1996 Montreal Expos season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Montreal Expos
season = 1996
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Olympic Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Montreal
y5 = 1969
owners = Claude Brochu
managers = Felipe Alou
television = The Sports Network
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)
TQS
(Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin)
SRC
(Claude Raymond, Camille Dube)
RDS Network
(Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois)
radio = CKAC (AM)
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Mike Stenhouse, Jim Price)
CIQC
(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte,Alain Chantelois)|

Offseason

*December 1, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa02.shtml]
*December 15, 1995: Omar Daal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daalom01.shtml]
*December 20, 1995: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stankan01.shtml Andy Stankiewicz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 13, 1996: Rick Schu was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuri01.shtml]
*March 13, 1996: Sherman Obando was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/obandsh01.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.

Opening Day Starters

* Moisés Alou
* Rheal Cormier
* Darrin Fletcher
* Mark Grudzielanek
* Mike Lansing
* Henry Rodriguez
* David Segui
* Dave Silvestri
* Rondell White

eason standings

Transactions

*June 4, 1996: Milton Bradley was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlmi01.shtml Milton Bradley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa02.shtml]
*June 25, 1996: Jon Habyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/habyajo01.shtml]
*July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 30, 1996: Kirk Rueter was traded by the Montreal Expos with Tim Scott to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Leiter. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rueteki01.shtml]

Player stats

Batting

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

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, June
* Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, July

1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1996.shtml 1996 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=MON 1996 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]