1996 Pittsburgh Pirates

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W-L Record: 73-89 -- 5th in National League Central Manager: Jim Leyland Location: Pittsburgh,PA Baseball Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium Top Draft Pick: Kris Benson (#1) Attendance: 1,332,150 Payroll $21,253,500 Youngest Player: Ramon Morel (21) Oldest Player: Danny Darwin (40) Longest Tenure: Jay Bell, Jeff King (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
46	Jermaine Allensworth	CF	24	R	R	6-0	190	1/11/1972	Anderson,Indiana	MLB	1996-1999	109,000
48	Rich Aude	1B	24	R	R	6-5	180	7/13/1971	Van Nuys,California	MLB	1993-1996	109,000
25	Trey Beamon	LF-RF	22	L	R	6-0	192	2/11/1974	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1996-1998	109,000
3	Jay Bell	SS-2B	30	R	R	6-0	182	12/11/1965	Valparaiso,Florida	MLB	1986-2003	4,700,000
44	Joe Boever	P	35	R	R	6-1	200	10/4/1960	Kirkwood,Missouri	MLB	1985-1996	109,000
5	Jacob Brumfield	CF-LF	31	R	R	6-0	185	5/27/1965	Bogalusa,Louisiana	MLB	1992-1999	350,000
41	Jason Christiansen	P	26	R	L	6-5	241	9/21/1969	Omaha,Nebraska	MLB	1995-2005	143,500
35	Dave Clark	RF-LF	33	L	R	6-2	210	9/3/1962	Tupelo,Mississippi	MLB	1986-1998	800,000
26	Steve Cooke	P	26	R	L	6-6	229	1/14/1970	Lihue,Hawaii	MLB	1992-1998	180,000
67	Francisco Cordova	P	24	R	R	6-1	197	4/26/1972	Veracruz,Mexico	MLB	1996-2000	109,000
30	Midre Cummings	RF-CF	24	L	R	6-0	195	10/14/1971	St. Croix,Virgin Islands	MLB	1993-2005	109,000
44	Danny Darwin	P	40	R	R	6-3	190	10/25/1955	Bonham,Texas	MLB	1978-1998	550,000
71	Elmer Dessens	P	24	R	R	6-0	187	1/13/1972	Hermosillo,Mexico	MLB	1996-2010	109,000
2	Angelo Encarnacion	C	27	R	R	5-8	180	4/18/1969	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1997	109,000
57	John Ericks	P	29	R	R	6-7	220	6/16/1967	Oak Lawn,Illinois	MLB	1995-1997	135,000
13	Carlos Garcia	2B	28	R	R	6-1	197	10/15/1967	Tachira,Venezuela	MLB	1990-1999	1,350,000
42	Lee Hancock	P	29	L	L	6-4	215	6/27/1967	North Hollywood,California	MLB	1995-1996	110,500
17	Charlie Hayes	3B	31	R	R	6-0	215	5/29/1965	Hattiesburg,Mississippi	MLB	1988-2001	1,750,000
29	John Hope	P	25	R	R	6-3	195	12/21/1970	Fort Lauderdale,Florida	MLB	1993-1996	109,000
36	Mark Johnson	1B	28	L	L	6-4	230	10/17/1967	Worcester,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2002	109,000
18	Jason Kendall	C	22	R	R	6-0	195	6/26/1974	San Diego,California	MLB	1996-2010	109,000
7	Jeff King	3B-1B	31	R	R	6-1	188	12/26/1964	Marion,Indiana	MLB	1989-1999	2,500,000
11	Mike Kingery	CF-RF	35	L	L	6-0	180	3/29/1961	St. James,Minnesota	MLB	1986-1996	750,000
47	Jon Lieber	P	26	L	R	6-3	225	4/2/1970	Council Bluffs,Iowa	MLB	1994-2008	150,000
16	Nelson Liriano	2B	32	B	R	5-10	185	6/3/1964	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	MLB	1987-1998	350,000
34	Esteban Loaiza	P	24	R	R	6-3	210	12/31/1971	Tijuana,Mexico	MLB	1995-2008	150,000
75	Rich Loiselle	P	24	R	R	6-5	253	1/12/1972	Neenah,Wisconsin	MLB	1996-2001	109,000
28	Al Martin	LF	28	L	L	6-2	214	11/24/1967	West Covina,California	MLB	1992-2003	500,000
61	Darrell May	P	24	L	L	6-2	170	6/13/1972	San Bernardino,California	MLB	1995-2005	109,000
6	Orlando Merced	RF-1B	29	L	R	6-1	195	11/2/1966	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-2003	2,700,000
32	Dan Miceli	P	25	R	R	6-0	216	9/9/1970	Newark,New Jersey	MLB	1993-2006	220,000
55	Ramon Morel	P	21	R	R	6-2	175	8/15/1974	Villa Gonzalez,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-1997	110,000
15	Denny Neagle	P	27	L	L	6-3	225	9/13/1968	Gambrills,Maryland	MLB	1991-2003	2,300,000
63	Keith Osik	C	27	R	R	6-0	192	10/22/1968	Port Jefferson,New York	MLB	1996-2005	109,000
27	Steve Parris	P	28	R	R	6-0	195	12/7/1967	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1995-2003	135,000
38	Chris Peters	P	24	L	L	6-1	170	1/28/1972	Bethel Park,Pennsylvania	MLB	1996-2001	109,000
19	Dan Plesac	P	34	L	L	6-5	217	2/4/1962	Gary,Indiana	MLB	1986-2003	1,100,000
49	Matt Ruebel	P	26	L	L	6-2	180	10/16/1969	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1996-1998	109,000
42	Jason Schmidt	P	23	R	R	6-5	213	1/29/1973	Lewiston,Idaho	MLB	1995-2009	111,500
24	Zane Smith	P	35	L	L	6-2	195	12/28/1960	Madison,Wisconsin	MLB	1984-1996	400,000
17	Dale Sveum	SS-3B	32	B	R	6-2	212	11/23/1963	Richmond,California	MLB	1986-1999	109,000
43	Paul Wagner	P	28	R	R	6-1	210	11/14/1967	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1992-1999	275,000
53	Dave Wainhouse	P	28	L	R	6-2	196	11/7/1967	Toronto,Ontario	MLB	1991-2000	109,000
12	John Wehner	3B-LF	29	R	R	6-3	206	6/29/1967	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1991-2001	200,000
62	Marc Wilkins	P	25	R	R	5-11	212	10/21/1970	Mansfield,Ohio	MLB	1996-2001	109,000
51	Tony Womack	SS-2B	26	L	R	5-9	159	9/25/1969	Danville,Virginia	MLB	1993-2006	109,000

Team Personnel

Steve Blass (Broadcaster)
Cam Bonifay (General Manager)
Greg Brown (Broadcaster)
Pablo Cruz (Scout)
Steve Demeter (Scout)
Tom Dettore (Minor League Pitching Coordinator)
Lanny Frattare (Broadcaster)
Dave Klipstein (Scout)
Gene Lamont (Third Base Coach)
Jim Leyland (Manager)
Jack Lind (Minor League Coordinator of Instruction)
George Swain (Scout)
Bob Walk (Broadcaster)
Spin Williams (Bullpen Coach)

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