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1996 Houston Astros Roster
The 1996 Houston Astros 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Houston Astros salary list, a 1996 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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The 1996 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 91/91) where 1,975,888 fans witnessed their 1996 Astros finish the season with a .506 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Houston Astros salary
list, a 1996 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Houston Astros primary starters list: 1996 Houston Astros Opening Day Starters | 1996 Houston Astros Most Games by Position | 1996 Houston Astros Salaries
| Doug Drabek | $5,050,000.00 | | Jeff Bagwell | $4,875,000.00 | | Greg Swindell | $4,450,000.00 | | Derek Bell | $2,800,000.00 | | Craig Biggio | $2,075,000.00 | | Rick Wilkins | $1,550,000.00 | | Darryl Kile | $1,250,000.00 | | Sean Berry | $995,000.00 | | Derrick May | $750,000.00 | | Bill Spiers | $400,000.00 | | Shane Reynolds | $330,000.00 | | Tony Eusebio | $300,000.00 | | Todd Jones | $300,000.00 | | John Cangelosi | $280,000.00 | | Randy Knorr | $280,000.00 | | Mike Hampton | $275,000.00 | | Anthony Young | $275,000.00 | | Ricky Gutierrez | $235,000.00 | | Doug Brocail | $220,000.00 | | John Hudek | $210,000.00 | | Orlando Miller | $205,000.00 | | James Mouton | $196,000.00 | | Brian Hunter | $180,000.00 | | Jeff Tabaka | $165,000.00 | | Mike Simms | $160,000.00 | | Dean Hartgraves | $130,000.00 | | Donne Wall | $115,000.00 | | Xavier Hernandez | $109,000.00 | | Alvin Morman | $109,000.00 | | Mark Small | $109,000.00 | | Billy Wagner | $109,000.00 |
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Did you know that a 1996 Houston Astros 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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