# 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 107th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 39th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were atop the standings for a substantial part of the season, albeit under two managers. Longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in late June and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.
The Dodgers went into the final weekend of the season with a two-game lead on the San Diego Padres, needing only to win one of the final three games with the Padres to clinch the National League West title. However, the Padres swept them, and the Dodgers limped into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Dodgers were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.
The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996.

## Offseason

* November 29, 1995: Acquired Mike Blowers from the Seattle Mariners for Miguel Cairo and Willie Otanez.
* December 15, 1995: Acquired Rick Clelland from the Montreal Expos for Omar Daal.
* December 17, 1995: Acquired Billy Brewer from the Kansas City Royals for José Offerman.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 45‍–‍36 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 47‍–‍34 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 55‍–‍26 | 28‍–‍53 |
| San Francisco Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 23 | 38‍–‍44 | 30‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1996 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 5–8 |
| Colorado | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 |
| Florida | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 |
| Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| Los Angeles | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Montreal | 3–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–4 |
| New York | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–9 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–10 |
| San Diego | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 11–2 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–11 | — | 7–6 |
| St. Louis | 4–9 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Delino DeShields | Second baseman |
| Brett Butler | Center fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Raúl Mondesí | Right fielder |
| Mike Blowers | Third baseman |
| Todd Hollandsworth | Left fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Ramón Martínez | Starting pitcher |

### Notable Transactions

* July 31, 1996: Acquired Chad Curtis from the Detroit Tigers for Joey Eischen and John Cummings
* August 31, 1996: Acquired Dave Clark from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Carl South
* October 30, 1996: Chip Hale signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Roster
### Game log

1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 47–34; Away: 43–38) :
April: 14–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–10)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 1@ Astros4–3Martinez (1–0)ReynoldsWorrell (1)34,3751–0
2April 2@ Astros4–5JonesCummings (0–1)—20,4921–1
3April 3@ Astros2–5HamptonNomo (0–1)Jones14,8581–2
4April 4@ Cubs4–9FosterAstacio (0–1)—12,6261–3
5April 5@ Cubs1–11BullingerCandiotti (0–1)—19,3241–4
6April 6@ Cubs3–1Park (1–0)NavarroWorrell (2)24,4282–4
7April 7@ Cubs4–5JonesOsuna (0–1)—19,0022–5
8April 81:05 p.m. PDTBraves1–0Nomo (1–1)Glavine—2:2453,1803–5W1
9April 97:05 p.m. PDTBraves1–3SmoltzAstacio (0–2)Wohlers2:5235,5703–6L1
10April 107:35 p.m. PDTBraves9–2Candiotti (1–1)Avery—2:5348,1944–6W1
11April 11Marlins5–0Park (2–0)BrownWorrell (3)36,0235–6
12April 12Marlins1–3BurkettValdez (0–1)—40,3435–7
13April 13Marlins3–1Nomo (2–1)Hammond—46,0596–7
14April 14Marlins6–1Astacio (1–2)Leiter—49,7287–7
15April 16@ Giants3–5DeweyOsuna (0–2)Beck19,7167–8
16April 17@ Giants11–2Osuna (1–2)Leiter—17,0398–8
17April 19@ Marlins0–5PowellHall (0–1)—24,1438–9
18April 20@ Marlins4–7LeiterNomo (2–2)Nen35,5428–10
19April 21@ Marlins4–5BrownHall (0–2)Mathews23,8428–11
20April 224:40 p.m. PDT@ Braves1–4MadduxCandiotti (1–2)—2:0333,0808–12L4
21April 235:40 p.m. PDT@ Braves3–2Osuna (2–2)ClontzWorrell (4)2:5530,4759–12W1
22April 24Astros5–2Valdez (1–1)Brocail—26,66610–12
23April 25Astros6–4Nomo (3–2)DrabekWorrell (5)33,53011–12
24April 26Cubs1–0Astacio (2–2)TrachselWorrell (6)31,17212–12
25April 27Cubs3–4 (10)NavarroOsuna (2–3)Jones43,51912–13
26April 28Cubs0–3CastilloPark (2–1)—45,44112–14
27April 29Cubs10–4Valdez (2–1)Foster—39,00313–14
28April 30Rockies7–4Nomo (4–2)RitzWorrell (7)31,03714–14 :
May: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
29May 1Rockies1–4ThompsonAstacio (2–3)Ruffin30,37714–15
30May 3@ Pirates10–1Park (3–1)Darwin—18,26815–15
31May 4@ Pirates2–7WagnerCandiotti (1–3)—20,32115–16
32May 5@ Pirates2–4NeagleValdez (2–2)Plesac19,20615–17
33May 6@ Pirates8–4Nomo (5–2)HopeRadinsky (1)9,41516–17
34May 7@ Reds2–3 (12)MooreWorrell (0–1)—18,14716–18
35May 8@ Reds0–5SchourekPark (3–2)Shaw17,82016–19
36May 10@ Cardinals3–2 (12)Worrell (1–1)Eckersley—36,82117–19
37May 11@ Cardinals4–2Valdez (3–2)BenesWorrell (8)38,00818–19
38May 12@ Cardinals5–6PetkovsekNomo (5–3)Eckersley38,54918–20
39May 13Expos2–3ManuelWorrell (1–2)Rojas25,60018–21
40May 14Expos2–1Martinez (2–0)VeresWorrell (9)37,94219–21
41May 15Expos7–2Candiotti (2–3)Fassero—26,87520–21
42May 16Phillies8–2Valdez (4–2)Mimbs—25,96021–21
43May 17Phillies6–3Nomo (6–3)GraceWorrell (10)54,30422–21
44May 18Phillies7–2Astacio (3–3)FernandezOsuna (1)51,06423–21
45May 19Phillies4–5LeiperRadinsky (0–1)Bottalico38,17823–22
46May 20Mets1–7JonesCandiotti (2–4)—26,62523–23
47May 21Mets6–4Valdez (5–2)HarnischWorrell (11)27,15824–23
48May 22Mets2–3ClarkNomo (6–4)Franco33,71624–24
49May 24@ Expos5–4 (11)Osuna (3–3)DaalWorrell (12)27,84325–24
50May 25@ Expos5–3Martinez (3–0)CormierWorrell (13)27,10426–24
51May 26@ Expos4–3Candiotti (3–4)RojasWorrell (14)30,71827–24
52May 28@ Phillies3–9GraceValdez (5–3)—17,18627–25
53May 29@ Phillies3–2 (11)Guthrie (1–0)BottalicoWorrell (15)24,12028–25
54May 30@ Phillies2–3BorlandWorrell (1–3)—29,28728–26
55May 31@ Mets10–3Martinez (4–0)Jones—19,79329–26 :
June: 13–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
56June 1@ Mets3–4HarnischCandiotti (3–5)Franco26,44529–27
57June 2@ Mets1–0Valdez (6–3)ClarkWorrell (16)39,32830–27
58June 4Pirates0–3DarwinNomo (6–5)Cordova29,57630–28
59June 5Pirates3–7WilkinsAstacio (3–4)Cordova32,16130–29
60June 6Pirates8–3Candiotti (4–5)Miceli—26,66431–29
61June 7Reds1–2SmileyValdez (6–4)Brantley35,19731–30
62June 8Reds5–4 (10)Worrell (2–3)Carrasco—44,57532–30
63June 9Reds3–2Nomo (7–5)SmithWorrell (17)47,84733–30
64June 10Cardinals2–1Park (4–2)MorganOsuna (2)54,04334–30
65June 11Cardinals3–6OsborneMartinez (4–1)Honeycutt29,09634–31
66June 134:42 p.m. PDT@ Braves6–3Valdez (7–4)GlavineWorrell (18)2:4339,46335–31W1
67June 144:40 p.m. PDT@ Braves1–3SmoltzAstacio (3–5)Wohlers2:1245,38935–32L1
68June 153:14 p.m. PDT@ Braves6–2Nomo (8–5)AveryWorrell (19)2:4349,72636–32W1
69June 1610:11 a.m. PDT@ Braves3–2Candiotti (5–5)SchmidtWorrell (20)2:3644,78437–32W2
70June 18@ Cubs9–6Martinez (5–1)TelemacoWorrell (21)—38–32
71June 18@ Cubs4–7CampbellValdez (7–5)—23,36238–33
72June 19@ Cubs4–3 (13)Park (5–2)AdamsWorrell (22)28,47739–33
73June 20Astros2–4WallNomo (8–6)Jones49,65639–34
74June 21Astros3–11DrabekCandiotti (5–6)—33,27339–35
75June 22Astros3–0Martinez (6–1)Reynolds—37,84440–35
76June 23Astros4–3Worrell (3–3)Hernandez—35,46741–35
77June 25Cubs0–2TrachselNomo (8–7)—37,44841–36
78June 26Cubs4–6NavarroCandiotti (5–7)Adams35,20041–37
79June 27@ Rockies1–13RitzAstacio (3–6)—48,04341–38
80June 28@ Rockies4–13FreemanMartinez (6–2)—48,02541–39
81June 29@ Rockies13–10Valdez (8–5)Rekar—48,00942–39
82June 30@ Rockies15–16RuffinWorrell (3–4)—48,10342–40 :
July: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
83July 1@ Padres10–2Candiotti (6–7)Worrell—40,34343–40
84July 2@ Padres7–3Astacio (4–6)Valenzuela—28,29444–40
85July 3@ Padres2–3HamiltonMartinez (6–3)Hoffman48,84144–41
86July 4Rockies9–4Valdez (9–5)Freeman—54,33145–41
87July 5Rockies8–1Nomo (9–7)Bailey—43,41546–41
88July 6Rockies3–2Osuna (4–3)RuffinWorrell (23)35,56247–41
89July 7Rockies0–3RitzAstacio (4–7)—38,26947–42
90July 11Giants8–3Martinez (7–3)Leiter—37,30548–42
91July 12Giants6–1Valdez (10–5)Fernandez—44,56949–42
92July 13Giants0–7EstesNomo (9–8)—54,22649–43
93July 14Giants0–6VanLandinghamPark (5–3)—42,86249–44
94July 15Padres1–0 (10)Guthrie (2–0)Hoffman—44,36850–44
95July 16Padres1–10TewksburyMartinez (7–4)Worrell52,43650–45
96July 17Padres4–5FlorieOsuna (4–4)Hoffman42,42350–46
97July 18@ Giants8–3Nomo (10–8)Estes—28,07251–46
98July 19@ Giants4–5VanLandinghamCandiotti (6–8)Beck27,56251–47
99July 20@ Giants6–7BautistaWorrell (3–5)—50,01451–48
100July 21@ Giants7–6Osuna (5–4)DeLuciaWorrell (25)36,34552–48
101July 23@ Marlins7–1Valdez (11–5)Leiter—17,88953–48
102July 24@ Marlins0–3BrownNomo (10–9)Nen20,48653–49
103July 25@ Marlins6–3Astacio (5–7)HammondWorrell (26)18,15154–49
104July 26@ Astros3–4DarwinGuthrie (2–1)Wagner27,08954–50
105July 27@ Astros6–5 (11)Osuna (6–4)ClarkWorrell (27)36,84155–50
106July 28@ Astros2–3DarwinEischen (0–1)—32,91255–51
107July 30Marlins5–4 (10)Osuna (7–4)Weathers—34,97356–51
108July 31Marlins3–0Martinez (8–4)RappWorrell (28)29,56557–51 :
August: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
109August 1Marlins6–7 (14)HammondDreifort (0–1)Mathews41,19757–52
110August 27:08 p.m. PDTBraves2–1Radinsky (1–1)SmoltzGuthrie (1)2:5249,01258–52W1
111August 31:05 p.m. PDTBraves3–5 (18)WoodallMartinez (8–5)—5:0542,57558–53L1
