Champions

Temple Cup The Temple Cup was a cup awarded to the winner of an annual best-of-seven postseason championship series for American professional baseball from 1894 to 1897. Competing teams were exclusively from the National League, which had been founded in 1 ...

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

over

Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...

(4–0) *

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

: Baltimore Orioles

National League final standings

National League statistical leaders

*Batting average:

Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfe ...

– .410 *Home runs:

Ed Delahanty Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia ...

and

Bill Joyce William Joyce (born 8 April 1877) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Burton United. He played in Thames Ironworks' final season before reforming as West Ham United, and als ...

– 13 *Runs batted in:

– 126 *Wins:

Frank Killen Frank Bissell "Lefty" Killen (November 30, 1870 – December 3, 1939) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1891–1900) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators (NL), Pittsburgh Pi ...

and

Kid Nichols Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols (September 14, 1869 – April 11, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter w ...

– 30 *Earned run average:

Billy Rhines William Pearl Rhines (March 14, 1869 – January 30, 1922) was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of nine seasons (1890–1899) with the Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National ...

– 2.45 *Strikeouts:

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

– 140

Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies left fielder

led the NL in home runs (13), slugging percentage (.631), adjusted OPS+ (190), and runs batted in (126). He was second in the NL in total bases (315). He was third in the NL in batting average (.397) and on-base percentage (.472). *Cleveland Spiders pitcher

had a win–loss record of 28–15 and led the NL in strikeouts (140) and shutouts (5). He was second in the NL in innings pitched (414.1). He was third in the NL in wins (28). He was fifth in the NL in earned run average (3.24) and adjusted ERA+ (140)."1896 National League Pitching Leaders"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

Events

*April 7 – A broken wrist that refuses to heal compels Louisville first baseman Pete Cassidy to be the first MLB player to try a newfangled medical breakthrough called the "x-ray". *May 9 – **Shortstop Herman Long hits for the cycle to give the

Boston Beaneaters Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most po ...

a 17–5 victory over the

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...

. **The Washington Senators defeat the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

, 14–9, in a

beanball "Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking them such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned slang). A pitcher who thro ...

battle. Senators pitcher

Win Mercer George Barclay "Win" Mercer (June 20, 1874 – January 12, 1903) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in Chester, West Virginia, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators (1894–1899), winning 20 ...

hits three Pittsburgh batters while Pirate

Pink Hawley Emerson "Pink" Hawley (December 5, 1872 – September 19, 1938) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1892 to 1901. Hawley played for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Pittsburgh ...

plunks three Washington batters in a disastrous 11-run seventh inning, tying a mark he set on July 4, . Hawley retires in 1900 after nine seasons of play with a still-standing National League record of 195 hit batters. All told, eight batters are plunked in the contest, a National League-record five by Hawley. The five Washington batters hit by pitches ties the NL mark and won't be matched until July 2, . **

Hughie Jennings Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won Nat ...

of the

knocks down

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

third baseman

Charlie Irwin Charles Edwin Irwin (February 15, 1869 – September 21, 1925) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1893 and 1902 for the Chicago Colts, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Supe ...

before he can catch

Bid McPhee John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the B ...

's throw. Jennings scores afterward to give the Orioles a controversial 6–5, 10-inning win over Cincinnati. Umpire

Bob Emslie Robert Daniel Emslie (January 27, 1859 – April 26, 1943) was a Canadian pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who went on to set numerous records for longevity as an umpire. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Emslie had a brief professional playi ...

is escorted out of the ballpark by Cincinnati police. *May 30 – Washington Senators third baseman

hits for the cycle in an 8–1 victory over the

. *July 13 –

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

left fielder

becomes the second Major Leaguer to hit four home runs in a game, two of them being inside-the-park home runs. It wasn't enough, as the Phillies lose to the

Chicago Colts The following is a North American professional sports league organization, franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association of Base Ball Players, ...

, 9–8. He is the only member of the "four home runs in a game" club to have an inside-the-park home run as part of his feat, and he is the first player to do so in a losing effort.

