1996 Chicago Cubs season

The 1996 Chicago Cubs season was the 125th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 121st in the National League and the 81st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 76–86.

1996 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Ed Lynch
Managers	Jim Riggleman
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Chicagoland Cable (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Wayne Larrivee)
Radio	WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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Offseason

• March 9, 1996: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	.543	—	48‍–‍33	40‍–‍41
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	6	48‍–‍33	34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	81	81	.500	7	46‍–‍35	35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs	76	86	.469	12	43‍–‍38	33‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	89	.451	15	36‍–‍44	37‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	7–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	5–7	10–3	7–6	9–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	9–4
Chicago	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–5	6–6	7–5	7–6	4–9	6–6	7–5	5–8
Cincinnati	5–7	8–5	—	7–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	3–9	6–6	10–2	5–8	9–3	9–4	5–8
Colorado	7–5	7–5	6–7	—	5–8	8–5	6–7	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4
Florida	7–6	6–6	9–3	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	5–8	7–6	6–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	6–6
Houston	6–6	8–5	6–7	5–8	5–7	—	6–6	4–9	8–4	10–2	8–5	6–6	8–4	2–11
Los Angeles	7–5	5–8	8–4	7–6	7–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–6	8–4
Montreal	3–10	6–6	9–3	9–3	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	9–4	8–4
New York	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	—	7–6	8–5	3–10	6–6	5–7
Philadelphia	4–9	6–7	2–10	6–6	7–6	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–7	—	7–5	4–8	6–6	4–8
Pittsburgh	3–9	9–4	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–8	6–6	5–7	5–8	5–7	—	4–9	8–4	3–10
San Diego	4–9	6–6	3–9	5–8	9–3	6–6	8–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	9–4	—	11–2	4–8
San Francisco	5–7	5–7	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–7	4–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	2–11	—	7–6
St. Louis	4–9	8–5	8–5	4–8	6–6	11–2	4–8	4–8	7–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	6–7	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 76–86 (Home: 43–38; Away: 33–48)
