1996 Montreal Expos season

The 1996 Montreal Expos season was the 28th season in franchise history. An 88–74 finish was good enough to put them in second in the National League East, 8 games behind the National League Champion Atlanta Braves and 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card standings.

1996 Montreal Expos
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Olympic Stadium
City	Montreal
Record	88–74
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Claude Brochu
General managers	Jim Beattie
Managers	Felipe Alou
Television	The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) TQS (Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin) SRC (Claude Raymond, Camille Dube) RDS Network (Denis Casavant, Alain Chantelois)
Radio	CKAC (AM) (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price, Mike Stenhouse) CIQC (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois)
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Offseason

• October 13, 1995: Butch Henry was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.^[1]
• December 1, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.^[2]
• December 4, 1995: Jalal Leach was drafted by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.^[3]
• December 15, 1995: Omar Daal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors).^[4]
• December 20, 1995: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.^[5]
• March 13, 1996: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.^[6]
• March 13, 1996: Sherman Obando was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco.^[7]

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 20th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

Opening Day (April 1) – Seven pitches into the first game of the season, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, home plate umpire John McSherry collapses on the field and dies of a massive heart attack.^[8] The game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Expos is postponed. Reds owner Marge Schott later comes under fire for wanting the game in Cincinnati to continue despite the tragedy (and against the wishes of the players on both teams), saying that she felt "cheated" when it was canceled.

The Expos set an MLB record with six grand slams before May 1, a feat not equaled until the 2018 Boston Red Sox.^[9]

Ultimately, the Expos finished two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League wild card race.

Opening Day lineup

April 1 (game postponed) Mark Grudzielanek Mike Lansing Rondell White           Pedro Martínez, P Source:[10][11]

April 2 Mark Grudzielanek, SS Mike Lansing, 2B Rondell White, CF Moises Alou, LF David Segui, 1B Sherman Obando, RF Darrin Fletcher, C Shane Andrews, 3B Jeff Fassero, P Source:[12]

Note: sources do not list the complete Expos lineup for April 1, although it was likely the same (other than the pitcher) as for April 2, as the Reds use the same starting pitcher, left-hander Pete Schourek, on both days.

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	96	66	.593	—	56‍–‍25	40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos	88	74	.543	8	50‍–‍31	38‍–‍43
Florida Marlins	80	82	.494	16	52‍–‍29	28‍–‍53
New York Mets	71	91	.438	25	42‍–‍39	29‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	29	35‍–‍46	32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1996 v t e
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43)
April: 17–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 @ Reds 1–4 Schourek Fassero (0–1) Moore 53,136 0–1 2 April 3 @ Reds 8–4 Veres (1–0) Shaw — 19,104 1–1 3 April 4 @ Reds 10–2 Paniagua (1–0) Burba — 17,067 2–1 4 April 5 Rockies 6–4 Dyer (1–0) Munoz Rojas (1) 45,042 3–1 5 April 6 Rockies 4–5 Thompson Rueter (0–1) Leskanic 27,040 3–2 6 April 7 Rockies 9–1 Fassero (1–1) Painter — 11,212 4–2 7 April 8 @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Rojas (1–0) Parrett — 52,841 5–2 8 April 10 @ Cardinals 1–4 Benes Paniagua (1–1) — 27,734 5–3 9 April 11 @ Pirates 6–5 (11) Rojas (2–0) Cordova Veres (1) 8,084 6–3 10 April 12 @ Pirates 13–3 Rueter (1–1) Darwin — 13,087 7–3 11 April 13 @ Pirates 3–9 Wagner Fassero (1–2) — 13,834 7–4 12 April 14 @ Pirates 2–5 Neagle Martinez (0–1) — 12,797 7–5 13 April 16 Phillies 7–6 Rojas (3–0) Springer — 8,510 8–5 14 April 17 Phillies 3–9 Mulholland Cormier (0–1) — 8,728 8–6 15 April 18 Phillies 8–9 Bottalico Rojas (3–1) — 8,316 8–7 16 April 19 Pirates 2–1 Manuel (1–0) Plesac — 13,256 9–7 17 April 20 Pirates 11–2 Martinez (1–1) Ericks — 14,022 10–7 18 April 21 Pirates 9–4 Veres (2–0) Christiansen — 11,361 11–7 19 April 22 Cardinals 8–0 Cormier (1–1) Osborne — 9,778 12–7 20 April 23 Cardinals 12–11 Scott (1–0) Mathews — 8,352 13–7 21 April 24 Reds 7–6 (10) Dyer (2–0) Moore — 10,126 14–7 22 April 25 Reds 8–4 Martinez (2–1) Smiley — 13,067 15–7 23 April 26 @ Rockies 6–2 Alvarez (1–0) Reynoso — 48,024 16–7 24 April 27 @ Rockies 5–6 (13) Painter Daal (0–1) — 48,013 16–8 25 April 28 @ Rockies 21–9 Rueter (2–1) Rekar — 48,006 17–8 26 April 29 @ Mets 2–3 Harnisch Fassero (1–3) Franco 14,011 17–9
May: 14–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 27 May 1 @ Mets 4–0 Martinez (3–1) Clark — — 18–9 28 May 1 @ Mets 0–6 Isringhausen Alvarez (1–1) — 16,937 18–10 29 May 3 @ Astros 1–4 Reynolds Cormier (1–2) Jones 19,633 18–11 30 May 4 @ Astros 2–1 Veres (3–0) Hernandez Rojas (2) 22,810 19–11 31 May 5 @ Astros 5–0 Fassero (2–3) Brocail — 25,207 20–11 32 May 6 Cubs 6–2 Martinez (4–1) Bullinger — 46,893 21–11 33 May 7 Cubs 8–3 Veres (4–0) Adams — 13,236 22–11 34 May 8 Cubs 4–2 Cormier (2–2) Navarro Rojas (3) 12,484 23–11 35 May 9 Astros 4–11 Kile Rueter (2–2) — 12,470 23–12 36 May 10 Astros 5–2 Fassero (3–3) Dougherty Rojas (4) 30,315 24–12 37 May 11 Astros 10–9 (13) Dyer (3–0) Dougherty — 26,084 25–12 38 May 12 Astros 7–6 Urbina (1–0) Hampton Rojas (5) 19,345 26–12 39 May 13 @ Dodgers 3–2 Manuel (2–0) Worrell Rojas (6) 25,600 27–12 40 May 14 @ Dodgers 1–2 Martinez Veres (4–1) Worrell 37,942 27–13 41 May 15 @ Dodgers 2–7 Candiotti Fassero (3–4) — 26,875 27–14 42 May 17 @ Padres 1–2 (12) Hoffman Rojas (3–2) — 26,469 27–15 43 May 18 @ Padres 3–2 Urbina (2–0) Valenzuela Rojas (7) 31,749 28–15 44 May 19 @ Padres 3–4 Worrell Veres (4–2) Hoffman 28,769 28–16 45 May 20 @ Giants 6–9 Dewey Dyer (3–1) Beck 10,062 28–17 46 May 21 @ Giants 5–8 Dewey Aucoin (0–1) Beck 8,911 28–18 47 May 22 @ Giants 4–3 Martinez (5–1) VanLandingham Rojas (8) 11,663 29–18 48 May 24 Dodgers 4–5 (11) Osuna Daal (0–2) Worrell 27,843 29–19 49 May 25 Dodgers 3–5 Martinez Cormier (2–3) Worrell 27,104 29–20 50 May 26 Dodgers 3–4 Candiotti Rojas (3–3) Worrell 30,718 29–21 51 May 27 Padres 3–4 Hamilton Fassero (3–5) Hoffman 44,636 29–22 52 May 28 Padres 2–3 (10) Hoffman Scott (1–1) Bochtler 16,537 29–23 53 May 29 Padres 9–4 Urbina (3–0) Valenzuela — 14,386 30–23 54 May 31 Giants 7–4 Daal (1–2) DeLucia Veres (2) 25,712 31–23
