1996 Oakland Athletics

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W-L Record: 78-84 -- 3rd in American League West Manager: Art Howe Location: Oakland,CA Baseball Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Top Draft Pick: Eric Chavez (#10) Attendance: 1,148,380 Payroll $19,404,500 Youngest Player: Tony Batista (22) Oldest Player: Jim Corsi (34) Longest Tenure: Mark McGwire, Terry Steinbach (11)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1996 Oakland Athletics

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
55	Mark Acre	P	27	R	R	6-8	235	9/16/1968	Concord,California	MLB	1994-1997	140,000
40	Willie Adams	P	23	R	R	6-7	215	10/8/1972	Gallup,New Mexico	MLB	1996-1997	109,000
28	Tony Batista	3B-SS	22	R	R	6-0	185	12/9/1973	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-2007	109,000
2	Allen Battle	CF-LF	27	R	R	6-0	170	11/29/1968	Grantham,North Carolina	MLB	1995-1996	117,000
29	Geronimo Berroa	RF-LF	31	R	R	6-0	210	3/18/1965	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1989-2000	1,150,000
14	Mike Bordick	SS	30	R	R	5-11	175	7/21/1965	Marquette,Michigan	MLB	1990-2003	2,000,000
26,40	Rafael Bournigal	SS-2B	30	R	R	5-11	176	5/12/1966	Azua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-1999	150,000
53	John Briscoe	P	28	R	R	6-3	185	9/22/1967	Nuevo Leon,Mexico	MLB	1991-1996	150,000
7	Scott Brosius	3B	29	R	R	6-1	202	8/15/1966	Hillsboro,Oregon	MLB	1991-2001	970,000
54	Bobby Chouinard	P	24	R	R	6-1	190	5/1/1972	Manila,Phillipines	MLB	1996-2001	109,000
41	Jim Corsi	P	34	R	R	6-1	220	9/9/1961	Newton,Massachusetts	MLB	1988-1999	450,000
58	Paul Fletcher	P	29	R	R	6-1	185	1/14/1967	Gallipolis,Ohio	MLB	1993-1996	109,000
49	Webster Garrison	2B-1B	30	R	R	5-11	170	8/24/1965	Marrero,Louisiana	MLB	1996-1996	109,000
8	Brent Gates	2B-3B	26	B	R	6-1	190	3/14/1970	Grand Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1993-1999	290,000
16	Jason Giambi	1B	25	L	R	6-3	235	1/8/1971	West Covina,California	MLB	1995-2011	120,000
42	Buddy Groom	P	30	L	L	6-2	207	7/10/1965	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1992-2005	195,000
44	Jose Herrera	RF-CF	23	L	L	6-0	165	8/30/1972	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1996	109,000
51	Doug Johns	P	28	R	L	6-2	195	12/19/1967	South Bend,Indiana	MLB	1995-1999	113,500
24	Brian Lesher	LF-1B	25	R	R	6-5	216	3/5/1971	Antwerp,Belgium	MLB	1996-2002	109,000
6	Torey Lovullo	2B-3B	30	B	R	6-0	185	7/25/1965	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1988-1999	180,000
33	Damon Mashore	CF-LF	26	R	R	5-11	209	10/31/1969	Ponce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1996-1998	109,000
25	Mark McGwire	1B	32	R	R	6-5	250	10/1/1963	Pomona,California	MLB	1986-2001	7,050,000
32	Mike Mohler	P	27	R	L	6-2	208	7/26/1968	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	1993-2001	155,000
21	Izzy Molina	C	25	R	R	5-11	224	6/3/1971	New York,New York	MLB	1996-2002	109,000
37	Steve Montgomery	P	25	R	R	6-4	208	12/25/1970	Westminster,California	MLB	1996-2000	min
45	Kerwin Moore	CF	25	B	R	6-1	190	10/29/1970	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1996-1996	109,000
5	Pedro Munoz	RF-LF	27	R	R	5-11	170	9/19/1968	Ponce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-1996	595,000
23	Phil Plantier	LF-RF	27	L	R	5-11	195	1/27/1969	Manchester,New Hampshire	MLB	1990-1997	500,000
48	Ariel Prieto	P	26	R	R	6-2	247	10/22/1969	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1995-2001	181,000
17	Carlos Reyes	P	27	B	R	6-1	190	4/4/1969	Miami,Florida	MLB	1994-2003	170,000
30	Aaron Small	P	24	R	R	6-5	225	11/23/1971	Oxnard,California	MLB	1994-2006	118,000
13	Scott Spiezio	1B-2B	23	B	R	6-2	222	9/21/1972	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1996-2007	109,000
12	Matt Stairs	RF-1B	28	L	R	5-9	217	2/27/1968	Saint John,New Brunswick	MLB	1992-2011	130,000
36	Terry Steinbach	C	34	R	R	6-1	212	3/2/1962	New Ulm,Minnesota	MLB	1986-1999	4,200,000
22	Billy Taylor	P	34	R	R	6-8	235	10/16/1961	Monticello,Florida	MLB	1994-2001	135,000
50	Dave Telgheder	P	29	R	R	6-2	223	11/11/1966	Middletown,New York	MLB	1993-1998	147,500
59	Todd Van Poppel	P	24	R	R	6-5	210	12/9/1971	Hinsdale,Illinois	MLB	1991-2004	318,000
31	John Wasdin	P	23	R	R	6-2	195	8/5/1972	Fort Belvoir,Virginia	MLB	1995-2007	111,000
56	Don Wengert	P	26	R	R	6-3	205	11/6/1969	Sioux City,Iowa	MLB	1995-2001	117,000
19	George Williams	C	27	B	R	5-10	190	4/22/1969	La Crosse,Wisconsin	MLB	1995-2000	115,000
52	Jay Witasick	P	23	R	R	6-4	235	8/28/1972	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1996-2007	109,000
39	Steve Wojciechowski	P	25	L	L	6-2	185	7/29/1970	Blue Island,Illinois	MLB	1995-1997	109,000
11	Ernie Young	CF-RF	26	R	R	6-1	234	7/8/1969	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1994-2004	112,000

Team Personnel

Sandy Alderson (General Manager)
Steve Bowden (Scout)
Bob Cluck (Pitching Coach)
Luis Coronado (Scout)
Duffy Dyer (Third Base Coach)
Duffy Dyer (Bench Coach)
Angel Eusebio (Scout)
Bradley Fischer (Bullpen Coach)
Ray Fosse (Broadcaster)
Miguel Garcia (Scout)
Tim Holt (Scout)
Art Howe (Manager)
Dave Hudgens (Assistant Director of Player Development)
Bill King (Broadcaster)
Ken Korach (Broadcaster)
John Kuehl (Scout)
Keith Lieppman (Director of Player Development)
Gary McGraw (Scout)
Greg Papa (Broadcaster)
Gil Patterson (Roving Minor League Instructor)
Will Schock (Scout)
Ron Vaughn (Scout)
Santiago Villalona (Scout)
Denny Walling (Hitting Coach)
Ron Washington (First Base Coach)
Ken Wilson (Broadcaster)

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