1996 Milwaukee Brewers season

1996 Milwaukee Brewers
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owners	Bud Selig
General managers	Sal Bando
Managers	Phil Garner
Television	WVTV (Jim Paschke, Bill Schroeder)
Radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
Seasons

The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League Central with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Offseason

• January 23, 1996: Ben McDonald was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.

Regular season

Season standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	99	62	.615	—	51‍–‍29	48‍–‍33
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	14½	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Milwaukee Brewers	80	82	.494	19½	38‍–‍43	42‍–‍39
Minnesota Twins	78	84	.481	21½	39‍–‍43	39‍–‍41
Kansas City Royals	75	86	.466	24	37‍–‍43	38‍–‍43

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	5–7	11–2	9–3	9–3	7–5	3–10	9–4	7–5	3–10–1	8–5
Boston	6–7	—	8–4	6–6	1–11	12–1	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–6	8–5	7–6	6–6	8–5
California	6–6	4–8	—	6–6	4–9	6–6	4–8	7–5	4–8	7–6	6–7	5–8	4–9	7–5
Chicago	8–4	6–6	6–6	—	5–8	10–3	7–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	5–7	5–7	8–4	7–5
Cleveland	7–5	11–1	9–4	8–5	—	12–0	7–6	7–6	10–3	3–9	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–5
Detroit	2–11	1–12	6–6	3–10	0–12	—	6–6	4–8	6–6	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–9	6–7
Kansas City	3–9	9–3	8–4	6–7	6–7	6–6	—	4–9	6–7	4–8	5–7	7–5	6–6	5–8
Milwaukee	3–9	5–7	5–7	7–6	6–7	8–4	9–4	—	9–4	6–6	7–5	4–9	6–7	5–7
Minnesota	5–7	6–6	8–4	7–6	3–10	6–6	7–6	4–9	—	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–5	8–5
New York	10–3	6–7	6–7	7–6	9–3	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–5	—	9–3	3–9	5–7	8–5
Oakland	4–9	5–8	7–6	7–5	6–6	8–4	7–5	5–7	7–6	3–9	—	8–5	7–6	4–8
Seattle	5–7	6–7	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–4	6–6	9–3	5–8	—	10–3	5–7
Texas	10–3–1	6–6	9–4	4–8	8–4	9–4	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	6–7	3–10	—	10–2
Toronto	5–8	5–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	8–4	7–5	2–10	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 80–82 (Home: 38–43; Away: 42–39)
April: 12–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 @ Angels 15–9 Wickander (1–0) Finley — 27,836 1–0 2 April 3 @ Angels 2–3 (11) James Lloyd (0–1) — 15,024 1–1 3 April 5 @ Mariners 10–6 Karl (1–0) Hurtado — 27,768 2–1 4 April 6 @ Mariners 5–8 Johnson Sparks (0–1) — 56,892 2–2 5 April 7 @ Mariners 1–3 Hitchcock Bones (0–1) Jackson 21,004 2–3 6 April 9 Athletics 10–4 McDonald (1–0) Van Poppel — 42,090 3–3 7 April 11 Athletics 0–11 Johns Karl (1–1) — 12,236 3–4 8 April 12 Royals 1–4 Appier Bones (0–2) Montgomery 7,113 3–5 9 April 13 Royals 2–3 Gubicza