June: 16–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 55 June 1 Giants 5–1 Fassero (4–5) Fernandez Dyer (1) 36,858 32–23 56 June 2 Giants 1–8 Leiter Martinez (5–2) — 25,006 32–24 57 June 4 @ Marlins 0–5 Burkett Rueter (2–3) — 14,821 32–25 58 June 5 @ Marlins 2–1 Cormier (3–3) Rapp Veres (3) 21,342 33–25 59 June 7 @ Cubs 9–3 Fassero (5–5) Castillo — 23,860 34–25 60 June 8 @ Cubs 4–6 Telemaco Martinez (5–3) Wendell 37,373 34–26 61 June 9 @ Cubs 2–4 Trachsel Rueter (2–4) Wendell 30,785 34–27 62 June 10 Marlins 2–5 Nen Dyer (3–2) — 34,867 34–28 63 June 11 Marlins 3–2 Scott (2–1) Brown Veres (4) 10,758 35–28 64 June 12 Marlins 8–0 Fassero (6–5) Leiter — 12,341 36–28 65 June 14 @ Reds 6–1 Martinez (6–3) Portugal — 26,691 37–28 66 June 15 @ Reds 6–5 Rueter (3–4) Burba Rojas (9) 32,833 38–28 67 June 16 @ Reds 0–7 Salkeld Cormier (3–4) — 25,657 38–29 68 June 17 @ Rockies 5–3 Urbina (4–0) Freeman Rojas (10) 48,021 39–29 69 June 18 @ Rockies 12–8 Dyer (4–2) Holmes — 50,025 40–29 70 June 19 @ Rockies 6–7 (10) Ruffin Scott (2–2) — 48,007 40–30 71 June 20 Cardinals 8–3 Rueter (4–4) Stottlemyre — 15,095 41–30 72 June 21 Cardinals 4–3 (12) Rojas (4–3) Eckersley — 16,136 42–30 73 June 22 Cardinals 4–9 Morgan Urbina (4–1) — 16,895 42–31 74 June 23 Cardinals 3–2 Fassero (7–5) Osborne Rojas (11) 22,168 43–31 75 June 24 Pirates 11–3 Martinez (7–3) Dessens — 23,736 44–31 76 June 25 Pirates 8–2 Rueter (5–4) Smith Scott (1) 12,776 45–31 77 June 26 Pirates 1–3 Darwin Cormier (3–5) Cordova 12,846 45–32 78 June 28 @ Phillies 3–7 Mulholland Urbina (4–2) Ryan 21,703 45–33 79 June 29 @ Phillies 1–0 Fassero (8–5) Schilling — 22,898 46–33 80 June 30 @ Phillies 6–5 Rojas (5–3) Bottalico Dyer (2) 24,949 47–33
July: 11–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 Braves 2–7 Avery Rueter (5–5) — 34,116 47–34 82 July 2 Braves 5–1 Cormier (4–5) Maddux — 20,075 48–34 83 July 3 Braves 1–3 Glavine Scott (2–3) Wohlers 26,837 48–35 84 July 4 Mets 0–4 Person Fassero (8–6) — 11,861 48–36 85 July 5 Mets 6–9 Dipoto Scott (2–4) Franco 13,550 48–37 86 July 6 Mets 3–11 Jones Rueter (5–6) — 15,546 48–38 87 July 7 Mets 4–3 Cormier (5–5) Harnisch Rojas (12) 16,076 49–38 88 July 11 Phillies 2–3 Schilling Fassero (8–7) Bottalico 17,546 49–39 89 July 12 Phillies 3–5 Mulholland Martinez (7–4) — 14,322 49–40 90 July 13 Phillies 2–6 Mimbs Cormier (5–6) — 30,215 49–41 91 July 14 Phillies 5–2 Scott (3–4) Williams Rojas (13) 31,515 50–41 92 July 15 @ Braves 4–5 Maddux Manuel (2–1) Wohlers 32,708 50–42 93 July 16 @ Braves 2–3 Wohlers Scott (3–5) — 31,334 50–43 94 July 18 @ Mets 7–3 Martinez (8–4) Harnisch — 19,467 51–43 95 July 19 @ Mets 5–4 Dyer (5–2) Isringhausen Rojas (14) 19,005 52–43 96 July 20 @ Mets 1–4 Wilson Urbina (4–3) Franco 27,407 52–44 97 July 21 @ Mets 4–3 Fassero (9–7) Clark Rojas (15) 32,173 53–44 98 July 23 @ Pirates 1–5 Lieber Martinez (8–5) — 10,292 53–45 99 July 24 @ Pirates 4–5 Ericks Rojas (5–4) — 19,219 53–46 100 July 25 @ Cardinals 4–2 Urbina (5–3) Petkovsek Rojas (16) 34,271 54–46 101 July 26 @ Cardinals 5–1 Fassero (10–7) Osborne — 30,048 55–46 102 July 27 @ Cardinals 3–6 Benes Dyer (5–3) Eckersley 44,269 55–47 103 July 28 @ Cardinals 4–6 Petkovsek Martinez (8–6) Mathews 31,226 55–48 104 July 29 Rockies 4–1 Cormier (6–6) Wright Rojas (17) 19,115 56–48 105 July 30 Rockies 3–1 Urbina (6–3) Reynoso Rojas (18) 17,071 57–48 106 July 31 Rockies 6–2 Fassero (11–7) Bailey — 23,663 58–48