Births

January

*January 17 – Harry Hanson *January 18 –

Bill McGowan William Aloysius McGowan (January 18, 1896 – December 9, 1954) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1925 to 1954. McGowan founded the second umpire school in the United States. He was inducted ...

*January 18 –

Babe Twombly Clarence Edward "Babe" Twombly (January 18, 1896 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts – November 23, 1974 in San Clemente, California), was a former professional baseball player who was an outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of ...

*January 19 – Ollie Hanson *January 22 – Frank Fahey *January 23 – Billy Mullen *January 24 –

Jim Lindsey James Edgar Lindsey (born November 24, 1944) is a former American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, having played from 1966 to 1972. Today he is a real estate agent and golf developer. Sports Arkan ...

*January 25 – Ray Schmandt *January 27 –

Milt Gaston Nathaniel Milton Gaston (January 27, 1896 – April 26, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1934. Born in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, he played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Boston Red S ...

*January 31 –

Pinky Hargrave William McKinley "Pinky" Hargrave (January 31, 1896 – October 3, 1942) was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 19 years from 1919 to 1937, including 10 years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1 ...

*January 31 –

Charlie Robertson Charles Culbertson Robertson (January 31, 1896 – August 23, 1984) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, and is best remembered for throwing a perfect game in 1922. He was the last surviv ...

February

*February 3 – Chicken Hawks *February 4 –

Andy Woehr Andrew Emil Woehr (February 4, 1896 – July 24, 1990) was a professional baseball player. He played one full season (1924) and part of another (1923) in Major League Baseball. He played a total of 63 games for the Philadelphia Phillies, primaril ...

*February 10 – Bill Whaley *February 11 – Charles Johnston *February 17 – Frank Emmer *February 20 –

Muddy Ruel Herold Dominic "Muddy" Ruel (February 20, 1896 – November 13, 1963) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and general manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1934. One of the top defensive ca ...

*February 21 –

Turkey Gross Ewell "Turkey" Gross (February 21, 1896 – January 11, 1936) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1925 season. Listed at , 165 lb., Gross batted and threw right-handed. Ewell "Turkey" ...

*February 21 – Dick McCabe *February 22 – Ferdie Moore *February 26 – Rip Collins *February 27 – Will Koenigsmark *February 27 –

Cy Perkins Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins (February 27, 1896 – October 2, 1963) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball most notably for the Philadelphia Athletics. Perkins batted and th ...

*February 28 –

Homer Ezzell Homer Estell Ezzell (February 28, 1896 – August 3, 1976) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 through 1925 for the St. Louis Browns (1923) and Boston Red Sox (1924–25). Listed at , 158 lb., Ezzell batted and ...

*February 29 –

Ralph Miller Ralph H. Miller (March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) was an American college basketball coach, a head coach for 38 years at three universities: Wichita (now known as Wichita State), Iowa, and Oregon State. With an overall record of , his teams had ...

*February 29 – Roy Parker

March

*March 3 – Bert Griffith *March 5 –

Bernie Hungling Bernard Herman Hungling ud(March 5, 1896 – March 30, 1968) was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Brooklyn Robins (1922–1923) and St. Louis Browns (1930). Listed at , 180 lb., Hungling batted and ...

*March 8 –

Lefty Clarke Alan "Lefty" Thomas Clarke (March 8, 1896 – March 11, 1975) was an American professional baseball player who played one game for the Cincinnati Reds in . He recorded one strike out while surrendering 7 runs (3 earned) on seven hits and tw ...

*March 9 –

Rube Yarrison Byron Wardsworth Yarrison (March 9, 1896 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania – April 22, 1977 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Philadelphia Athletics i ...

*March 16 – Arlas Taylor *March 22 – Chick Holmes

April

*April 15 –

Dutch Distel George Adam "Dutch" Distel (April 15, 1896 – February 12, 1967) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. Th ...

*April 18 – Rip Conway *April 20 –

Harland Rowe Harland Stimson "Hypie" Rowe (April 20, 1896 – May 26, 1969), was an American professional baseball third baseman who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball. He batted left and threw right-handed. Rowe had a .139 bat ...

