1996 Vancouver Canadians Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-70
Finished 4th in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Don Long (68-70)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Attendance: 334,800, Avg. 4,924 in 68 home dates
1996 Vancouver Canadians Statistics

The Vancouver Canadians of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1996 season with a record of 68 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Canadians plated 677 runs and gave up 639 runs. Chris Pritchett paced Vancouver with 16 home runs and accounted for 73 RBI. Aaron Ledesma led all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Dennis Springer topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jason Dickson recorded a 3.8 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1996 Vancouver Canadians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Pep Harris, Ryan Hancock, Phil Leftwich, Brad Pennington, P. J. Forbes, Vince Coleman, Chris Pritchett, Jason Grimsley, Jarrod Washburn, Chris Turner, Robert Ellis, Todd Greene, Jamie Burke, Aaron Ledesma, Jeff Schmidt, David Holdridge, Ken Edenfield, Orlando Palmeiro, Jorge Fábregas, Rafael Novoa, George Arias, Jason Dickson, Ben VanRyn, John Orton, Paul Swingle, Jim Abbott, Darin Erstad, Will Pennyfeather, Joe Rosselli, Dennis Springer, Shad Williams, Damion Easley and Todd Frohwirth.

Don Long served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AbbottLLSeptember 19, 19676'3"200Flint, MI US
George AriasRRMarch 12, 19725'11"190Tucson, AZ US
Jamie BurkeRRSeptember 24, 19716'0"195Roseburg, OR US
Jovino CarvajalSRSeptember 2, 19686'2"200La Romana, La Romana DO
Vince ColemanSRSeptember 22, 19616'0"170Jacksonville, FL US
Freddie DiazSRSeptember 10, 19725'11"190Los Angeles, CA US
Jason DicksonLRMarch 30, 19736'0"190London, ON CA
Damion EasleyRRNovember 11, 19695'11"155New York, NY US
Ken EdenfieldRRMarch 18, 19676'1"165Jesup, GA US
Geoff EdsellRRDecember 10, 19716'2"194Butler, PA US
Robert EllisRRDecember 15, 19706'5"220Baton Rouge, LA US
Darin ErstadLLJune 4, 19746'2"195Jamestown, ND US
Jorge FábregasLRMarch 13, 19706'3"205Miami, FL US
P. J. ForbesRRSeptember 22, 19675'10"160Pittsburg, KS US
Mike FreehillRRJune 2, 19716'2"175Phoenix, AZ US
Todd FrohwirthRRSeptember 28, 19626'4"190Milwaukee, WI US
Brian GrebeckRRAugust 31, 19675'7"160Johnstown, PA US
Todd GreeneRRMay 8, 19715'10"195Augusta, GA US
Jason GrimsleyRRAugust 7, 19676'3"180Cleveland, TX US
Ryan HancockRRNovember 11, 19716'2"215Santa Clara, CA US
Pep HarrisRRSeptember 23, 19726'2"185Lancaster, SC US
David HoldridgeRRFebruary 5, 19696'3"190Wayne, MI US
Pete JanickiRRJanuary 26, 19716'4"190Parma, OH US
Aaron LedesmaRRJune 3, 19716'2"200Union City, CA US
Phil LeftwichRRMay 19, 19696'5"205Lynchburg, VA US
Ray MartinezRROctober 1, 19686'0"195Brisenas, MX
Rafael NovoaLLOctober 26, 19676'0"180New York, NY US
John OrtonRRDecember 8, 19656'1"195Santa Cruz, CA US
Orlando PalmeiroLLJanuary 19, 19695'11"155Hoboken, NJ US
Brad PenningtonLLApril 14, 19696'5"205Salem, IN US
Will PennyfeatherRRMay 25, 19686'2"195Perth Amboy, NJ US
Chris PritchettLRJanuary 31, 19706'4"185Merced, CA US
Marquis RileySRDecember 27, 19705'10"170Ashdown, AR US
Joe RosselliRLMay 28, 19726'1"170Burbank, CA US
Jeff SchmidtRRFebruary 21, 19716'5"205Northfield, MN US
Dennis SpringerRRFebruary 12, 19655'10"185Fresno, CA US
Paul SwingleRRDecember 21, 19666'0"185Inglewood, CA US
Todd TakayoshiLROctober 4, 19706'1"190Cleveland, OH US
Fausto TejeroRROctober 26, 19686'2"205Hialeah, FL US
Chris TurnerRRMarch 23, 19696'2"190Bowling Green, KY US
Ben VanRynLLAugust 9, 19716'5"185Fort Wayne, IN US
Jarrod WashburnLLAugust 13, 19746'1"190La Crosse, WI US
Shad WilliamsRRMarch 10, 19716'0"185Fresno, CA US
Mike WolffRRDecember 19, 19706'1"195Wilmington, NC 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.




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