1996 Oakland Athletics Roster

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

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Complete Roster  
 

55 Mark Acre 6-08 235 Right Right 1968-09-16
40 Willie Adams 6-07 215 Right Right 1972-10-08
53 John Briscoe 6-03 185 Right Right 1967-09-22
54 Bobby Chouinard 6-01 188 Right Right 1972-05-01
41 Jim Corsi 6-01 220 Right Right 1961-09-09
58 Paul Fletcher 6-01 185 Right Right 1967-01-14
42 Buddy Groom 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-10
51 Doug Johns 6-02 185 Left Right 1967-12-19
32 Mike Mohler 6-02 195 Left Right 1968-07-26
37 Steve Montgomery 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-12-25
48 Ariel Prieto 6-03 225 Right Right 1969-10-22
17 Carlos Reyes 6-01 190 Right Both 1969-04-04
30 Aaron Small 6-05 200 Right Right 1971-11-23
22 Billy Taylor 6-08 200 Right Right 1961-10-16
50 Dave Telgheder 6-03 212 Right Right 1966-11-11
59 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
31 John Wasdin 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-05
56 Don Wengert 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-11-06
52 Jay Witasick 6-04 205 Right Right 1972-08-28
39 Steve Wojciechowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-07-29
21 Izzy Molina 6-00 200 Right Right 1971-06-03
36 Terry Steinbach 6-01 195 Right Right 1962-03-02
19 George Williams 5-10 190 Right Both 1969-04-22
28 Tony Batista 6-00 180 Right Right 1973-12-09
14 Mike Bordick 5-11 175 Right Right 1965-07-21
26, 40 Rafael Bournigal 5-11 165 Right Right 1966-05-12
7 Scott Brosius 6-01 185 Right Right 1966-08-15
49 Webster Garrison 5-11 170 Right Right 1965-08-24
8 Brent Gates 6-01 180 Right Both 1970-03-14
6 Torey Lovullo 6-00 180 Right Both 1965-07-25
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
2 Allen Battle 6-00 170 Right Right 1968-11-29
16 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
44 Jose Herrera 6-00 165 Left Left 1972-08-30
24 Brian Lesher 6-05 205 Left Right 1971-03-05
33 Damon Mashore 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-10-31
45 Kerwin Moore 6-01 190 Right Both 1970-10-29
23 Phil Plantier 5-11 195 Right Left 1969-01-27
13 Scott Spiezio 6-02 205 Right Both 1972-09-21
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
11 Ernie Young 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-07-08
29 Geronimo Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1965-03-18
5 Pedro Munoz 5-10 207 Right Right 1968-09-19
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The 1996 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 84 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,148,380 fans witnessed their 1996 Athletics finish the season with a .481 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1996 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1996 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Geronimo Berroa
Mike Bordick
Brent Gates
Jason Giambi
Torey Lovullo
Pedro Munoz
Phil Plantier
Carlos Reyes
Terry Steinbach
Ernie Young

1996 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Terry Steinbach (137)
1B Mark McGwire (109)
2B Rafael Bournigal (64)
3B Scott Brosius (109)
SS Mike Bordick (155)
LF Phil Plantier (67)
CF Ernie Young (133)
RF Jose Herrera (92)
DH Geronimo Berroa (91)
  
SP Doug Johns
SP Ariel Prieto
SP John Wasdin
SP Don Wengert
SP Steve Wojciechowski
  
RP Mark Acre
RP Jim Corsi
RP Buddy Groom
RP Mike Mohler
RP Todd Van Poppel
CL Billy Taylor


1996 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Mark McGwire $7,050,000.00
Terry Steinbach $4,200,000.00
Mike Bordick $2,000,000.00
Geronimo Berroa $1,150,000.00
Scott Brosius $970,000.00
Pedro Munoz $595,000.00
Phil Plantier $500,000.00
Jim Corsi $450,000.00
Todd Van Poppel $318,000.00
Brent Gates $290,000.00
Buddy Groom $195,000.00
Ariel Prieto $181,000.00
Torey Lovullo $180,000.00
Carlos Reyes $170,000.00
Mike Mohler $155,000.00
Rafael Bournigal $150,000.00
John Briscoe $150,000.00
Dave Telgheder $147,500.00
Mark Acre $140,000.00
Billy Taylor $135,000.00
Matt Stairs $130,000.00
Jason Giambi $120,000.00
Aaron Small $118,000.00
Allen Battle $117,000.00
Don Wengert $117,000.00
George Williams $115,000.00
Doug Johns $113,500.00
Ernie Young $112,000.00
John Wasdin $111,000.00
Tony Batista $109,000.00
Brian Lesher $109,000.00
Damon Mashore $109,000.00
Izzy Molina $109,000.00
Steve Montgomery $109,000.00
Kerwin Moore $109,000.00
Scott Spiezio $109,000.00


1996 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Allen Battle
#5 Pedro Munoz
#6 Torey Lovullo
#7 Scott Brosius
#8 Brent Gates
#11 Ernie Young
#12 Matt Stairs
#13 Scott Spiezio
#14 Mike Bordick
#16 Jason Giambi
#17 Carlos Reyes
#19 George Williams
#21 Izzy Molina
#22 Billy Taylor
#23 Phil Plantier
#24 Brian Lesher
#25 Mark McGwire
#26 Rafael Bournigal
#28 Tony Batista
#29 Geronimo Berroa
#30 Aaron Small
#31 John Wasdin
#32 Mike Mohler
#33 Damon Mashore
#36 Terry Steinbach
#37 Steve Montgomery
#39 Steve Wojciechowski
#40 Willie Adams
#40 Rafael Bournigal
#41 Jim Corsi
#42 Buddy Groom
#44 Jose Herrera
#45 Kerwin Moore
#48 Ariel Prieto
#49 Webster Garrison
#50 Dave Telgheder
#51 Doug Johns
#52 Jay Witasick
#53 John Briscoe
#54 Bobby Chouinard
#55 Mark Acre
#56 Don Wengert
#58 Paul Fletcher
#59 Todd Van Poppel

Did you know that a 1996 Oakland Athletics 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)?