1896 Philadelphia Phillies

62-68 • .477 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies went 62-68 (.477) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 890 runs, allowed 891, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Ed Delahanty (13 HR, 126 RBI) and Jack Taylor (20-21, 4.79 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
68 Losses
.477 Win %
8th Rank
890 R 891 RA
Diff -1

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890 Runs Scored
891 Runs Allowed
-1 Run Diff
361K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .295 2% above the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .363 3% above the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .412 7% above the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 5.20 19% worse than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 890 12% above the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 361,504
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Avg per Game 5,239

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Ed Delahanty 0.397 2 Jack Clements 0.359 3 Dan Brouthers 0.344 4 Nap Lajoie 0.326 5 Bill Hallman 0.320

Home Runs

1 Ed Delahanty 13 2 Sam Thompson 12 3 Jack Clements 5 4 Nap Lajoie 4 5 Billy Nash 3

RBI

1 Ed Delahanty 126 2 Sam Thompson 100 3 Bill Hallman 83 4 Lave Cross 73 5 Jack Clements 45
1896 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Thompson 119 517 103 154 28 7 12 100 28 13 12 0.298
Ed Delahanty 123 499 131 198 44 17 13 126 62 22 37 0.397
Bill Hallman 120 469 82 150 21 3 2 83 45 23 16 0.320
Lave Cross 106 406 63 104 23 5 1 73 32 14 8 0.256
Billy Hulen 88 339 87 90 18 7 0 38 55 20 23 0.265
Duff Cooley 64 287 63 88 6 4 2 22 18 16 18 0.307
Mike Grady 72 242 49 77 20 7 1 44 16 19 10 0.318
Billy Nash 65 227 29 56 9 1 3 30 34 21 3 0.247
Dan Brouthers 57 218 42 75 13 3 1 41 44 11 7 0.344
Joe Sullivan 48 191 45 48 5 3 2 24 18 12 9 0.251
Jack Clements 57 184 35 66 5 7 5 45 17 14 2 0.359
Nap Lajoie 39 175 36 57 12 7 4 42 1 11 7 0.326
Jack Taylor 47 157 10 29 6 0 0 18 9 18 0 0.185
Jack Boyle 40 145 17 43 4 1 1 28 6 7 3 0.297
Sam Mertes 37 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 8 10 19 0.238
Al Orth 25 82 12 21 3 3 1 13 3 11 2 0.256
Kid Carsey 27 81 13 18 2 2 0 7 11 12 1 0.222
Phil Geier 17 56 12 13 0 1 0 6 6 7 3 0.232
Harry Keener 16 51 6 16 4 0 0 7 1 6 3 0.314
William Gallagher 14 49 9 15 2 0 0 6 10 0 0 0.306
Ad Gumbert 11 34 7 9 1 1 1 7 0 3 1 0.265
Tuck Turner 13 32 12 7 2 0 0 0 8 5 6 0.219
Willie McGill 12 29 4 6 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0.207
Ben Ellis 4 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.062
Con Lucid 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.125
George Wheeler 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Ned Garvin 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Dan Leahy 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.333
Bert Inks 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jerry Nops 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Whitrock 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Jordan 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Al Orth 4.41 2 Ad Gumbert 4.54 3 Jack Taylor 4.79 4 Willie McGill 5.31 5 Kid Carsey 5.62

Wins

1 Jack Taylor 20 2 Al Orth 15 3 Kid Carsey 11 4 Ad Gumbert 5 5 Willie McGill 5

Strikeouts

1 Jack Taylor 97 2 Kid Carsey 36 3 Willie McGill 29 4 Harry Keener 28 5 Al Orth 23
1896 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Taylor 20 21 4.79 45 41 1 359.0 459 191 112 97
Al Orth 15 10 4.41 25 23 0 196.0 244 96 46 23
Kid Carsey 11 11 5.62 27 21 1 187.1 273 117 72 36
Harry Keener 3 11 5.88 16 13 0 113.1 144 74 39 28
Willie McGill 5 4 5.31 12 11 0 79.2 87 47 53 29
Ad Gumbert 5 3 4.54 11 10 0 77.1 99 39 23 14
Con Lucid 1 4 8.36 5 5 0 42.0 75 39 17 3
George Wheeler 1 1 3.86 3 2 0 16.1 18 7 5 2
Ned Garvin 0 1 7.62 2 1 0 13.0 19 11 7 4
Bert Inks 0 1 7.84 3 1 0 10.1 21 9 5 2
Bill Whitrock 0 1 3.00 2 1 0 9.0 10 3 3 1
Jerry Nops 1 0 5.14 1 1 0 7.0 11 4 1 1
Charlie Jordan 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 4.2 9 4 2 3
Bill Hallman 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 4 2 0

👥 Roster (32)

Jack Boyle Dan Brouthers Kid Carsey Jack Clements Duff Cooley Lave Cross Ed Delahanty Ben Ellis William Gallagher Ned Garvin Phil Geier Mike Grady +20 more

32 players

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The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1896 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 62-68 mark (.477) and finished 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 890 scored against 891 allowed (-1). Against a league average of .290, the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies batted .295. The staff ERA of 5.20 was 19% worse than the league average of 4.36. League clubs averaged 797 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 12% more.

Home games were played at Baker Bowl, where 361,504 fans came through the gates. Ed Delahanty led the club in home runs with 13. Jack Taylor was the top winner, with 20 victories. In all, the roster shows 32 players. The 1895 season and the 1897 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies finished 62-68 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Ed Delahanty led the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies with 13 home runs.
What was the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 5.20.
Did the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Delahanty (13 HR, 126 RBI) and Jack Taylor (20-21, 4.79 ERA).
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