1896 Baltimore Orioles season

March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1896 National League champions Temple Cup champions National League Union Park Baltimore, Maryland Harry Von der Horst 90 39 y 1st Ned Hanlon The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight National League pennant in 1896. After the season, they faced the Cleveland Spiders in the Temple Cup for the second year in a row. After losing 4 games to 1 in 1895, the Orioles swept the Spiders in four straight. The Orioles had now played in the Cup in each of its first three seasons, with this one being their first win. Regular season thumb|350px|1896 Baltimore Orioles Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Roster 1896 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Dad Clarkson Joe Corbett Duke Esper George Hemming Bill Hoffer Sadie McMahon Jerry Nops Arlie Pond Otis Stocksdale Catchers Frank Bowerman Boileryard Clarke Wilbert Robinson Infielders Jim Donnelly Jack Doyle Hughie Jennings Bill Keister John McGraw Joe Quinn Heinie Reitz Outfielders Steve Brodie Willie Keeler Joe Kelley Manager Ned Hanlon 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 Wilbert Robinson 67 245 85 .347 2 38 1B Jack Doyle Jack Doyle (baseball) 118 487 165 .339 1 101 2B Heinie Reitz 120 464 133 .287 4 106 SS Hughie Jennings 130 521 209 .401 0 121 3B Jim Donnelly Jim Donnelly (baseball) 106 396 130 .328 0 71 OF Willie Keeler 126 544 210 .386 4 82 OF Steve Brodie Steve Brodie (baseball) 132 516 153 .297 2 87 OF Joe Kelley 131 519 189 .364 8 100 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 Boileryard Clarke 80 300 89 .297 2 71 Joe Quinn Joe Quinn (second baseman) 24 82 27 .329 0 5 John McGraw 23 77 25 .325 0 14 Bill Keister 15 58 14 .241 0 5 Frank Bowerman 4 16 2 .125 0 4 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 Bill Hoffer 35 309.0 25 7 3.38 93 Arlie Pond 28 214.1 16 8 3.49 80 George Hemming 25 202.0 15 6 4.19 33 Sadie McMahon 22 175.2 11 9 3.48 33 Duke Esper 20 155.2 14 5 3.58 19 Jerry Nops 3 22.0 2 1 6.14 8 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 Dad Clarkson 7 47.0 4 2 4.98 7 Joe Corbett 8 41.0 3 0 2.20 28 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 Otis Stocksdale 1 0 1 0 16.20 1 References 1896 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference 1896 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899) seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:National League champion seasons Category:1890s in Baltimore