August: 14–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 107 August 1 Reds 7–9 Shaw Dyer (5–4) Brantley 13,725 58–49 108 August 2 Reds 11–1 Martinez (9–6) Jarvis — 12,988 59–49 109 August 3 Reds 6–2 Cormier (7–6) Portugal Rojas (19) 17,184 60–49 110 August 4 Reds 7–3 Urbina (7–3) Burba Rojas (20) 15,408 61–49 111 August 6 @ Astros 7–5 Fassero (12–7) Kile Rojas (21) 17,658 62–49 112 August 7 @ Astros 13–5 Leiter (1–0) Wall — 19,703 63–49 113 August 8 @ Astros 2–6 Drabek Martinez (9–7) — 26,632 63–50 114 August 9 Cubs 9–11 Bullinger Cormier (7–7) Patterson 15,498 63–51 115 August 10 Cubs 2–3 Casian Dyer (5–5) Wendell 16,724 63–52 116 August 11 Cubs 4–3 (10) Rojas (6–4) Bottenfield — 20,120 64–52 117 August 12 Astros 8–1 Leiter (2–0) Darwin — 35,458 65–52 118 August 13 Astros 7–4 Martinez (10–7) Drabek Rojas (22) 17,103 66–52 119 August 14 Astros 3–8 Reynolds Cormier (7–8) — 19,136 66–53 120 August 16 @ Dodgers 2–8 Astacio Urbina (7–4) — 51,573 66–54 121 August 17 @ Dodgers 6–7 Worrell Veres (4–3) — 47,549 66–55 122 August 18 @ Dodgers 7–3 Leiter (3–0) Candiotti — 36,673 67–55 123 August 19 @ Padres 3–7 Sanders Martinez (10–8) Hoffman 33,490 67–56 124 August 20 @ Padres 0–3 Tewksbury Cormier (7–9) Hoffman 18,426 67–57 125 August 21 @ Padres 2–7 Valenzuela Urbina (7–5) — 29,182 67–58 126 August 22 @ Giants 5–4 Fassero (13–7) Bautista Rojas (23) 14,744 68–58 127 August 23 @ Giants 10–8 Daal (2–2) Creek Rojas (24) 18,739 69–58 128 August 24 @ Giants 3–0 Martinez (11–8) Estes Rojas (25) 22,710 70–58 129 August 25 @ Giants 2–7 Fernandez Cormier (7–10) — 24,349 70–59 130 August 27 Dodgers 1–5 Nomo Fassero (13–8) — 21,040 70–60 131 August 28 Dodgers 6–5 Rojas (7–4) Park — 13,006 71–60 132 August 29 Dodgers 1–2 Martinez Martinez (11–9) Worrell 16,551 71–61 133 August 30 Padres 0–6 Sanders Paniagua (1–2) — 14,133 71–62 134 August 31 Padres 4–2 Daal (3–2) Tewksbury Rojas (26) 18,235 72–62
September: 16–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Padres 7–6 Fassero (14–8) Ashby Rojas (27) 20,666 73–62 136 September 2 Giants 4–3 (11) Manuel (3–1) Beck — 26,689 74–62 137 September 3 Giants 9–2 Martinez (12–9) Gardner — 20,168 75–62 138 September 4 Giants 6–0 Paniagua (2–2) Estes — 20,317 76–62 139 September 5 @ Marlins 6–2 Manuel (4–1) Rapp — 16,080 77–62 140 September 6 @ Marlins 0–4 Hutton Fassero (14–9) Powell 16,943 77–63 141 September 7 @ Marlins 2–1 Leiter (4–0) Valdes Rojas (28) 25,278 78–63 142 September 8 @ Marlins 1–2 Helling Martinez (12–10) Nen 19,427 78–64 143 September 9 @ Cubs 1–3 Foster Paniagua (2–3) — 24,452 78–65 144 September 10 @ Cubs 3–10 Bottenfield Daal (3–3) — 26,700 78–66 145 September 11 @ Cubs 2–1 Urbina (8–5) Adams Rojas (29) 30,729 79–66 146 September 12 Marlins 5–4 Veres (5–3) Powell Rojas (30) 9,308 80–66 147 September 13 Marlins 3–2 Martinez (13–10) Helling Rojas (31) 13,723 81–66 148 September 14 Marlins 3–2 Veres (6–3) Powell Rojas (32) 17,546 82–66 149 September 15 Marlins 3–4 Leiter Daal (3–4) Nen 26,166 82–67 150 September 17 Mets 7–1 Fassero (15–9) Isringhausen — 17,282 83–67 151 September 18 Mets 4–3 Urbina (9–5) Mlicki Rojas (33) 14,930 84–67 152 September 19 @ Braves 5–1 Urbina (10–5) Wohlers — 37,193 85–67 153 September 20 @ Braves 2–3 Glavine Leiper (0–1) Wohlers 46,260 85–68 154 September 21 @ Braves 4–5 Neagle Daal (3–5) Wohlers 49,285 85–69 155 September 22 @ Braves 2–8 Smoltz Fassero (15–10) — 49,238 85–70 156 September 23 @ Braves 1–3 Maddux Leiter (4–1) Bielecki 49,083 85–71 157 September 24 @ Phillies 6–2 Juden (1–0) Williams Rojas (34) 16,044 86–71 158 September 25 @ Phillies 1–3 West Paniagua (2–4) Bottalico 17,544 86–72 159 September 26 @ Phillies 5–2 Daal (4–5) Schilling Rojas (35) 16,587 87–72 160 September 27 Braves 4–6 Smoltz Fassero (15–11) Wohlers 33,133 87–73 161 September 28 Braves 0–4 Woodall Leiter (4–2) — 34,125 87–74 162 September 29 Braves 6–3 Alvarez (2–1) Avery Rojas (36) 30,646 88–74
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Expos team member

