1896 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies did well at home, but had difficulty on the road during a season which kicked off with a pre-season tribute to former Phillies manager Harry Wright, who had died during the fall of 1895.

1896 Philadelphia Phillies
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OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagersBilly Nash
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Preseason
1896 Philadelphia Phillies (April 1896)

Baseball pioneer and former Phillies manager Harry Wright had died in October 1895. The National League declared April 13, 1896 to be "Wright Day," and the Phillies, along with the other clubs playing that day, dedicated their gate receipts to a memorial in Wright's memory. Wright's arrival as Phillies manager in 1884 brought immediate credibility to the fledging organization, and he exerted a positive influence on the growth of baseball in the area.

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Harry Wright came to this city in the zenith of his powers as a base ball manager, and what he did for the development of the local end of the national game of base ball is a matter of history. It was here that he passed the evening of his life, beloved by all whose good fortune it was to know him. Here it was that he had his little home stake, and here in the impressive silence of beautiful West Laurel Hill his mortal remains lie buried. His work was an honor to Philadelphians, who will doubtless turn and give substantial evidence of their appreciation of that honor."[1]

The Inquirer rallied the city's amateur baseball organizations to attend the game in numbers.[2] Four thousand fans attended the Phillies exhibition game at Philadelphia Ball Park against the Atlantic League Philadelphia Athletics, raising $1,400 for the Wright memorial.[3]

Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9039 0.698 — 49–16 41–23
Cleveland Spiders 8048 0.625 9½ 43–19 37–29
Cincinnati Reds 7750 0.606 12 51–15 26–35
Boston Beaneaters 7457 0.565 17 42–24 32–33
Chicago Colts 7157 0.555 18½ 42–24 29–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 6663 0.512 24 35–31 31–32
New York Giants 6467 0.489 27 39–26 25–41
Philadelphia Phillies 6268 0.477 28½ 42–27 20–41
Washington Senators 5873 0.443 33 38–29 20–44
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5873 0.443 33 35–28 23–45
St. Louis Browns 4090 0.308 50½ 27–34 13–56
Louisville Colonels 3893 0.290 53 25–37 13–56

Record vs. opponents
1896 National League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore —5–76–67–4–210–23–8–110–29–312–09–29–310–2
Boston 7–5—10–23–95–65–7–18–47–57–57–58–47–5
Brooklyn 6–62–10—6–62–105–78–44–88–46–5–17–54–8–1
Chicago 4–7–29–36–6—4–6–12–9–19–35–74–811–19–38–4
Cincinnati 2–106–510–26–4–1—6–59–36–68–45–712–07–4
Cleveland 8–3–17–5–15–79–2–15–6—8–3–27–56–64–8–110–29–3–1
Louisville 2–104–84–83–93–93–8–2—4–8–17–52–103–93–9
New York 3–95–78–47–56–65–78–4–1—3–84–89–3–16–6
Philadelphia 0–125–74–88–44–86–65–78–3—6–68–38–4
Pittsburgh 2–95–75–6–11–117–58–4–110–28–46–6—8–36–6
St. Louis 3–94–85–73–90–122–109–33–9–13–83–8—5–7
Washington 2–105–78–4–14–84–73–9–19–36–64–86–65–7—

Roster
1896 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
CMike Grady7124277.318144
1BDan Brouthers5721875.344141
2BBill Hallman120469150.320283
3BBilly Nash6522756.247330
SSBilly Hulen8833990.265038
OFSam Thompson119517154.29812100
OFEd Delahanty123499198.39713126
OFDuff Cooley6428788.307222

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
Lave Cross106406104.256173
Joe Sullivan4819148.251224
Jack Clements5718466.359545
Nap Lajoie3917557.326442
Jack Boyle4014543.297128
Sam Mertes3714334.238014
Phil Geier175613.23206
William Gallagher144915.30606
Tuck Turner13327.21900
Ben Ellis4161.06300
Dan Leahy262.33301

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
Jack Taylor45359.020214.7997
Al Orth25196.015104.4123
Kid Carsey27187.111115.6236
Harry Keener16113.13115.8828
Willie McGill1279.2545.3129
Ad Gumbert1177.1534.5414
Con Lucid542.0148.363
Jerry Nops17.0105.141

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
George Wheeler316.1113.862
Ned Garvin213.0017.624
Bert Inks310.1017.842
Bill Whitrock29.0013.001

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
Charlie Jordan20007.713
Bill Hallman100018.000

References
  1. "Current Sporting Chat: Arrangements Completed for the Proper Observance of the Harry Wright Memorial". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1896. p. 5.
  2. "Harry Wright Memorial; Enthusiastic Meeting of Amateur Base Ball Representatives at Inquirer Offices". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1896. p. 5.
  3. "Wright Day Celebrated". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 14, 1896. p. 5.
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