7 || Bergman || Hammond (1–3) || — || 19,667 || 8–13|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || April 24 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Neagle || Rapp (0–3) || — || 9,812 || 8–14|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 23 || April 25 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Leiter (4–1) || Hope || Nen (3) || 8,315 || 9–14|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 24 || April 26 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Brown (2–3) || Fernandez || — || 12,461 || 10–14|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || April 27 || @ Giants || 3–6 || Leiter || Burkett (1–4) || Beck || 15,711 || 10–15|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || April 28 || @ Giants || 4–10 || VanLandingham || Hammond (1–4) || — || 23,535 || 10–16|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 27 || April 30 || Phillies || 7–2 || Rapp (1–3) || Williams || Nen (4) || 15,252 || 11–16|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || May 1 || Phillies || 5–6 || Ryan || Leiter (4–2) || Bottalico || 14,672 || 11–17|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || May 2 || Phillies || 0–2 || Grace || Brown (2–4) || Bottalico || 14,888 || 11–18|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 3 || @ Rockies || 5–9 || Reynoso || Burkett (1–5) || — || 48,129 || 11–19|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 4 || @ Rockies || 5–17 || Freeman || Hammond (1–5) || — || 48,101 || 11–20|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || May 5 || @ Rockies || 4–5 || Ritz || Perez (0–1) || — || 48,134 || 11–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 33 || May 6 || Mets || 4–1 || Leiter (5–2) || Clark || Nen (5) || 16,819 || 12–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 34 || May 7 || Mets || 3–2 || Hammond (2–5) || Isringhausen || Nen (6) || 20,127 || 13–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 35 || May 8 || Mets || 6–3 || Perez (1–1) || Henry || Nen (7) || 21,357 || 14–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 36 || May 9 || Rockies || 6–2 || Miller (1–0) || Freeman || — || 21,008 || 15–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 37 || May 10 || Rockies || 4–2 || Rapp (2–3) || Ritz || Nen (8) || 27,309 || 16–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 38 || May 11 || Rockies || 11–0 || Leiter (6–2) || Thompson || — || 31,549 || 17–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 39 || May 12 || Rockies || 7–5 || Nen (2–0) || Leskanic || — || 21,058 || 18–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 40 || May 13 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Burkett (2–5) || Benes || Powell (1) || 19,227 || 19–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 41 || May 14 || Cardinals || 11–5 || Mathews (1–0) || Parrett || — || 16,070 || 20–21|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 15 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Stottlemyre || Rapp (2–4) || — || 18,066 || 20–22|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 17 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Bullinger || Leiter (6–3) || Wendell || 32,528 || 20–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 44 || May 18 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Burkett (3–5) || Trachsel || Nen (9) || 38,003 || 21–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 45 || May 19 || @ Cubs || 8–7 (11) || Mantei (1–0) || Wendell || Nen (10) || 30,420 || 22–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 46 || May 20 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Rapp (3–4) || Burba || Nen (11) || 18,023 || 23–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 47 || May 21 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Weathers (1–0) || Salkeld || Mathews (2) || 19,534 || 24–23|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || May 22 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Smiley || Leiter (6–4) || Brantley || 22,055 || 24–24|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || May 24 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Morgan || Burkett (3–6) || Mathews || 19,583 || 24–25|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 50 || May 25 || Cardinals || 0–5 || Benes || Rapp (3–5) || — || 26,312 || 24–26|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 51 || May 26 || Cardinals || 8–2 (7) || Weathers (2–0) || Osborne || — || 20,573 || 25–26|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 52 || May 27 || Reds || 6–2 || Leiter (7–4) || Smiley || — || 15,919 || 26–26|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 53 || May 28 || Reds || 6–2 || Brown (3–4) || Burba || Mathews (4) || 14,052 || 27–26|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 54 || May 31 || Cubs || 1–2 || Navarro || Rapp (3–6) || — || 19,552 || 27–27|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 1 || Cubs || 4–5 (10) || Wendell || Mathews (1–1) || — || 30,133 || 27–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 56 || June 2 || Cubs || 3–2 || Brown (4–4) || Telemaco || Nen (12) || 22,174 || 28–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 57 || June 4 || Expos || 5–0 || Burkett (4–6) || Rueter || — || 14,821 || 29–28|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 