The 1996 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 114th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. They also hosted the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Offseason October 6, 1995: Jeff Juden and Tommy Eason (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Benjamin. December 6, 1995: Paul Quantrill was traded by the Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Howard Battle with Ricardo Jordan. January 29, 1996: Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors) and Rick Holyfield (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Boston Red Sox for Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley. February 17, 1996: Terry Mulholland was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. Regular season The Phillies were hit for the cycle against on July 3 during a game against their rival New York Mets. Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle against the Phillies when the Mets won at Veterans Stadium. This was the first time since 1951 that a player had hit for the cycle against the Phillies. Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || Rockies || 3–5 || Ritz || Fernandez (0–1) || — || 36,751 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || Rockies || 3–1 || Grace (1–0) || Freeman || Bottalico (1) || 15,648 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 4 || Rockies || 7–4 || Mulholland (1–0) || Rekar || Bottalico (2) || 16,220 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || Reds || 5–6 (10) || Shaw || Borland (0–1) || Moore || 17,318 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || Reds || 4–8 || Salkeld || Hunter (0–1) || — || 17,958 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Fernandez (1–1) || Neagle || — || 41,416 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 10 || @ Pirates || 7–6 || Grace (2–0) || Christiansen || Bottalico (3) || 7,075 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Benes || Mulholland (1–1) || Mathews || 23,412 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Urbani || Williams (0–1) || — || 26,753 || 4–5