10/17/96
Dan Kyslinger and Will Cook have had their contracts purchased by the Florida
Marlins.
10/10/96
Mitch Lyden, Jim Vatcher, Corey Powell, and Michel LaPlante will play in
a new Taiwanese baseball league. This league has an exhibition season from
October through December, then expects to have a draft. The regular season
will run from February through October.
9/5/96
St. Paul Saints win Nothern League Eastern Division championship, defeating
Madison Black Wolf in two playoff games, 6-4 (9/4/96) and 5-3 (9/5/96).
9/3/96
Mitch Lyden is named Northern League player of the week after batting .429
(12-for-28) with 4 home runs and 11 RBI last week.
9/2/96
Black Wolf win second half division championship with 7-6 extra innings
win over Duluth-Superior in final game of regular season.
8/31/96
Mitch Lyden's 28th and 29th home runs break Northern League record.
8/30/96
Mitch Lyden's 27th home run ties Northern League record.
Tony Marabella's 31st double sets Northern League record.
8/29/96
Reserve catcher Brandon Milam has been suspended and has returned to school
at the University of Houston.
Tony Marabella's 30 doubles are a short season Northern League record.
Neil Piacenti has been added to the roster.
8/19/96
Dan Rambo named Northern League pitcher of the week.
8/16/96
Catcher Mitch Lyden back in lineup after being sidelined with sprained knee.
Hits double against Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
Infielder Doug Kimbler placed on disabled list with broken leg, replaced by John Tsoukalas, acquired from Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks.
Pitcher Criag Zaikov signed. Pitcher Phil Harris released.