1896 Boston Beaneaters Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 74-57
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 240,000, Avg. 3,782
Ballpark: South End Grounds III
Manager: Frank Selee (74-57)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1896 Boston Beaneaters Statistics
1896 Boston Beaneaters Results

The Boston Beaneaters of the National League ended the 1896 season with a record of 74 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Beaneaters scored 865 runs and allowed 761 runs. Hugh Duffy drove in 113 runs. Billy Hamilton paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .366. Kid Nichols earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad, while Jack Stivetts added 15 or more wins, too Kid Nichols recorded a 2.83 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Frank Selee coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jimmy BannonPRRMay 5, 18715'5"160Amesbury, MA USA
Marty BergenPROctober 25, 18715'10"170North Brookfield, MA USA
Jimmy CollinsPRRJanuary 16, 18705'9"178Niagara Falls, NY USA
Cozy DolanPLLDecember 3, 18725'10"160Cambridge, MA USA
Hugh DuffyPRRNovember 26, 18665'7"168Cranston, RI USA
Charlie GanzelPRRJune 18, 18626'0"161Waterford, WI USA
Billy HamiltonPLLFebruary 15, 18665'6"165Newark, NJ USA
Joe HarringtonPRRDecember 21, 18695'8"162Fall River, MA USA
Fred KlobedanzPLLJune 13, 18715'11"190Waterbury, CT USA
Ted LewisPRRDecember 25, 18725'10"158Machynlleth, Powys United Kingdom
Herman LongPLRApril 13, 18665'8"160Chicago, IL USA
Bobby LowePRRJuly 10, 18655'10"150Pittsburgh, PA USA
Willard MainsPLRJuly 7, 18686'2"190North Windham, ME USA
Dan McGannPBRJuly 15, 18716'0"190Shelbyville, KY USA
Kid NicholsPBRSeptember 14, 18695'10"175Madison, WI USA
Jack RyanPRRNovember 12, 18685'10"165Haverhill, MA USA
Jack StivettsPRRMarch 31, 18686'2"185Ashland, PA USA
Jim SullivanPRRApril 25, 18675'10"155Charlestown, MA USA
Fred TenneyPLLNovember 26, 18715'9"155Georgetown, MA USA
Tommy TuckerPBROctober 28, 18635'11"165Holyoke, MA USA
George YeagerPRRJune 4, 18735'10"190Cincinnati, OH USA
Bill YerrickPRRFebruary 26, 18745'11"150Danville, PA USA