Regular season 1996 Houston Astros season

1 regular season

1.1 season standings
1.2 record vs. opponents
1.3 game log
1.4 detailed records
1.5 notable transactions
1.6 roster

regular season

on may 7 against philadelphia, jeff bagwell reached 500th run batted in (rbi) of career 2 home runs , 4 rbi. hitting second upper-deck home run @ 3 rivers stadium on may 29 – travelled 459 feet (140 m) – bagwell joined longtime pirate willie stargell players homer twice stadium s upper deck. month of may, batted .360 .740 slg, 10 hr, 31 rbi, scored 22 runs, , stole 4 bases. named nl player of month, fourth career monthly award. on june 14, bagwell tied major league record 4 doubles in 1 game against san francisco.

the astros retired nolan ryan s number 34 on september 29, 1996.

season standings

record vs. opponents

game log

detailed records

notable transactions

june 3, 1996: greg swindell released astros.
june 4, 1996: roy oswalt drafted astros in 23rd round of 1996 major league baseball draft. player signed may 18, 1997.
july 23, 1996: rich loiselle traded astros pittsburgh pirates danny darwin.
july 27, 1996: rick wilkins , cash traded astros san francisco giants kirt manwaring.

roster