1996 Omaha Royals Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 79-65
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Mike Jirschele (79-65)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 422,481, Avg. 6,401 in 66 home dates
1996 Omaha Royals Roster

Playoffs - Oklahoma City 89ers 3 games, Omaha Royals 1

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1996 season with a record of 79 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Royals scored 712 runs and conceded 668 runs. Jon Nunnally led Omaha with 25 home runs, while Rod Myers and Darren Burton walloped 15 or more also. Jon Nunnally drove in 77 runs. Rod Myers topped all regular batters with a .292 average. Glendon Rusch paced the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.99 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1996 Omaha Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Allen McDill, Jeff Granger, Kevin Young, Glendon Rusch, Sal Fasano, Doug Linton, Bob Scanlan, Brian Bevil, Craig Paquette, Dilson Torres, Andy Stewart, Jed Hansen, Mike Magnante, Jim Pittsley, Jaime Bluma, Bob Zupcic, Chris Stynes, Mike Sweeney, Julio Valera, Félix Martínez, Joe Vitiello, Rick Huisman, Ken Robinson, José Rosado, Mark Kiefer, Shane Halter, Les Norman, José Mota, Rod Myers, Bob Hamelin, Terry Clark, Rich Rodriguez, Henry Mercedes, Rusty Meacham, Ramón Martínez, Jon Nunnally, Joe Randa, Jeff Grotewold, Ken Patterson, Eddie Tucker and Melvin Bunch.

Mike Jirschele served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Glendon Rusch119.5503.9828280100169.7177887515403117603723
José Rosado83.7273.171515010096.78038341638082214399
Melvin Bunch89.4716.0833272000146.7181106993259194718663
Jim Pittsley71.8753.971313000070.3743431839053100312
Steve Olsen74.6365.07244611065.7703937723441406283
Brian Bevil75.5834.121212000067.76236311019073506289
Jeff Granger53.6252.344502500477.06524201029268203314
Dilson Torres47.3644.601614021086.010254441119236333376
Terry Clark31.7502.56162400245.7421513513136401190
Mark Kiefer32.6004.9387000045.749312579033200196
Rusty Meacham33.5004.82234800252.3563028618039112233
Robert Toth33.5007.04118000046.0634036617120302214
Ken Robinson201.0000.7960000011.3711140900143
Rich Rodriguez23.4003.994702200370.07540311120168302304
Rick Huisman24.3334.87274600057.3543231924050210243
Mike Magnante101.0000.001010003.0310000600012
Doug Linton11.5004.7644000022.72613121701420299
Jaime Bluma12.3333.1252047002557.7572220720340125251
Julio Valera13.2505.1762100015.722139051901372
Henry Mercedes000.002020001.300000000004
Bob Scanlan000.731201200512.31021030900045
Kris Ralston003.001000003.0311000100012
Shane Halter009.001010001.021101000006
Ken Patterson01.0001.80160200120.016542401300179
Allen McDill01.00054.002000000.332201010025
Totals7965.5494.2442114413952421245.01299668586164412199124810545367

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Darren Burton129541463751252851567775982.270.357.449.806208106946
Rod Myers11248141168120271165437849106.292.377.479.85619769936
Chris Stynes72309284501012221040731817.356.398.553.95115774032
Jon Nunnally1034063457697214257710947100.281.374.583.95720128068
Jeff Grotewold9840733863942001051135884.278.394.426.820144118123
Félix Martínez118454395549313353518104479.235.320.322.6411271151000
Ramón Martínez853573203581123641322134.253.305.366.671117631301
Shane Halter933412994377240333723149.258.330.368.69811062810
Lino Diaz752912663272132328031729.271.328.368.6969896110
Kevin Young5020418629571111346301241.306.358.586.94410924025
José Mota72248229245652320761728.245.296.323.6197410111
Henry Mercedes72259223284891835002860.215.300.372.6738370620
Andy Stewart502021812339102213021525.215.292.326.6185995010
Joe Vitiello36152132263770931101632.280.368.538.9067103011
Mark Merchant38141118183370421102226.280.393.441.8345260100
Mike Sweeney2511110114269031600613.257.318.436.7544403100
Sal Fasano2911210412244041501621.231.277.385.6614031010
Jed Hansen291169914234039201222.232.330.364.6943613110
Craig Paquette1872639213041310814.333.403.571.9743630011
Les Norman248577820601130168.260.318.377.6942921010
Eddie Tucker248374512201400212.162.198.230.4271732230
Bob Hamelin417164511001014.312.353.500.853800000
Bob Zupcic4871100010010.143.250.143.393110000
Joe Randa31091101000011.111.200.333.533310000
Totals13635407474071212632582814866310657497887.266.343.426.769202110773633434