5 || Expos || 1–2 || Cormier || Rapp (3–7) || Veres || 21,342 || 29–29|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 59 || June 7 || @ Mets || 12–2 || Leiter (8–4) || Harnisch || — || 13,009 || 30–29|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 60 || June 8 || @ Mets || 6–7 || Clark || Weathers (2–1) || Franco || 22,550 || 30–30|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 9 || @ Mets || 0–3 || Isringhausen || Burkett (4–7) || — || 40,707 || 30–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 62 || June 10 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Nen (3–0) || Dyer || — || 34,867 || 31–31|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 11 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Scott || Brown (4–5) || Veres || 10,758 || 31–32|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 64 || June 12 || @ Expos || 0–8 || Fassero || Leiter (8–5) || — || 12,341 || 31–33|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 65 || June 13 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Perez (2–1) || Cordova || Nen (13) || 15,083 || 32–33|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 14 || @ Pirates || 4–5 || Plesac || Nen (3–1) || — || 26,494 || 32–34|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 67 || June 15 || @ Pirates || 8–12 || Darwin || Rapp (3–8) || — || 15,596 || 32–35|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 68 || June 16 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Brown (5–5) || Neagle || Nen (14) || 28,120 || 33–35|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 69 || June 17 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Fernandez || Leiter (8–6) || Beck || 9,524 || 33–36|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || June 18 || @ Giants || 8–9 (15) || Juden || Rapp (3–9) || — || 15,439 || 33–37|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || June 19 || @ Giants || 4–7 (15) || Bautista || Mathews (1–2) || — || 13,274 || 33–38|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 72 || June 21 || Pirates || 4–0 || Brown (6–5) || Darwin || — || 20,442 || 34–38|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 73 || June 22 || Pirates || 1–4 (10) || Plesac || Perez (2–2) || — || 26,666 || 34–39|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 74 || June 23 || Pirates || 3–5 || Lieber || Rapp (3–10) || Cordova || 20,769 || 34–40|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 75 || June 24 || Giants || 2–1 || Burkett (5–7) || Leiter || Nen (15) || 16,860 || 35–40|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 76 || June 25 || Giants || 5–4 (10) || Powell (2–0) || Beck || — || 16,577 || 36–40|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 77 || June 26 || Giants || 3–2 || Brown (7–5) || Watson || — || 21,188 || 37–40|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 78 || June 28 || Braves || 2–0 || Leiter (9–6) || Glavine || Nen (16) || 30,661 || 38–40|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 79 || June 29 || Braves || 5–3 || Rapp (4–10) || Smoltz || — || 40,952 || 39–40|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 80 || June 30 || Braves || 4–5 || Clontz || Burkett (5–8) || Wohlers || 34,023 || 39–41|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 1 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Hampton || Brown (7–6) || — || 18,513 || 39–42|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 2 || @ Astros || 3–4 (12) || Johnstone || Mathews (1–3) || — || 18,897 || 39–43|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 83 || July 3 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Drabek || Leiter (9–7) || Jones || 24,537 || 39–44|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 84 || July 4 || @ Phillies || 5–8 || Blazier || Rapp (4–11) || Bottalico || 17,460 || 39–45|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 5 || @ Phillies || 4–7 || Borland || Miller (1–1) || Bottalico || 46,872 || 39–46|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 86 || July 6 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Williams || Brown (7–7) || Bottalico || 22,278 || 39–47|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 87 || July 7 || @ Phillies || 7–4 (10) || Mathews (2–3) || Jordan || Nen (17) || 28,183 || 40–47|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 88 || July 11 || @ Braves || 9–8 || Burkett (6–8) || Avery || Nen (18) || 33,208 || 41–47|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 12 || @ Braves || 3–6 || Glavine || Leiter (9–8) || Wohlers || 32,517 || 41–48|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 13 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Smoltz || Brown (7–8) || — || 36,953 || 41–49|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 91 || July 14 || @ Braves || 10–15 || McMichael || Perez (2–3) || — || 31,134 || 41–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 92 || July 15 || Astros || 15–5 || Pall (1–0) || Wall || — || 15,807 || 42–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 93 || July 16 || Astros || 3–2 || Perez (3–3) || Jones || — || 15,610 || 43–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 94 || July 17 || Astros || 11–2 || Leiter (10–8) || Reynolds || — || 16,345 || 