The 1896 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 15th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the fifth season in the National League. The Browns went 40–90 during the season and finished tenth in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1896 St. Louis Browns 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 Ed McFarland 33 290 70 .241 3 36 1B 126 483 137 .284 11 72 2B 126 521 138 .265 5 46 SS Monte Cross 125 427 104 .244 6 52 3B Bert Myers 122 454 116 .256 0 37 OF Tuck Turner 51 203 50 .246 1 27 OF 118 474 138 .291 7 70 OF Klondike Douglass 81 296 78 .264 1 28
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 John Sullivan 51 212 62 .292 2 21 48 191 40 .209 1 17 Morgan Murphy 49 175 45 .257 0 11 Duff Cooley 40 166 51 .307 0 13 Tom Niland 18 68 12 .176 0 3 8 35 7 .200 0 5 Biff Sheehan 6 19 3 .158 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 44 339.2 18 26 4.48 114 Bill Hart 42 336.0 12 29 5.12 65 32 267.0 7 24 5.80 70
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 Bill Kissinger 20 136.0 2 9 6.49 22 7 42.0 1 1 6.21 8 Dewey McDougal 3 10.0 0 1 8.10 0
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 inf 0
External links 1896 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference 1896 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com