The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world.
Contents
Champions[edit]
- Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Spiders, 4 games to 0
- National League: Baltimore Orioles
Statistical leaders[edit]
- Batting: Jesse Burkett .410
- Home Runs: Ed Delahanty & Bill Joyce 13
- Wins: Kid Nichols 30
- ERA: Billy Rhines 2.46
National League final standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pittsburg 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 |
Events[edit]
- May 9
- Shortstop Herman Long hits for the cycle to give the Boston Beaneaters a 17–5 victory over the Louisville Colonels.
- The Washington Senators defeat the Pittsburg Pirates, 14–9, in a beanball battle. Senators pitcher Win Mercer hits three Pittsburgh batters while Pirate Pink Hawley plunks three Washington batters in a disastrous 11-run seventh inning, tying a mark he set on July 4, 1894. Hawley retires in 1900 after only nine seasons of play with a still-standing National League record of 195 hit batters. All told, eight batters are plunked in the contest, a National League-record five by Hawley. The five Washington batters hit by pitches ties the NL mark and won't be matched until July 2, 1969.
- Hughie Jennings of the Baltimore Orioles knocks down Cincinnati Reds third baseman Charlie Irwin before he can catch Bid McPhee's throw. Jennings scores afterward to give the Orioles a controversial 6–5, 10-inning win over Cincinnati. Umpire Bob Emslie is escorted out of the ballpark by Cincinnati police.
- May 30 – Washington Senators third baseman Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in an 8–1 victory over the Pittsburg Pirates.
- July 13 – Philadelphia Phillies left-fielder Ed Delahanty becomes the second Major Leaguer to hit four home runs in a game, two of them being inside-the-park home runs. It wasn't enough, as the Phillies lose to the Chicago Colts, 9–8. He is the only member of the "four home runs in a game" club to have an inside-the-park home run as part of his feat and he is the first player to do so in a losing effort.
Births[edit]
January[edit]
- January 17 – Harry Hanson
- January 18 – Bill McGowan
- January 18 – Babe Twombly
- January 19 – Ollie Hanson
- January 22 – Frank Fahey
- January 23 – Billy Mullen
- January 24 – Jim Lindsey
- January 25 – Ray Schmandt
- January 27 – Milt Gaston
- January 31 – Pinky Hargrave
- January 31 – Charlie Robertson
February[edit]
- February 3 – Chicken Hawks
- February 4 – Andy Woehr
- February 11 – Charles Johnston
- February 17 – Frank Emmer
- February 20 – Muddy Ruel
- February 21 – Turkey Gross
- February 21 – Dick McCabe
- February 22 – Ferdie Moore
- February 26 – Rip Collins
- February 27 – Cy Perkins
- February 27 – Will Koenigsmark
- February 28 – Homer Ezzell
- February 29 – Ralph Miller
- February 29 – Roy Parker
March[edit]
- March 3 – Bert Griffith
- March 5 – Bernie Hungling
- March 8 – Lefty Clarke
- March 9 – Rube Yarrison
- March 16 – Arlas Taylor
- March 22 – Chick Holmes
April[edit]
- April 15 – Dutch Distel
- April 18 – Rip Conway
- April 20 – Harland Rowe
- April 23 – Elam Vangilder
- April 24 – Pug Griffin
- April 24 – Ken Penner
- April 25 – Fred Haney
- April 25 – Marty Shay
- April 27 – Rogers Hornsby
- April 29 – Johnnie Heving
May[edit]
- May 1 – Heinie Meine
- May 2 – Bill Piercy
- May 3 – Bob Hasty
- May 7 – Tom Zachary
- May 16 – Red Ostergard
- May 18 – George Edmondson
- May 19 – Merito Acosta
- May 19 – Bud Culloton
- May 24 – Leo Mangum
