1896 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world.  

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1880s

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1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

Early Years

1845-1868 • 1869

See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1896 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Champions 2 Statistical leaders 3 National League final standings 4 Events 5 Births 5.1 January-April 5.2 May-August 5.3 September-December 6 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Spiders, 4 games to 0
• National League: Baltimore Orioles

[edit] Statistical leaders

• Batting: Jesse Burkett .410
• Home Runs: Ed Delahanty & Bill Joyce 13
• Wins: Kid Nichols 30
• ERA: Billy Rhines 2.46

[edit] National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Baltimore Orioles	90	39	.698	--
2nd	Cleveland Spiders	80	48	.625	9.5
3rd	Cincinnati Reds	77	50	.606	12.0
4th	Boston Beaneaters	74	57	.565	17.0
5th	Chicago Colts	71	57	.555	18.5
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	63	.512	24.0
7th	New York Giants	64	67	.489	27.0
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	62	68	.477	28.5
9th	Washington Senators	58	73	.443	33.0
9th	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	58	73	.443	33.0
11th	St. Louis Browns	40	90	.308	50.5
12th	Louisville Colonels	38	93	.290	53.0

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] January-April

• January 18 - Bill McGowan
• January 27 - Milt Gaston
• January 31 - Pinky Hargrave
• January 31 - Charlie Robertson
• February 20 - Muddy Ruel
• February 21 - Turkey Gross
• February 21 - Dick McCabe
• February 26 - Rip Collins
• February 27 - Cy Perkins
• February 28 - Homer Ezzell
• March 5 - Bernie Hungling
• April 27 - Rogers Hornsby
• April 29 - Johnnie Heving

[edit] May-August

• May 7 - Tom Zachary
• May 28 - Warren Giles
• June 1 - Johnny Mostil
• July 3 - Curt Walker
• July 5 - Hank Thormahlen
• July 9 - Carl Holling
• July 19 - Bob Meusel
• July 27 - Rube Walberg
• August 6 - Ray Blades
• August 15 - Bill Sherdel
• August 23 - Cedric Durst

[edit] September-December

• September 8 - Val Picinich
• September 13 - Roy Wilson
• October 14 - Oscar Charleston
• October 19 - Bob O'Farrell
• November 2 - Chick Maynard
• November 8 - Bucky Harris
• November 10 - Jimmy Dykes
• November 23 - Dick Reichle
• December 11 - Slim Harriss
• December 13 - Denny Williams
• December 26 - Herman Pillette

[edit] Deaths

• August 29 - Curt Welch, 34, center fielder in the American Association who led league in doubles with 1889 Athletics and scored 100 runs five times
• September 23 - John Crowley, 34, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers