1996 Pittsburgh Pirates

73-89 • .451 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates went 73-89 (.451) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 776 runs, allowed 833, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff King (30 HR, 111 RBI) and Denny Neagle (14-6, 3.05 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

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
5th Rank
776 R 833 RA
Diff -57

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776 Runs Scored
833 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
1,322K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .328 equal to the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .407 equal to the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.61 9% worse than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 776 2% above the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,322,079
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Avg per Game 16,525

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Al Martin 0.300 2 Jason Kendall 0.300 3 Keith Osik 0.293 4 Orlando Merced 0.287 5 Carlos Garcia 0.285

Home Runs

1 Jeff King 30 2 Al Martin 18 3 Orlando Merced 17 4 Jay Bell 13 5 Mark Johnson 13

RBI

1 Jeff King 111 2 Orlando Merced 80 3 Al Martin 72 4 Jay Bell 71 5 Charlie Hayes 62
1996 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Martin 155 630 101 189 40 1 18 72 54 116 38 0.300
Jeff King 155 591 91 160 36 4 30 111 70 95 15 0.271
Jay Bell 151 527 65 132 29 3 13 71 54 108 6 0.250
Charlie Hayes 128 459 51 114 21 2 10 62 36 78 6 0.248
Orlando Merced 120 453 69 130 24 1 17 80 51 74 8 0.287
Jason Kendall 130 414 54 124 23 5 3 42 35 30 5 0.300
Carlos Garcia 101 390 66 111 18 4 6 44 23 58 16 0.285
Mark Johnson 127 343 55 94 24 0 13 47 44 64 6 0.274
Mike Kingery 117 276 32 68 12 2 3 27 23 29 2 0.246
Jermaine Allensworth 61 229 32 60 9 3 4 31 23 50 11 0.262
Nelson Liriano 112 217 23 58 14 2 3 30 14 22 2 0.267
Dave Clark 92 211 28 58 12 2 8 35 31 51 2 0.275
Keith Osik 48 140 18 41 14 1 1 14 14 22 1 0.293
John Wehner 86 139 19 36 9 1 2 13 8 22 1 0.259
Midre Cummings 24 85 11 19 3 1 3 7 0 16 0 0.224
Jacob Brumfield 29 80 11 20 9 0 2 8 5 17 3 0.250
Denny Neagle 30 55 3 10 1 0 0 2 1 15 0 0.182
Trey Beamon 24 51 7 11 2 0 0 6 4 6 1 0.216
Danny Darwin 19 39 2 8 4 0 1 3 0 19 0 0.205
Jon Lieber 51 36 4 7 3 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.194
Dale Sveum 12 34 9 12 5 0 1 5 6 6 0 0.353
Tony Womack 17 30 11 10 3 1 0 7 6 1 2 0.333
Zane Smith 16 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.154
Paul Wagner 17 25 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.040
Angelo Encarnacion 7 22 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.318
Chris Peters 16 19 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.211
Esteban Loaiza 11 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.118
Rich Aude 7 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.250
Francisco Cordova 59 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.125
Dan Miceli 44 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Matt Ruebel 26 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.231
Jason Schmidt 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.083
Marc Wilkins 47 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.222
Rich Loiselle 5 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Steve Parris 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Elmer Dessens 15 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
John Ericks 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Hope 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200
Dan Plesac 73 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ramon Morel 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Darrell May 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Joe Boever 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Cooke 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wainhouse 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Hancock 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Danny Darwin 3.02 2 Denny Neagle 3.05 3 Marc Wilkins 3.84 4 Jon Lieber 3.99 5 Jason Schmidt 4.06

Wins

1 Denny Neagle 14 2 Jon Lieber 9 3 Danny Darwin 7 4 Dan Plesac 6 5 Francisco Cordova 4

Strikeouts

1 Denny Neagle 131 2 Francisco Cordova 95 3 Jon Lieber 94 4 Paul Wagner 81 5 Dan Plesac 76
1996 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Denny Neagle 14 6 3.05 27 27 0 182.2 186 62 34 131
Jon Lieber 9 5 3.99 51 15 1 142.0 156 63 28 94
Danny Darwin 7 9 3.02 19 19 0 122.1 117 41 16 69
Francisco Cordova 4 7 4.09 59 6 12 99.0 103 45 20 95
Dan Miceli 2 10 5.78 44 9 1 85.2 99 55 45 66
Zane Smith 4 6 5.08 16 16 0 83.1 104 47 21 47
Paul Wagner 4 8 5.40 16 15 0 81.2 86 49 39 81
Marc Wilkins 4 3 3.84 47 2 1 75.0 75 32 36 62
Dan Plesac 6 5 4.09 73 0 11 70.1 67 32 24 76
Chris Peters 2 4 5.63 16 10 0 64.0 72 40 25 28
Matt Ruebel 1 1 4.60 26 7 1 58.2 64 30 25 22
Esteban Loaiza 2 3 4.96 10 10 0 52.2 65 29 19 32
John Ericks 4 5 5.79 28 4 8 46.2 56 30 19 46
Jason Christiansen 3 3 6.70 33 0 0 44.1 56 33 19 38
Ramon Morel 2 1 5.36 29 0 0 42.0 57 25 19 22
Jason Schmidt 2 2 4.06 6 6 0 37.2 39 17 21 26
Steve Parris 0 3 7.18 8 4 0 26.1 35 21 11 27
Elmer Dessens 0 2 8.28 15 3 0 25.0 40 23 4 13
Dave Wainhouse 1 0 5.70 17 0 0 23.2 22 15 10 16
Rich Loiselle 1 0 3.05 5 3 0 20.2 22 7 8 9
John Hope 1 3 6.98 5 4 0 19.1 17 15 11 13
Lee Hancock 0 0 6.38 13 0 0 18.1 21 13 10 13
Joe Boever 0 2 5.40 13 0 2 15.0 17 9 6 6
Darrell May 0 1 9.35 5 2 0 8.2 15 9 4 5
Steve Cooke 0 0 7.56 3 0 0 8.1 11 7 5 7

👥 Roster (46)

Jermaine Allensworth Rich Aude Trey Beamon Jay Bell Joe Boever Jacob Brumfield Jason Christiansen Dave Clark Steve Cooke Francisco Cordova Midre Cummings Danny Darwin +34 more

46 players

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The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates won 73 games and lost 89, ending up 5th in the NL Central. With 776 runs scored and 833 given up, the 1996 differential was -57. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .266, 1% better than the league's .262. Pitchers allowed 4.61 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 2% (776 against 759).

Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,322,079 fans came through the gates. Jeff King topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 30 home runs. Al Martin collected the most hits, 189. The pitching staff's wins leader was Denny Neagle (14). Francisco Cordova saved 12 games. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jeff King led the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates with 30 home runs.
What was the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff King (30 HR, 111 RBI) and Denny Neagle (14-6, 3.05 ERA).
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