44–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 95 || July 18 || Phillies || 7–0 || Brown (8–8) || Mimbs || — || 16,521 || 45–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 96 || July 19 || Phillies || 11–2 || Hammond (3–5) || Williams || — || 19,123 || 46–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 97 || July 20 || Phillies || 7–4 || Rapp (5–11) || Springer || Nen (19) || 24,336 || 47–50|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || July 21 || Phillies || 3–12 || Schilling || Burkett (6–9) || Bottalico || 20,873 || 47–51|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 99 || July 23 || Dodgers || 1–7 || Valdez || Leiter (10–9) || — || 17,889 || 47–52|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 100 || July 24 || Dodgers || 3–0 || Brown (9–8) || Nomo || Nen (20) || 20,486 || 48–52|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || July 25 || Dodgers || 3–6 || Astacio || Hammond (3–6) || Worrell || 18,151 || 48–53|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 102 || July 26 || Padres || 0–3 (11) || Hoffman || Pall (1–1) || — || 19,677 || 48–54|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 103 || July 27 || Padres || 12–20 || Villone || Mathews (2–4) || — || 26,182 || 48–55|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 104 || July 28 || Padres || 8–2 || Leiter (11–9) || Hamilton || — || 22,683 || 49–55|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || July 29 || Padres || 3–5 || Sanders || Brown (9–9) || Hoffman || 18,281 || 49–56|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 106 || July 30 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Osuna || Weathers (2–2) || — || 34,973 || 49–57|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || July 31 || @ Dodgers || 0–3 || Martinez || Rapp (5–12) || Worrell || 29,565 || 49–58|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 108 || August 1 || @ Dodgers || 7–6 (14) || Hammond (4–6) || Dreifort || Mathews (5) || 41,197 || 50–58|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 109 || August 2 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Hoffman || Perez (3–4) || — || 18,239 || 50–59|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 110 || August 3 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Brown (10–9) || Sanders || Nen (21) || 55,412 || 51–59|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 4 || @ Padres || 4–6 || Valenzuela || Hammond (4–7) || Hoffman || 35,302 || 51–60|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 112 || August 5 || @ Rockies || 16–9 || Hutton (1–0) || Freeman || — || 48,313 || 52–60|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 113 || August 6 || @ Rockies || 0–11 || Thompson || Burkett (6–10) || — || 48,339 || 52–61|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 114 || August 7 || @ Rockies || 5–12 || Ritz || Leiter (11–10) || — || 48,622 || 52–62|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 8 || Mets || 0–3 || Harnisch || Brown (10–10) || Franco || 21,627 || 52–63|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 116 || August 9 || Mets || 2–1 (10) || Nen (4–1) || Henry || — || 21,506 || 53–63|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 117 || August 10 || Mets || 9–6 || Rapp (6–12) || Wilson || Nen (22) || 22,115 || 54–63|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 118 || August 11 || Mets || 3–5 || Clark || Valdes (0–1) || Franco || 21,092 || 54–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 119 || August 13 || Rockies || 5–0 || Leiter (12–10) || Ritz || — || 26,256 || 55–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 120 || August 14 || Rockies || 2–1 || Brown (11–10) || Leskanic || Nen (23) || 26,589 || 56–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 121 || August 15 || Rockies || 7–6 || Powell (3–0) || Ruffin || Nen (24) || 21,723 || 57–64|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || August 16 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Benes || Rapp (6–13) || — || 30,507 || 57–65|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 123 || August 17 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Mathews || Powell (3–1) || Eckersley || 30,792 || 57–66|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 124 || August 18 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Stottlemyre || Leiter (12–11) || Eckersley || 34,564 || 57–67|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 125 || August 19 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Brown (12–10) || Telemaco || Nen (25) || 32,302 || 58–67|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 126 || August 20 || @ Cubs || 1–8 || Foster || Hutton (1–1) || — || 22,119 || 58–68|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 127 || August 21 || @ Cubs || 3–8 || Castillo || Rapp (6–14) || — || 27,699 || 58–69|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 128 || August 23 || Reds || 5–6 || Carrara || Valdes (0–2) || Brantley || — || 58–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 129 || August 23 || Reds || 8–3 || Leiter (13–11) || Jarvis || — || 21,497 || 59–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 130 || August 24 || Reds || 5–3 || Brown (13–10) || Burba || Nen (26) || 33,883 || 60–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 