Sparks (0–2) Montgomery 9,224 3–6 10 April 14 Royals 5–2 McDonald (2–0) Haney Miranda (1) 19,131 4–6 11 April 16 Yankees 6–3 Karl (2–1) Key — 7,059 5–6 12 April 17 Yankees 8–4 Bones (1–2) Cone — 7,124 6–6 13 April 18 @ Royals 8–2 Sparks (1–2) Gubicza — 13,153 7–6 14 April 19 @ Royals 8–2 McDonald (3–0) Haney — 15,321 8–6 15 April 20 @ Royals 12–4 Miranda (1–0) Jacome — 17,220 9–6 16 April 21 @ Royals 5–4 Wickander (2–0) Pichardo Fetters (1) 14,666 10–6 17 April 22 @ Athletics 2–6 Reyes Bones (1–3) Briscoe 6,021 10–7 18 April 23 @ Athletics 6–9 Wojciechowski Sparks (1–3) Mohler 7,026 10–8 19 April 24 Angels 3–4 Boskie McDonald (3–1) Percival 7,051 10–9 20 April 25 Angels 6–5 Fetters (1–0) James — 6,707 11–9 21 April 26 Mariners 5–6 Carmona Potts (0–1) Charlton 13,072 11–10 22 April 27 Mariners 5–6 Wells Bones (1–4) Charlton 17,270 11–11 23 April 28 Mariners 16–9 Potts (1–1) Davis — 19,717 12–11 24 April 30 @ Blue Jays 8–9 Crabtree Boze (0–1) — 25,467 12–12
May: 11–16 (Home: 5–7; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 25 May 1 @ Blue Jays 3–9 Guzman Miranda (1–1) — 25,684 12–13 26 May 2 @ Blue Jays 5–7 Hanson Karl (2–2) Timlin 31,299 12–14 27 May 3 @ Orioles 2–8 Erickson Bones (1–5) — 41,037 12–15 28 May 4 @ Orioles 5–10 Mussina Sparks (1–4) — 44,175 12–16 29 May 5 @ Orioles 13–1 McDonald (4–1) Haynes — 46,027 13–16 30 May 7 Red Sox 2–4 Clemens Miranda (1–2) Slocumb 7,039 13–17 31 May 9 Red Sox 17–2 Bones (2–5) Sele — 7,379 14–17 32 May 10 Orioles 7–10 (12) Orosco Garcia (0–1) McDowell 9,520 14–18 33 May 11 Orioles 3–5 (10) Rhodes Potts (1–2) Myers 21,081 14–19 34 May 12 Orioles 6–4 Miranda (2–2) Erickson Fetters (2) 14,333 15–19 35 May 13 White Sox 6–2 Sparks (2–4) Baldwin Boze (1) 9,544 16–19 36 May 15 White Sox 8–20 Alvarez Bones (2–6) Keyser 8,733 16–20 37 May 16 White Sox 3–2 Lloyd (1–1) Tapani Fetters (3) 13,849 17–20 38 May 17 @ Twins 12–1 Karl (3–2) Parra — 26,733 18–20 39 May 18 @ Twins 7–3 Miranda (3–2) Mahomes Fetters (4) 30,593 19–20 40 May 19 @ Twins 4–2 Sparks (3–4) Robertson Fetters (5) 24,411 20–20 41 May 20 @ Twins 3–2 Bones (3–6) Rodriguez Fetters (6) 13,376 21–20 42 May 21 @ Indians 5–6 Tavarez Boze (0–2) — 39,974 21–21 43 May 22 @ Indians 10–8 Karl (4–2) McDowell Fetters (7) 41,027 22–21 44 May 23 @ Indians 1–5 Hershiser Miranda (3–3) — 42,395 22–22 45 May 24 @ White Sox 3–4 Thomas Sparks (3–5) Hernandez 18,346 22–23 46 May 25 @ White Sox 7–9 Alvarez Bones (3–7) Hernandez 20,585 22–24 47 May 26 @ White Sox 1–12 Tapani McDonald (4–2) — 21,151 22–25 48 May 28 Twins 7–3 Karl (5–2) Mahomes Garcia (1) 10,117 23–25 49 May 29 Twins 7–8 (12) Hansell Lloyd (1–2) — 14,324 23–26 50 May 30 Indians 0–2 Nagy Bones (3–8) Mesa 11,543 23–27 51 May 31 Indians 4–10 Martinez McDonald (4–3) — 24,050 23–28
June: 17–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 52 June 1 Indians 2–1 Garcia (1–1) McDowell Fetters (8) 22,004 24–28 53 June 2 Indians 6–11 Poole Karl (5–3) — 21,150 24–29 54 June 3 Rangers 6–9 Witt Sparks (3–6) Henneman 9,748 24–30 55 June 4 Rangers 6–2 Bones (4–8) Gross — 10,685 25–30 56 June 5 Rangers 6–4 McDonald (5–3) Hill Fetters (9) 11,276 26–30 57 June 7 @ Red Sox 7–10 Garces Garcia (1–2) Slocumb 26,861 26–31 58 June 8 @ Red Sox 3–2 (10) Lloyd (2–2) Hudson Fetters (10) 30,399 27–31 59 June 9 @ Red Sox 11–8 (10) Burrows (1–0) Slocumb Fetters (11) 28,120 28–31 60 June 10 @ Rangers 3–8 Gross Givens (0–1) — 43,275 28–32 61 June 11 @ Rangers 14–4 McDonald (6–3) Hill Garcia (2) 33,519 29–32 62 June 12 @ Rangers 6–13 Pavlik Miranda (3–4) — 34,842 29–33 63 June 13 Athletics 16–3 Karl (6–3) Wojciechowski — 12,439 30–33 64 June 14 Athletics 6–2 Bones (5–8) Wasdin — 14,404 31–33 65 June 15 Athletics 12–9 Givens (1–1) Wengert Garcia (3) 21,064 32–33 66 June 16 Athletics 9–10 Taylor Fetters (1–1) Mohler 26,744 32–34 67 June 17 Royals 9–4 Burrows (2–0) Appier — 9,315 33–34 68 June 18 Royals 9–1 Karl (7–3) Linton Potts (1) 9,116 34–34 69 June 19 Royals 4–8 (10) Pichardo Mercedes (0–1) — 13,431 34–35 70 June 20 Angels 3–10 Langston Givens (1–2) — 16,034 34–36 71 June 21 Angels 10–5 McDonald (7–3) Abbott — 16,274 35–36 72 June 22 Angels 4–6 Boskie Miranda (3–5) Percival 35,464 35–37 73 June 23 Angels 8–4 Garcia (2–2) Finley — 17,051 36–37 74 June 25 @ Royals 5–3 Bones (6–8) Gubicza Fetters (12) 14,448 37–37 75 June 26 @ Royals 3–7 Haney Givens (1–3) — 14,560 37–38 76 June 27 @ Royals 6–2 McDonald (8–3) Belcher — 17,670 38–38 77 June 28 @ Blue Jays 5–1 D'Amico (1–0) Guzman Fetters (13) 31,333 39–38 78 June 29 @ Blue Jays 7–4 Karl (8–3) Janzen — 31,170 40–38 79 June 30 @ Blue Jays 2–15 Hanson Bones (6–9) — 30,104 40–39
July: 12–16 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 @ Tigers 2–0 Sparks (4–6) Olivares Fetters (14) 10,727 41–39 81 July 2 @ Tigers 2–1 (11) Garcia (3–2) Sager Fetters (15) 9,455 42–39 82 July 3 @ Tigers 5–8 Williams D'Amico (1–1) — 11,047 42–40 83 July 4 @ Yankees 1–4 Pettitte Karl (8–4) Wetteland 24,243 42–41 84 July 5 @ Yankees 3–12 Gooden Bones (6–10) — 26,699 42–42 85 July 6 @ Yankees 0–2 Key Sparks (4–7) Wetteland 24,033 42–43 86 July 7 @ Yankees 4–1 McDonald (9–3) Rogers Fetters (16) 35,242 43–43 87 July 11 Blue Jays 3–6 Guzman D'Amico (1–2) Castillo 16,019 43–44 88 July 12 Blue Jays 12–5 McDonald (10–3) Hanson — 15,691 44–44 89 July 13 Blue Jays 7–15 Hentgen Karl (8–5) — 29,383 44–45 90 July 14 Blue Jays 5–7 (10) Crabtree Garcia (3–3) Timlin 20,798 44–46 91 July 15 Tigers 9–10 Sager Bones (6–11) Olson 15,819 44–47 92 July 16 Tigers 20–7 D'Amico (2–2) Williams — 12,476 45–47 93 July 17 Tigers 3–2 (10) Fetters (2–1) Urbani — 21,121 46–47 94 July 18 Yankees 16–4 Karl (9–5) Gooden — 19,079 47–47 95 July 19 Yankees 7–5 Eldred (1–0) Pettitte Fetters (17) 19,300 48–47 96 July 20 Yankees 2–4 Rivera Van Egmond (0–1) Wetteland 25,473 48–48 97 July 21 Yankees 3–2 D'Amico (3–2) Key Fetters (18) 25,662 49–48 98 July 22 @ Mariners 3–8 Wagner Mercedes (0–2) — 40,555 49–49 99 July 23 @ Mariners 7–3 Karl (10–5) Carmona — 22,378 50–49 100 July 24 @ Mariners 7–8 Ayala Fetters (2–2) — 19,899 50–50 101 July 25 @ Angels 4–5 Holtz Lloyd (2–3) — 16,841 50–51 102 July 26 @ Angels 5–6 Springer D'Amico (3–3) Percival 18,189 50–52 103 July 27 @ Angels 0–7 Finley McDonald (10–4) — 17,497 50–53 104 July 28 @ Angels 4–3 (13) Miranda (4–5) Holtz Garcia (4) 25,539 51–53 105 July 30 Mariners 5–6 Wells Eldred (1–1) Ayala — 51–54 106 July 30 Mariners 4–3 Van Egmond (1–1) Wolcott Fetters (19) 18,591 52–54 107 July 31 Mariners 3–9 Hitchcock D'Amico (3–4) — 30,772 52–55
August: 14–16 (Home: 5–10; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 108 August 1 Mariners 2–9 Moyer McDonald (10–5) — 18,425 52–56 109 August 2 @ Athletics 4–3 (10) Miranda (5–5) Taylor Fetters (20) 10,056 53–56 110 August 3 @ Athletics 7–0 Bones (7–11) Johns — 15,171 54–56 111 August 4 @ Athletics 2–4 Telgheder Van Egmond (1–2) Taylor 10,281 54–57 112 August 5 @ Athletics 13–3 Eldred (2–1) Adams — 8,616 55–57 113 August 6 Orioles 3–13 Mussina McDonald (10–6) — 17,075 55–58 114 August 7 Orioles 2–12 Erickson Karl (10–6) — 20,287 55–59 115 August 8 Orioles 4–6 Coppinger D'Amico (3–5) Myers 18,620 55–60 116 August 9 Red Sox 7–9 Suppan Van Egmond (1–3) Slocumb — 55–61 117 August 9 Red Sox 1–4 Eshelman Bones (7–12) Belinda 19,541 55–62 118 August 10 Red Sox 2–3 Wakefield Eldred (2–2) — 20,297 55–63 119 August 11 Red Sox 0–2 Clemens McDonald (10–7) Belinda 19,178 55–64 120 August 13 @ Orioles 3–4 Corbin Lloyd (2–4) Myers 44,461 55–65 121 August 14 @ Orioles 5–8 Milchin Bones (7–13) Myers 47,480 55–66 122 August 16 White Sox 9–7 Miranda (6–5) Levine Villone (1) — 56–66 123 August 16 White Sox 3–2 Van Egmond (2–3) Tapani Fetters (21) 25,529 57–66 124 August 17 White Sox 2–6 Fernandez McDonald (10–8) Hernandez 31,551 57–67 125 August 18 White Sox 8–7 Miranda (7–5) Darwin Fetters (22) 33,094 58–67 126 August 19 @ Twins 6–1 D'Amico (4–5) Rodriguez — 21,879 59–67 127 August 20 @ Twins 7–12 Parra Bones (7–14) — 14,630 59–68 128 August 21 @ Twins 10–7 Jones (1–0) Stevens Fetters (23) 15,885 60–68 129 August 23 @ Indians 6–5 (11) Jones (2–0) Mesa Fetters (24) 42,405 61–68 130 August 24 @ Indians 4–3 (10) Wickman (1–0) Plunk Fetters (25) 42,437 62–68 131 August 25 @ Indians 5–8 Shuey Miranda (7–6) Mesa 42,335 62–69 132 August 26 @ White Sox 3–2 Eldred (3–2) Alvarez Jones (1) 19,637 63–69 133 August 27 @ White Sox 4–2 Van Egmond (3–3) Fernandez Fetters (26) 15,443 64–69 134 August 28 @ White Sox 0–2 Baldwin McDonald (10–9) Hernandez 17,269 64–70 135 August 29 Twins 1–6 Rodriguez Karl (10–7) — 14,922 64–71 136 August 30 Twins 5–4 (12) Wickman (2–0) Parra — 17,444 65–71 137 August 31 Twins 3–2 Jones (3–0) Robertson Fetters (27) 20,187 66–71