April: 13–14 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 Padres 5–4 (10) Patterson (1–0) Hoffman — 38,734 1–0 2 April 3 Padres 5–7 Hamilton Castillo (0–1) Hoffman 29,638 1–1 3 April 4 Dodgers 9–4 Foster (1–0) Astacio — 12,626 2–1 4 April 5 Dodgers 11–1 Bullinger (1–0) Candiotti — 19,324 3–1 5 April 6 Dodgers 1–3 Park Navarro (0–1) Worrell 24,428 3–2 6 April 7 Dodgers 5–4 Jones (1–0) Osuna — 19,002 4–2 7 April 8 @ Rockies 9–6 Adams (1–0) Ritz Jones (1) 50,185 5–2 8 April 10 @ Rockies 9–10 Leskanic Jones (1–1) — 50,083 5–3 9 April 12 @ Giants 1–4 Leiter Navarro (0–2) Beck 45,589 5–4 10 April 13 @ Giants 2–3 (10) Juden Myers (0–1) — 22,120 5–5 11 April 14 @ Giants 6–2 Foster (2–0) Watson Wendell (1) 23,137 6–5 12 April 15 Reds 2–3 (10) Moore Patterson (1–1) Brantley 20,395 6–6 13 April 16 Reds 6–3 Trachsel (1–0) Portugal — 11,464 7–6 14 April 17 Reds 8–6 (10) Wendell (1–0) Ruffin — 13,023 8–6 15 April 18 Giants 7–6 Perez (1–0) VanLandingham Wendell (2) 15,857 9–6 16 April 19 Giants 10–6 Foster (3–0) Watson — 17,662 10–6 17 April 20 Giants 4–8 Gardner Bullinger (1–1) — 28,047 10–7 18 April 21 Giants 6–7 Fernandez Trachsel (1–1) Beck 28,065 10–8 19 April 22 Rockies 2–4 Freeman Navarro (0–3) Leskanic 21,227 10–9 20 April 23 Rockies 3–4 Rekar Castillo (0–2) Leskanic 14,325 10–10 21 April 24 @ Padres 4–5 Hamilton Foster (3–1) Hoffman 15,608 10–11 22 April 25 @ Padres 3–8 Tewksbury Bullinger (1–2) — 18,736 10–12 23 April 26 @ Dodgers 0–1 Astacio Trachsel (1–2) Worrell 31,172 10–13 24 April 27 @ Dodgers 4–3 (10) Navarro (1–3) Osuna Jones (2) 43,519 11–13 25 April 28 @ Dodgers 3–0 Castillo (1–2) Park — 45,441 12–13 26 April 29 @ Dodgers 4–10 Valdez Foster (3–2) — 39,003 12–14 27 April 30 Cardinals 7–6 Wendell (2–0) Eckersley — 20,771 13–14
May: 9–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 28 May 1 Cardinals 9–3 Trachsel (2–2) Benes — 25,668 14–14 29 May 3 Mets 4–2 Navarro (2–3) Wilson — 19,822 15–14 30 May 4 Mets 3–7 Jones Castillo (1–3) Henry 30,041 15–15 31 May 5 Mets 5–4 Wendell (3–0) Dipoto — 25,949 16–15 32 May 6 @ Expos 2–6 Martinez Bullinger (1–3) — 46,893 16–16 33 May 7 @ Expos 3–8 Veres Adams (1–1) — 13,236 16–17 34 May 8 @ Expos 2–4 Cormier Navarro (2–4) Rojas 12,484 16–18 35 May 10 @ Mets 0–2 Jones Castillo (1–4) Franco 16,687 16–19 36 May 11 @ Mets 6–7 Henry Jones (1–2) — 23,237 16–20 37 May 12 @ Mets 3–0 Bullinger (2–3) Clark — 19,122 17–20 38 May 13 Astros 6–0 Trachsel (3–2) Reynolds — 22,610 18–20 39 May 14 Astros 3–6 Kile Navarro (2–5) Jones 17,562 18–21 40 May 15 Astros 5–7 Wall Castillo (1–5) Jones 16,093 18–22 41 May 16 Astros 13–1 Telemaco (1–0) Drabek — 15,902 19–22 42 May 17 Marlins 3–1 Bullinger (3–3) Leiter Wendell (3) 32,528 20–22 43 May 18 Marlins 2–3 Burkett Trachsel (3–3) Nen 38,003 20–23 44 May 19 Marlins 7–8 (11) Mantei Wendell (3–1) Nen 30,420 20–24 45 May 20 @ Braves 1–18 Avery Castillo (1–6) — 29,984 20–25 46 May 21 @ Braves 