1896 Washington Senators

58-73 • .443 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1896 Washington Senators went 58-73 (.443) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 818 runs, allowed 920, and played home games at Boundary Field. Team leaders included Gene DeMontreville (8 HR, 77 RBI) and Win Mercer (25-18, 4.13 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

58 Wins
73 Losses
.443 Win %
9th Rank
818 R 920 RA
Diff -102

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818 Runs Scored
920 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
241K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 1% below the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .365 3% above the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .388 equal to the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.61 6% worse than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 818 3% above the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBoundary Field
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Home Games 68
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Total Attendance 241,706
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Avg per Game 3,554

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Gene DeMontreville 0.343 2 Deacon McGuire 0.321 3 Bill Joyce 0.313 4 Kip Selbach 0.304 5 Duke Farrell 0.300

Home Runs

1 Gene DeMontreville 8 2 Bill Joyce 8 3 Kip Selbach 5 4 Billy Lush 4 5 John O'Brien 4

RBI

1 Kip Selbach 100 2 Gene DeMontreville 77 3 Deacon McGuire 70 4 Ed Cartwright 62 5 Tom Brown 59
1896 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene DeMontreville 133 533 94 183 24 5 8 77 29 27 28 0.343
Ed Cartwright 133 499 76 138 15 10 1 62 54 44 28 0.277
Kip Selbach 127 487 100 148 17 13 5 100 76 28 49 0.304
Tom Brown 116 435 87 128 17 6 2 59 58 49 28 0.294
Deacon McGuire 108 389 60 125 25 3 2 70 30 14 12 0.321
Billy Lush 97 352 74 87 9 11 4 45 66 49 28 0.247
Bill Joyce 81 310 85 97 16 10 8 51 67 20 32 0.313
Charlie Abbey 79 301 47 79 12 6 1 49 27 20 16 0.262
John O'Brien 73 270 38 72 6 3 4 33 27 12 4 0.267
Win Mercer 49 156 23 38 1 1 1 14 9 18 9 0.244
Jim Rogers 38 154 21 43 6 4 1 30 10 9 3 0.279
Harvey Smith 36 131 21 36 7 2 0 17 12 7 9 0.275
Duke Farrell 37 130 18 39 7 3 1 30 7 3 2 0.300
James McJames 37 111 8 18 1 0 0 5 3 19 1 0.162
Jack Crooks 25 84 20 24 3 0 3 20 16 8 2 0.286
Pat McCauley 26 84 14 21 3 0 3 11 7 8 3 0.250
Les German 30 70 11 16 1 0 1 6 5 5 3 0.229
Silver King 22 58 9 16 6 0 0 12 8 15 1 0.276
Al Maul 8 28 6 8 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0.286
Effie Norton 8 19 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.211
Jake Boyd 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.077
Zeke Wrigley 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.111
Carney Flynn 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Varney Anderson 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.600
John Malarkey 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
John Gilroy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Effie Norton 3.07 2 Al Maul 3.63 3 Silver King 4.09 4 Win Mercer 4.13 5 James McJames 4.27

Wins

1 Win Mercer 25 2 James McJames 12 3 Silver King 10 4 Al Maul 5 5 Effie Norton 3

Strikeouts

1 James McJames 103 2 Win Mercer 94 3 Silver King 35 4 Les German 20 5 Al Maul 18
1896 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Win Mercer 25 18 4.13 46 45 0 366.1 456 168 117 94
James McJames 12 20 4.27 37 33 1 280.1 310 133 135 103
Les German 2 20 6.32 28 20 1 166.2 240 117 74 20
Silver King 10 7 4.09 22 16 1 145.1 179 66 43 35
Al Maul 5 2 3.63 8 8 0 62.0 75 25 20 18
Effie Norton 3 1 3.07 8 5 0 44.0 49 15 14 13
Jake Boyd 1 2 6.75 4 2 0 32.0 45 24 15 6
Carney Flynn 0 1 8.55 4 1 0 20.0 43 19 10 3
Varney Anderson 0 1 13.00 2 2 0 9.0 23 13 3 0
John Malarkey 0 1 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 9 1 3 0
Charlie Abbey 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 6 1 0 0
John Gilroy 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Charlie Abbey Varney Anderson Jake Boyd Tom Brown Ed Cartwright Jack Crooks Gene DeMontreville Duke Farrell Carney Flynn Les German John Gilroy Bill Joyce +14 more

26 players

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The 1896 Washington Senators in brief

A 58-73 record (.443) put the 1896 Washington Senators 9th in the NL. The run column shows 818 for and 920 against. The team batting average of .286 was 1% below the 1896 league mark of .290. The staff ERA of 4.61 was 6% worse than the league average of 4.36. League clubs averaged 797 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 3% more.

Attendance at Boundary Field totaled 241,706 for the year. Gene DeMontreville led the club in home runs with 8. Kip Selbach led in RBI with 100. The pitching staff's wins leader was Win Mercer (25). The strikeout leader was James McJames with 103. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 Washington Senators

What was the 1896 Washington Senators record?
The 1896 Washington Senators finished 58-73 (.443 win pct).
Who led the 1896 Washington Senators in home runs?
Gene DeMontreville led the 1896 Washington Senators with 8 home runs.
What was the 1896 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1896 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1896 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1896 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1896 Washington Senators play?
The 1896 Washington Senators played home games at Boundary Field.
Who led the 1896 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gene DeMontreville (8 HR, 77 RBI) and Win Mercer (25-18, 4.13 ERA).
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