*April 23 –

Elam Vangilder Elam Russell Vangilder (April 23, 1896 – April 30, 1977) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. An effective pitcher despite his high walk rate, Vangil ...

*April 24 – Pug Griffin *April 24 –

Ken Penner Kenneth William Penner (April 24, 1896 – May 28, 1959) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Cleveland Indians in 1916 and the NL-Pennant winning Chicago Cubs in 1929; he did not appear in the World S ...

*April 25 –

Fred Haney Fred Girard Haney (April 25, 1896 – November 9, 1977) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a manager, he won two pennants and a world championship with the Milwaukee Braves. He later se ...

*April 25 – Marty Shay *April 27 –

Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...

*April 29 –

Johnnie Heving John Aloysius Heving (April 29, 1896 – December 24, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics. ...

May

*May 1 – Heine Meine *May 2 –

Bill Piercy William Benton Piercy (May 2, 1896 – August 28, 1951), born in El Monte, California, was a pitcher for the New York Yankees (1917 and 1921), Boston Red Sox (1922–24) and Chicago Cubs (1926). Piercy helped the Yankees win the 1921 American L ...

*May 3 – Bob Hasty *May 7 –

Tom Zachary Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (c. May 7, 1896 – January 24, 1969) was a professional baseball pitcher. Career Zachary had a 19-year career in Major League Baseball that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washi ...

*May 16 –

Red Ostergard Roy Lund "Red" Ostergard (May 16, 1896 – January 13, 1977) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He was born in Denmark, Wisconsin, and attended college at Southwestern University.

*May 18 – George Edmondson *May 19 –

Merito Acosta Baldomero Pedro "Merito" Acosta Fernández (May 19, 1896 – November 17, 1963) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played five seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. Acosta played winter baseball in the Cuba ...

*May 19 – Bud Culloton *May 24 –

Leo Mangum Leo Allan Mangum (May 24, 1896 – July 9, 1974) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1924 and 1935 with the Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and Boston Braves. He had a ...

*May 28 –

Warren Giles Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as club president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) ...

*May 31 –

Socks Seibold Harry "Socks" Seibold (May 31, 1896 – September 21, 1965) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves. Seibold debuted in 19 ...

June

*June 1 –

Johnny Mostil John Anthony Mostil (June 1, 1896 – December 10, 1970) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox (1918, 1921–29). Born in Chicago, Illinois, he had a career batting average ...

*June 1 –

Joel Newkirk Joel Inez "Sailor" Newkirk (June 1, 1896 – January 22, 1966) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs.

*June 5 – Wade Lefler *June 5 –

Ray Richmond Ray Richmond (born October 19, 1957, in Whittier, California) is a globally syndicated critic and entertainment/media columnist. Richmond has also worked variously as a feature and entertainment writer, beat reporter and TV critic for a variety ...

*June 7 – Toussaint Allen *June 11 –

Charlie Hollocher Charles Jacob Hollocher (June 11, 1896 – August 14, 1940) was a professional baseball player who was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Biography Born in St. Louis, Hollocher was a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1918 to 1924. His cous ...

*June 18 –

Newt Halliday Newton Schurz Halliday (June 18, 1896 – April 6, 1918) was an American baseball player. He appeared in a portion of one game in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 19, 1916. Halliday had three putouts ...

*June 25 – Earl Howard

July

*July 1 –

Bert Cole Albert George Cole (July 1, 1896 – May 30, 1975) was an American baseball pitcher. A native of San Francisco, he played professional baseball for 17 years from 1919 to 1935, including six seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tiger ...

*July 3 –

Curt Walker William Curtis Walker (July 3, 1896 – December 9, 1955), was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1919 to 1930. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, and New York G ...

*July 4 –

Charles Wesley Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. His works include " And Can It Be", " Christ the Lord Is Risen ...

*July 5 –

Buck Freeman John Frank "Buck" Freeman (October 30, 1871 – June 25, 1949) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Listed at and , he both batted and threw left-handed. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of ...

