1996 Vermont Expos Roster
Team Record: 48-26
Finished 1st in the NYPL's McNamara Division
Manager: Kevin Higgins (48-26)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Ballpark: Centennial Field
Attendance: 124,496, Avg. 3,557 in 35 home dates
Playoffs - Vermont Expos 2 games, Pittsfield Mets 0
Finals - Vermont Expos 2 games, St. Catharines Stompers 1
The Vermont Expos of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1996 season with a record of 48 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the league's McNamara Division.
The Expos topped the league with just 256 runs allowed. Vermont scored 373 runs. Chris Stowers drove in 44 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .319 average. Christian Parker led the team with 7 wins, while Ed Quezada recorded a 2.34 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Jamey Carroll, Tomás de la Rosa, Yovanny Lara, Christian Parker, Simon Pond, Chris Stowers, Andy Tracy and Tim Young were all players from the 1996 Vermont Expos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Kevin Higgins served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilio Alvarado | R | R | July 20, 1974 | 5'11" | 199 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ethan Barlow | L | L | April 24, 1974 | 5'7" | 170 | Hartford, CT US |
| Paul Blandford | R | R | March 29, 1974 | 5'10" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Matt Buirley | R | R | July 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 210 | Lima, OH US |
| Jamey Carroll | R | R | February 18, 1974 | 5'10" | 175 | Evansville, IN US |
| Karl Chatman | R | R | January 17, 1975 | 6'1" | 210 | Seoul, KR |
| Tomás de la Rosa | R | R | January 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 165 | La Victoria, Santo Domingo DO |
| Julio Figueroa | R | R | June 29, 1974 | 6'1" | 179 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Pete Fortune | L | L | March 4, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Livingston, NJ US |
| Brian Garsky | R | R | October 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 172 | Rochester, MN US |
| Freddy Gonzalez | S | R | December 2, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | Trujillo, Trujillo VE |
| Yovanny Lara | R | R | September 20, 1975 | 6'4" | 180 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Sean Leslie | R | L | December 15, 1973 | 6'2" | 212 | Ukiah, CA US |
| Tripp MacKay | S | R | August 15, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Columbus, MS US |
| Brian Matz | L | L | September 23, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Chad Morris | R | R | July 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 193 | |
| Willie Oropeza | R | R | October 16, 1975 | 6'1" | 175 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Christian Parker | R | R | July 3, 1975 | 6'1" | 200 | Albuquerque, NM US |
| Simon Pond | L | R | October 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | North Vancouver, BC CA |
| Ed Quezada | R | R | January 15, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Pedernales, DO |
| Juan Rosado | L | L | August 6, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Arecibo, PR |
| Rod Stevenson | R | R | March 21, 1974 | 6'2" | 220 | Columbus, GA US |
| Chris Stowers | L | L | August 18, 1974 | 6'3" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Shannon Swaino | L | R | September 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Andy Tracy | L | R | December 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 220 | Bowling Green, OH US |
| Jeremy Ware | R | R | October 23, 1975 | 6'0" | 205 | Orangeville, ON CA |
| Rich Westover | R | R | October 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Tim Young | L | L | October 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 170 | Gulfport, MS 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.
