1996 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1996 Cleveland Indians 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1996 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Cleveland Indians



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Complete Roster  
 

34 Brian Anderson 6-01 190 Left Left 1972-04-26
45 Paul Assenmacher 6-03 200 Left Left 1960-12-10
56 Alan Embree 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-01-23
35 Danny Graves 5-11 200 Right Right 1973-08-07
55 Orel Hershiser 6-03 192 Right Right 1958-09-16
59 Albie Lopez 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-08-18
32 Dennis Martinez 6-01 185 Right Right 1954-05-14
29 Jack McDowell 6-05 180 Right Right 1966-01-16
39 Kent Mercker 6-02 195 Left Left 1968-02-01
49 Jose Mesa 6-03 225 Right Right 1966-05-22
41 Charles Nagy 6-03 200 Right Left 1967-05-05
37 Chad Ogea 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-11-09
38 Eric Plunk 6-05 217 Right Right 1963-09-03
62 Jim Poole 6-02 203 Left Left 1966-04-28
47 Joe Roa 6-01 194 Right Right 1971-10-11
53 Paul Shuey 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-09-16
12 Greg Swindell 6-03 225 Left Right 1965-01-02
50 Julian Tavarez 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-05-22
15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. 6-05 235 Right Right 1966-06-18
2 Einar Diaz 5-10 165 Right Right 1972-12-28
17 Tony Pena 6-00 181 Right Right 1957-06-04
9 Carlos Baerga 5-11 215 Right Both 1968-11-04
26 Casey Candaele 5-09 165 Right Both 1961-01-12
4 Mark Carreon 6-00 195 Left Right 1963-07-19
10 Alvaro Espinoza 6-00 181 Right Right 1962-02-19
23 Julio Franco 6-00 165 Right Right 1958-08-23
9 Damian Jackson 5-10 160 Right Right 1973-08-16
12 Jeff Kent 6-01 185 Right Right 1968-03-07
30 Scott Leius 6-03 195 Right Right 1965-09-24
27 Geronimo Pena 6-01 195 Right Both 1967-03-29
36 Herbert Perry 6-02 210 Right Right 1969-09-15
25 Jim Thome 6-04 250 Right Left 1970-08-27
10 Jose Vizcaino 6-01 180 Right Both 1968-03-26
13 Omar Vizquel 5-09 180 Right Both 1967-04-24
8 Albert Belle 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-25
20 Jeromy Burnitz 6-00 190 Right Left 1969-04-15
35 Wayne Kirby 5-10 185 Right Left 1964-01-22
7 Kenny Lofton 6-00 180 Left Left 1967-05-31
24 Manny Ramirez 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-05-30
46 Ryan Thompson 6-03 200 Right Right 1967-11-04
22 Brian Giles 5-11 195 Left Left 1971-01-20
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
20 Kevin Seitzer 5-11 190 Right Right 1962-03-26
48 Nigel Wilson 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-01-12


The 1996 Cleveland Indians played 161 games during the regular season, won 99 games, lost 62 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Jacobs Field (Park Factors: 100/98) where 3,318,174 fans witnessed their 1996 Indians finish the season with a .615 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1996 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1996 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1996 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Sandy Alomar, Jr. (124)
1B Julio Franco (97)
2B Carlos Baerga (100)
3B Jim Thome (150)
SS Omar Vizquel (150)
LF Albert Belle (152)
CF Kenny Lofton (153)
RF Manny Ramirez (149)
  
SP Orel Hershiser
SP Dennis Martinez
SP Jack McDowell
SP Charles Nagy
SP Chad Ogea
  
RP Paul Assenmacher
RP Alan Embree
RP Eric Plunk
RP Jim Poole
RP Paul Shuey
RP Julian Tavarez
CL Jose Mesa


1996 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Albert Belle $5,700,000.00
Jack McDowell $4,800,000.00
Carlos Baerga $4,750,000.00
Dennis Martinez $3,816,766.00
Kenny Lofton $3,575,000.00
Charles Nagy $3,487,500.00
Omar Vizquel $3,050,000.00
Sandy Alomar, Jr. $2,575,000.00
Julio Franco $2,401,972.00
Eddie Murray $2,000,000.00
Jose Mesa $1,872,223.00
Orel Hershiser $1,750,000.00
Jim Thome $1,600,000.00
Manny Ramirez $1,100,000.00
Paul Assenmacher $871,400.00
Eric Plunk $750,000.00
Tony Pena $558,333.00
Jim Poole $500,000.00
Wayne Kirby $437,500.00
Alvaro Espinoza $400,000.00
Julian Tavarez $391,666.00
Scott Leius $300,000.00
Ryan Thompson $275,000.00
Jeromy Burnitz $190,000.00
Alan Embree $155,000.00
Casey Candaele $150,000.00
Chad Ogea $145,000.00
Paul Shuey $138,000.00
Albie Lopez $132,000.00
Nigel Wilson $125,000.00
Joe Roa $113,500.00
Brian Giles $110,000.00
Einar Diaz $109,000.00
Danny Graves $109,000.00
Damian Jackson $109,000.00
Herbert Perry $109,000.00


1996 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#2 Einar Diaz
#4 Mark Carreon
#7 Kenny Lofton
#8 Albert Belle
#9 Carlos Baerga
#9 Damian Jackson
#10 Alvaro Espinoza
#10 Jose Vizcaino
#12 Jeff Kent
#12 Greg Swindell
#13 Omar Vizquel
#15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
#17 Tony Pena
#20 Jeromy Burnitz
#20 Kevin Seitzer
#22 Brian Giles
#23 Julio Franco
#24 Manny Ramirez
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Casey Candaele
#27 Geronimo Pena
#29 Jack McDowell
#30 Scott Leius
#32 Dennis Martinez
#33 Eddie Murray
#34 Brian Anderson
#35 Danny Graves
#35 Wayne Kirby
#36 Herbert Perry
#37 Chad Ogea
#38 Eric Plunk
#39 Kent Mercker
#41 Charles Nagy
#45 Paul Assenmacher
#46 Ryan Thompson
#47 Joe Roa
#48 Nigel Wilson
#49 Jose Mesa
#50 Julian Tavarez
#53 Paul Shuey
#55 Orel Hershiser
#56 Alan Embree
#59 Albie Lopez
#62 Jim Poole

Did you know that a 1996 Cleveland Indians 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)?

     

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