*July 5 –

Hank Thormahlen Herbert Ehler Thormahlen aka ''Lefty'' (July 5, 1896 – February 6, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees (1917–20), Boston Red Sox (1921) and Brooklyn Robins (1925). Listed at , 180& ...

*July 7 – John Jenkins *July 8 – Roy Crumpler *July 9 –

Carl Holling Carl Theodore Holling (July 9, 1896 – July 18, 1962) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers from -. Listed at 6'1", 172 lb., Holling batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dixon, California. ...

*July 10 –

Bill Schindler Bill Schindler (March 6, 1909 – September 20, 1952) was an American racecar driver. He began racing in 1931 in a sprint car. He was racing midget cars on the East Coast of the United States at their introduction in 1934.

*July 19 –

Joe Boley John Peter "Joe" Boley (July 19, 1896 – December 30, 1962) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1927 to 1932, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dyna ...

*July 19 –

Bob Meusel Robert William Meusel (July 19, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American baseball left and right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eleven seasons from 1920 through 1930, all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was best ...

*July 20 –

Ollie Fuhrman Alfred George Fuhrman (July 20, 1896 – January 11, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in fron ...

*July 20 –

Mutt Wilson William Clarence Wilson (July 20, 1896 – August 31, 1962), sometimes known by the nicknames "Mutt" and "Lank", was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher for 15 years from 1916 to 1930, including ...

*July 27 –

Rube Walberg George Elvin Walberg (July 27, 1896 – October 27, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that ...

*July 29 – Eugene Keeton *July 31 – Chick Sorrells

August

*August 4 –

Chick Galloway Clarence Edward (Chick) Galloway (August 4, 1896 – November 7, 1969) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1919 through 1928, Galloway played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919–27) and Detroit Tigers (1928). He batted and threw ri ...

*August 4 –

Cliff Lee Clifton Phifer Lee (born August 30, 1978) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2002 and 2014 he played for four teams, most notably the Philadelphia Philli ...

*August 6 –

Ray Blades Francis Raymond Blades (August 6, 1896 – May 18, 1979) was an American left fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). Scouted on the sandlots by Rickey A native of McLeansboro, Illinois, Blades was first scouted as a bas ...

*August 15 – Ben Rochefort *August 15 –

Bill Sherdel William Henry Sherdel (August 15, 1896 – November 14, 1968) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fifteen seasons (1918–1932) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. For his career, he compi ...

*August 17 –

Doug McWeeny Douglas Lawrence McWeeny (August 17, 1896 – January 1, 1953) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1921–1930. He pitched right-handed. McWeeny made his big-league debut on April 24, 1921, and won three games for the Chicag ...

*August 23 –

Cedric Durst Cedric Montgomery Durst (August 23, 1896 – February 16, 1971) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between and for the St. Louis Browns (1922–23, 1926), New York Yankees (1927–30) and Boston Red Sox (1930). Listed at 5 ...

*August 24 –

Bevo LeBourveau DeWitt Wiley "Bevo" LeBourveau (August 24, 1896 – December 10, 1947) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 280 Major League games played and 1,584 contests in Minor League Baseball over 17 seasons (1918–1 ...

*August 28 – Aaron Ward *August 29 –

Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of th ...

September

*September 2 – Paul Johnson *September 2 –

Harry Shriver Harry Graydon Shriver (September 2, 1896 – January 21, 1970), nicknamed "Pop", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1922 and 1923 baseball seasons. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan College W ...

*September 5 – Gil Gallagher *September 6 –

Mack Eggleston Macajah Marchand "Mack" Eggleston Jr. (September 16, 1896 – September, 1980) was an American baseball catcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Am ...

*September 6 – Frank McCrea *September 6 –

Paul Zahniser Paul Vernon Zahniser (September 6, 1896 – September 26, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for three different teams over his five-season Major League Baseball career, which spanned from 1923 to 1929. Career Born in ...

*September 8 –

Val Picinich Valentine John Picinich (September 8, 1896 – December 5, 1942) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1916 to 1933 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cinc ...

*September 8 –

Johnny Schulte John Clement Schulte (September 8, 1896 – June 28, 1978) was an American catcher and longtime coach in professional baseball. A native of Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Sc ...

