The 1896 Cleveland Spiders season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with an 80–48 record and a second-place finish in the National League. After the season they played the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the Temple Cup series. The same two teams had met the previous season, with the second-place Spiders beating the first-place Orioles 4 games to 1, but this year the results were reversed, as the Spiders were swept in four straight.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1896 Cleveland Spiders 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 91 336 93 .277 3 46 1B 132 543 146 .269 2 94 2B 132 498 177 .355 1 106 SS 133 571 193 .338 7 112 3B 113 455 122 .268 1 53 OF 116 455 131 .288 1 54 OF 133 586 240 .410 6 72 OF 104 383 92 .240 1 43
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 68 256 76 .297 1 43 45 149 35 .235 1 17 16 64 11 .172 0 3 16 56 13 .232 0 4 12 33 5 .152 0 0 8 27 6 .222 0 1 2 5 0 .000 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 51 414.1 28 15 3.24 140 46 358.0 25 14 3.12 86 33 240.0 17 9 4.01 56 22 145.1 10 7 3.34 46 3 23.0 0 2 5.48 6 2 11.0 0 1 7.36 2
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 6.75 0 1 0 0 0 ---- 0
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