September: 14–11 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 138 September 1 Twins 2–6 Aldred Van Egmond (3–4) — 17,074 66–72 139 September 2 Indians 7–6 Jones (4–0) Mesa — 18,015 67–72 140 September 3 Indians 8–2 Karl (11–7) Hershiser — 10,599 68–72 141 September 4 Indians 0–7 Ogea D'Amico (4–6) — 12,666 68–73 142 September 6 Rangers 3–7 Burkett Eldred (3–3) — 16,714 68–74 143 September 7 Rangers 1–2 Hill McDonald (10–10) Henneman 19,110 68–75 144 September 8 Rangers 1–7 Witt Florie (0–1) — 17,542 68–76 145 September 9 @ Red Sox 6–0 Karl (12–7) Gordon — 22,386 69–76 146 September 10 @ Red Sox 11–10 Garcia (4–3) Hudson Fetters (28) 20,487 70–76 147 September 11 @ Red Sox 1–4 Wakefield Eldred (3–4) Slocumb 21,310 70–77 148 September 12 @ Rangers 15–4 McDonald (11–10) Hill — 41,303 71–77 149 September 13 @ Rangers 6–3 D'Amico (5–6) Witt Fetters (29) 39,235 72–77 150 September 14 @ Rangers 8–6 Karl (13–7) Pavlik Fetters (30) 45,901 73–77 151 September 15 @ Rangers 2–6 Oliver Garcia (4–4) Vosberg 45,941 73–78 152 September 17 Blue Jays 4–0 McDonald (12–10) Andujar — 10,184 74–78 153 September 18 Blue Jays 2–1 Fetters (3–2) Timlin — 9,550 75–78 154 September 20 Tigers 1–10 Sager Karl (13–8) — 15,046 75–79 155 September 21 Tigers 13–6 D'Amico (6–6) Van Poppel Villone (2) 33,106 76–79 156 September 22 Tigers 5–7 Lima Fetters (3–3) — 15,705 76–80 157 September 23 @ Orioles 8–7 (10) Jones (5–0) Mathews Fetters (31) 46,542 77–80 158 September 25 @ Yankees 2–19 Cone Van Egmond (3–5) — — 77–81 159 September 25 @ Yankees 2–6 Rogers Karl (13–9) — 37,947 77–82 160 September 27 @ Tigers 7–6 (6) Wickman (3–0) Van Poppel — 8,606 78–82 161 September 28 @ Tigers 7–2 Eldred (4–4) Moehler — 12,939 79–82 162 September 29 @ Tigers 7–5 (10) Reyes (1–0) Cummings Fetters (32) 13,038 80–82
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Brewers team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles	3	9	0.250	61	88
Boston Red Sox	5	7	0.417	68	58
Detroit Tigers	8	4	0.667	81	64
New York Yankees	6	6	0.500	54	66
Toronto Blue Jays	5	7	0.417	63	79
Total	27	33	0.450	327	355
AL Central
Chicago White Sox	7	6	0.538	57	77
Cleveland Indians	6	7	0.462	58	74
Kansas City Royals	9	4	0.692	77	46
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins	9	4	0.692	74	57
Total	31	21	0.596	266	254
AL West
California Angels	5	7	0.417	64	67
Oakland Athletics	7	5	0.583	87	64
Seattle Mariners	4	9	0.308	73	84
Texas Rangers	6	7	0.462	77	75
Total	22	28	0.440	301	290
Season Total	80	82	0.494	894	899

