1996 Chicago Cubs

76-86 • .469 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 1996 Chicago Cubs went 76-86 (.469) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Sammy Sosa (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Jaime Navarro (15-12, 3.92 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
4th Rank
772 R 771 RA
Diff +1

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772 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
2,219K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .319 3% below the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .401 2% below the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.36 3% worse than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 772 2% above the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,219,110
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Avg per Game 27,396

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Tyler Houston 0.339 2 Mark Grace 0.331 3 Brant Brown 0.304 4 Brian McRae 0.276 5 Sammy Sosa 0.273

Home Runs

1 Sammy Sosa 40 2 Ryne Sandberg 25 3 Leo Gomez 17 4 Brian McRae 17 5 Luis Gonzalez 15

RBI

1 Sammy Sosa 100 2 Ryne Sandberg 92 3 Luis Gonzalez 79 4 Mark Grace 75 5 Brian McRae 66
1996 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brian McRae 157 624 111 172 32 5 17 66 73 84 37 0.276
Ryne Sandberg 150 554 85 135 28 4 25 92 54 116 12 0.244
Mark Grace 142 547 88 181 39 1 9 75 62 41 2 0.331
Sammy Sosa 124 498 84 136 21 2 40 100 34 134 18 0.273
Luis Gonzalez 146 483 70 131 30 4 15 79 61 49 9 0.271
Scott Servais 129 445 42 118 20 0 11 63 30 75 0 0.265
Leo Gomez 136 362 44 86 19 0 17 56 53 94 1 0.238
Jose Hernandez 131 331 52 80 14 1 10 41 24 97 4 0.242
Rey Sanchez 95 289 28 61 9 0 1 12 22 42 7 0.211
Dave Magadan 78 169 23 43 10 0 3 17 29 23 0 0.254
Scott Bullett 109 165 26 35 5 0 3 16 10 54 7 0.212
Ozzie Timmons 65 140 18 28 4 0 7 16 15 30 1 0.200
Tyler Houston 46 115 18 39 7 0 2 19 8 18 3 0.339
Doug Glanville 49 83 10 20 5 1 1 10 3 11 2 0.241
Todd Haney 49 82 11 11 1 0 0 3 7 15 1 0.134
Jaime Navarro 35 77 1 10 1 0 0 3 0 26 0 0.130
Brant Brown 29 69 11 21 1 0 5 9 2 17 3 0.304
Steve Trachsel 31 66 3 7 2 0 1 5 1 20 0 0.106
Robin Jennings 31 58 7 13 5 0 0 4 3 9 1 0.224
Frank Castillo 33 57 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 21 0 0.088
Brian Dorsett 17 41 3 5 0 0 1 3 4 8 0 0.122
Mike Hubbard 21 38 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 15 0 0.105
Jim Bullinger 38 32 8 8 3 0 2 6 5 11 0 0.250
Terry Shumpert 27 31 5 7 1 0 2 6 2 11 0 0.226
Bret Barberie 15 29 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 11 0 0.034
Brooks Kieschnick 25 29 6 10 2 0 1 6 3 8 0 0.345
Amaury Telemaco 25 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.103
Kevin Foster 19 27 3 8 4 1 0 6 4 11 0 0.296
Felix Fermin 11 16 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.125
Mike Campbell 13 11 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.364
Pedro Valdes 9 8 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.125
Terry Adams 69 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Dave Swartzbaugh 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Rodney Myers 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Patterson 79 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Kent Bottenfield 48 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Turk Wendell 70 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Mike Perez 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tanyon Sturtze 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Casian 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Kent Bottenfield 2.63 2 Turk Wendell 2.84 3 Terry Adams 2.94 4 Steve Trachsel 3.03 5 Bob Patterson 3.13

Wins

1 Jaime Navarro 15 2 Steve Trachsel 13 3 Frank Castillo 7 4 Kevin Foster 7 5 Jim Bullinger 6

Strikeouts

1 Jaime Navarro 158 2 Frank Castillo 139 3 Steve Trachsel 132 4 Jim Bullinger 90 5 Terry Adams 78
1996 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jaime Navarro 15 12 3.92 35 35 0 236.2 244 103 72 158
Steve Trachsel 13 9 3.03 31 31 0 205.0 181 69 62 132
Frank Castillo 7 16 5.28 33 33 0 182.1 209 107 46 139
Jim Bullinger 6 10 6.54 37 20 1 129.1 144 94 68 90
Terry Adams 3 6 2.94 69 0 4 101.0 84 33 49 78
Amaury Telemaco 5 7 5.46 25 17 0 97.1 108 59 31 64
Kevin Foster 7 6 6.21 17 16 0 87.0 98 60 35 53
Turk Wendell 4 5 2.84 70 0 18 79.1 58 25 44 75
Rodney Myers 2 1 4.68 45 0 0 67.1 61 35 38 50
Kent Bottenfield 3 5 2.63 48 0 1 61.2 59 18 19 33
Bob Patterson 3 3 3.13 79 0 8 54.2 46 19 22 53
Mike Campbell 3 1 4.46 13 5 0 36.1 29 18 10 19
Doug Jones 2 2 5.01 28 0 2 32.1 41 18 7 26
Mike Perez 1 0 4.67 24 0 0 27.0 29 14 13 22
Larry Casian 1 1 1.88 35 0 0 24.0 14 5 11 15
Dave Swartzbaugh 0 2 6.38 6 5 0 24.0 26 17 14 13
Tanyon Sturtze 1 0 9.00 6 0 0 11.0 16 11 5 7

👥 Roster (41)

Terry Adams Bret Barberie Kent Bottenfield Brant Brown Scott Bullett Jim Bullinger Mike Campbell Larry Casian Frank Castillo Brian Dorsett Felix Fermin Kevin Foster +29 more

41 players

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The 1996 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1996 the Chicago Cubs posted a 76-86 mark (.469) and finished 4th in the NL Central. Runs came in at 772 scored against 771 allowed (+1). The team batting average of .250 was 4% below the 1996 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 4.36 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.22. The 772 runs scored compare with a league average of 759 per club, 2% more.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 2,219,110 fans came through the gates. Sammy Sosa led the club in home runs with 40. Mark Grace collected the most hits, 181. On the mound, Jaime Navarro won 15 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Turk Wendell with 18.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1996 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1996 Chicago Cubs finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Sammy Sosa led the 1996 Chicago Cubs with 40 home runs.
What was the 1996 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1996 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1996 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1996 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1996 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sammy Sosa (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Jaime Navarro (15-12, 3.92 ERA).
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