1996 Cleveland Indians

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W-L Record: 99-62 -- 1st in American League Central Manager: Mike Hargrove Location: Baseball Stadium: Jacobs Field Top Draft Pick: Danny Peoples (#28) Attendance: 3,318,174 Payroll $45,317,914 Youngest Player: Danny Graves (22) Oldest Player: Dennis Martinez (41) Longest Tenure: Albert Belle (8) Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1996 Cleveland Indians

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
15	Sandy Alomar	C	30	R	R	6-5	235	6/18/1966	Salinas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1988-2007	2,575,000
34	Brian Anderson	P	24	R	L	6-1	183	4/26/1972	Portsmouth,Virginia	MLB	1993-2005	109,000
45	Paul Assenmacher	P	35	L	L	6-3	210	12/10/1960	Allen Park,Michigan	MLB	1986-1999	871,400
9	Carlos Baerga	2B	27	B	R	5-11	215	11/4/1968	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-2005	4,750,000
8	Albert Belle	LF-RF	29	R	R	6-2	210	8/25/1966	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	1989-2000	5,700,000
20	Jeromy Burnitz	RF	27	L	R	6-0	205	4/15/1969	Westminster,California	MLB	1993-2006	190,000
26	Casey Candaele	2B-SS	35	B	R	5-9	165	1/12/1961	Lompoc,California	MLB	1986-1997	150,000
4	Mark Carreon	1B-LF	32	R	L	6-0	195	7/19/1963	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1987-1996	1,000,000
2	Einar Diaz	C	23	R	R	5-10	165	12/28/1972	David Chiriqui,Panama	MLB	1996-2006	109,000
56	Alan Embree	P	26	L	L	6-2	190	1/23/1970	Vancouver,Washington	MLB	1992-2009	155,000
10	Alvaro Espinoza	SS-3B	34	R	R	6-0	181	2/19/1962	Valencia,Venezuela	MLB	1985-1997	450,000
23	Julio Franco	SS-2B	37	R	R	6-1	200	8/23/1958	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1982-2007	2,401,972
22	Brian Giles	LF-CF	25	L	L	5-10	200	1/20/1971	El Cajon,California	MLB	1995-2009	110,000
35	Danny Graves	P	22	R	R	5-11	185	8/7/1973	Saigon,Vietnam	MLB	1996-2006	109,000
55	Orel Hershiser	P	37	R	R	6-3	192	9/16/1958	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1983-2000	1,750,000
9	Damian Jackson	2B-SS	22	R	R	5-11	185	8/6/1973	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1996-2006	109,000
12	Jeff Kent	2B	28	R	R	6-1	205	3/7/1968	Bellflower,California	MLB	1992-2008	1,960,000
35	Wayne Kirby	RF-CF	32	L	R	5-10	190	1/22/1964	Williamsburg,Virginia	MLB	1991-1998	437,500
30	Scott Leius	3B	30	R	R	6-3	208	9/24/1965	Yonkers,New York	MLB	1990-1999	300,000
7	Kenny Lofton	CF	29	L	L	6-0	180	5/31/1967	East Chicago,Indiana	MLB	1991-2007	3,575,000
59	Albie Lopez	P	24	R	R	6-2	185	8/18/1971	Mesa,Arizona	MLB	1993-2003	132,000
32	Dennis Martinez	P	41	R	R	6-1	180	5/14/1955	Granada,Nicaragua	MLB	1976-1998	3,816,766
29	Jack McDowell	P	30	R	R	6-5	190	1/16/1966	Van Nuys,California	MLB	1987-1999	4,800,000
39	Kent Mercker	P	28	L	L	6-2	195	2/1/1968	Indianapolis,Indiana	MLB	1989-2008	2,825,000
49	Jose Mesa	P	30	R	R	6-3	225	5/22/1966	Azua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1987-2007	1,872,223
33	Eddie Murray	1B	40	B	R	6-2	225	2/24/1956	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1977-1997	2,000,000
41	Charles Nagy	P	29	L	R	6-3	200	5/5/1967	Fairfield,Connecticut	MLB	1990-2003	3,487,500
37	Chad Ogea	P	25	L	R	6-2	220	11/9/1970	Lake Charles,Louisiana	MLB	1994-1999	145,000
27	Geronimo Pena	3B-2B	29	B	R	6-1	195	3/29/1967	Distrito Nacional,Dominican Republic	MLB	1990-1996	109,000
17	Tony Pena	C	39	R	R	6-0	185	6/4/1957	Monte Cristi,Dominican Republic	MLB	1980-1997	558,333
36	Herbert Perry	3B-1B	26	R	R	6-2	220	9/15/1969	Mayo,Florida	MLB	1994-2004	109,000
38	Eric Plunk	P	32	R	R	6-6	224	9/3/1963	Wilmington,California	MLB	1986-1999	750,000
62	Jim Poole	P	30	L	L	6-2	195	4/28/1966	Rochester,New York	MLB	1990-2000	500,000
24	Manny Ramirez	RF-LF	24	R	R	6-0	205	5/30/1972	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-2011	1,100,000
47	Joe Roa	P	24	R	R	6-1	194	10/11/1971	Southfield,Michigan	MLB	1995-2004	109,000
20	Kevin Seitzer	3B-1B	34	R	R	5-11	180	3/26/1962	Springfield,Illinois	MLB	1986-1997	1,150,000
53	Paul Shuey	P	25	R	R	6-3	215	9/16/1970	Lima,Ohio	MLB	1994-2007	138,000
12	Greg Swindell	P	31	R	L	6-3	230	1/2/1965	Fort Worth,Texas	MLB	1986-2002	4,450,000
50	Julian Tavarez	P	23	L	R	6-2	190	5/22/1973	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-2009	391,666
25	Jim Thome	1B-3B	25	L	R	6-4	220	8/27/1970	Peoria,Illinois	MLB	1991-2011	1,600,000
46	Ryan Thompson	CF-RF	28	R	R	6-3	215	11/4/1967	Chestertown,Maryland	MLB	1992-2002	275,000
10	Jose Vizcaino	SS-2B	28	B	R	6-1	180	3/26/1968	San Cristobal,Dominican Republic	MLB	1989-2006	2,200,000
13	Omar Vizquel	SS	29	B	R	5-9	175	4/24/1967	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1989-2011	3,050,000
48	Nigel Wilson	LF-OF	26	L	L	6-1	185	1/12/1970	Oshawa,Ontario	MLB	1993-1996	125,000

Team Personnel

Luis Aponte (Scout)
Steve Avila (Scout)
Paul Cogan (Scout)
Jack Corrigan (Broadcaster)
Rene Gayo (Scout)
Mark Germann (Scout)
Tom Hamilton (Broadcaster)
Mike Hargrove (Manager)
Toby Harrah (Third Base Coach)
John Hart (General Manager)
Mike Hegan (Broadcaster)
Luis Isaac (Bullpen Coach)
Rick Manning (Broadcaster)
Charlie Manuel (Hitting Coach)
Kasey McKeon (Scout)
Dave Nelson (First Base Coach)
Jeff Newman (Third Base Coach)
Jeff Newman (Bench Coach)
John Sanders (Broadcaster)
Herb Score (Broadcaster)
Max Semler (Scout)
Mark Wiley (Pitching Coach)
Dan Williams (Bullpen Catcher)

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