1896 Chicago Colts season explained

Chicago Colts
Season:	1896
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Albert Spalding
Managers:	Cap Anson

The 1896 Chicago Colts season was the 25th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 21st in the National League and the fourth at West Side Park. The Colts finished fifth in the National League with a record of 71–57.

Regular season

Roster

1896 Chicago Colts
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	215	48	.223	1	19
1B		108	402	133	.331	2	90
2B		94	360	88	.244	2	52
SS		125	474	167	.352	9	74
3B		132	575	184	.320	2	46
OF		107	421	118	.280	5	61
OF		128	489	149	.305	3	86
OF		122	469	153	.326	4	92

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
	57	188	41	.218	0	20
	45	168	37	.220	1	23
	29	109	28	.257	2	31
	29	106	27	.255	0	4
	9	42	9	.214	0	2
	9	29	7	.241	1	7
	9	27	2	.074	0	1
	9	22	8	.364	0	1

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
	36	317.2	23	11	3.54	81
	36	290.2	18	14	4.74	86
	30	235.2	15	14	4.43	75
	26	194.0	12	8	4.31	84
	9	73.0	1	5	6.16	15
	5	23.2	2	1	5.70	10

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1896 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference