1996 Greensboro Bats Roster
Team Record: 56-86
Finished 5th in the SAL's Central Division
Manager: Rick Patterson (0-0), Jimmy Johnson (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 167,281, Avg. 2,497 in 67 home dates
The Greensboro Bats of the South Atlantic League ended the 1996 season with a record of 56 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Central Division.
The Bats plated 586 runs and yielded 725 runs. Cody Samuel paced Greensboro with 19 home runs and drove in 86 runs. Mike Lowell led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .282. Tom Becker and Cam Spence topped the team with 6 wins each, while Tom Becker recorded a 3.69 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1996 Greensboro Bats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Matt Dunbar, Sam Militello, Darrell Einertson, Ben Ford, Mike Judd, Steve Randolph, Mike Lowell, Luis de los Santos, Jake Robbins and D'Angelo Jimenez.
Rick Patterson and Jimmy Johnson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Antrim | S | R | August 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 170 | Omaha, NE US |
| Tom Becker | R | R | January 13, 1975 | 6'3" | 205 | Adelaide, South Australia AU |
| Alejandro Bracho | L | L | March 10, 1976 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Charlie Brown | R | R | September 13, 1973 | 6'3" | 178 | Vero Beach, CA US |
| Vick Brown | R | R | August 14, 1972 | 6'1" | 170 | Donaldsonville, GA US |
| Eric Camfield | L | L | January 7, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Billy Coleman | R | R | January 18, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | Houston, TX US |
| Luis de los Santos | R | R | November 1, 1977 | 6'2" | 216 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Wil Delafield | R | R | February 15, 1972 | 6'2" | 185 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Les Dennis | R | R | June 3, 1973 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Matt Dunbar | L | L | October 15, 1968 | 6'0" | 170 | Tallahassee, FL US |
| Darrell Einertson | R | R | September 4, 1972 | 6'2" | 190 | Rhinelander, WI US |
| Scott Emmons | R | R | December 25, 1973 | 6'4" | 205 | Garden Grove, CA US |
| Ben Ford | R | R | August 15, 1975 | 6'7" | 200 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Harold Frazier | L | L | August 26, 1973 | 6'1" | 195 | Okmulgee, OK US |
| Rocco Giardi | R | R | July 14, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | Salem, MA US |
| John Hairston | S | R | November 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | S | R | December 21, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Mike Judd | R | R | June 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Erik Keech | L | R | September 7, 1974 | 6'2" | 195 | Sellersville, PA US |
| Denny Lail | R | R | September 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 172 | Catawba, NC US |
| Mike Lowell | R | R | February 24, 1974 | 6'4" | 195 | San Juan, PR |
| Cody McCormick | R | R | July 30, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| David Meyer | L | L | December 15, 1971 | 6'5" | 215 | Austin, TX US |
| Sam Militello | R | R | November 26, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Tampa, FL US |
| Shea Morenz | L | R | January 22, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Denville, NJ US |
| Jim Musselwhite | R | R | October 25, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Pompano Beach, FL US |
| Rich Olivier | R | R | November 22, 1974 | 6'0" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Frisco Parotte | R | R | September 10, 1975 | 6'2" | 180 | Levittown, PR |
| Rene Pinto | R | R | July 17, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Steve Randolph | L | L | May 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 180 | Okinawa, JP |
| Jake Robbins | R | R | May 23, 1976 | 6'5" | 190 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Marty Robinson | L | L | September 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Myers, FL US |
| Luis Rosado | R | R | October 4, 1975 | 6'2" | 183 | |
| Jeff Saffer | R | R | June 30, 1975 | 6'4" | 220 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Cody Samuel | R | R | April 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 252 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Eric Schaffner | R | R | October 19, 1974 | 6'3" | 190 | Salem, OR US |
| Anthony Shelby | L | L | December 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 230 | Oak Lawn, IL US |
| Derek Shumpert | S | R | September 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rod Smith | S | R | September 2, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | Lexington, KY US |
| Cam Spence | R | R | October 11, 1974 | 6'3" | 195 | Decatur, GA US |
| Stan Stewart | R | R | December 9, 1972 | 6'5" | 191 | |
| Brien Taylor | L | L | December 26, 1971 | 6'3" | 220 | Beaufort, NC US |
| Jason Troilo | R | R | September 7, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | West Chester, PA US |
| Jose Velazquez | L | L | August 24, 1975 | 6'3" | 205 | Guayama, PR |
| Cesar Verdin | L | L | November 11, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | San Diego, CA 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.
