1896 Boston Beaneaters season explained

Boston Beaneaters
Season:	1896
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.

Regular season

Roster

1896 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		65	245	66	.269	4	37
1B		122	474	144	.304	2	72
2B		73	306	98	.320	2	48
SS		120	502	173	.345	6	101
3B		84	304	90	.296	1	46
OF		131	527	158	.300	5	113
OF		89	344	87	.253	0	50
OF		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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	88	348	117	.336	2	49
	54	199	40	.201	1	25
	47	179	47	.263	1	18
	43	171	55	.322	2	30
	8	32	3	.094	0	0
	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	49	372.1	30	14	2.83	102
	42	329.0	22	14	4.10	71
	31	225.1	11	12	4.03	33
	10	80.2	6	4	3.01	26
	6	41.2	1	4	3.24	12
	6	41.0	1	4	4.83	14

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	8	42.2	3	2	5.48	13
	4	23.0	0	3	10.57	6

References

• 1896 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference