1996 Augusta GreenJackets Roster
Team Record: 71-70
Finished 3rd in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Jay Loviglio (71-70)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Ballpark: Lake Olmstead Stadium
Attendance: 157,487, Avg. 2,386 in 66 home dates
Playoffs - Columbus RedStixx 2 games, Augusta GreenJackets 1
The Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1996 season with a record of 71 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The GreenJackets scored 612 runs and yielded 605 runs. Chad Hermansen led Augusta with 14 home runs Wiki González accounted for 62 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .253 average. Elvin Hernandez paced the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.15 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Brian O'Connor, Bronson Arroyo, Steve Parris, Jason Phillips, Aramis Ramírez, Danny Young, Wiki González, Jason Johnson and Chad Hermansen were all players from the 1996 Augusta GreenJackets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Jay Loviglio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo | R | R | February 24, 1977 | 6'3" | 185 | Key West, FL US |
| Mike Ayers | L | L | December 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 206 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Butch Bellenger | R | R | November 4, 1973 | 6'0" | 200 | Belleville, NJ US |
| Jeff Bigler | L | L | September 13, 1969 | 6'0" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Todd Blyleven | R | R | September 27, 1972 | 6'5" | 230 | Edina, MN US |
| Derek Bullock | R | R | February 24, 1973 | 6'2" | 186 | Yuba City, CA US |
| John Canetto | S | R | September 19, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Tim Collie | R | R | July 5, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Dave Daniels | R | R | July 25, 1973 | 6'2" | 182 | New York, NY US |
| Cordell Dunn | R | R | November 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | Tunica, MS US |
| Aaron Edwards | R | R | August 5, 1973 | 6'2" | 180 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Mark Farris | L | R | February 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 190 | Harlingen, TX US |
| Jason Farrow | R | R | July 30, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Huntsville, TX US |
| Ryan Fisher | L | L | April 26, 1974 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Croix, WI US |
| Steve Flanigan | R | R | October 23, 1971 | 6'1" | 210 | Kittanning, PA US |
| Aaron France | L | R | April 17, 1974 | 6'3" | 188 | Anaheim, CA US |
| Ovidio Frias | R | R | March 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Wiki González | R | R | May 17, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | , Aragua VE |
| Jeff Havens | R | R | March 5, 1973 | 6'1" | 185 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Chad Hermansen | R | R | September 10, 1977 | 6'2" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Elvin Hernandez | R | R | August 20, 1977 | 6'1" | 195 | Ranchete, DO |
| Jason Johnson | R | R | October 27, 1973 | 6'6" | 225 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
| Jeff Kelly | L | L | January 11, 1975 | 6'6" | 232 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Joe Maskivish | R | R | August 14, 1971 | 6'4" | 180 | Charleston, SC US |
| Craig Mattson | R | R | November 25, 1973 | 6'4" | 205 | Belvidere, IL US |
| Freddy May | L | L | January 24, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Paul McSparin | R | R | April 16, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | El Dorado, IL US |
| Sergio Mendez | R | R | October 12, 1973 | 6'2" | 180 | Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
| Chris Miyake | R | R | May 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 188 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Brian O'Connor | L | L | January 4, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Steve Parris | R | R | December 17, 1967 | 6'0" | 190 | Joliet, IL US |
| Alex Pena | R | R | September 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jason Phillips | R | R | March 22, 1974 | 6'6" | 225 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Elton Pollock | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia, SC US |
| Aramis Ramírez | R | R | June 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Rayon Reid | R | R | July 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Clarindan, JM |
| Jose Reyes | R | R | May 1, 1973 | 6'1" | 188 | Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi DO |
| Charles Rice | L | R | August 31, 1975 | 6'1" | 230 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Stan Schreiber | R | R | September 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 175 | Appleton, WI US |
| Carl South | R | R | April 14, 1975 | 6'5" | 210 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Bo Springfield | L | R | January 25, 1976 | 5'10" | 173 | Denison, TX US |
| Randy Viegas | L | L | August 22, 1975 | 6'2" | 175 | Roseville, CA US |
| Morgan Walker | R | L | August 7, 1974 | 6'3" | 230 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Boomer Whipple | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Lake Forest, IL US |
| Danny Young | R | L | November 3, 1971 | 6'4" | 210 | Smyrna, TN US |
| Ryan Young | R | R | June 16, 1973 | 6'0" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