112August 41:06 p.m. PDTBraves4–6BorbonGuthrie (2–2)Wohlers3:1745,90358–54L2
113August 6@ Pirates3–1Astacio (6–7)ParrisWorrell (29)11,82459–54
114August 7@ Pirates2–12LieberMartinez (8–6)Wilkins12,23259–55
115August 9@ Reds4–9PortugalValdez (11–6)—34,00459–56
116August 10@ Reds7–5Nomo (11–9)BurbaWorrell (30)33,83060–56
117August 11@ Reds10–5Osuna (8–4)Carrasco—27,89761–56
118August 12@ Reds6–5Martinez (9–6)SmileyWorrell (31)21,67762–56
119August 13@ Cardinals8–4Candiotti (7–8)Stottlemyre—30,76163–56
120August 14@ Cardinals1–6BenesValdez (11–7)—26,94563–57
121August 15@ Cardinals5–2Nomo (12–9)MorganWorrell (32)32,93064–57
122August 16Expos8–2Astacio (7–7)Urbina—51,57365–57
123August 17Expos7–6Worrell (4–5)Veres—47,54966–57
124August 18Expos3–7LeiterCandiotti (7–9)—36,67366–58
125August 20Phillies1–3JordanOsuna (8–5)Bottalico35,45766–59
126August 21Phillies0–6SchillingNomo (12–10)—39,50266–60
127August 22Phillies8–5Astacio (8–7)WilliamsWorrell (33)29,60867–60
128August 23Mets7–5Martinez (10–6)ClarkWorrell (34)36,90968–60
129August 24Mets7–5Candiotti (8–9)WilsonWorrell (35)33,20169–60
130August 25Mets6–5Radinsky (2–1)FrancoWorrell (36)39,05670–60
131August 27@ Expos5–1Nomo (13–10)Fassero—21,04071–60
132August 28@ Expos5–6RojasPark (5–4)—13,00671–61
133August 29@ Expos2–1Martinez (11–6)MartinezWorrell (37)16,55172–61
134August 30@ Phillies7–6 (12)Dreifort (1–1)ParrettWorrell (38)22,12973–61
135August 31@ Phillies11–7Valdez (12–7)SchillingOsuna (3)24,82174–61 :
September: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
136September 1@ Phillies3–6WilliamsWorrell (4–6)Bottalico24,95974–62
137September 2@ Mets8–5Astacio (9–7)ClarkWorrell (39)19,65875–62
138September 3@ Mets7–6Radinsky (3–1)Henry—15,64676–62
139September 4@ Mets2–3 (12)WallaceDreifort (1–2)—15,66276–63
140September 6Pirates2–1Osuna (9–5)WilkinsWorrell (40)41,50977–63
141September 7Pirates4–3Nomo (14–10)SchmidtWorrell (41)50,86278–63
142September 8Pirates1–4PlesacDreifort (1–3)Ericks33,92278–64
143September 9Reds7–2Martinez (12–6)Jarvis—29,08179–64
144September 10Reds5–4Candiotti (9–9)SalkeldWorrell (42)28,23780–64
145September 11Reds3–2Valdez (13–7)SmileyWorrell (43)27,52781–64
146September 12Cardinals4–1Nomo (15–10)OsborneOsuna (4)34,19182–64
147September 13Cardinals0–2BatchelorGuthrie (2–3)Eckersley36,65782–65
148September 14Cardinals9–5Martinez (13–6)Benes—44,54883–65
149September 15Cardinals6–5Radinsky (4–1)EckersleyWorrell (44)35,80384–65
150September 16@ Rockies6–4Valdez (14–7)Wright—48,01385–65
151September 17@ Rockies9–0Nomo (16–10)Swift—50,06686–65
152September 18@ Rockies4–6BurkeAstacio (9–8)Ruffin50,05386–66
153September 19@ Padres7–0Martinez (14–6)Valenzuela—41,28787–66
154September 20@ Padres2–4HamiltonCandiotti (9–10)Hoffman51,21787–67
155September 21@ Padres9–2Valdez (15–7)Sanders—53,62988–67
156September 22@ Padres2–3AshbyNomo (16–11)Hoffman51,09288–68
157September 24Giants6–2Martinez (15–6)Watson—37,44889–68
158September 25Giants7–5Radinsky (5–1)DeLuciaWorrell (45)42,40590–68
159September 26Giants1–6GardnerCandiotti (9–11)—38,89390–69
160September 27Padres2–5 (10)WorrellOsuna (9–6)Hoffman53,29490–70
161September 28Padres2–4WorrellDreifort (1–4)Hoffman52,97790–71
162September 29Padres0–2 (11)VerasPark (5–5)Hoffman53,27090–72 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Dodgers team member :

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 40 | 33 |
| Florida Marlins | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 50 | 40 |
| Montreal Expos | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 55 | 39 |
| New York Mets | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 60 | 50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 63 | 59 |
| Total | 38 | 24 | 0.613 | 268 | 221 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 47 | 61 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 53 | 48 |
| Houston Astros | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 44 | 49 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 45 | 50 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 50 | 42 |
| Total | 33 | 28 | 0.541 | 239 | 250 |
| NL West |||||||
| Colorado Rockies | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 80 | 80 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | | | | | |
| San Diego Padres | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 49 | 43 |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 67 | 58 |
| Total | 19 | 20 | 0.487 | 196 | 181 |
| Season Total | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 703 | 652 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 106 | 100 |
| May | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0.556 | 114 | 97 |
| June | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 111 | 136 |
| July | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 116 | 94 |
| August | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0.630 | 138 | 133 |
| September | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 118 | 92 |
| Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 703 | 652 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 47 | 34 | 0.580 | 314 | 283 |
| Away | 81 | 43 | 38 | 0.531 | 389 | 369 |
| Total | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 703 | 652 |

### Postseason Game log

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
1996 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1) :
NL Division Series: vs. Atlanta Braves 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 21:07 p.m. PDTBravesL 1–2 (10)Smoltz (1–0)Osuna (0–1)Wohlers (1)3:0847,428ATL 1–0L1
2October 35:07 p.m. PDTBravesL 2–3Maddux (1–0)Valdez (0–1)Wohlers (2)2:0851,916ATL 2–0L2
3October 51:16 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 2–5Glavine (1–0)Nomo (0–1)Wohlers (3)3:1952,529ATL 3–0L3 :

## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Hideo Nomo | 33 | 33 | 228.3 | 16-11 | 3.19 | 85 | 234 | 3 |
| Ismael Valdez | 33 | 33 | 225.0 | 15-7 | 3.32 | 54 | 173 | 0 |
| Pedro Astacio | 35 | 32 | 211.7 | 9-8 | 3.44 | 67 | 130 | 0 |
| Ramón Martínez | 28 | 27 | 168.7 | 15-6 | 3.42 | 86 | 133 | 2 |
| Tom Candiotti | 28 | 27 | 152.3 | 9-11 | 4.49 | 43 | 79 | 1 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Todd Worrell | 72 | 0 | 65.3 | 4-6 | 3.03 | 15 | 66 | 44 |
| Antonio Osuna | 73 | 0 | 84.0 | 9-6 | 3.00 | 32 | 85 | 4 |
| Mark Guthrie | 66 | 0 | 73.0 | 2-3 | 2.22 | 22 | 56 | 1 |
| Scott Radinsky | 58 | 0 | 52.3 | 5-1 | 2.41 | 17 | 48 | 1 |
| Chan Ho Park | 48 | 10 | 108.7 | 5-5 | 3.64 | 71 | 119 | 0 |
| Joey Eischen | 28 | 0 | 43.3 | 0-1 | 4.78 | 20 | 36 | 0 |
| Darren Dreifort | 19 | 0 | 23.7 | 1-4 | 4.94 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 11 | 0 | 12.7 | 0-0 | 5.68 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 0-2 | 6.00 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| John Cummings | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0-1 | 6.75 | 2 | 5 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mike Piazza | C | 148 | 547 | .336 | 87 | 184 | 36 | 105 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 40 | 64 | .297 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 13 | 14 | .286 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 154 | 608 | .260 | 84 | 158 | 34 | 111 | 8 |
| Delino DeShields | 2B | 154 | 581 | .224 | 75 | 130 | 5 | 41 | 48 |
| Greg Gagne | SS | 128 | 428 | .255 | 48 | 109 | 10 | 55 | 4 |
| Mike Blowers | 3B/1B/SS | 92 | 317 | .265 | 31 | 84 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | 2B/SS/LF/CF/3B | 103 | 201 | .204 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B | 45 | 162 | .228 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Juan Castro | SS/3B/2B/LF | 70 | 132 | .197 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B/1B | 80 | 104 | .221 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Busch | 3B/1B | 38 | 83 | .217 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Oreste Marrero | 1B | 10 | 8 | .375 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilton Guerrero | IF | 5 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 157 | 634 | .297 | 98 | 188 | 24 | 88 | 14 |
| Roger Cedeño | CF/LF/RF | 86 | 211 | .246 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | LF/CF/RF | 149 | 478 | .291 | 64 | 139 | 12 | 59 | 21 |
| Wayne Kirby | CF/LF | 65 | 188 | .271 | 23 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Brett Butler | CF | 34 | 131 | .267 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 71 | 110 | .200 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | CF | 43 | 104 | .212 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Milt Thompson | LF | 48 | 51 | .118 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | LF | 15 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Parker | CF/LF | 16 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karim García | OF | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 1996 Playoffs
### 1996 National League Division Series

The 1996 National League Division Series was played between Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Atlanta ended up winning the series 3-0.

#### Game 1, October 2

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Antonio Osuna (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (1) ||||||||||||||
| HRs: ATL – Javy López (1); LAD – none ||||||||||||||

#### Game 2, October 3

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| W: Greg Maddux (1-0) L: Ismael Valdez (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (2) |||||||||||||
| HRs: ATL – Fred McGriff (1), Ryan Klesko (1), Jermaine Dye (1); LAD – none |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, October 5

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Tom Glavine (1-0) L: Hideo Nomo (0-1) SV: Mark Wohlers (3) |||||||||||||
| HRs: LA – none; ATL – Chipper Jones (1) |||||||||||||

## 1996 Awards

* 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Mike Piazza starter
** Todd Worrell reserve
* Rookie of the Year Award
** Todd Hollandsworth
* All-Star Game MVP Award
** Mike Piazza
* TSN National League All-Star
** Mike Piazza
* Players Choice: Outstanding NL Rookie
** Todd Hollandsworth
* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
** Todd Hollandsworth
* Silver Slugger Award
** Mike Piazza
* NL Pitcher of the Month
** Hideo Nomo (September 1996)
* NL Player of the Week
** Hideo Nomo (Sep. 16–22)
* Branch Rickey Award
** Brett Butler

