1896 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1896
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Boundary Field
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	J. Earl Wagner
Managers:	Gus Schmelz
Show Season List:	no

The 1896 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 58–73 record, tied for ninth place in the National League.

Regular season

Roster

1896 Washington Senators
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		108	389	125	.321	2	70
1B		133	499	138	.277	1	62
2B		73	270	72	.267	4	33
SS		133	533	183	.343	8	77
3B		81	310	97	.313	8	51
OF		127	487	148	.304	5	100
OF		97	352	87	.247	4	45
OF		116	435	128	.294	2	59

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
	79	301	79	.262	1	49
	38	154	43	.279	1	30
	36	131	36	.275	0	17
	37	130	39	.300	1	30
	25	84	24	.286	3	20
	26	84	21	.250	3	11
	5	9	1	.111	0	2

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
	46	366.1	25	18	4.13	94
	37	280.1	12	20	4.27	103
	28	166.2	2	20	6.32	20
	22	145.1	10	7	4.09	35
	8	62.0	5	2	3.63	18
	4	32.0	1	2	6.75	6
	2	9.0	0	2	13.00	0
	1	7.0	0	1	1.29	0

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	44.0	3	1	3.07	13
	4	20.0	0	1	8.55	3

Relief pitchers

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	4.50	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1896 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference