1996 Delmarva Shorebirds Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 83-59
Finished 1st in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Doug Sisson (83-59)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Ballpark: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Attendance: 314,963, Avg. 4,846 in 65 home dates
1996 Delmarva Shorebirds Statistics

Playoffs - Delmarva Shorebirds 2 games, Fayetteville Generals 0
Playoffs - Delmarva Shorebirds 2 games, Asheville Tourists 1
Finals - Savannah Sand Gnats 3 games, Delmarva Shorebirds 1

The Delmarva Shorebirds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1996 season with a record of 83 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Shorebirds scored 673 runs and surrendered 534 runs. Orlando Cabrera led Delmarva with 14 home runs Carlos Adolfo drove in 71 runs. José Fernández paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .273 clip. Javier Vázquez topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.69 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1996 Delmarva Shorebirds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Michael Barrett, Orlando Cabrera, José Fernández, José Macias, Troy Mattes, Jeremy Powell, Brian Schneider, Fernando Seguignol, J. D. Smart and Javier Vázquez.

Doug Sisson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed AcostaRRDecember 5, 19716'1"160Panama, Panama PA
Carlos AdolfoRRApril 20, 19765'11"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Basilio AlvaradoRRJuly 20, 19745'11"199Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jason BakerRRNovember 21, 19746'4"195Baytown, TX US
Michael BarrettRROctober 22, 19766'3"185Atlanta, GA US
Mike BellLLOctober 14, 19726'1"198Sarasota, FL US
Mo BlakeneyRRJanuary 17, 19735'10"185Kannapolis, NC US
Danny BravoSRMay 27, 19775'11"170Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Orlando CabreraRRNovember 2, 19745'10"195Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Jason CamilliRROctober 18, 19756'0"190Phoenix, AZ US
Jose CentenoLLNovember 9, 19726'3"168Guanipa, VE
Xavier CivitRRMay 17, 19736'2"175Barcelona, ES
Jason ColeRRSeptember 8, 19726'3"198Warwick, RI US
Wes DenningLRDecember 30, 19725'11"180St. Paul, MN US
José FernándezRRNovember 2, 19746'3"220La Vega, La Vega DO
Ben FleethamRRAugust 3, 19726'1"205Minneapolis, MN US
Jaime GarciaRRMay 8, 19725'8"180Phoenix, AZ US
Russ HandyRRAugust 14, 19746'4"200Bakersfield, CA US
Sean LeslieRLDecember 15, 19736'2"212Ukiah, CA US
José MaciasSRJanuary 25, 19725'10"173Panama, Panama PA
Rob MarquezRRApril 21, 19736'0"200Alpine, TX US
Troy MattesRRAugust 26, 19756'7"230Champaign, IL US
Scott MitchellRRMarch 19, 19736'0"185San Pablo, CA US
Ricardo OliverosRRJanuary 11, 19756'0"175
D. C. OlsenRRMay 3, 19726'0"220Cedar City, UT US
Jeremy PowellRRJune 18, 19766'5"230Bellflower, CA US
Brian SchneiderLRNovember 26, 19766'1"210Jacksonville, FL US
Chris SchwabLRJuly 25, 19746'3"215St. Paul, MN US
Fernando SeguignolSRJanuary 19, 19756'5"257, Bocas del Toro PA
J. D. SmartRRNovember 12, 19736'2"185San Saba, TX US
Javier VázquezRRJuly 25, 19766'2"210Ponce, PR
Jason WoodringRRApril 2, 19746'3"190Englewood, CO US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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