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The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world.  

Contents 1 Champions 2 Statistical leaders 3 National League final standings 4 Events 5 Births 5.1 January-April 5.2 May-August 5.3 September-December 6 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Cleveland Spiders, 4 games to 0
• National League: Baltimore Orioles

[edit] Statistical leaders

• Batting: Jesse Burkett .410
• Home Runs: Ed Delahanty & Bill Joyce 13
• Wins: Kid Nichols 30
• ERA: Billy Rhines 2.46

[edit] National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Baltimore Orioles	90	39	.698	--
2nd	Cleveland Spiders	80	48	.625	9.5
3rd	Cincinnati Reds	77	50	.606	12.0
4th	Boston Beaneaters	74	57	.565	17.0
5th	Chicago Colts	71	57	.555	18.5
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	63	.512	24.0
7th	New York Giants	64	67	.489	27.0
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	62	68	.477	28.5
9th	Washington Senators	58	73	.443	33.0
9th	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	58	73	.443	33.0
11th	St. Louis Browns	40	90	.308	50.5
12th	Louisville Colonels	38	93	.290	53.0

[edit] Events

July 13 - Philadelphia Phillies left-fielder Ed Delahanty 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, 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.

[edit] Births

[edit] January-April

• January 18 - Bill McGowan
• January 27 - Milt Gaston
• January 31 - Pinky Hargrave
• January 31 - Charlie Robertson
• February 20 - Muddy Ruel
• February 21 - Turkey Gross
• February 21 - Dick McCabe
• February 26 - Rip Collins
• February 27 - Cy Perkins
• February 28 - Homer Ezzell
• March 5 - Bernie Hungling
• April 27 - Rogers Hornsby
• April 29 - Johnnie Heving

[edit] May-August

• May 7 - Tom Zachary
• May 28 - Warren Giles
• June 1 - Johnny Mostil
• July 3 - Curt Walker
• July 5 - Hank Thormahlen
• July 9 - Carl Holling
• July 19 - Bob Meusel
• July 27 - Rube Walberg
• August 6 - Ray Blades
• August 15 - Bill Sherdel
• August 23 - Cedric Durst

[edit] September-December

• September 8 - Val Picinich
• September 13 - Roy Wilson
• October 14 - Oscar Charleston
• October 19 - Bob O'Farrell
• October 28 - Roxy Snipes
• November 2 - Chick Maynard
• November 8 - Bucky Harris
• November 10 - Jimmy Dykes
• November 23 - Dick Reichle
• December 11 - Slim Harriss
• December 13 - Denny Williams
• December 26 - Herman Pillette

[edit] Deaths

• March 16 - Kid Madden, 28, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles from 1887 to 1891
• August 29 - Curt Welch, 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

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