1896 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world.

List of years in baseball

Champions

Statistical leaders

National League final standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9039 0.698 49–16 41–23
Cleveland Spiders 8048 0.625 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

Events

  • April 7 - A broken wrist that refuses to heal Impels Louisville first baseman Pete Cassidy to be the first MLB player to try a newfangled medical breakthrough called the "x-ray".
  • May 9
  • May 30 – Washington Senators third baseman Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in an 8–1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • July 13 – Philadelphia Phillies left-fielder Ed Delahanty becomes the second Major Leaguer to hit four home runs in a game, two of them being inside-the-park home runs. It wasn't enough, as the Phillies lose to the Chicago Colts, 9–8. He is the only member of the "four home runs in a game" club to have an inside-the-park home run as part of his feat and he is the first player to do so in a losing effort.

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

  • January 4 – Tom Foley, 49, outfielder.
  • January 22 – George Heubel, 47, outfielder for two seasons in the National Association, 1871–1872, and one in the National League, 1876.
  • March 16 – Kid Madden, 28, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles from 1887 to 1891.
  • May 3 – George McVey, 30, first baseman/catcher.
  • June 4 – John Hauck, 66, owner of the Cincinnati Red Stockings in the mid-1880s.
  • July 23 – Jack Beach, 34, outfielder.
  • August 5 – Ben Stephens, 28, pitcher.
  • August 29 – Curt Welch, 34, center fielder in the American Association who led league in doubles with 1889 Athletics and scored 100 runs five times.
  • September 20 – Ed Crane, 34, pitcher/outfielder for nine seasons, most prominently for the New York Giants.
  • September 23 – John Crowley, 34, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers.
  • September 26 – John Curran, 44, appeared in three games for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • November 10 – Jim Ritz, 22, third baseman.
  • December 30 – Dave Birdsall, 58, outfielder.
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