131 || August 25 || Reds || 6–5 || Nen (5–1) || Smith || — || 27,372 || 61–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 132 || August 27 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Hutton (2–1) || Morgan || Nen (27) || 24,784 || 62–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 133 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 (10) || Hammond (5–7) || Bailey || Nen (28) || 21,767 || 63–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 134 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 10–9 || Leiter (14–11) || Stottlemyre || Nen (29) || 23,105 || 64–70|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 135 || August 30 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Brown (14–10) || Remlinger || — || 22,485 || 65–70|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 136 || August 31 || @ Reds || 8–22 || Jarvis || Miller (1–2) || — || 25,196 || 65–71|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 137 || September 1 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Hutton (3–1) || Smiley || — || 25,521 || 66–71|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 138 || September 2 || Cubs || 4–3 || Valdes (1–2) || Trachsel || Nen (30) || 16,622 || 67–71|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 139 || September 3 || Cubs || 3–11 || Navarro || Leiter (14–12) || — || 15,528 || 67–72|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 140 || September 4 || Cubs || 9–2 || Brown (15–10) || Foster || — || 14,879 || 68–72|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 141 || September 5 || Expos || 2–6 || Manuel || Rapp (6–15) || — || 16,080 || 68–73|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 142 || September 6 || Expos || 4–0 || Hutton (4–1) || Fassero || Powell (2) || 16,943 || 69–73|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || September 7 || Expos || 1–2 || Leiter || Valdes (1–3) || Rojas || 25,278 || 69–74|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 144 || September 8 || Expos || 2–1 || Helling (1–0) || Martinez || Nen (31) || 19,427 || 70–74|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 145 || September 9 || @ Mets || 1–6 || Mlicki || Brown (15–11) || — || 14,100 || 70–75|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 146 || September 10 || @ Mets || 9–3 (12) || Powell (4–1) || Henry || — || 14,746 || 71–75|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 147 || September 11 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Isringhausen || Rapp (6–16) || Wallace || 12,448 || 71–76|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 148 || September 12 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Veres || Powell (4–2) || Rojas || 9,308 || 71–77|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 149 || September 13 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Martinez || Helling (1–1) || Rojas || 13,723 || 71–78|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 150 || September 14 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Veres || Powell (4–3) || Rojas || 17,546 || 71–79|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 151 || September 15 || @ Expos || 4–3 || Leiter (15–12) || Daal || Nen (32) || 26,166 || 72–79|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 152 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 11–5 || Rapp (7–16) || Beech || — || 15,507 || 73–79|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 153 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Borland || Miller (1–3) || Bottalico || 17,158 || 73–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 154 || September 20 || Astros || 3–1 || Brown (16–11) || Reynolds || Nen (33) || 21,518 || 74–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 155 || September 21 || Astros || 2–1 || Heredia (1–0) || Wagner || — || 31,023 || 75–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 156 || September 22 || Astros || 6–0 || Helling (2–1) || Kile || — || 17,461 || 76–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 157 || September 24 || Braves || 12–1 || Rapp (8–16) || Avery || — || 18,245 || 77–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 158 || September 25 || Braves || 3–0 || Brown (17–11) || Glavine || Nen (34) || 29,178 || 78–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 159 || September 26 || Braves || 7–1 || Leiter (16–12) || Neagle || — || 25,553 || 79–80|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 160 || September 27 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Hutton (5–1) || Kile || Nen (35) || 21,725 || 80–80|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 161 || September 28 || @ Astros || 1–5 || Darwin || Heredia (1–1) || — || 21,832 || 80–81|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 162 || September 29 || @ Astros || 4–5 (10) || Hudek || Hammond (5–8) || — || 42,658 || 80–82|-|-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss
Bold = Marlins team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP
NL East
	7	6		64	54
Florida Marlins
	5	8		34	38
	7	6		56	45
	6	7		74	62
Total	25	27		228	199
NL Central
	6	6		44	56
	9	3		62	54
	7	5		56	37
	5	7		42	48
	6	6		53	53
Total	33	27		257	248
NL West
	8	5		77	79
	6	7		40	50
	3	9		45	66
	5	7		41	61
Total	22	28		203	256
Season Total	80	82		688	703

