1996 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1996
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
division = National League Central
y2 = 1994
ballpark = Cinergy Field
y4 = 1996
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Marge Schott
general managers = Jim Bowden
managers = Ray Knight
television = WSTR
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|

The Cincinnati Reds' 1996 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

*December 7, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml]
*January 2, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml]
*January 9, 1996: Mike Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml]
*January 20, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml Vince Coleman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 26, 1996: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml]
*February 26, 1996: Damon Berryhill was released by the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml]

Regular season

*April 1 - Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack. The game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montréal Expos is postponed, along with the rest of the games scheduled for that day. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

eason standings

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1996: Scott Service was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithle02.shtml Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 18, 1996: Vince Coleman was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
* July 30, 1996: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Roberto Mejia and Brad Tweedie (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml]

Roster

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1996.shtml 1996 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]