*September 10 –

Sammy Hale Samuel Douglas Hale (September 10, 1896 – September 6, 1974) was an American baseball player and manager. He played professional baseball from 1917 to 1941, including 10 years in Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Detroit Tigers ...

*September 13 – Pat Collins *September 13 – Art Stokes *September 13 – Roy Wilson *September 21 –

Herschel Bennett Herschel Emmett Bennett (September 21, 1896 – September 9, 1964) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for five seasons. He played for the St. Louis Browns from 1923 to 1927. Minor leagues Bennett began playing baseball wi ...

*September 24 – Kewpie Pennington

October

*October 2 –

Sid Womack Sidney Kirk Womack (October 2, 1896 – August 28, 1958), nicknamed "Tex", was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the 1926 Boston Braves as a catcher. He was born in Greensburg, Louisiana ...

*October 5 –

Charlie Pechous Charles Edward Pechous (October 5, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois – September 13, 1980 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Wisconsin) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. External links

1896 births 1980 deaths Baseball players from Chica ...

*October 5 – Danny Silva *October 6 –

Harry Heitmann Henry Anton Heitmann (October 6, 1896 – December 15, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched in one game for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1918 baseball season, getting the start against the St. Louis Cardinals on July ...

*October 8 –

Tim Murchison Thomas Malcolm Murchison (October 8, 1896 – October 20, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1917 and the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American p ...

*October 13 – Claude Davidson *October 13 –

Charlie See Charles Henry See (October 13, 1896 – July 19, 1948), nicknamed "Chad", was a Major League Baseball outfielder. See played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1919 through 1921. In 92 games over three seasons, See posted a .272 batting average (55-fo ...

*October 14 –

Oscar Charleston Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 – October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball. Over his 43-year baseball career, Charleston played or managed with more than a dozen teams, including the Home ...

*October 15 –

Mule Watson John Reaves "Mule" Watson (October 15, 1896 in Arizona, Louisiana – August 25, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana), was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1918 to 1924. He played for the Boston Braves, Philadel ...

*October 16 – John Brock *October 19 –

Bob O'Farrell Robert Arthur O'Farrell (October 19, 1896 – February 20, 1988) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the New Yo ...

*October 20 –

Wid Matthews Wid Curry Matthews (October 20, 1896 – October 5, 1965) was an American outfielder, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Matthews served as general manager of the Chicago Cubs for seven full seasons and became one of the ...

*October 22 –

Sam Bohne Samuel Arthur Bohne ('' né'' Cohen; October 22, 1896 – May 23, 1977) was a American second baseman, shortstop and third baseman who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Bohne was born Samuel Arthur Cohen to Louis Coh ...

*October 27 –

Frank Okrie Frank Anthony Okrie (October 27, 1896 – October 16, 1959), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Okrie appeared in 21 games for the 1920 Detroit Tigers, recording a 1-2 win–loss record with a 5.27 earne ...

*October 28 – Roxy Snipes *October 30 –

Clyde Manion Clyde Jennings Manion (October 30, 1896 – September 4, 1967), nicknamed "Pete", was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 17 years from 1918 to 1934, including 13 years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers ...

*October 31 –

Leo Dickerman Leo Louis Dickerman (October 31, 1896 in De Soto, Missouri – April 30, 1982 in Atkins, Arkansas) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1923 and 1924 baseball seasons and the St. Louis Cardinals ...

November

*November 2 – Chick Maynard *November 8 –

Bucky Harris Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tige ...

*November 10 –

Jimmy Dykes James Joseph Dykes (November 10, 1896 – June 15, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Philadelph ...

*November 14 – Red Sheridan *November 15 – Bert Ellison *November 16 – Ivy Griffin *November 17 –

Sam Post Samuel Gilbert Post (November 17, 1896 in Richmond, Virginia – March 31, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), is a former professional baseball player who played first base in nine games for the 1922 Brooklyn Robins. He was later the manager of t ...

*November 18 – Bill Hughes *November 20 –

Cecil Duff Cecil Elba Duff (November 20, 1896 – November 10, 1969) was an American baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, who made three appearances for the team in 1922 at the age of 25. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Duff was , 175 po ...

