1896 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1896 National League Exposition Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania 66 63 y 6th William Kerr and Phil Auten Connie Mack The 1896 PittsburghUntil early in the 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'. Pirates season was the 15th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their tenth in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–63. Regular season thumb|200px|right|The 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Opening Day lineup Roster 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Brownie Foreman Jot Goar Charlie Hastings Pink Hawley Elmer Horton Jim Hughey Frank Killen Catchers Eddie Boyle Bill Merritt Joe Sugden Infielders Jake Beckley Lou Bierbauer Harry Davis Tom Delahanty Bones Ely Abel Lizotte Denny Lyons Connie Mack Dick Padden Jud Smith Harry Truby Outfielders Patsy Donovan Mike Smith Jake Stenzel Joe Wright Manager Connie Mack 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 Joe Sugden 80 301 89 .296 0 36 1B Jake Beckley 59 217 55 .253 3 32 2B Dick Padden 61 219 53 .242 2 24 SS Bones Ely 128 537 153 .285 3 77 3B Denny Lyons 118 436 134 .307 4 71 OF Mike Smith Mike Smith (1890s outfielder) 122 484 175 .362 6 94 OF Jake Stenzel 114 479 173 .361 2 82 OF Patsy Donovan 131 573 183 .319 3 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 Bill Merritt Bill Merritt (catcher) 77 282 82 .291 1 42 Lou Bierbauer 59 258 74 .287 0 39 Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 44 168 32 .190 0 23 Connie Mack 33 120 26 .217 0 16 Joe Wright 15 52 16 .308 0 6 Jud Smith 10 35 12 .343 0 4 Harry Truby 8 32 5 .156 0 3 Abel Lizotte 7 29 3 .103 0 3 Eddie Boyle 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Tom Delahanty 1 3 1 .333 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 Frank Killen 52 432.1 30 18 3.41 134 Pink Hawley 49 378.0 22 21 3.57 137 Charlie Hastings 17 104.0 5 10 5.88 19 Brownie Foreman 9 61.2 3 3 6.57 18 Elmer Horton 2 15.0 0 2 9.60 3 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 Jim Hughey 25 155.0 6 8 4.99 48 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jot Goar 3 0 1 0 16.88 3 Notes References 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir