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" on July 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 at Fisherman's Wharf. It also refers to the San Francisco Seals, the baseball club which was a mainstay of the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957.

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

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]