4–2 Telemaco (2–0) Wohlers Patterson (1) 31,045 21–25 47 May 22 @ Braves 4–9 Glavine Bullinger (3–4) — 33,186 21–26 48 May 24 @ Astros 7–8 (10) Jones Patterson (1–2) — 23,910 21–27 49 May 25 @ Astros 2–5 Drabek Navarro (2–6) Jones 34,326 21–28 50 May 26 @ Astros 2–7 Reynolds Castillo (1–7) — 33,245 21–29 51 May 27 Braves 1–9 Glavine Telemaco (2–1) — 33,070 21–30 52 May 29 Braves 0–2 Smoltz Trachsel (3–4) — 30,601 21–31 53 May 31 @ Marlins 2–1 Navarro (3–6) Rapp — 19,552 22–31
June: 16–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 54 June 1 @ Marlins 5–4 (10) Wendell (4–1) Mathews — 30,133 23–31 55 June 2 @ Marlins 2–3 Brown Telemaco (2–2) Nen 22,174 23–32 56 June 3 Phillies 4–3 Patterson (2–2) Ryan — 26,320 24–32 57 June 4 Phillies 3–12 Williams Bullinger (3–5) — 15,431 24–33 58 June 5 Phillies 9–6 Adams (2–1) Borland Wendell (4) 18,189 25–33 59 June 7 Expos 3–9 Fassero Castillo (1–8) — 23,860 25–34 60 June 8 Expos 6–4 Telemaco (3–2) Martinez Wendell (5) 37,373 26–34 61 June 9 Expos 4–2 Trachsel (4–4) Rueter Wendell (6) 30,785 27–34 62 June 10 @ Phillies 2–1 Navarro (4–6) Mulholland — 19,588 28–34 63 June 11 @ Phillies 9–2 Campbell (1–0) Munoz — 23,220 29–34 64 June 12 @ Phillies 3–4 Fernandez Castillo (1–9) Bottalico 27,287 29–35 65 June 13 Padres 6–3 (14) Jones (2–2) Blair — 28,953 30–35 66 June 14 Padres 5–1 Trachsel (5–4) Tewksbury — 30,877 31–35 67 June 15 Padres 1–2 Worrell Navarro (4–7) Hoffman 39,465 31–36 68 June 16 Padres 8–4 Castillo (2–9) Valenzuela Bullinger (1) 33,376 32–36 69 June 18 Dodgers 6–9 Martinez Telemaco (3–3) Worrell — 32–37 70 June 18 Dodgers 7–4 Campbell (2–0) Valdez — 23,362 33–37 71 June 19 Dodgers 3–4 (13) Park Adams (2–2) Worrell 28,477 33–38 72 June 20 @ Padres 3–2 Navarro (5–7) Worrell Wendell (7) 19,969 34–38 73 June 21 @ Padres 1–2 (10) Hoffman Wendell (4–2) — 49,503 34–39 74 June 22 @ Padres 9–6 (16) Myers (1–1) Blair — 51,917 35–39 75 June 23 @ Padres 4–5 Hamilton Telemaco (3–4) Hoffman 30,672 35–40 76 June 25 @ Dodgers 2–0 Trachsel (6–4) Nomo — 37,448 36–40 77 June 26 @ Dodgers 6–4 Navarro (6–7) Candiotti Adams (1) 35,200 37–40 78 June 28 @ Reds 4–7 Smiley Castillo (2–10) Smith 27,864 37–41 79 June 29 @ Reds 5–9 Portugal Bullinger (3–6) — 32,273 37–42 80 June 30 @ Reds 6–0 Trachsel (7–4) Burba — 30,352 38–42
July: 14–12 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 @ Pirates 1–4 Darwin Navarro (6–8) Plesac 15,910 38–43 82 July 2 @ Pirates 15–7 Telemaco (4–4) Wagner — 13,241 39–43 83 July 3 @ Pirates 2–3 Neagle Castillo (2–11) Plesac 22,157 39–44 84 July 4 Reds 1–2 Portugal Bullinger (3–7) Brantley 38,047 39–45 85 July 5 Reds 0–3 Burba Trachsel (7–5) Brantley 40,743 39–46 86 July 6 Reds 6–2 Patterson (3–2) Carrasco — 38,690 40–46 87 July 7 