1996 Florida Marlins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Florida Marlins
season = 1996
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1993
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1993
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Joe Robbie Stadium
y4 = 1993
city = Miami Gardens, Florida
y5 = 1993
owners = Wayne Huizenga
managers = Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, and John Boles
television = Sunshine Network
WBFS-TV
(Gary Carter, Jay Randolph)
radio = WQAM
(Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien)
WCMQ-FM (Spanish)
(Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez)|The Florida Marlins' 1996 season began with the team trying to improve on their record from 1995. Their managers were Rene Lachemann, Cookie Rojas, and John Boles. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished with a record of 80-82, 3rd in the NL East.

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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/podsesc01.shtml Scott Podsednik Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* November 21, 1995: Devon White signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitede03.shtml Devon White Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 13, 1995: Mark Davis was Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml]
*December 22, 1995: Craig Grebeck was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grebecr01.shtml]
*January 5, 1996: Andre Dawson was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dawsoan01.shtml Andre Dawson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 23, 1996: Mark Davis was Released by the Florida Marlins. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

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. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kotsama01.shtml]
*August 13, 1996: Terry Pendleton was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for Roosevelt Brown. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zaungr01.shtml Gregg Zaun Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Game log

Roster

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1996.shtml 1996 Marlins]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=FLO 1996 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]