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Phil Regan |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | John Shelby |
| High A | San Bernardino Stampede | California League | Del Crandall |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Jon Debus |
| A | Savannah Sand Gnats | South Atlantic League | John Shoemaker |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Joe Vavra |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Mickey Hatcher |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2 | Dominican Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 79 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The top draft pick was third baseman Damian Rolls from Schlagel High School. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 Rule 5 draft and then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where he played parts of five seasons with a .248 batting average, 9 homers and 73 RBI.
Shortstop Alex Cora was drafted in the third round out of the University of Miami. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a utility infielder/defensive replacement. He hit .243 in 1,273 games
The most successful player in this draft class was left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly from Fresno City College, who was drafted in the 23rd round. A two-time All-Star, he would play 15 seasons in the Majors (the last 4 with the Dodgers) and had a 130-113 record and 4.14 ERA in 356 games (331 starts).
1996 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Damian Rolls | 3B | Schlagel High School | Yes | 1996–2009 | MLB |
| 2 | Josh Glassey | C | Mission Bay High School | Yes | 1996–2002 | AAA |
| 3 | Alex Cora | SS | University of Miami | Yes | 1996–2011 | MLB |
| 4 | Peter Bergeron | OF | Greenfield High School | Yes | 1996–2007 | MLB |
| 5 | Nick Leach | 1B | Madera High School | Yes | 1996–2002 | AA |
| 6 | Jack Jones | SS | California State University, Fullerton | Yes | 1996–2004 | AAA |
| 7 | Ben Simon | RHP | Eastern Michigan University | Yes | 1996–2005 | AAA |
| 8 | Chris Karabinus | LHP | Towson University | Yes | 1997 | A- |
| 9 | Edwin Falcon | C | Tomas C Ongay High School | Yes | 1996–1998 | A- |
| 10 | Jeff Auterson | OF | Norte Vista High School | Yes | 1996–2001 | A+ |
| 11 | Jason Walters | RHP | Meridian Community College | Yes | 1997–1999 | A- |
| 12 | Randy Stearns | OF | University of Wisconsin–River Falls | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 13 | Derrick Peoples | OF | Billy Ryan High School | Yes | 1997–2004 | A- |
| 14 | Willie King | 1B | Franklin D. Roosevelt High School | Yes | 1996–2005 | A |
| 15 | Casey Snow | C | California State University, Long Beach | Yes | 1996–2000 | AAA |
| 16 | Matthew Kramer | RHP | Moorpark College | Yes | 1996–1999 | A+ |
| 17 | Mikal Richey | OF | Columbia High School | Yes | 1996–1997 | Rookie |
| 18 | Pedro Flores | LHP | East Los Angeles College | Yes | 1996–2011 | AAA |
| 19 | Mickey Maestas | RHP | George Mason University | Yes | 1996–1997 | A- |
| 20 | Ismael Gallo | SS | Mt. San Antonio College | Yes | 1997–2001 | A+ |
| 21 | Kimani Newton | OF | St. Joseph High School | Yes | 1996–2000 | A+ |
| 22 | Elvis Correa | RHP | South Division High School | Yes | 1996–2001 | A+ |
| 23 | Ted Lilly | LHP | Fresno City College | Yes | 1996–2013 | MLB |
| 24 | Pat Kelleher | OF | | Yes | 1997–2002 | A+ |
| 25 | Scott Morrison | SS | Baylor University | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 26 | Monte Marshall | 2B | Birmingham–Southern College | Yes | 1996–1997 | A+ |
| 27 | Steve Wilson | C | Georgia Southern University | Yes | 1996–1998 | A+ |
| 28 | Brian Zaun | OF | Butler University | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 29 | Toby Dollar | RHP | Texas Christian University | Yes | 1996–1999 | AAA |
