1896 Chicago Colts season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Colts 1896 National League West Side Park Chicago 71 57 y 5th Albert Spalding Cap Anson The 1896 Chicago Colts season was the 25th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 21st in the National League and the fourth at West Side Park. The Colts finished fifth in the National League with a record of 71–57. Regular season 250px|thumb Season standings Chicago Colts Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1896 Chicago Colts Roster Pitchers Buttons Briggs Danny Friend Clark Griffith Monte McFarland Doc Parker Adonis Terry Walter Thornton Catchers Con Daily Tim Donahue Malachi Kittridge Infielders Cap Anson Bill Dahlen Bill Everitt Barry McCormick Fred Pfeffer Josh Reilly Harry Truby Outfielders George Decker George Flynn Bill Lange Algie McBride Jimmy Ryan Manager Cap Anson 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Malachi Kittridge 65 215 48 .223 1 19 1B Cap Anson 108 402 133 .331 2 90 2B Fred Pfeffer 94 360 88 .244 2 52 SS Bill Dahlen 125 474 167 .352 9 74 3B Bill Everitt Bill Everitt (baseball) 132 575 184 .320 2 46 OF George Decker George Decker (baseball) 107 421 118 .280 5 61 OF Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 128 489 149 .305 3 86 OF Bill Lange 122 469 153 .326 4 92 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Tim Donahue 57 188 41 .218 0 20 Barry McCormick 45 168 37 .220 1 23 Harry Truby 29 109 28 .257 2 31 George Flynn George Flynn (baseball) 29 106 27 .255 0 4 Josh Reilly 9 42 9 .214 0 2 Algie McBride 9 29 7 .241 1 7 Con Daily 9 27 2 .074 0 1 Walter Thornton 9 22 8 .364 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Clark Griffith 36 317.2 23 11 3.54 81 Danny Friend 36 290.2 18 14 4.74 86 Adonis Terry 30 235.2 15 14 4.43 75 Buttons Briggs 26 194.0 12 8 4.31 84 Doc Parker 9 73.0 1 5 6.16 15 Walter Thornton 5 23.2 2 1 5.70 10 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Monte McFarland 4 25.0 0 4 7.20 3 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Malachi Kittridge 1 0 0 0 5.40 0 References 1896 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Colts season Chicago Cubs