⭐ Division Winner

1996 Cleveland Indians

99-62 • .615 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 1996 Cleveland Indians went 99-62 (.615) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 952 runs, allowed 769, and played home games at Jacobs Field. Team leaders included Albert Belle (48 HR, 148 RBI) and Charles Nagy (17-5, 3.41 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

99 Wins
62 Losses
.615 Win %
1st Rank
952 R 769 RA
Diff +183

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⚡ Quick Stats

952 Runs Scored
769 Runs Allowed
+183 Run Diff
3,320K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .293 6% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .368 5% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .475 7% above the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 4.34 13% better than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 952 9% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumProgressive Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 3,320,078
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Avg per Game 41,500

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Kevin Seitzer 0.386 2 Brian Giles 0.355 3 Mark Carreon 0.324 4 Julio Franco 0.322 5 Kenny Lofton 0.317

Home Runs

1 Albert Belle 48 2 Jim Thome 38 3 Manny Ramirez 33 4 Julio Franco 14 5 Kenny Lofton 14

RBI

1 Albert Belle 148 2 Jim Thome 116 3 Manny Ramirez 112 4 Julio Franco 76 5 Kenny Lofton 67
1996 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kenny Lofton 154 662 132 210 35 4 14 67 61 82 75 0.317
Albert Belle 158 602 124 187 38 3 48 148 99 87 11 0.311
Manny Ramirez 152 550 94 170 45 3 33 112 85 104 8 0.309
Omar Vizquel 151 542 98 161 36 1 9 64 56 42 35 0.297
Jim Thome 151 505 122 157 28 5 38 116 123 141 2 0.311
Julio Franco 112 432 72 139 20 1 14 76 61 82 8 0.322
Carlos Baerga 100 424 54 113 25 0 10 55 16 25 1 0.267
Sandy Alomar 127 418 53 110 23 0 11 50 19 42 1 0.263
Eddie Murray 88 336 33 88 9 1 12 45 34 45 3 0.262
Jose Vizcaino 48 179 23 51 5 2 0 13 7 24 6 0.285
Tony Peña 67 174 14 34 4 0 1 27 15 25 0 0.195
Mark Carreon 38 142 16 46 12 0 2 14 11 9 1 0.324
Jeromy Burnitz 71 128 30 36 10 0 7 26 25 31 2 0.281
Brian Giles 51 121 26 43 14 1 5 27 19 13 3 0.355
Alvaro Espinoza 59 112 12 25 4 2 4 11 6 18 1 0.223
Jeff Kent 39 102 16 27 7 0 3 16 10 22 2 0.265
Kevin Seitzer 22 83 11 32 10 0 1 16 14 11 0 0.386
Casey Candaele 24 44 8 11 2 0 1 4 1 9 0 0.250
Scott Leius 27 43 3 6 4 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.140
Ryan Thompson 8 22 2 7 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 0.318
Wayne Kirby 27 16 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.250
Herbert Perry 7 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.083
Nigel Wilson 10 12 2 3 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 0.250
Damian Jackson 5 10 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.300
Geronimo Pena 5 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.111
Einar Diaz 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Anderson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Assenmacher 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Graves 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orel Hershiser 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albie Lopez 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack McDowell 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Mercker 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Nagy 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Ogea 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Poole 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Roa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Shuey 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julian Tavarez 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Eric Plunk 2.43 2 Paul Shuey 2.85 3 Paul Assenmacher 3.09 4 Charles Nagy 3.41 5 Jose Mesa 3.73

Wins

1 Charles Nagy 17 2 Orel Hershiser 15 3 Jack McDowell 13 4 Chad Ogea 10 5 Dennis Martinez 9

Strikeouts

1 Charles Nagy 167 2 Jack McDowell 141 3 Orel Hershiser 125 4 Chad Ogea 101 5 Eric Plunk 85
1996 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charles Nagy 17 5 3.41 32 32 0 222.0 217 84 61 167
Orel Hershiser 15 9 4.24 33 33 0 206.0 238 97 58 125
Jack McDowell 13 9 5.11 30 30 0 192.0 214 109 67 141
Chad Ogea 10 6 4.79 29 21 0 146.2 151 78 42 101
Dennis Martinez 9 6 4.50 20 20 0 112.0 122 56 37 48
Julian Tavarez 4 7 5.36 51 4 0 80.2 101 48 22 46
Eric Plunk 3 2 2.43 56 0 2 77.2 56 21 34 85
Jose Mesa 2 7 3.73 69 0 39 72.1 69 30 28 64
Albie Lopez 5 4 6.39 13 10 0 62.0 80 44 22 45
Paul Shuey 5 2 2.85 42 0 4 53.2 45 17 26 44
Brian Anderson 3 1 4.91 10 9 0 51.1 58 28 14 21
Paul Assenmacher 4 2 3.09 63 0 1 46.2 46 16 14 44
Alan Embree 1 1 6.39 24 0 0 31.0 30 22 21 33
Danny Graves 2 0 4.55 15 0 0 29.2 29 15 10 22
Greg Swindell 1 1 6.59 13 2 0 28.2 31 21 8 21
Jim Poole 4 0 3.04 32 0 0 26.2 29 9 14 19
Kent Mercker 1 0 3.09 10 0 0 11.2 10 4 3 7
Joe Roa 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 4 2 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to BAL 3-1

👥 Roster (44)

Sandy Alomar Brian Anderson Paul Assenmacher Carlos Baerga Albert Belle Jeromy Burnitz Casey Candaele Mark Carreon Einar Diaz Alan Embree Alvaro Espinoza Julio Franco +32 more

44 players

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The 1996 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 99-62 record (.615) put the 1996 Cleveland Indians 1st in the AL Central. The club took the division title. The Cleveland Indians scored 952 runs and allowed 769, a run differential of +183. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .293, 6% better than the league's .277. The staff ERA of 4.34 was 13% better than the league average of 4.99.

The 1996 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 9% (952 against 872). The home park, Jacobs Field, recorded 3,320,078 in attendance, about 41,500 a game. Albert Belle topped the Cleveland Indians with 48 home runs. On the mound, Charles Nagy won 17 games to lead the staff. Jose Mesa closed out 39 saves. In the AL Division Series, the Cleveland Indians lost to BAL 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1996 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1996 Cleveland Indians finished 99-62 (.615 win pct).
Did the 1996 Cleveland Indians make the playoffs?
The 1996 Cleveland Indians finished first in their division.
Who led the 1996 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Albert Belle led the 1996 Cleveland Indians with 48 home runs.
What was the 1996 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1996 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1996 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1996 Cleveland Indians played home games at Jacobs Field.
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