*November 22 –

Bill Hollahan William James Hollahan (November 22, 1896 – November 27, 1965) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. M ...

*November 23 –

Dick Reichle Richard Wendell Reichle (November 23, 1896 – June 13, 1967) was a professional baseball player who appeared in 128 games for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1922 and 1923 seasons. Listed at and , he batted left-hand ...

*November 27 –

John Singleton John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

*November 29 –

Joe DeBerry Joseph Gaddy DeBerry (November 29, 1896 – October 9, 1944) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and . DeBerry played college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegia ...

December

*December 2 – Gene Bedford *December 2 – Mike Wilson *December 4 –

Allen Conkwright Allen Howard "Red" Conkwright (December 4, 1896 – July 30, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in . External links

1896 births 1991 deaths Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Ba ...

*December 6 –

Bob Larmore Robert McKahan "Bob" Larmore (December 6, 1896 – January 15, 1964), known also as "Red" Larmore, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned three seasons, which included one in Major League Baseball (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals (1918). ...

*December 6 –

Frank Luce Frank Edward Luce (December 6, 1896 – February 3, 1942) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is co ...

*December 10 – Spoke Emery *December 11 – Johnny Walker *December 13 –

Denny Williams Evon Daniel "Denny" Williams (December 13, 1896 – March 23, 1929) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, three of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cincinnati Reds (1921) and Boston Red Sox ...

*December 14 –

Charlie Hargreaves Charles Russell Hargreaves (December 14, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey – May 9, 1979 in Neptune, New Jersey) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1923 to 1930. In 423 games over eight seasons, Hargreaves posted a .270 batti ...

*December 17 –

Jim Mattox James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile ra ...

*December 26 –

Herman Pillette Herman Polycarp Pillette (December 26, 1895 – April 30, 1960), nicknamed "Old Folks" in the later part of his career, was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in 29 seasons (1917–1945). During his playing days, ...

Deaths

*January 4 –

Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represent ...

, 49, outfielder. *January 22 –

George Heubel George A. Heubel (June 20, 1849–January 22, 1896) was a German American professional baseball player. He was the first player born in Germany to play in the National Association and the National League. Career Heubel started his amateur caree ...

, 47, outfielder for two seasons in the National Association, 1871–1872, and one in the National League, 1876. *March 16 –

Kid Madden Michael Joseph "Kid" Madden (October 22, 1866 – March 16, 1896) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for three different teams from to . He played for the Boston Braves, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles. Madden died ...

, 28, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles from 1887 to 1891. *May 3 –

George McVey George William McVey (September 16, 1865 – May 3, 1896) was an American professional baseball player. He played one season with the Brooklyn Grays, appearing in three games each at first base, and catcher in 1885. External linksBaseball-Referen ...

, 30, first baseman/catcher. *June 4 –

John Hauck John Hauck (August 20, 1829 – June 4, 1896) was a German-born American brewer and bank president. He was also an executive of the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), Cincinnati Red Stockings professional baseball team in the mid-1880s. His former res ...

, 66, owner of the Cincinnati Red Stockings in the mid-1880s. *July 23 – Jack Beach, 34, outfielder. *August 5 – Ben Stephens, 28, pitcher. *August 29 –

Curt Welch Curtis Benton Welch (February 10, 1862 – August 29, 1896) was a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Toledo Blue Stockings, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and Louisville Colonels. Caree ...

, 34, center fielder in the American Association who led league in doubles with 1889 Athletics and scored 100 runs five times. *September 20 – Ed Crane, 34, pitcher/outfielder for nine seasons, most prominently for the New York Giants. *September 23 – John Crowley, 34, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers. *September 26 – John Curran, 44, appeared in three games for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics. *November 10 –

Jim Ritz James L. Ritz (1874–1896) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League on July 20, 1894. After his brief stint with the Pirates, he played for the Toledo White Stockings ...

, 22, third baseman. *December 30 – Dave Birdsall, 58, outfielder.

References

External links

1896 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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