⭐ Division Winner

1996 St. Louis Cardinals

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 759 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ron Gant (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Andy Benes (18-10, 3.83 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
759 R 706 RA
Diff +53

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⚡ Quick Stats

759 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
2,645K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 2% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .329 equal to the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .406 equal to the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.97 6% better than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 759 equal to the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,645,824
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Avg per Game 32,664

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Pat Borders 0.319 2 Brian Jordan 0.310 3 Willie McGee 0.307 4 John Mabry 0.297 5 Ozzie Smith 0.282

Home Runs

1 Ron Gant 30 2 Gary Gaetti 23 3 Ray Lankford 21 4 Brian Jordan 17 5 John Mabry 13

RBI

1 Brian Jordan 104 2 Ray Lankford 86 3 Ron Gant 82 4 Gary Gaetti 80 5 John Mabry 74
1996 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Lankford 149 545 100 150 36 8 21 86 79 133 35 0.275
John Mabry 151 543 63 161 30 2 13 74 37 84 3 0.297
Gary Gaetti 141 522 71 143 27 4 23 80 35 97 2 0.274
Brian Jordan 140 513 82 159 36 1 17 104 29 84 22 0.310
Royce Clayton 129 491 64 136 20 4 6 35 33 89 33 0.277
Ron Gant 122 419 74 103 14 2 30 82 73 98 13 0.246
Tom Pagnozzi 119 407 48 110 23 0 13 55 24 78 4 0.270
Luis Alicea 129 380 54 98 26 3 5 42 52 78 11 0.258
Willie McGee 123 309 52 95 15 2 5 41 18 60 5 0.307
Ozzie Smith 82 227 36 64 10 2 2 18 25 9 7 0.282
Danny Sheaffer 79 198 10 45 9 3 2 20 9 25 3 0.227
Mark Sweeney 98 170 32 45 9 0 3 22 33 29 3 0.265
David Bell 62 145 12 31 6 0 1 9 10 22 1 0.214
Mike Gallego 51 143 12 30 2 0 0 4 12 31 0 0.210
Andy Benes 36 73 5 11 4 0 0 6 1 37 0 0.151
Pat Borders 26 69 3 22 3 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.319
Todd Stottlemyre 34 66 8 15 0 0 0 2 7 27 1 0.227
Alan Benes 34 61 4 9 3 0 0 5 2 25 0 0.148
Donovan Osborne 30 59 6 13 4 0 1 10 3 24 0 0.220
Mike Morgan 18 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.061
Dmitri Young 16 29 3 7 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.241
Miguel Mejia 45 23 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.087
Terry Bradshaw 15 21 4 7 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.333
Mark Petkovsek 48 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.188
Danny Jackson 13 9 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Difelice 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.286
Tom Urbani 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
T. J. Mathews 67 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Aaron Holbert 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Busby 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Eric Ludwick 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Parrett 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Cory Bailey 51 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Rich Batchelor 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.000
Brian Barber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Tony Fossas 2.68 2 Rick Honeycutt 2.85 3 Cory Bailey 3.00 4 T. J. Mathews 3.01 5 Dennis Eckersley 3.30

Wins

1 Andy Benes 18 2 Todd Stottlemyre 14 3 Alan Benes 13 4 Donovan Osborne 13 5 Mark Petkovsek 11

Strikeouts

1 Todd Stottlemyre 194 2 Andy Benes 160 3 Donovan Osborne 134 4 Alan Benes 131 5 T. J. Mathews 80
1996 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Benes 18 10 3.83 36 34 1 230.1 215 98 77 160
Todd Stottlemyre 14 11 3.87 34 33 0 223.1 191 96 93 194
Donovan Osborne 13 9 3.53 30 30 0 198.2 191 78 57 134
Alan Benes 13 10 4.90 34 32 0 191.0 192 104 87 131
Mike Morgan 4 8 5.24 18 18 0 103.0 118 60 40 55
Mark Petkovsek 11 2 3.55 48 6 0 88.2 83 35 35 45
T. J. Mathews 2 6 3.01 67 0 6 83.2 62 28 32 80
Dennis Eckersley 0 6 3.30 63 0 30 60.0 65 22 6 49
Cory Bailey 5 2 3.00 51 0 0 57.0 57 19 30 38
Rick Honeycutt 2 1 2.85 61 0 4 47.1 42 15 7 30
Tony Fossas 0 4 2.68 65 0 2 47.0 43 14 21 36
Jeff Parrett 2 2 4.25 33 0 0 42.1 40 20 20 42
Danny Jackson 1 1 4.46 13 4 0 36.1 33 18 16 27
Rich Batchelor 2 0 1.20 11 0 0 15.0 9 2 1 11
Tom Urbani 1 0 7.71 3 2 0 11.2 15 10 4 1
Eric Ludwick 0 1 9.00 6 1 0 10.0 11 10 3 12
Mike Busby 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 4.0 9 8 4 4
Brian Barber 0 0 15.00 1 1 0 3.0 4 5 6 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to ATL 4-3
NL Division Series
SLN def. SDN 3-0

👥 Roster (38)

Luis Alicea Cory Bailey Brian Barber Rich Batchelor David Bell Alan Benes Andy Benes Pat Borders Terry Bradshaw Mike Busby Royce Clayton Mike Difelice +26 more

38 players

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The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 1st in the NL Central. The club took the division title. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 759 runs and allowed 706, a run differential of +53. The team batting average of .266 was 2% above the 1996 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 3.97 was 6% better than the league average of 4.22.

Busch Stadium II was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 2,645,824. The home run leader was Ron Gant, who hit 30. The RBI leader was Brian Jordan, with 104. Andy Benes was the top winner, with 18 victories. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against ATL 4-3. The NL Division Series ended in a win against SDN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ron Gant led the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals with 30 home runs.
What was the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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