| 30 | Rich Saitta | 2B | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | Yes | 1996–2002 | AAA |
| 31 | Brian Foulks | OF | Benedict College | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 32 | Brian Sankey | 1B | Boston College | Yes | 1996–1998 | A+ |
| 33 | Brian Jacobson | LHP | California Baptist University | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 34 | Brad Creese | C | Marina High School | No Diamondbacks-2000 | 2000–2006 | AAA |
| 35 | Don Thomas | LHP | Andrew College | No Astros-1997 | 1997–2003 | A |
| 36 | Wayne Franklin | LHP | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Yes | 1996–2010 | MLB |
| 37 | Jim Fritz | C | University of Tennessee | No Phillies-1997 | 1997–1998 | A |
| 38 | Jeff Kubenka | LHP | St. Mary's University | Yes | 1996–2002 | MLB |
| 39 | Bryan Cranson | LHP | Bronson High School | No | | |
| 40 | Frank Thompson | RHP | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University | Yes | 1996–2001 | A+ |
| 41 | Jason Weekley | OF | Saint Mary's College of California | Yes | 1996–1997 | A+ |
| 42 | Jake Allen | C | Southeastern Illinois College | Yes | 1997 | Rookie |
| 43 | Kevin Culmo | RHP | California State University, Sacramento | Yes | 1996 | A- |
| 44 | Eddie Sordo | RHP | Jacksonville University | No | | |
| 45 | Erik Lazerus | SS | California State University, Chico | No | 1997–1999 | Ind |
| 46 | Bradley Turner | C | Belton High School | No | | |
| 47 | Eric Lovinger | RHP | Oregon State University | Yes | 1996 | A- |
| 48 | Neal Hannah | RHP | Mercer University | Yes | 1996–1998 | A- |
| 49 | Peter Brinjak | RHP | Power-St. Joseph's High School | No | | |
| 50 | Brian Paulk | RHP | Saginaw Valley State University | Yes | 1996–1998 | A+ |
| 51 | Doug Straight | RHP | Buckhannon-Upshur High School | No | | |
| 52 | Dean Mitchell | RHP | Texas A&M University | Yes | 1996–2001 | AAA |
| 53 | Blake Mayo | RHP | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Yes | 1996–2002 | AAA |
| 54 | James Jackson | OF | Kankakee High School | No | | |
| 55 | Adam Flohr | LHP | Spokane Falls Community College | No Devil Rays-1998 | 1998–2003 | AAA |
| 56 | Spencer Micunek | RHP | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | No | | |
| 57 | Ryan Anholt | 2B | Kwantlen College | No | 2000 | Ind |
| 58 | Brian Little | 3B | College of the Sequoias | No | | |
| 59 | J. C. Huguest | C | Coral Park High School | No Reds-2000 | 2000–2008 | A+ |
| 60 | Craig Jarvis | OF | Claremont Secondary School | No | | |
| 61 | Kevin Sullivan | C | Pacelli High School | No Phillies-2000 | 2000–2008 | AAA |
| 62 | Mark Paschal | OF | Chaffey College | No | | |
| 63 | George Bailey | 3B | St. Joseph High School | No | | |
| 64 | Joseph Thomas | RHP | Mt. San Antonio College | No | | |
| 65 | Devin Helps | LHP | McClung Collegiate High School | No | | |
| 66 | Travis Bolton | C | West Valley High School | No | | |
| 67 | Graig Merritt | C | Terry Fox Secondary School | No Devil Rays-2001 | 2001–2005 | AA |
| 68 | Samuel Shelton | RHP | Durango High School | No | | |
| 69 | Mike Meyer | SS | Sabino High School | No Cardinals-2000 | 2000–2014 | A+ |
| 70 | Matt Mason | C | J. Lloyd Crow High School | No | 2000–2003 | Ind |
| 71 | Kevin Huff | RHP | Horizon High School | No | | |
| 72 | Eric Bruntlett | SS | Harrison High School | No Astros-2000 | 2000–2010 | MLB |
| 73 | Edwin Rodriguez | 1B | Academia Cristo Rey | No | | |
| 74 | Ryan Withey | SS | Mainland High School | No Angels-2000 | 2000–2001 | A |
| 75 | Paul Sirant | RHP | River East Collegiate High School | No | | |
| 76 | Chad Zaniewski | OF | John I. Leonard High School | No | | |
| 77 | Richard Garner | C | Wade Hampton High School | No | | |
| 78 | Jim Davis | 1B | Berrien County High School | No | | |
| 79 | Saúl Rivera | SS | Lake Land College | No | | |