1996 Cleveland Indians season

The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the Cleveland Indians' third season at Jacobs Field. For the second consecutive season, the Indians had the best record in Major League Baseball. This was the first time in franchise history that the Indians had accomplished that feat. Between May 30 and August 19, the Indians hit at least one double in each of 75 games, the longest such streak in MLB since 1901.

Offseason

 * November 9, 1995: Rubén Amaro Jr. was released by the Cleveland Indians.
 * December 6, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
 * December 7, 1995: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
 * December 14, 1995: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
 * January 4, 1996: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
 * March 31, 1996: Mark Clark was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.

Regular season
Once again, the Indians had a formidable offensive lineup. They led the Majors in hits (1,665), batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.369). They also struck out an MLB-low 844 times.

Game log
Bold = Indians team member''
 * ''Legend:      = Win       = Loss
 * ''Legend:      = Win       = Loss

Notable transactions

 * May 14, 1996: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
 * June 15, 1996: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners
All-Star Game
 * Omar Vizquel, Hutch Award

Game log

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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Indians team member