1896 Boston Beaneaters | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | South End Grounds |
City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Record | 74–57 (.575) |
League place | 4th |
Owners | Arthur Soden |
Managers | Frank Selee |
The 1896 Boston Beaneaters season was the 26th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters finished fourth in the National League.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | 0.698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | 0.625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | 0.606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | 0.512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | 0.489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | 0.477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | 0.308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | 0.290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
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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 | — |
1896 Boston Beaneaters | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | Marty Bergen | 65 | 245 | 66 | .269 | 4 | 37 |
1B | Tommy Tucker | 122 | 474 | 144 | .304 | 2 | 72 |
2B | Bobby Lowe | 73 | 306 | 98 | .320 | 2 | 48 |
SS | Herman Long | 120 | 502 | 173 | .345 | 6 | 101 |
3B | Jimmy Collins | 84 | 304 | 90 | .296 | 1 | 46 |
OF | Hugh Duffy | 131 | 527 | 158 | .300 | 5 | 113 |
OF | Jimmy Bannon | 89 | 344 | 87 | .253 | 0 | 50 |
OF | Billy Hamilton | 131 | 524 | 192 | .366 | 3 | 55 |
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 |
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Fred Tenney | 88 | 348 | 117 | .336 | 2 | 49 |
Joe Harrington | 54 | 199 | 40 | .201 | 1 | 25 |
Charlie Ganzel | 47 | 179 | 47 | .263 | 1 | 18 |
Dan McGann | 43 | 171 | 55 | .322 | 2 | 30 |
Jack Ryan | 8 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 0 |
George Yeager | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kid Nichols | 49 | 372.1 | 30 | 14 | 2.83 | 102 |
Jack Stivetts | 42 | 329.0 | 22 | 14 | 4.10 | 71 |
Jim Sullivan | 31 | 225.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.03 | 33 |
Fred Klobedanz | 10 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.01 | 26 |
Ted Lewis | 6 | 41.2 | 1 | 4 | 3.24 | 12 |
Cozy Dolan | 6 | 41.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.83 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Willard Mains | 8 | 42.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.48 | 13 |
Bill Yerrick | 4 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 10.57 | 6 |
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