1996 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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

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1996 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

39 Cory Bailey 6-01 202 Right Right 1971-01-24
52 Brian Barber 6-01 170 Right Right 1973-03-04
44 Rich Batchelor 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-04-08
41 Alan Benes 6-05 215 Right Right 1972-01-21
40 Andy Benes 6-06 240 Right Right 1967-08-20
57 Mike Busby 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-12-27
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
48 Tony Fossas 6-00 187 Left Left 1957-09-23
32 Rick Honeycutt 5-11 190 Left Left 1954-06-29
29 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
54 Eric Ludwick 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-14
33 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
36 Mike Morgan 6-02 215 Right Right 1959-10-08
31 Donovan Osborne 6-02 210 Left Both 1969-06-21
49 Jeff Parrett 6-03 193 Right Right 1961-08-26
46 Mark Petkovsek 6-00 185 Right Right 1965-11-18
30 Todd Stottlemyre 6-03 195 Right Left 1965-05-20
34 Tom Urbani 6-01 190 Left Left 1968-01-21
38 Pat Borders 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-05-14
49 Mike DiFelice 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-05-28
19 Tom Pagnozzi 6-01 190 Right Right 1962-07-30
18 Luis Alicea 5-09 177 Right Both 1965-07-29
27 David Bell 5-10 170 Right Right 1972-09-14
11 Royce Clayton 6-00 183 Right Right 1970-01-02
8 Gary Gaetti 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-08-19
22 Mike Gallego 5-08 160 Right Right 1960-10-31
68 Aaron Holbert 6-00 160 Right Right 1973-01-09
47 John Mabry 6-04 195 Right Left 1970-10-17
4 Danny Sheaffer 6-00 202 Right Right 1961-08-02
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
24 Dmitri Young 6-02 215 Right Both 1973-10-11
55 Terry Bradshaw 6-00 180 Right Left 1969-02-03
5 Ron Gant 6-00 192 Right Right 1965-03-02
3 Brian Jordan 6-01 205 Right Right 1967-03-29
16 Ray Lankford 5-11 198 Left Left 1967-06-05
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
35 Miguel Mejia 6-01 155 Right Right 1975-03-25
23 Mark Sweeney 6-01 195 Left Left 1969-10-26


The 1996 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/101) where 2,654,718 fans witnessed their 1996 Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1996 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1996 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1996 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1996 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Luis Alicea
Gary Gaetti
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
John Mabry
Willie McGee
Danny Sheaffer
Ozzie Smith
Todd Stottlemyre

1996 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tom Pagnozzi (116)
1B John Mabry (146)
2B Luis Alicea (125)
3B Gary Gaetti (133)
SS Royce Clayton (113)
LF Ron Gant (116)
CF Ray Lankford (144)
RF Brian Jordan (128)
  
SP Alan Benes
SP Andy Benes
SP Mike Morgan
SP Donovan Osborne
SP Todd Stottlemyre
  
RP Cory Bailey
RP Tony Fossas
RP Rick Honeycutt
RP T.J. Mathews
RP Jeff Parrett
RP Mark Petkovsek
CL Dennis Eckersley


1996 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Danny Jackson $4,100,000.00
Ron Gant $4,000,000.00
Todd Stottlemyre $4,000,000.00
Ozzie Smith $3,500,000.00
Andy Benes $3,375,000.00
Tom Pagnozzi $2,675,000.00
Brian Jordan $2,500,000.00
Ray Lankford $2,416,667.00
Dennis Eckersley $2,250,000.00
Gary Gaetti $2,000,000.00
Royce Clayton $1,600,000.00
Mike Morgan $1,250,000.00
Luis Alicea $750,000.00
Donovan Osborne $725,000.00
Jeff Parrett $675,000.00
Tony Fossas $650,000.00
Rick Honeycutt $600,000.00
Willie McGee $600,000.00
Pat Borders $375,000.00
Danny Sheaffer $335,000.00
Mike Gallego $300,000.00
John Mabry $200,000.00
Tom Urbani $180,000.00
Mark Petkovsek $150,000.00
T.J. Mathews $130,000.00
Cory Bailey $125,000.00
David Bell $125,000.00
Mark Sweeney $125,000.00
Alan Benes $122,000.00
Brian Barber $109,000.00
Terry Bradshaw $109,000.00
Mike Busby $109,000.00
Mike DiFelice $109,000.00
Aaron Holbert $109,000.00
Eric Ludwick $109,000.00
Miguel Mejia $109,000.00
Dmitri Young $109,000.00


1996 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#3 Brian Jordan
#4 Danny Sheaffer
#5 Ron Gant
#8 Gary Gaetti
#11 Royce Clayton
#16 Ray Lankford
#18 Luis Alicea
#19 Tom Pagnozzi
#22 Mike Gallego
#23 Mark Sweeney
#24 Dmitri Young
#27 David Bell
#29 Danny Jackson
#30 Todd Stottlemyre
#31 Donovan Osborne
#32 Rick Honeycutt
#33 T.J. Mathews
#34 Tom Urbani
#35 Miguel Mejia
#36 Mike Morgan
#38 Pat Borders
#39 Cory Bailey
#40 Andy Benes
#41 Alan Benes
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#44 Rich Batchelor
#46 Mark Petkovsek
#47 John Mabry
#48 Tony Fossas
#49 Mike DiFelice
#49 Jeff Parrett
#51 Willie McGee
#52 Brian Barber
#54 Eric Ludwick
#55 Terry Bradshaw
#57 Mike Busby
#68 Aaron Holbert

Did you know that a 1996 St. Louis Cardinals 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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