The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight National League pennant in 1896. After the season, they faced the Cleveland Spiders in the Temple Cup for the second year in a row. After losing 4 games to 1 in 1895, the Orioles swept the Spiders in four straight. The Orioles had now played in the Cup in each of its first three seasons, with this one being their first win.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1896 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders 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 67 245 85 .347 2 38 1B 118 487 165 .339 1 101 2B 120 464 133 .287 4 106 SS 130 521 209 .401 0 121 3B 106 396 130 .328 0 71 OF 126 544 210 .386 4 82 OF 132 516 153 .297 2 87 OF 131 519 189 .364 8 100
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 80 300 89 .297 2 71 24 82 27 .329 0 5 23 77 25 .325 0 14 15 58 14 .241 0 5 4 16 2 .125 0 4
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 35 309.0 25 7 3.38 93 28 214.1 16 8 3.49 80 25 202.0 15 6 4.19 33 22 175.2 11 9 3.48 33 20 155.2 14 5 3.58 19 3 22.0 2 1 6.14 8
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 7 47.0 4 2 4.98 7 8 41.0 3 0 2.20 28
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 1 0 16.20 1
References 1896 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference 1896 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com