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Atlanta Braves 3 10 0.231 38 52 Florida Marlins 8 5 0.615 38 34 Montreal Expos New York Mets 7 6 0.538 47 54 Philadelphia Phillies 6 7 0.462 52 59 Total 24 28 0.462 175 199 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 6 0.500 54 51 Cincinnati Reds 9 3 0.750 77 48 Houston Astros 9 4 0.692 74 62 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 0.583 71 47 St. Louis Cardinals 8 4 0.667 60 50 Total 39 22 0.639 336 258 NL West Colorado Rockies 9 3 0.750 87 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 9 0.250 39 55 San Diego Padres 4 8 0.333 37 50 San Francisco Giants 9 4 0.692 67 57 Total 25 24 0.510 230 211 Season Total 88 74 0.543 741 668

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 26 17 9 0.654 176 121 May 28 14 14 0.500 115 114 June 26 16 10 0.615 120 103 July 26 11 15 0.423 90 105 August 28 14 14 0.500 138 135 September 28 16 12 0.571 102 90 Total 162 88 74 0.543 741 668 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 50 31 0.617 410 330 Away 81 38 43 0.469 331 338 Total 162 88 74 0.543 741 668

Transactions

• June 4, 1996: Milton Bradley was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.^[13]
• June 12, 1996: Wally Whitehurst was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Montreal Expos.^[2]
• June 25, 1996: Jon Habyan was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.^[14]
• July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants.^[15]
• July 30, 1996: Kirk Rueter was traded by the Montreal Expos with Tim Scott to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Leiter.^[16]

