1896 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 66-63. They scored 787 runs and belted 27 home runs to go along with a .292 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Smith, who led the team with 6 home runs and 94 RBI. Patsy Donovan led the team with 183 hits for a .319 average. Jake Stenzel had a great year on the basepaths with 57 stolen bases.
The team allowed 741 runs and had a team ERA of 4.30. Frank Killen led the team with 30 wins. Pink Hawley led the team with 137 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Jake Beckley
| 1B
| 59
| 217
| 44
| 55
| 3
| 32
| 8
| .349
| .373
| .722
| .253
|
| Lou Bierbauer
| 2B
| 59
| 258
| 33
| 74
| 0
| 39
| 7
| .300
| .372
| .672
| .287
|
| Harry Davis
| 1B
| 44
| 168
| 24
| 32
| 0
| 23
| 9
| .257
| .292
| .549
| .190
|
| Tom Delahanty
| SS
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .666
| .333
|
| Bones Ely
| SS
| 128
| 537
| 85
| 153
| 3
| 77
| 18
| .326
| .363
| .689
| .285
|
| Abel Lizotte
| 1B
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .161
| .103
| .264
| .103
|
| Denny Lyons
| 3B
| 118
| 436
| 77
| 134
| 4
| 71
| 13
| .406
| .420
| .826
| .307
|
| Connie Mack
| 1B
| 33
| 120
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 16
| 0
| .248
| .267
| .515
| .217
|
| Dick Padden
| 2B
| 61
| 219
| 33
| 53
| 2
| 24
| 8
| .294
| .361
| .655
| .242
|
| Jud Smith
| 3B
| 10
| 35
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 3
| .395
| .457
| .852
| .343
|
| Harry Truby
| 2B
| 8
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .206
| .156
| .362
| .156
|
| Outfielders
|
| Patsy Donovan
| OF
| 131
| 573
| 113
| 183
| 3
| 59
| 48
| .370
| .387
| .757
| .319
|
| Mike Smith
| OF
| 122
| 484
| 121
| 175
| 6
| 94
| 33
| .454
| .500
| .954
| .362
|
| Jake Stenzel
| OF
| 114
| 479
| 104
| 173
| 2
| 82
| 57
| .410
| .486
| .896
| .361
|
| Joe Wright
| OF
| 15
| 52
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 6
| 1
| .321
| .385
| .706
| .308
|
| Catchers
|
| Eddie Boyle
| C
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Bill Merritt
| C
| 77
| 282
| 26
| 82
| 1
| 42
| 3
| .336
| .344
| .680
| .291
|
| Joe Sugden
| C
| 80
| 301
| 42
| 89
| 0
| 36
| 5
| .348
| .359
| .707
| .296
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 4701
| 787
| 1371
| 27
| 667
| 217
| .346
| .385
| .730
| .292
|
| Pitchers
|
| Brownie Foreman
| 9
| 9
| 61.7
| 3
| 3
| .500
| 0
| 18
| 35
| 6.57
| 1.750
|
| Jot Goar
| 3
| 0
| 13.3
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 16.88
| 3.308
|
| Charlie Hastings
| 17
| 13
| 104
| 5
| 10
| .333
| 1
| 19
| 44
| 5.88
| 1.635
|
| Pink Hawley
| 49
| 43
| 378
| 22
| 21
| .512
| 0
| 137
| 157
| 3.57
| 1.426
|
| Elmer Horton
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 9.60
| 2.067
|
| Jim Hughey
| 25
| 14
| 155
| 6
| 8
| .429
| 0
| 48
| 67
| 4.99
| 1.535
|
| Frank Killen
| 52
| 50
| 432.3
| 30
| 18
| .625
| 0
| 134
| 119
| 3.41
| 1.376
|
| Team Totals
| 157
| 131
| 1159.3
| 66
| 63
| .512
| 1
| 362
| 439
| 4.30
| 1.488
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