Reds 7–6 (13) Sturtze (1–0) Ruffin — 36,352 41–46 88 July 11 Cardinals 6–0 Navarro (7–8) Osborne — 38,802 42–46 89 July 12 Cardinals 3–13 Benes Trachsel (7–6) — 38,918 42–47 90 July 13 Cardinals 5–10 Stottlemyre Bullinger (3–8) Eckersley 39,254 42–48 91 July 14 Cardinals 6–7 Benes Adams (2–3) Eckersley 38,638 42–49 92 July 15 Pirates 12–2 Castillo (3–11) Miceli — 32,119 43–49 93 July 16 Pirates 5–10 Neagle Navarro (7–9) — 26,502 43–50 94 July 18 @ Cardinals 6–5 Bottenfield (1–0) Petkovsek Wendell (8) 38,983 44–50 95 July 19 @ Cardinals 1–9 Benes Castillo (3–12) — 45,336 44–51 96 July 20 @ Cardinals 3–0 Trachsel (8–6) Morgan Wendell (9) 50,418 45–51 97 July 21 @ Cardinals 5–6 (10) Petkovsek Wendell (4–3) — 42,257 45–52 98 July 22 @ Giants 2–3 Bautista Bottenfield (1–1) — 12,902 45–53 99 July 23 @ Giants 9–6 Myers (2–1) DeLucia Patterson (2) 15,878 46–53 100 July 24 @ Giants 7–1 Castillo (4–12) VanLandingham — 13,695 47–53 101 July 25 @ Rockies 10–8 Bottenfield (2–1) Ruffin Patterson (3) 48,087 48–53 102 July 26 @ Rockies 17–4 Navarro (8–9) Freeman Adams (2) 48,062 49–53 103 July 27 @ Rockies 6–10 Thompson Telemaco (4–5) — 48,096 49–54 104 July 28 @ Rockies 7–5 Bullinger (4–8) Ritz Bottenfield (1) 48,073 50–54 105 July 30 Giants 4–0 Castillo (5–12) VanLandingham Adams (3) 37,424 51–54 106 July 31 Giants 4–1 Trachsel (9–6) Watson Wendell (10) 28,988 52–54
August: 15–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 107 August 1 Rockies 4–1 Navarro (9–9) Thompson Patterson (4) 25,564 53–54 108 August 2 Rockies 2–7 Ritz Telemaco (4–6) — 34,186 53–55 109 August 3 Rockies 2–8 Wright Bullinger (4–9) — 40,460 53–56 110 August 4 Rockies 1–6 Reynoso Castillo (5–13) — 38,738 53–57 111 August 5 Mets 7–3 Trachsel (10–6) Wilson — 36,766 54–57 112 August 6 Mets 3–0 Navarro (10–9) Clark Patterson (5) 24,558 55–57 113 August 7 Mets 7–11 Dipoto Adams (2–4) — 27,086 55–58 114 August 9 @ Expos 11–9 Bullinger (5–9) Cormier Patterson (6) 15,498 56–58 115 August 10 @ Expos 3–2 Casian (1–0) Dyer Wendell (11) 16,724 57–58 116 August 11 @ Expos 3–4 (10) Rojas Bottenfield (2–2) — 20,120 57–59 117 August 12 @ Mets 11–1 Navarro (11–9) Isringhausen — 17,636 58–59 118 August 13 @ Mets 3–2 Telemaco (5–6) Harnisch Wendell (12) 17,819 59–59 119 August 14 @ Mets 5–8 Jones Bullinger (5–10) Franco 20,110 59–60 120 August 16 Astros 3–8 Hampton Castillo (5–14) — 37,139 59–61 121 August 17 Astros 12–3 Trachsel (11–6) Kile — 39,775 60–61 122 August 18 Astros 10–8 Navarro (12–9) Brocail Wendell (13) 37,210 61–61 123 August 19 Marlins 3–4 Brown Telemaco (5–7) Nen 32,302 61–62 124 August 20 Marlins 8–1 Foster (4–2) Hutton — 22,119 62–62 125 August 21 Marlins 8–3 Castillo (6–14) Rapp — 27,699 63–62 126 August 23 @ Braves 3–4 Maddux