The 1896 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 58–73 record, tied for ninth place in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1896 Washington Senators 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 108 389 125 .321 2 70 1B 133 499 138 .277 1 62 2B 73 270 72 .267 4 33 SS Gene DeMontreville 133 533 183 .343 8 77 3B 81 310 97 .313 8 51 OF Kip Selbach 127 487 148 .304 5 100 OF Billy Lush 97 352 87 .247 4 45 OF 116 435 128 .294 2 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 79 301 79 .262 1 49 38 154 43 .279 1 30 36 131 36 .275 0 17 37 130 39 .300 1 30 Jack Crooks 25 84 24 .286 3 20 Pat McCauley 26 84 21 .250 3 11 Zeke Wrigley 5 9 1 .111 0 2
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 Win Mercer 46 366.1 25 18 4.13 94 37 280.1 12 20 4.27 103 28 166.2 2 20 6.32 20 22 145.1 10 7 4.09 35 8 62.0 5 2 3.63 18 4 32.0 1 2 6.75 6 2 9.0 0 2 13.00 0 1 7.0 0 1 1.29 0
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 8 44.0 3 1 3.07 13 4 20.0 0 1 8.55 3
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 4.50 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
References 1896 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference