1896 Chicago Colts

71-57 • .555 Win% • 5th in NL

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
57 Losses
.555 Win %
5th Rank
815 R 804 RA
Diff +11

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815 Runs Scored
804 Runs Allowed
+11 Run Diff
308K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 1% below the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .349 1% below the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .390 1% above the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.44 2% worse than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 815 2% above the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 68
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Total Attendance 308,257
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Avg per Game 4,533

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Bill Dahlen 0.352 2 Cap Anson 0.331 3 Bill Lange 0.326 4 Bill Everitt 0.320 5 Jimmy Ryan 0.305

Home Runs

1 Bill Dahlen 9 2 George Decker 5 3 Bill Lange 4 4 Jimmy Ryan 3 5 Cap Anson 2

RBI

1 Bill Lange 92 2 Cap Anson 90 3 Jimmy Ryan 86 4 Bill Dahlen 74 5 George Decker 61
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Everitt 132 575 130 184 16 13 2 46 41 43 46 0.320
Jimmy Ryan 128 489 83 149 24 10 3 86 46 16 29 0.305
Bill Dahlen 125 474 137 167 30 19 9 74 64 36 51 0.352
Bill Lange 122 469 114 153 21 16 4 92 65 24 84 0.326
George Decker 107 421 68 118 23 11 5 61 23 14 20 0.280
Cap Anson 108 402 72 133 18 2 2 90 49 10 24 0.331
Fred Pfeffer 94 360 45 88 16 7 2 52 23 20 22 0.244
Malachi Kittridge 65 215 17 48 4 1 1 19 14 14 6 0.223
Tim Donahue 57 188 27 41 10 1 0 20 11 15 11 0.218
Barry McCormick 45 168 22 37 3 1 1 23 14 30 9 0.220
Clark Griffith 38 135 22 36 5 2 1 16 9 7 3 0.267
Danny Friend 37 126 12 30 3 3 1 10 3 5 2 0.238
Harry Truby 29 109 13 28 2 2 2 31 6 5 4 0.257
George Flynn 29 106 15 27 1 2 0 4 11 9 12 0.255
Adonis Terry 30 99 14 26 4 2 0 15 8 12 4 0.263
Buttons Briggs 26 78 5 10 0 2 0 6 7 14 0 0.128
Josh Reilly 9 42 6 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0.214
Harley Parker 10 36 4 10 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 0.278
Algie McBride 9 29 2 7 1 1 1 7 7 3 0 0.241
Con Daily 9 27 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.074
Walter Thornton 9 22 6 8 0 1 0 1 5 2 2 0.364
Monte McFarland 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Clark Griffith 3.54 2 Buttons Briggs 4.31 3 Adonis Terry 4.43 4 Danny Friend 4.74 5 Harley Parker 6.16

Wins

1 Clark Griffith 23 2 Danny Friend 18 3 Adonis Terry 15 4 Buttons Briggs 12 5 Walter Thornton 2

Strikeouts

1 Danny Friend 86 2 Buttons Briggs 84 3 Clark Griffith 81 4 Adonis Terry 75 5 Harley Parker 15
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Clark Griffith 23 11 3.54 36 35 0 317.2 370 125 70 81
Danny Friend 18 14 4.74 36 33 0 290.2 298 153 139 86
Adonis Terry 15 14 4.43 30 28 0 235.2 273 116 88 75
Buttons Briggs 12 8 4.31 26 21 1 194.0 202 93 108 84
Harley Parker 1 5 6.16 9 7 0 73.0 100 50 27 15
Monte McFarland 0 4 7.20 4 3 0 25.0 32 20 21 3
Walter Thornton 2 1 5.70 5 5 0 23.2 30 15 13 10
Malachi Kittridge 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (22)

Cap Anson Buttons Briggs Bill Dahlen Con Daily George Decker Tim Donahue Bill Everitt George Flynn Danny Friend Clark Griffith Malachi Kittridge Bill Lange +10 more

22 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 Chicago Colts

What was the 1896 Chicago Colts record?
The 1896 Chicago Colts finished 71-57 (.555 win pct).
Who led the 1896 Chicago Colts in home runs?
Bill Dahlen led the 1896 Chicago Colts with 9 home runs.
What was the 1896 Chicago Colts team ERA?
The 1896 Chicago Colts posted a team ERA of 4.44.
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