Roster

1996 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 48 Tavo Álvarez 66 Derek Aucoin 37 Rhéal Cormier 47 Omar Daal 39 Mike Dyer 13 Jeff Fassero 14,28 Jeff Juden 52 Dave Leiper 31 Mark Leiter 44 Barry Manuel 45 Pedro Martínez 26 Alex Pacheco 36 José Paniagua 51 Mel Rojas 42 Kirk Rueter 54 Tim Scott 41 Ugueth Urbina 43 Dave Veres		Catchers 12 Raúl Chávez 24 Darrin Fletcher  2 Tim Spehr 25 Lenny Webster Infielders 11 Shane Andrews  4 Mark Grudzielanek  3 Mike Lansing 16 Rick Schu 21 David Segui  9 Dave Silvestri  5 Andy Stankiewicz		Outfielders 18 Moisés Alou 15 Yamil Benítez 30 Cliff Floyd 27 Vladimir Guerrero 29 Sherman Obando 40 Henry Rodríguez  7 F. P. Santangelo 22 Rondell White Other batters 46 Tony Barron 16 Rob Lukachyk		Manager 17 Felipe Alou Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (Bullpen)  1 Tommy Harper (Hitting) 32 Joe Kerrigan (Pitching)  6 Jerry Manuel (Third base) 55 Luis Pujols (First base) 23 Jim Tracy (Bench)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C	Darrin Fletcher	127	394	41	105	12	57	.266	0
1B	David Segui	115	416	69	119	11	58	.286	4
2B	Mike Lansing	159	641	99	183	11	53	.285	23
SS	Shane Andrews	127	375	43	85	19	64	.227	3
3B	Mark Grudzielanek	153	657	99	201	6	49	.306	33
LF	Henry Rodríguez	145	532	81	147	36	103	.276	2
CF	Rondell White	88	334	35	98	6	41	.293	14
RF	Moisés Alou	143	540	87	152	21	96	.281	9

^[17]

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
F.P. Santangelo	152	393	54	109	7	56	.277	5
Cliff Floyd	117	227	29	55	6	26	.242	7
Sherman Obando	89	178	30	44	8	22	.247	2
Lenny Webster	78	174	18	40	2	17	.230	0
Dave Silvestri	86	162	16	33	1	17	.204	2
Andy Stankiewicz	64	77	12	22	0	9	.286	1
Tim Spehr	63	44	4	4	1	3	.091	1
Vladimir Guerrero	9	27	2	5	1	1	.185	0
Yamil Benítez	11	12	0	2	0	2	.167	0
Raúl Chávez	4	5	1	1	0	0	.200	1
Rick Schu	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Rob Lukachyk	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Tony Barron	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Jeff Fassero	34	231.2	15	11	3.30	222	55
Pedro Martínez	33	216.2	13	10	3.70	222	70
Rhéal Cormier	33	159.2	7	10	4.17	100	41
Ugueth Urbina	33	114.0	10	5	3.71	108	44
Kirk Rueter	16	78.2	5	6	4.58	30	22
Mark Leiter	12	69.2	4	2	4.39	46	19
José Paniagua	13	51.0	2	4	3.53	27	23

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Jeff Juden	22	32.2	1	0	2.20	26	14
Tavo Álvarez	11	21.0	2	1	3.00	9	12
Alex Pacheco	5	5.2	0	0	11.12	7	1
Dave Leiper	7	4.0	0	1	11.25	3	2
Derek Aucoin	2	2.2	0	1	3.38	1	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO	BB
Mel Rojas	74	81.0	7	4	36	3.22	92	28
Mike Dyer	70	75.2	5	5	2	4.40	51	34
Dave Veres	68	77.2	6	3	4	4.17	81	32
Omar Daal	64	87.1	4	5	0	4.02	82	37
Barry Manuel	53	86.0	4	1	0	3.24	62	26
Tim Scott	45	46.1	3	5	1	3.11	37	21

Award winners

• Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, June
• Jeff Fassero, National League Pitcher of the Month, July

1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Pedro Martinez, Pitcher, Reserve
• Mark Grudzielanek, Infield, Reserve
• Henry Rodriguez, Outfield, Reservation

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Ottawa Lynx	International League	Pete Mackanin
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Pat Kelly
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Rick Sofield
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Doug Sisson
A-Short Season	Vermont Expos	New York–Penn League	Kevin Higgins
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Jim Gabella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Vermont^[18]