1896 Boston Beaneaters season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Beaneaters
| season = 1896
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = South End Grounds
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 74–57 (.575)
| league_place = 4th
| owners = Arthur Soden
| managers = Frank Selee
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1896 Boston Beaneaters season was the 26th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters finished fourth in the National League.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1896 National League standings|highlight=Boston Beaneaters}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1896 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 1896 Boston Beaneaters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color:#af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Cozy Dolan}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Klobedanz}}
{{MLBplayer | Ted Lewis}}
{{MLBplayer | Willard Mains}}
{{MLBplayer | Kid Nichols}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Stivetts}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Sullivan}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Yerrick}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Marty Bergen}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Ganzel}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Ryan}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Jimmy Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Harrington}}
{{MLBplayer | Herman Long}}
{{MLBplayer | Bobby Lowe}}
{{MLBplayer | Dan McGann}}
{{MLBplayer | Tommy Tucker}}
{{MLBplayer | George Yeager}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Jimmy Bannon}}
{{MLBplayer | Hugh Duffy}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Hamilton}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Tenney}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Frank Selee}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Marty|Bergen|Marty Bergen (baseball)}} | 65 | 245 | 66 | .269 | 4 | 37 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Tommy|Tucker|Tommy Tucker (baseball)}} | 122 | 474 | 144 | .304 | 2 | 72 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Bobby|Lowe}} | 73 | 306 | 98 | .320 | 2 | 48 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Herman|Long|Herman Long (baseball)}} | 120 | 502 | 173 | .345 | 6 | 101 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Jimmy|Collins}} | 84 | 304 | 90 | .296 | 1 | 46 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Hugh|Duffy}} | 131 | 527 | 158 | .300 | 5 | 113 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Jimmy|Bannon}} | 89 | 344 | 87 | .253 | 0 | 50 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Billy|Hamilton|Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)}} | 131 | 524 | 192 | .366 | 3 | 55 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Tenney}} | 88 | 348 | 117 | .336 | 2 | 49 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Harrington|Joe Harrington (baseball)}} | 54 | 199 | 40 | .201 | 1 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Ganzel}} | 47 | 179 | 47 | .263 | 1 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dan|McGann}} | 43 | 171 | 55 | .322 | 2 | 30 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Ryan|Jack Ryan (catcher)}} | 8 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Yeager}} | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Kid|Nichols}} | 49 | 372.1 | 30 | 14 | 2.83 | 102 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Stivetts}} | 42 | 329.0 | 22 | 14 | 4.10 | 71 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Sullivan|Jim Sullivan (1890s pitcher)}} | 31 | 225.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.03 | 33 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Klobedanz}} | 10 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.01 | 26 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Lewis|Ted Lewis (baseball)}} | 6 | 41.2 | 1 | 4 | 3.24 | 12 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cozy|Dolan|dab=1900s outfielder}} | 6 | 41.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.83 | 14 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Willard|Mains}} | 8 | 42.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.48 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Yerrick}} | 4 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 10.57 | 6 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1896.shtml 1896 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference]
{{1896 MLB season by team}}
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