- May 28 – Warren Giles
- May 31 – Socks Seibold
June[edit]
- June 1 – Joel Newkirk
- June 1 – Johnny Mostil
- June 5 – Wade Lefler
- June 5 – Ray Richmond
- June 7 – Toussaint Allen
- June 11 – Charlie Hollocher
- June 18 – Newt Halliday
- June 25 – Earl Howard
July[edit]
- July 1 – Bert Cole
- July 3 – Curt Walker
- July 4 – Charles Wesley
- July 5 – Buck Freeman
- July 5 – Hank Thormahlen
- July 7 – John Jenkins
- July 8 – Roy Crumpler
- July 9 – Carl Holling
- July 10 – Bill Schindler
- July 19 – Joe Boley
- July 19 – Bob Meusel
- July 20 – Ollie Fuhrman
- July 20 – Mutt Wilson
- July 27 – Rube Walberg
- July 31 – Chick Sorrells
August[edit]
- August 4 – Chick Galloway
- August 4 – Cliff Lee
- August 6 – Ray Blades
- August 15 – Ben Rochefort
- August 15 – Bill Sherdel
- August 17 – Doug McWeeny
- August 23 – Cedric Durst
- August 24 – Bevo LeBourveau
- August 28 – Aaron Ward
September[edit]
- September 2 – Paul Johnson
- September 2 – Harry Shriver
- September 5 – Gil Gallagher
- September 6 – Mack Eggleston
- September 6 – Frank McCrea
- September 6 – Paul Zahniser
- September 8 – Val Picinich
- September 8 – Johnny Schulte
- September 10 – Sammy Hale
- September 13 – Pat Collins
- September 13 – Roy Wilson
- September 13 – Art Stokes
- September 21 – Herschel Bennett
- September 24 – Kewpie Pennington
October[edit]
- October 2 – Sid Womack
- October 5 – Charlie Pechous
- October 5 – Danny Silva
- October 6 – Harry Heitmann
- October 8 – Tim Murchison
- October 13 – Claude Davidson
- October 13 – Charlie See
- October 14 – Oscar Charleston
- October 15 – Mule Watson
- October 16 – John Brock
- October 19 – Bob O'Farrell
- October 20 – Wid Matthews
- October 22 – Sam Bohne
- October 27 – Frank Okrie
- October 28 – Roxy Snipes
- October 30 – Clyde Manion
- October 31 – Leo Dickerman
November[edit]
- November 2 – Chick Maynard
- November 8 – Bucky Harris
- November 10 – Jimmy Dykes
- November 14 – Red Sheridan
- November 15 – Babe Ellison
- November 16 – Ivy Griffin
- November 17 – Sam Post
- November 18 – Bill Hughes
- November 20 – Larry Duff
- November 22 – Bill Hollahan
- November 23 – Dick Reichle
- November 27 – John Singleton
- November 29 – Joe DeBerry
December[edit]
- December 2 – Gene Bedford
- December 2 – Mike Wilson
- December 4 – Allen Conkwright
- December 6 – Bob Larmore
- December 6 – Frank Luce
- December 10 – Spoke Emery
- December 11 – Johnny Walker
- December 13 – Denny Williams
- December 14 – Charlie Hargreaves
- December 17 – Jim Mattox
- December 26 – Herman Pillette
Deaths[edit]
- January 4 – Tom Foley, 49, outfielder.
- January 22 – George Heubel, 47, outfielder for two seasons in the National Association, 1871–1872, and one in the National League, 1876.
- March 16 – Kid Madden, 28, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles from 1887 to 1891.
- May 3 – George McVey, 30, first baseman/catcher.
- July 23 – Jack Beach, 34, outfielder.
- August 5 – Ben Stephens, 28, pitcher.
- 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 20 – Ed Crane, 34, pitcher/outfielder for nine seasons, most prominently for the New York Giants.
- September 23 – John Crowley, 34, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers.
- September 26 – John Curran, 44, appeared in three games for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics.
- November 10 – Jim Ritz, 22, third baseman.
- December 30 – Dave Birdsall, 58, outfielder.
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