Trachsel (11–7) Wohlers 38,210 63–63 127 August 24 @ Braves 5–6 Clontz Casian (1–1) — 46,804 63–64 128 August 25 @ Braves 3–2 Foster (5–2) Wohlers Wendell (14) 35,176 64–64 129 August 27 @ Astros 5–6 Morman Adams (2–5) Hernandez 15,374 64–65 130 August 28 @ Astros 4–5 Olson Bottenfield (2–3) — 18,026 64–66 131 August 29 @ Astros 4–3 Navarro (13–9) Reynolds Wendell (15) 16,151 65–66 132 August 30 Braves 3–2 Foster (6–2) Glavine Patterson (7) — 66–66 133 August 30 Braves 5–6 Borowski Bottenfield (2–4) Wohlers 31,548 66–67 134 August 31 Braves 12–0 Castillo (7–14) Neagle Adams (4) 38,691 67–67
September: 9–19 (Home: 5–6; Away: 4–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Braves 2–1 (12) Campbell (3–0) Borowski — 40,192 68–67 136 September 2 @ Marlins 3–4 Valdes Trachsel (11–8) Nen 16,622 68–68 137 September 3 @ Marlins 11–3 Navarro (14–9) Leiter — 15,528 69–68 138 September 4 @ Marlins 2–9 Brown Foster (6–3) — 14,879 69–69 139 September 5 @ Phillies 1–6 Schilling Castillo (7–15) — 18,164 69–70 140 September 6 @ Phillies 6–4 Bullinger (6–10) Ryan Wendell (16) 17,803 70–70 141 September 7 @ Phillies 2–4 Hunter Bottenfield (2–5) Bottalico 18,021 70–71 142 September 8 @ Phillies 5–3 Navarro (15–9) Mimbs Wendell (17) 27,600 71–71 143 September 9 Expos 3–1 Foster (7–3) Paniagua — 24,452 72–71 144 September 10 Expos 10–3 Bottenfield (3–5) Daal — 26,700 73–71 145 September 11 Expos 1–2 Urbina Adams (2–6) Rojas 30,729 73–72 146 September 13 Phillies 4–2 Trachsel (12–8) Hunter Wendell (18) 23,048 74–72 147 September 14 Phillies 2–6 Mimbs Navarro (15–10) Ryan 36,290 74–73 148 September 15 Phillies 1–6 Schilling Foster (7–4) — 24,697 74–74 149 September 17 @ Cardinals 3–5 Osborne Patterson (3–3) Mathews 29,612 74–75 150 September 18 @ Cardinals 3–5 Stottlemyre Trachsel (12–9) Eckersley 32,843 74–76 151 September 19 @ Cardinals 4–5 (13) Bailey Campbell (3–1) — 34,923 74–77 152 September 20 @ Pirates 4–6 Lieber Foster (7–5) Ericks 19,285 74–78 153 September 21 @ Pirates 3–8 Loiselle Swartzbaugh (0–1) — 23,619 74–79 154 September 22 @ Pirates 3–11 (8) Cordova Castillo (7–16) — 27,472 74–80 155 September 23 @ Pirates 4–3 Trachsel (13–9) Schmidt Patterson (8) 7,684 75–80 156 September 24 @ Reds 3–6 Lyons Navarro (15–11) Brantley 18,584 75–81 157 September 25 @ Reds 3–4 Burba Foster (7–6) Brantley 18,506 75–82 158 September 26 @ Reds 4–12 Jarvis Swartzbaugh (0–2) — 20,777 75–83 159 September 27 Pirates 4–7 (10) Plesac Wendell (4–4) — — 75–84 160 September 27 Pirates 10–9 Adams (3–6) Boever — 18,757 76–84 161 September 28 Pirates 7–8 (10) Plesac Wendell (4–5) — 29,729 76–85 162 September 29 Pirates 3–8 Loaiza Navarro (15–12) — 26,873 76–86
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Cubs team member

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Atlanta Braves 5 7 0.417 43 61 Florida Marlins 6 6 0.500 56 44 Montreal Expos 6 6 0.500 51 54 New York Mets 7 5 0.583 57 47 Philadelphia Phillies 7 6 0.538 51 59 Total 31 30 0.508 258 265 NL Central Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds 5 8 0.385 55 63 Houston Astros 5 8 0.385 76 67 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 0.308 73 86 St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 0.385 61 74 Total 19 33 0.365 265 290 NL West Colorado Rockies 5 7 0.417 72 73 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 5 0.615 61 47 San Diego Padres 6 6 0.500 54 49 San Francisco Giants 7 5 0.583 62 47 Total 26 23 0.531 249 216 Season Total 76 86 0.469 772 771

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 27 13 14 0.481 136 128 May 26 9 17 0.346 99 130 June 27 16 11 0.593 126 112 July 26 14 12 0.538 150 127 August 28 15 13 0.536 150 123 September 28 9 19 0.321 111 151 Total 162 76 86 0.469 772 771 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 43 38 0.531 413 372 Away 81 33 48 0.407 359 399 Total 162 76 86 0.469 772 771

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1996: Félix Fermín signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[2]

Roster

1996 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 51 Terry Adams 45 Kent Bottenfield 52 Jim Bullinger 33 Mike Campbell 55 Larry Casian 49 Frank Castillo 32 Kevin Foster 27 Doug Jones 59 Rodney Myers 38 Jaime Navarro 35 Bob Patterson 47 Mike Perez 34 Tanyon Sturtze 36 Dave Swartzbaugh 44 Amaury Telemaco 46 Steve Trachsel 13 Turk Wendell		Catchers  4 Brian Dorsett  7 Tyler Houston  6 Mike Hubbard  9 Scott Servais Infielders 20 Bret Barberie 37 Brant Brown  2 Félix Fermín 12 Leo Gómez 17 Mark Grace 24 Todd Haney 18 José Hernández 16 Dave Magadan 11 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg 15 Terry Shumpert		Outfielders 10 Scott Bullett  1 Doug Glanville 25 Luis Gonzalez 39 Robin Jennings 19 Brooks Kieschnick 56 Brian McRae 21 Sammy Sosa 30 Ozzie Timmons 28 Pedro Valdés		Manager  5 Jim Riggleman Coaches 43 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 31 Fergie Jenkins (pitching) 40 Tony Muser (hitting)  3 Mako Oliveras (first base) 42 Dan Radison (third base) 26 Billy Williams (bench)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Scott Servais	129	445	118	.265	11	63
1B	Mark Grace	142	547	181	.331	9	75
2B	Ryne Sandberg	150	554	135	.244	25	92
SS	Rey Sánchez	95	289	61	.211	1	12
3B	Leo Gómez	136	362	86	.238	17	56
LF	Luis Gonzalez	146	483	131	.271	15	79
CF	Brian McRae	157	624	172	.276	17	66
RF	Sammy Sosa	124	498	136	.273	40	100

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
José Hernández	131	331	80	.242	10	41
Dave Magadan	78	169	43	.254	3	17
Scott Bullett	109	165	35	.212	3	16
Ozzie Timmons	65	140	28	.200	7	16
Tyler Houston	46	115	39	.339	2	19
Doug Glanville	49	83	20	.241	1	10
Todd Haney	49	82	11	.134	0	3
Brant Brown	29	69	21	.304	5	9
Robin Jennings	31	58	13	.224	0	4
Brian Dorsett	17	41	5	.122	1	3
Mike Hubbard	21	38	4	.105	1	4
Terry Shumpert	27	31	7	.226	2	6
Bret Barberie	15	29	1	.034	1	2
Brooks Kieschnick	25	29	10	.345	1	6
Félix Fermín	11	16	2	.125	0	1
Pedro Valdés	9	8	1	.125	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jaime Navarro	35	236.2	15	12	3.92	158
Steve Trachsel	31	205.0	13	9	3.03	132
Frank Castillo	33	182.1	7	16	5.28	139
Kevin Foster	17	87.0	7	6	6.21	53
Dave Swartzbaugh	6	24.0	0	2	6.38	13

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Bullinger	37	129.1	6	10	6.54	90
Amaury Telemaco	25	97.1	5	7	5.46	64
Mike Campbell	13	36.1	3	1	4.46	19

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Turk Wendell	70	4	5	18	2.84	75
Bob Patterson	79	3	3	8	3.13	53
Terry Adams	69	3	6	4	2.94	78
Kent Bottenfield	48	3	5	1	2.63	33
Rodney Myers	45	2	1	0	4.68	50
Larry Casian	35	1	1	0	1.88	15
Doug Jones	28	2	2	2	5.01	26
Mike Pérez	24	1	0	0	4.67	22
Tanyon Sturtze	6	1	0	0	9.00	7

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Ron Clark
AA	Orlando Cubs	Southern League	Bruce Kimm
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Dave Trembley
A	Rockford Cubbies	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Williamsport Cubs	New York–Penn League	Rubén Amaro Sr.
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Sandy Alomar Sr.

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References

1. "Kent Bottenfield Stats".
2. Félix Fermín Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1996 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference