1896 Philadelphia Phillies season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1896 National League National League Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18960403PHILLIES.jpg 250px 62 68 y 8th Al Reach, John Rogers Billy Nash The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies did well at home, but had difficulty on the road during a season which kicked off with a pre-season tribute to former Phillies manager Harry Wright, who had died during the fall of 1895. Preseason Baseball pioneer and former Phillies manager Harry Wright had died in October 1895. The National League declared April 13, 1896 to be "Wright Day," and the Phillies, along with the other clubs playing that day, dedicated their gate receipts to a memorial in Wright's memory. Wright's arrival as Phillies manager in 1884 brought immediate credibility to the fledging organization, and he exerted a positive influence on the growth of baseball in the area. The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Harry Wright came to this city in the zenith of his powers as a base ball manager, and what he did for the development of the local end of the national game of base ball is a matter of history. It was here that he passed the evening of his life, beloved by all whose good fortune it was to know him. Here it was that he had his little home staked, and here in the impressive silence of beautiful West Laurel Hill his mortal remains lie buried. His work was an honor to Philadelphians, who will doubtless turn and give substantial evidence of their appreciation of that honor." April 2, 1896 Current Sporting Chat: Arrangements Completed for the Proper Observance of the Harry Wright Memorial Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 The Inquirer rallied the city's amateur baseball organizations to attend the game in numbers. April 3, 1896 Harry Wright Memorial; Enthusiastic Meeting of Amateur Base Ball Representatives at Inquirer Offices Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Four thousand fans attended the Phillies exhibition game at Philadelphia Ball Park against the Atlantic League Philadelphia Athletics, raising $1,400 for the Wright memorial. April 14, 1896 Wright Day Celebrated Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Regular season On July 13, 1896, Phillies outfielder and firstbaseman Ed Delahanty hit four home runs at Chicago's West Side Park, only the second player to do so. In contrast to Bobby Lowe's feat two years earlier, which was aided by a short foul line, two of Delahanty's were inside-the-park. After Delahanty's third, center fielder Bill Lange drew a laugh by calling "time", stationing himself in deep-deep center, near the clubhouse, seemingly a mile away, and then waving the pitcher to continue. Delahanty then got the laugh on Lange by knocking it between the clubhouse and the fence, again circling the bases while Lange scurried for the ball. The normally partisan home fans cheered Delahanty's effort.July 13, 1896: Ed Delahanty's four-home run game Jerrold Casway https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-13-1896-ed-delahanty-s-four-home-run-game SABR Chicago would win the game, 9–8. Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1896 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Kid Carsey Ned Garvin Ad Gumbert Bert Inks Charlie Jordan Harry Keener Con Lucid Willie McGill Jerry Nops Al Orth Jack Taylor George Wheeler Bill Whitrock Catchers Jack Boyle Jack Clements Mike Grady Infielders Dan Brouthers Lave Cross Ben Ellis William Gallagher Bill Hallman Billy Hulen Nap Lajoie Dan Leahy Billy Nash Outfielders Duff Cooley Ed Delahanty Phil Geier Sam Mertes Joe Sullivan Sam Thompson Tuck Turner Manager Billy Nash 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 Mike Grady Mike Grady (baseball) 71 242 77 .318 1 44 1B Dan Brouthers 57 218 75 .344 1 41 2B Bill Hallman Bill Hallman (second baseman) 120 469 150 .320 2 83 3B Billy Nash 65 227 56 .247 3 30 SS Billy Hulen 88 339 90 .265 0 38 OF Sam Thompson Sam Thompson (outfielder) 119 517 154 .298 12 100 OF Ed Delahanty 123 499 198 .397 13 126 OF Duff Cooley 64 287 88 .307 2 22 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 Lave Cross 106 406 104 .256 1 73 Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan (shortstop) 48 191 48 .251 2 24 Jack Clements 57 184 66 .359 5 45 Nap Lajoie 39 175 57 .326 4 42 Jack Boyle 40 145 43 .297 1 28 Sam Mertes 37 143 34 .238 0 14 Phil Geier 17 56 13 .232 0 6 William Gallagher William Gallagher (baseball) 14 49 15 .306 0 6 Tuck Turner 13 32 7 .219 0 0 Ben Ellis Ben Ellis (baseball) 4 16 1 .063 0 0 Dan Leahy Dan Leahy (baseball) 2 6 2 .333 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 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher) 45 359.0 20 21 4.79 97 Al Orth 25 196.0 15 10 4.41 23 Kid Carsey 27 187.1 11 11 5.62 36 Harry Keener 16 113.1 3 11 5.88 28 Willie McGill 12 79.2 5 4 5.31 29 Ad Gumbert 11 77.1 5 3 4.54 14 Con Lucid 5 42.0 1 4 8.36 3 Jerry Nops 1 7.0 1 0 5.14 1 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 George Wheeler George Wheeler (pitcher) 3 16.1 1 1 3.86 2 Ned Garvin 2 13.0 0 1 7.62 4 Bert Inks 3 10.1 0 1 7.84 2 Bill Whitrock 2 9.0 0 1 3.00 1 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 Charlie Jordan Charlie Jordan (baseball) 2 0 0 0 7.71 3 Bill Hallman Bill Hallman (second baseman) 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 References 1896 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference 1896 Philadelphia Phillies roster at Baseball Almanac Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philadelphia Phillies