1896 Baltimore Orioles season

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1896  Baltimore Orioles
National League Champions
Temple Cup Champions
League National League
Ballpark Union Park
City Baltimore, Maryland
Owners Harry Von der Horst
Managers Ned Hanlon
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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.

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Regular season

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1896 Baltimore Orioles

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9039.698—49‍–‍1641‍–‍23
Cleveland Spiders 8048.6259½43‍–‍1937‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 7750.6061251‍–‍1526‍–‍35
Boston Beaneaters 7457.5651742‍–‍2432‍–‍33
Chicago Colts 7157.55518½42‍–‍2429‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates 6663.5122435‍–‍3131‍–‍32
New York Giants 6467.4892739‍–‍2625‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies 6268.47728½42‍–‍2720‍–‍41
Washington Senators 5873.4433338‍–‍2920‍–‍44
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5873.4433335‍–‍2823‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 4090.30850½27‍–‍3413‍–‍56
Louisville Colonels 3893.2905325‍–‍3713‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

1896 National League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSBRCHICINCLELOUNYGPHIPITSTLWSH
Baltimore —5–76–67–4–210–23–8–110–29–312–09–29–310–2
Boston 7–5—10–23–95–65–7–18–47–57–57–58–47–5
Brooklyn 6–62–10—6–62–105–78–44–88–46–5–17–54–8–1
Chicago 4–7–29–36–6—4–6–12–9–19–35–74–811–19–38–4
Cincinnati 2–106–510–26–4–1—6–59–36–68–45–712–07–4
Cleveland 8–3–17–5–15–79–2–15–6—8–3–27–56–64–8–110–29–3–1
Louisville 2–104–84–83–93–93–8–2—4–8–17–52–103–93–9
New York 3–95–78–47–56–65–78–4–1—3–84–89–3–16–6
Philadelphia 0–125–74–88–44–86–65–78–3—6–68–38–4
Pittsburgh 2–95–75–6–11–117–58–4–110–28–46–6—8–36–6
St. Louis 3–94–85–73–90–122–109–33–9–13–83–8—5–7
Washington 2–105–78–4–14–84–73–9–19–36–64–86–65–7—

Roster

1896 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Wilbert Robinson 6724585.347238
1B Jack Doyle 118487165.3391101
2B Heinie Reitz 120464133.2874106
SS Hughie Jennings 130521209.4010121
3B Jim Donnelly 106396130.328071
OF Willie Keeler 126544210.386482
OF Steve Brodie 132516153.297287
OF Joe Kelley 131519189.3648100

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Boileryard Clarke 8030089.297271
Joe Quinn 248227.32905
John McGraw 237725.325014
Bill Keister 155814.24105
Frank Bowerman 4162.12504

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bill Hoffer 35309.02573.3893
Arlie Pond 28214.11683.4980
George Hemming 25202.01564.1933
Sadie McMahon 22175.21193.4833
Duke Esper 20155.21453.5819
Jerry Nops 322.0216.148

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dad Clarkson 747.0424.987
Joe Corbett 841.0302.2028

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Otis Stocksdale 101016.201

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