1996 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1996 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1996 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1996 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Armando Benitez 6-04 180 Right Right 1972-11-03
27 Rocky Coppinger 6-05 245 Right Right 1974-03-19
41 Archie Corbin 6-04 190 Right Right 1967-12-30
19 Scott Erickson 6-04 224 Right Right 1968-02-02
50 Jimmy Haynes 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-09-05
38 Rick Krivda 6-01 180 Left Right 1970-01-19
51 Terry Mathews 6-02 225 Right Left 1964-10-05
31 Roger McDowell 6-01 182 Right Right 1960-12-21
21 Kent Mercker 6-02 195 Left Left 1968-02-01
21 Mike Milchin 6-03 190 Left Left 1968-02-28
75 Alan Mills 6-01 192 Right Right 1966-10-18
35 Mike Mussina 6-02 185 Right Left 1968-12-08
46 Jimmy Myers 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-04-28
28 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
53 Arthur Rhodes 6-02 206 Left Left 1969-10-24
63 Nerio Rodriguez 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-03-04
57 Brian Sackinsky 6-04 220 Right Right 1971-06-22
45 Keith Shepherd 6-02 205 Right Right 1968-01-21
52 Garrett Stephenson 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-01-02
36 David Wells 6-04 225 Left Left 1963-05-20
43 Esteban Yan 6-04 230 Right Right 1975-06-22
59 Cesar Devarez 5-10 175 Right Right 1969-09-22
23 Chris Hoiles 6-00 213 Right Right 1965-03-20
24 Mark Parent 6-05 225 Right Right 1961-09-16
24 Gregg Zaun 5-10 170 Right Both 1971-04-14
6 Manny Alexander 5-10 165 Right Right 1971-03-20
12 Roberto Alomar 6-00 185 Right Both 1968-02-05
30 Jeff Huson 6-03 180 Right Left 1964-08-15
25 Rafael Palmeiro 6-00 188 Left Left 1964-09-24
3 Billy Ripken 6-01 186 Right Right 1964-12-16
8 Cal Ripken, Jr. 6-04 225 Right Right 1960-08-24
17 B.J. Surhoff 6-01 200 Right Left 1964-08-04
14 Todd Zeile 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-09-09
9 Brady Anderson 6-01 185 Left Left 1964-01-18
26 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
30 Brent Bowers 6-03 200 Right Left 1971-05-02
10 Mike Devereaux 6-00 195 Right Right 1963-04-10
11 Jeffrey Hammonds 6-00 195 Right Right 1971-03-05
55 Pete Incaviglia 6-01 230 Right Right 1964-04-02
40 Gene Kingsale 6-03 170 Right Both 1976-08-20
29 Luis Polonia 5-08 152 Left Left 1963-10-12
34 Mark Smith 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-05-07
1 Tony Tarasco 6-01 205 Right Left 1970-12-09
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
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The 1996 Baltimore Orioles played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Park Factors: 99/98) where 3,646,950 fans witnessed their 1996 Orioles finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1996 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1996 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1996 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Roberto Alomar
Brady Anderson
Bobby Bonilla
Jeffrey Hammonds
Chris Hoiles
Mike Mussina
Rafael Palmeiro
Cal Ripken, Jr.
B.J. Surhoff
Tony Tarasco

1996 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Chris Hoiles (126)
1B Rafael Palmeiro (159)
2B Roberto Alomar (141)
3B B.J. Surhoff (106)
SS Cal Ripken, Jr. (158)
LF Jeffrey Hammonds (64)
CF Brady Anderson (143)
RF Bobby Bonilla (108)
DH Eddie Murray (62)
  
SP Rocky Coppinger
SP Scott Erickson
SP Mike Mussina
SP David Wells
  
RP Roger McDowell
RP Alan Mills
RP Jesse Orosco
RP Arthur Rhodes
CL Randy Myers


1996 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Cal Ripken, Jr. $6,650,000.00
Rafael Palmeiro $5,406,603.00
Bobby Bonilla $5,100,000.00
Roberto Alomar $4,279,379.00
Mike Mussina $4,000,000.00
Brady Anderson $3,613,333.00
Chris Hoiles $3,350,000.00
David Wells $3,200,000.00
Scott Erickson $2,900,000.00
Kent Mercker $2,825,000.00
Randy Myers $2,600,000.00
B.J. Surhoff $1,416,667.00
Mike Devereaux $900,000.00
Roger McDowell $750,000.00
Jesse Orosco $750,000.00
Alan Mills $600,000.00
Jeff Huson $320,000.00
Jeffrey Hammonds $300,000.00
Arthur Rhodes $300,000.00
Luis Polonia $250,000.00
Billy Ripken $250,000.00
Tony Tarasco $230,000.00
Manny Alexander $190,000.00
Armando Benitez $155,000.00
Gregg Zaun $140,000.00
Mark Smith $130,000.00
Jimmy Haynes $115,000.00
Rocky Coppinger $109,000.00
Archie Corbin $109,000.00
Mike Milchin $109,000.00
Mark Parent $109,000.00


1996 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tony Tarasco
#3 Billy Ripken
#6 Manny Alexander
#8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
#9 Brady Anderson
#10 Mike Devereaux
#11 Jeffrey Hammonds
#12 Roberto Alomar
#14 Todd Zeile
#17 B.J. Surhoff
#19 Scott Erickson
#21 Kent Mercker
#21 Mike Milchin
#23 Chris Hoiles
#24 Mark Parent
#24 Gregg Zaun
#25 Rafael Palmeiro
#26 Bobby Bonilla
#27 Rocky Coppinger
#28 Randy Myers
#29 Luis Polonia
#30 Brent Bowers
#30 Jeff Huson
#31 Roger McDowell
#33 Eddie Murray
#34 Mark Smith
#35 Mike Mussina
#36 David Wells
#38 Rick Krivda
#40 Gene Kingsale
#41 Archie Corbin
#43 Esteban Yan
#45 Keith Shepherd
#46 Jimmy Myers
#47 Jesse Orosco
#49 Armando Benitez
#50 Jimmy Haynes
#51 Terry Mathews
#52 Garrett Stephenson
#53 Arthur Rhodes
#55 Pete Incaviglia
#57 Brian Sackinsky
#59 Cesar Devarez
#63 Nerio Rodriguez
#75 Alan Mills

Did you know that a 1996 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?