| Cleveland Spiders | |
| Season: | 1896 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | League Park |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Frank Robison |
| Managers: | Patsy Tebeau |
The 1896 Cleveland Spiders season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with an 80–48 record and a second-place finish in the National League. After the season they played the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the Temple Cup series. The same two teams had met the previous season, with the second-place Spiders beating the first-place Orioles 4 games to 1, but this year the results were reversed, as the Spiders were swept in four straight.
| 1896 Cleveland Spiders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 91 | 336 | 93 | .277 | 3 | 46 | ||
| 1B | 132 | 543 | 146 | .269 | 2 | 94 | ||
| 2B | 132 | 498 | 177 | .355 | 1 | 106 | ||
| SS | 133 | 571 | 193 | .338 | 7 | 112 | ||
| 3B | 113 | 455 | 122 | .268 | 1 | 53 | ||
| OF | 116 | 455 | 131 | .288 | 1 | 54 | ||
| OF | 133 | 586 | 240 | .410 | 6 | 72 | ||
| OF | 104 | 383 | 92 | .240 | 1 | 43 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 256 | 76 | .297 | 1 | 43 | ||
| 45 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 16 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 414.1 | 28 | 15 | 3.24 | 140 | ||
| 46 | 358.0 | 25 | 14 | 3.12 | 86 | ||
| 33 | 240.0 | 17 | 9 | 4.01 | 56 | ||
| 22 | 145.1 | 10 | 7 | 3.34 | 46 | ||
| 3 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.48 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |