The 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 15th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their tenth in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–63.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1896 Pittsburgh Pirates 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 Joe Sugden 80 301 89 .296 0 36 1B Jake Beckley 59 217 55 .253 3 32 2B Dick Padden 61 219 53 .242 2 24 SS Bones Ely 128 537 153 .285 3 77 3B Denny Lyons 118 436 134 .307 4 71 OF 122 484 175 .362 6 94 OF Jake Stenzel 114 479 173 .361 2 82 OF Patsy Donovan 131 573 183 .319 3 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 77 282 82 .291 1 42 Lou Bierbauer 59 258 74 .287 0 39 44 168 32 .190 0 23 33 120 26 .217 0 16 Joe Wright 15 52 16 .308 0 6 Jud Smith 10 35 12 .343 0 4 Harry Truby 8 32 5 .156 0 3 Abel Lizotte 7 29 3 .103 0 3 Eddie Boyle 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Tom Delahanty 1 3 1 .333 0 0
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 Frank Killen 52 432.1 30 18 3.41 134 Pink Hawley 49 378.0 22 21 3.57 137 17 104.0 5 10 5.88 19 9 61.2 3 3 6.57 18 Elmer Horton 2 15.0 0 2 9.60 3
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 Jim Hughey 25 155.0 6 8 4.99 48
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 3 0 1 0 16.88 3
Notes
References
1896 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac