1896 Washington Senators season

The 1896 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 58–73 record, tied for ninth place in the National League.

1896 Washington Senators
LeagueNational League
BallparkBoundary Field
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersJ. Earl Wagner
ManagersGus Schmelz
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1897 →

Regular season

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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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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1896 Washington Senators
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 Deacon McGuire 108 389 125 .321 2 70
1B Ed Cartwright 133 499 138 .277 1 62
2B John O'Brien 73 270 72 .267 4 33
SS Gene DeMontreville 133 533 183 .343 8 77
3B Bill Joyce 81 310 97 .313 8 51
OF Kip Selbach 127 487 148 .304 5 100
OF Billy Lush 97 352 87 .247 4 45
OF Tom Brown 116 435 128 .294 2 59

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
Charlie Abbey 79 301 79 .262 1 49
Jim Rogers 38 154 43 .279 1 30
Harvey Smith 36 131 36 .275 0 17
Duke Farrell 37 130 39 .300 1 30
Jack Crooks 25 84 24 .286 3 20
Pat McCauley 26 84 21 .250 3 11
Zeke Wrigley 5 9 1 .111 0 2

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
Win Mercer 46 366.1 25 18 4.13 94
Doc McJames 37 280.1 12 20 4.27 103
Les German 28 166.2 2 20 6.32 20
Silver King 22 145.1 10 7 4.09 35
Al Maul 8 62.0 5 2 3.63 18
Jake Boyd 4 32.0 1 2 6.75 6
Varney Anderson 2 9.0 0 2 13.00 0
John Malarkey 1 7.0 0 1 1.29 0

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
Effie Norton 8 44.0 3 1 3.07 13
Carney Flynn 4 20.0 0 1 8.55 3

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
Charlie Abbey 1 0 0 0 4.50 0
John Gilroy 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

References

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