- 1996 San Francisco Giants season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = San Francisco Giants
season = 1996
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = 3Com Park at Candlestick Point
y4 = 1960
city =San Francisco, California
y5 = 1958
owners =Peter Magowan
general managers = Bob Quinn
managers =Dusty Baker
television =KTVU
(Ted Robinson ,Mike Krukow ,Lon Simmons )
SportsChannel Pacific
(Mike Krukow ,Duane Kuiper ,Lon Simmons )
radio =KNBR
(Ted Robinson ,Hank Greenwald ,Mike Krukow ,Duane Kuiper )
SP Radio
(Julio Gonzalez,Rene De La Rosa, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez)|Offseason
*October 6, 1995: Jeff Juden was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Tommy Eason (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Benjamin. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 26, 1996: Scott Service was released by the San Francisco Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular season
Opening Day Starters
eason standings
Notable transactions
*April 5, 1996: Steve Decker was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants.
* July 27, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manwaki01.shtml Kirt Manwaring 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]
*August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants.Lou Seal
Lou Seal is the official mascot of the
San Francisco Giants . "Born" onJuly 25 ,1996 , Luigi Francisco Seal has been a regular part of the Giants baseball home games and events around San Francisco, and the United States. The name is a play on the name "Lucille." Todd Schwenk, an Oakland Athletics Fan, named the mascot in a KNBR Sports Radio phone-in contest. Schwenk named Lou for the Seals always hanging out on the wharfs atFisherman's Wharf . It also refers to the San Francisco Seals, the baseball club which was a mainstay of thePacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957.Roster
Starting pitchers
Awards and Honors
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1996.shtml 1996 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=SFN 1996 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]
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