1996 Baltimore Orioles season
| 1996 Baltimore Orioles | |
|---|---|
| American League Wild Card winners | |
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Record | 88–74 (.543) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Peter Angelos |
| General managers | Pat Gillick |
| Managers | Davey Johnson |
| Television | WJZ-TV Home Team Sports (Mel Proctor, Josh Lewin, Mike Flanagan, Jim Palmer) |
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Fred Manfra) |
The 1996 Baltimore Orioles season was the 96th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 43rd in Baltimore, and the 5th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles finished second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses and qualifying for the post-season as the Wild Card team. The Orioles broke the all-time record for most home runs hit by a team (set at 240 by the 1961 New York Yankees) with 257. During the season, four Orioles scored at least 100 runs, four drove in at least 100 runs and nine hit at least 20 home runs (Eddie Murray hit 10 home runs with the Indians before being traded to the Orioles, where he would hit 12 more home runs for a total of 22 for the season. Todd Zeile hit 20 home runs with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League before he was traded to the Orioles, which technically did not count for his home run total for the season after being traded to the American League Orioles). The Orioles pitching staff allowed 209 home runs, 1,604 hits and had an ERA of 5.15. The Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS and then lost in the ALCS to the New York Yankees.