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	24	12	12	0.500	149	126
May	27	11	16	0.407	151	159
June	28	17	11	0.607	188	166
July	28	12	16	0.429	146	153
August	30	14	16	0.467	131	156
September	25	14	11	0.560	129	139
Total	162	80	82	0.494	894	899

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	38	43	0.469	451	460
Away	81	42	39	0.519	443	439
Total	162	80	82	0.494	894	899

Notable transactions

• July 31, 1996: Greg Vaughn and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Marc Newfield, Bryce Florie and Ron Villone. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Gerald Parent (minors) to the Padres on September 16.
• August 23, 1996: Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Ricky Bones to the Yankees on August 29.

Roster

1996 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 25 Ricky Bones 48 Marshall Boze 39 Terry Burrows 46 Cris Carpenter 33 Jeff D'Amico 21 Cal Eldred 36 Mike Fetters 39 Bryce Florie 51 Ramón García 13 Brian Givens 43 Doug Jones 42 Scott Karl 43 Mark Kiefer 37 Graeme Lloyd 40 Ben McDonald 41 José Mercedes 38 Ángel Miranda 49 Mike Potts 47 Al Reyes 50 Steve Sparks 31 Tim Van Egmond 49 Ron Villone 52 Kevin Wickander 37 Bob Wickman		Catchers 16 Jesse Levis 22 Mike Matheny 11 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 26 Jeff Cirillo 32 John Jaha  8 Mark Loretta 34 Michael Santiago-Smith 20 Kevin Seitzer  9 Tim Unroe  2 José Valentín  1 Fernando Viña		Outfielders  7 Brian Banks 20 Jeromy Burnitz 24 Chuck Carr 18 Todd Dunn 15 David Hulse 18 Kevin Koslofski  4 Pat Listach 30 Matt Mieske 10 Marc Newfield 14 Dave Nilsson  7 Danny Perez 23 Greg Vaughn 27 Turner Ward 29 Gerald Williams		Manager  3 Phil Garner Coaches 12 Chris Bando (Third Base) 35 Bill Castro (Bullpen) 17 Jim Gantner (First Base) 28 Lamar Johnson (Hitting) 45 Don Rowe (Pitching)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mike Matheny	106	313	64	.204	8	46
1B	John Jaha	148	543	163	.300	34	118
2B	Fernando Viña	140	554	157	.283	7	46
SS	José Valentín	154	552	143	.259	24	95
3B	Jeff Cirillo	158	566	184	.325	15	83
LF	Greg Vaughn	102	375	105	.280	31	95
CF	Pat Listach	87	317	76	.240	1	33
RF	Matt Mieske	127	374	104	.278	14	64
DH	Kevin Seitzer	132	490	155	.316	12	62

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Dave Nilsson	123	453	150	.331	17	84
Jesse Levis	104	233	55	.236	1	21
Marc Newfield	49	179	55	.307	7	31
Mark Loretta	73	154	43	.279	1	13
David Hulse	81	117	26	.222	0	6
Chuck Carr	27	106	29	.274	1	11
Gerald Williams	26	92	19	.207	0	4
Jeromy Burnitz	23	72	17	.236	2	14
Turner Ward	43	67	12	.179	2	10
Kevin Koslofski	25	42	9	.214	0	6
Kelly Stinnett	14	26	2	.077	0	0
Tim Unroe	14	16	3	.188	0	0
Todd Dunn	6	10	3	.300	0	1
Brian Banks	4	7	4	.571	1	2
Danny Perez	4	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ben McDonald	35	221.1	12	10	3.90	146
Scott Karl	32	207.1	13	9	4.86	121
Ricky Bones	32	145.0	7	14	5.83	59
Jeff D'Amico	17	86.0	6	6	5.44	53
Cal Eldred	15	84.2	4	4	4.46	50
Tim Van Egmond	12	54.2	3	5	5.27	33
Brian Givens	4	14.0	1	3	12.86	10

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ángel Miranda	46	109.1	7	6	4.94	78
Steve Sparks	20	88.2	4	7	6.60	21

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mike Fetters	61	3	3	32	3.38	53
Graeme Lloyd	52	2	4	0	2.82	24
Ramón García	37	4	4	4	6.66	40
Marshall Boze	25	0	2	1	7.79	19
Mike Potts	24	1	2	1	7.15	21
Doug Jones	24	5	0	1	3.41	34
Ron Villone	23	0	0	2	3.28	19
Kevin Wickander	21	2	0	0	4.97	19
Bryce Florie	15	0	1	0	6.63	12
Bob Wickman	12	3	0	0	3.24	14
José Mercedes	11	0	2	0	9.18	6
Terry Burrows	8	2	0	0	2.84	5
Cris Carpenter	8	0	0	0	7.56	2
Mark Kiefer	7	0	0	0	8.10	5
Al Reyes	5	1	0	0	7.94	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1996. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Chicago White Sox. The Helena Brewers won the Pioneer League championship.

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	New Orleans Zephyrs	American Association	Tim Ireland
Double-A	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Machemer
Class A-Advanced	Stockton Ports	California League	Greg Mahlberg
Class A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Alex Morales
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Bernie Moncallo
Rookie	DSL Brewers/White Sox	Dominican Summer League	—

References

• 1996 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1996 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com