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Joe Vitiello1B3628120327.9908.361
Jeff Grotewold1B3225914225.9938.531
Kevin Young1B3126921323.9909.355
Andy Stewart1B2824020130.9969.286
Mark Merchant1B8403061.0005.375
Bob Hamelin1B4371061.0009.500
Les Norman1B323121.9238.000
Craig Paquette1B2132021.0007.500
Sal Fasano1B2181051.0009.500
Eddie Tucker1B160011.0006.000
Ramón Martínez2B851632071253.9694.353
Jed Hansen2B296675721.9534.862
José Mota2B223743413.9523.636
Chris Stynes2B7181516.9714.714
Shane Halter2B71513041.0004.000
Lino Diaz3B654212076.9592.492
Chris Stynes3B28135852.9342.536
José Mota3B26123926.9621.962
Shane Halter3B2092463.8461.650
Kevin Young3B11112423.9463.182
Craig Paquette3B45721.8573.000
Joe Randa3B3110011.0003.667
Sal Fasano3B112001.0003.000
Henry MercedesC664004938.9936.8036122567.6
Sal FasanoC251791844.9807.8801131248.0
Eddie TuckerC231221011.9925.73939430.8
Mike SweeneyC231678021.0007.609314526.3
Andy StewartC14836011.0006.35704555.6
Rod MyersCF73.000
Darren BurtonCF51.000
Les NormanCF15.000
Shane HalterCF6.000
Jon NunnallyCF3.000
Chris StynesCF1.000
José MotaCF1.000
Shane HalterLF44.000
Rod MyersLF38.000
Chris StynesLF33.000
Jon NunnallyLF30.000
José MotaLF4.000
Bob ZupcicLF2.000
Mark MerchantLF2.000
Craig PaquetteLF1.000
Les NormanLF1.000
Darren BurtonOF1212621143.9862.256
Rod MyersOF112263522.9932.393
Jon NunnallyOF991821245.9801.960
Shane HalterOF5181520.9771.686
Chris StynesOF3567430.9592.029
Les NormanOF1633020.9432.062
José MotaOF590001.0001.800
Bob ZupcicOF361001.0002.333
Mark MerchantOF31010.500.333
Craig PaquetteOF26010.8573.000
Jaime BlumaP525512.909.192
Rich RodriguezP471610.875.149
Jeff GrangerP456631.800.267
Melvin BunchP331311031.000.727
Glendon RuschP2841812.957.786
Rick HuismanP2714011.000.185
Steve OlsenP2455001.000.417
Rusty MeachamP23114001.000.652
Dilson TorresP169911.9471.125
Ken PattersonP1622001.000.250
Terry ClarkP163620.818.562
José RosadoP15513021.0001.200
Jim PittsleyP135510.909.769
Bob ScanlanP1214011.000.417
Brian BevilP1242001.000.500
Robert TothP1128011.000.909
Mark KieferP83611.9001.125
Julio ValeraP620001.000.333
Ken RobinsonP611001.000.333
Doug LintonP414001.0001.250
Henry MercedesP210001.000.500
Allen McDillP20000.000
Kris RalstonP10000.000
Mike MagnanteP10000.000
Shane HalterP10000.000
Darren BurtonRF71.000
Jon NunnallyRF68.000
Rod MyersRF3.000
Chris StynesRF2.000
Bob ZupcicRF1.000
Craig PaquetteRF1.000
Mark MerchantRF1.000
Shane HalterRF1.000
Félix MartínezSS1171773744279.9294.709
Shane HalterSS18253355.9213.222
José MotaSS121838314.9494.667
Totals207437351423147384.9722.48713525149.5

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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