1896 Baltimore Orioles season

The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight National League pennant in 1896. After the season, they faced the Cleveland Spiders in the Temple Cup for the second year in a row. After losing 4 games to 1 in 1895, the Orioles swept the Spiders in four straight. The Orioles had now played in the Cup in each of its first three seasons, with this one being their first win.

1896 Baltimore Orioles
National League Champions
Temple Cup Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkUnion Park
CityBaltimore, Maryland
OwnersHarry Von der Horst
ManagersNed Hanlon
← 1895 Seasons 1897 →

Regular season

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1896 Baltimore Orioles

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 90 39 .698 49‍–‍16 41‍–‍23
Cleveland Spiders 80 48 .625 43‍–‍19 37‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 77 50 .606 12 51‍–‍15 26‍–‍35
Boston Beaneaters 74 57 .565 17 42‍–‍24 32‍–‍33
Chicago Colts 71 57 .555 18½ 42‍–‍24 29‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 63 .512 24 35‍–‍31 31‍–‍32
New York Giants 64 67 .489 27 39‍–‍26 25‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies 62 68 .477 28½ 42‍–‍27 20‍–‍41
Washington Senators 58 73 .443 33 38‍–‍29 20‍–‍44
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 58 73 .443 33 35‍–‍28 23‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 40 90 .308 50½ 27‍–‍34 13‍–‍56
Louisville Colonels 38 93 .290 53 25‍–‍37 13‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

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Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore 5–7 6–6 7–4–2 10–2 3–8–1 10–2 9–3 12–0 9–2 9–3 10–2
Boston 7–5 10–2 3–9 5–6 5–7–1 8–4 7–5 7–5 7–5 8–4 7–5
Brooklyn 6–6 2–10 6–6 2–10 5–7 8–4 4–8 8–4 6–5–1 7–5 4–8–1
Chicago 4–7–2 9–3 6–6 4–6–1 2–9–1 9–3 5–7 4–8 11–1 9–3 8–4
Cincinnati 2–10 6–5 10–2 6–4–1 6–5 9–3 6–6 8–4 5–7 12–0 7–4
Cleveland 8–3–1 7–5–1 5–7 9–2–1 5–6 8–3–2 7–5 6–6 4–8–1 10–2 9–3–1
Louisville 2–10 4–8 4–8 3–9 3–9 3–8–2 4–8–1 7–5 2–10 3–9 3–9
New York 3–9 5–7 8–4 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–4–1 3–8 4–8 9–3–1 6–6
Philadelphia 0–12 5–7 4–8 8–4 4–8 6–6 5–7 8–3 6–6 8–3 8–4
Pittsburgh 2–9 5–7 5–6–1 1–11 7–5 8–4–1 10–2 8–4 6–6 8–3 6–6
St. Louis 3–9 4–8 5–7 3–9 0–12 2–10 9–3 3–9–1 3–8 3–8 5–7
Washington 2–10 5–7 8–4–1 4–8 4–7 3–9–1 9–3 6–6 4–8 6–6 5–7


Roster

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1896 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Wilbert Robinson 67 245 85 .347 2 38
1B Jack Doyle 118 487 165 .339 1 101
2B Heinie Reitz 120 464 133 .287 4 106
SS Hughie Jennings 130 521 209 .401 0 121
3B Jim Donnelly 106 396 130 .328 0 71
OF Willie Keeler 126 544 210 .386 4 82
OF Steve Brodie 132 516 153 .297 2 87
OF Joe Kelley 131 519 189 .364 8 100

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Boileryard Clarke 80 300 89 .297 2 71
Joe Quinn 24 82 27 .329 0 5
John McGraw 23 77 25 .325 0 14
Bill Keister 15 58 14 .241 0 5
Frank Bowerman 4 16 2 .125 0 4

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Hoffer 35 309.0 25 7 3.38 93
Arlie Pond 28 214.1 16 8 3.49 80
George Hemming 25 202.0 15 6 4.19 33
Sadie McMahon 22 175.2 11 9 3.48 33
Duke Esper 20 155.2 14 5 3.58 19
Jerry Nops 3 22.0 2 1 6.14 8

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dad Clarkson 7 47.0 4 2 4.98 7
Joe Corbett 8 41.0 3 0 2.20 28

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Otis Stocksdale 1 0 1 0 16.20 1

References

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