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	27	11	16		83	117
May	27	16	11		120	105
June	26	12	14		99	97
July	27	10	17		138	145
August	29	16	13		136	158
September	26	15	11		112	81
Total	162	80	82		688	703

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	52	29		369	277
Away	81	28	53		319	426
Total	162	80	82		688	703

Transactions

• June 4, 1996: Mark Kotsay was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 1996.^[8]
• July 31, 1996: Dave Weathers was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton.^[9]
• August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for Roosevelt Brown.^[10]
• August 23, 1996: Gregg Zaun was sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal made on August 21, 1996. The Baltimore Orioles sent a player to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Terry Mathews. The Baltimore Orioles sent Gregg Zaun (August 23, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.^[11]

Roster

1996 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (Bullpen) (1st Base) (Hitting) (3rd Base) (Pitching) (Assistant Pitching)

Player stats

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		120	386	84	.218	13	37
1B		141	511	146	.286	16	69
2B		73	253	64	.253	4	14
SS		106	431	133	.309	5	31
3B		111	406	102	.251	7	58
LF		157	597	175	.293	26	95
CF		146	552	151	.274	17	84
RF		161	519	163	.314	42	120

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
	109	320	81	.253	8	33
	100	224	62	.277	3	26
	120	217	48	.221	2	19
	41	164	43	.262	1	8
	98	114	25	.219	0	6
	50	95	20	.211	1	9
	44	90	12	.133	0	2
	24	62	10	.161	0	1
	42	58	16	.276	2	14
	28	51	11	.216	0	4
	18	47	7	.149	0	3
	10	31	9	.290	1	2
	6	6	1	.167	0	0
	8	5	2	.400	0	3
	2	2	1	.500	0	0

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
	32	233.0	17	11	1.89	159
	33	215.1	16	12	2.93	200
	30	162.1	8	16	5.10	86
	24	154.0	6	10	4.32	108
	5	27.2	2	1	1.95	26
	1	5.0	0	0	1.80	2

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
	38	81.0	5	8	6.56	50
	31	71.1	2	2	4.54	40
	13	56.1	5	1	3.67	31
	11	48.2	1	3	4.81	13
	26	46.1	1	3	6.80	30

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
	75	5	1	35	1.95	92
	67	4	3	2	4.54	52
	64	3	4	0	5.29	47
	57	2	4	4	4.91	49
	21	1	1	0	4.32	10
	14	1	0	0	6.38	25
	12	1	1	0	5.79	9
	9	0	0	0	5.56	6
	9	0	0	0	7.36	7
	4	0	1	0	4.50	5
	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1996 Florida Marlins at Baseball Reference
• 1996 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/podsesc01.shtml Scott Podsednik Statistics
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitede03.shtml Devon White Statistics
3. Web site: Mark Davis Stats.
4. Web site: Craig Grebeck Stats.
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dawsoan01.shtml Andre Dawson Statistics
6. Web site: Aaron Small Stats.
7. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
8. Web site: Mark Kotsay Stats.
9. Web site: The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft.
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton Statistics
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zaungr01.shtml Gregg Zaun Statistics
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997