1996 Pawtucket Red Sox Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 78-64
Finished 1st in the IL's East Division
Manager: Buddy Bailey (78-64)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ballpark: McCoy Stadium
Attendance: 360,005, Avg. 5,625 in 64 home dates
1996 Pawtucket Red Sox Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 3 games, Pawtucket Red Sox 1

The Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League ended the 1996 season with a record of 78 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Red Sox led the league with 840 runs, spearheaded by 209 home runs. Pawtucket surrendered 704 runs. Rudy Pemberton paced the team with 27 home runs, while Nomar Garciaparra, Brent Cookson and Alan Zinter each walloped 15 or more as well. Rudy Pemberton accounted for 92 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .326 clip. Jeff Suppan paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.23 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1996 Pawtucket Red Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Austin, Stan Belinda, Juan Bell, José Canseco, Phil Clark, Alex Cole, Brent Cookson, Wil Cordero, Alex Delgado, John DeSilva, John Doherty, Vaughn Eshelman, Gar Finnvold, Rich Garcés, Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Greenwell, Ken Grundt, Eric Gunderson, Scott Hatteberg, Dwayne Hosey, Joe Hudson, Félix José, Brent Knackert, Kerry Lacy, Brian Looney, Mike Maddux, José Malavé, Jeff Manto, Roberto Mejía, Lou Merloni, Nate Minchey, Kevin Mitchell, Rudy Pemberton, Jeff Pierce, Arquimedez Pozo, Chuck Ricci, Tony Rodríguez, Erik Schullstrom, Bill Selby, Aaron Sele, Jeff Suppan, Jim Tatum, Randy Tomlin, Tim Van Egmond, Eddie Zambrano and Alan Zinter.

Buddy Bailey served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AustinRRDecember 7, 19636'2"200Farmville, VA US
Scott BakkumRRNovember 20, 19696'4"205La Crosse, WI US
Stan BelindaRRAugust 6, 19666'3"185Huntingdon, PA US
Juan BellSRMarch 29, 19685'11"172San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Randy BrownRRMay 1, 19705'11"160Dallas, TX US
Tim CainSROctober 9, 19696'1"180Springfield, MA US
José CansecoRRJuly 2, 19646'4"240La Habana, La Habana CU
Brett CederbladSRMarch 6, 19736'5"195Sydney, New South Wales AU
Phil ClarkRRMay 6, 19686'0"180Crockett, TX US
Alex ColeLLAugust 17, 19656'2"170Fayetteville, NC US
Brent CooksonRRSeptember 7, 19695'11"200Van Nuys, CA US
Wil CorderoRROctober 3, 19716'2"185Mayaguez, PR
Alex DelgadoRRJanuary 11, 19716'0"195Palmarejo, Zulia VE
John DeSilvaRRSeptember 30, 19676'0"193Fort Bragg, CA US
Bo DodsonLLDecember 7, 19706'2"195West Sacramento, CA US
John DohertyRRJune 11, 19676'4"190Bronx, NY US
Vaughn EshelmanLLMay 22, 19696'3"205Philadelphia, PA US
Gar FinnvoldRRMarch 11, 19686'5"195Boynton Beach, FL US
Aaron FullerSRSeptember 7, 19715'10"180Fresno, CA US
Rich GarcésRRMay 18, 19716'0"250Maracay, Aragua VE
Nomar GarciaparraRRJuly 23, 19736'0"165Whittier, CA US
Mike GreenwellLRJuly 18, 19636'0"170Louisville, KY US
Ken GrundtLLAugust 26, 19696'4"195Melrose Park, IL US
Eric GundersonRLMarch 29, 19666'0"175Portland, OR US
Brent HansenRRAugust 4, 19706'2"195La Jolla, CA US
Scott HattebergLRDecember 14, 19696'1"192Salem, OR US
Rickey HolifieldLLMarch 25, 19706'2"165Bronx, NY US
Dwayne HoseySRMarch 11, 19675'10"175Sharon, PA US
Joe HudsonRRSeptember 29, 19706'1"173Philadelphia, PA US
Gavin JacksonRRJuly 19, 19735'10"170Sylvester, GA US
Félix JoséSRMay 2, 19656'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Brent KnackertRRAugust 1, 19696'3"185Los Angeles, CA US
Kerry LacyRRAugust 7, 19726'2"195Chattanooga, TN US
Dana LevangieRRAugust 11, 19695'10"185Whitman, MA US
T. R. LewisRRApril 17, 19716'0"180Jacksonville, FL US
Brian LooneyLLSeptember 26, 19695'10"180New Haven, CT US
Mike MadduxLRAugust 27, 19616'2"180Dayton, OH US
José MalavéRRMay 31, 19716'2"212Cumana, Sucre VE
Jeff MantoRRAugust 23, 19646'3"210Bristol, PA US
Roberto MejíaRRApril 14, 19725'11"160Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO
Lou MerloniRRApril 6, 19715'10"188Framingham, MA US
Nate MincheyRRAugust 31, 19696'8"225Austin, TX US
Kevin MitchellRRJanuary 13, 19625'10"186San Diego, CA US
Rafael OrellanoLLApril 28, 19736'2"160Hamacao, PR
Rudy PembertonRRDecember 17, 19696'1"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jeff PierceRRJune 7, 19696'1"187Poughkeepsie, NY US
Pork Chop PoughRRDecember 25, 19696'0"200Sebring, FL US
Arquimedez PozoRRAugust 24, 19735'10"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Chuck RicciRRNovember 20, 19686'2"180Abington, PA US
Tony RodríguezRRAugust 15, 19705'11"165Rio Piedras, PR
Erik SchullstromRRMarch 25, 19696'5"220San Diego, CA US
Bill SelbyLRJune 11, 19705'9"190Monroeville, AL US
Aaron SeleRRJune 25, 19706'5"205Golden Valley, MN US
Jeff SuppanRRJanuary 2, 19756'2"225Oklahoma City, OK US
Jim TatumRROctober 9, 19676'2"200San Diego, CA US
Randy TomlinLLJune 14, 19665'11"179Bainbridge, MD US
Tim Van EgmondRRMay 31, 19696'2"185Shreveport, LA US
Eddie ZambranoRRFebruary 1, 19666'2"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Alan ZinterSRMay 19, 19686'2"200El Paso, TX 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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