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1896 Major League Baseball New Debuts

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Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Marty Bergen 4 1896 1899 0 -0.5 344 1355 1278 180 339 44 15 10 176 24 52 103 .265 .299 .347 .646 Apr 17 24.175
2 Cy Bowen 1 1896 1896 0 0.1 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 Apr 28 25.071
3 Eddie Boyle 1 1896 1896 0 -0.2 5 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 Apr 17 21.345
4 Buttons Briggs 5 1896 1905 0 -1.8 106 350 324 19 48 2 3 1 17 1 19 66 .148 .195 .182 .377 Apr 23 20.290
5 Sal Campfield 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 6 13 12 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 .167 .231 .250 .481 May 15 28.086
6 Pete Cassidy 2 1896 1899 0 -1.0 101 413 382 39 98 15 1 3 48 11 17 20 .257 .307 .325 .632 Apr 18 23.010
7 Lou Criger 16 1896 1912 0 9.1 1012 3619 3202 337 709 86 50 11 342 58 0 309 225 .221 .295 .290 .584 Sep 21 24.231
8 Wiley Davis 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Apr 18 20.261
9 Charlie Dexter 8 1896 1903 0 1.3 774 3197 2876 430 751 95 24 16 347 183 198 226 .261 .318 .328 .646 Apr 17 19.307
10 Joe Dolan 5 1896 1901 0 -2.0 323 1257 1152 140 247 38 11 6 122 28 72 99 .214 .270 .282 .552 Aug 11 23.169
11 Klondike Douglass 9 1896 1904 0 3.3 748 3130 2800 368 766 85 29 10 275 84 227 109 .274 .337 .335 .672 Apr 23 23.349
12 Ben Ellis 1 1896 1896 0 -0.3 4 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .063 .211 .063 .273 Jul 16 .000
13 Charlie Emig 1 1896 1896 0 -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 4 21.152
14 Frank Eustace 1 1896 1896 0 -1.0 25 107 100 18 17 2 2 1 11 4 6 14 .170 .217 .260 .477 Apr 16 22.161
15 George Flynn 1 1896 1896 0 -0.2 29 122 106 15 27 1 2 0 4 12 11 9 .255 .336 .302 .638 Apr 17 24.329
16 Reddy Foster 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 3 31.000
17 Chick Fraser 14 1896 1909 0 -2.4 459 1445 1319 134 235 34 13 3 96 19 81 297 .178 .230 .230 .460 Apr 19 22.237
18 Frank Freund 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 2 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 Aug 2 21.028
19 William Gallagher 1 1896 1896 0 0.4 14 61 49 9 15 2 0 0 6 0 10 0 .306 .433 .347 .780 Aug 19 22.197
20 Ned Garvin 7 1896 1904 0 -4.0 181 538 500 34 61 1 0 0 18 1 17 105 .122 .156 .124 .280 Jul 13 22.194
21 Dale Gear 3 1896 1901 0 -0.3 69 249 238 25 57 11 3 0 25 4 8 16 .239 .267 .311 .578 Aug 15 24.195
22 Phil Geier 5 1896 1904 0 -0.4 349 1497 1315 197 327 30 12 2 102 54 154 111 .249 .332 .294 .626 Aug 17 19.288
23 Charlie Gettig 4 1896 1899 0 0.0 126 414 377 48 91 16 2 0 47 12 28 35 .241 .302 .294 .597 Aug 5 25.000
24 Jot Goar 2 1896 1898 0 0.0 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 Apr 18 26.078
25 Art Herman 2 1896 1897 0 -0.2 17 45 42 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 11 .167 .222 .190 .413 Jun 29 25.049
26 Bill Hill 4 1896 1899 0 -1.9 124 373 348 31 58 1 2 0 18 2 17 65 .167 .210 .181 .391 Apr 18 21.260
27 Elmer Horton 2 1896 1898 0 -0.2 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 Sep 24 27.020
28 Billy Hulen 2 1896 1899 0 0.0 107 482 407 97 100 19 7 0 41 28 65 22 .246 .350 .327 .676 May 2 26.051
29 Abbie Johnson 2 1896 1897 0 -1.1 74 273 252 26 60 8 2 0 37 2 17 18 .238 .289 .286 .575 Sep 1 25.226
30 Fielder Jones 15 1896 1915 0 40.2 1788 7894 6747 1180 1920 206 75 21 631 359 817 421 .285 .368 .347 .715 Apr 18 24.249
31 Charlie Jordan 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Jul 31 24.301
32 Harry Keener 1 1896 1896 0 0.2 16 52 51 6 16 4 0 0 7 3 1 6 .314 .327 .392 .719 Jun 27 24.000
33 Bill Keister 7 1896 1903 0 9.9 621 2611 2433 400 758 133 63 18 400 131 90 116 .312 .349 .440 .789 May 20 24.277
34 Fred Klobedanz 5 1896 1902 0 1.2 108 356 329 48 91 12 6 7 47 1 10 58 .277 .312 .413 .726 Aug 20 25.068
35 Joe Kostal 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 14 20.043
36 Nap Lajoie HOF 21 1896 1916 0 102.2 2480 10460 9589 1504 3242 657 163 82 1599 380 26 516 346 .338 .380 .466 .846 Aug 12 21.342
37 Dan Leahy 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 2 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 .429 .500 .929 Sep 2 26.025
38 Ted Lewis 6 1896 1901 0 -0.3 184 607 552 66 123 10 3 0 52 4 38 66 .223 .273 .252 .525 Jul 6 23.194
39 Abel Lizotte 1 1896 1896 0 -0.4 7 32 29 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 .103 .161 .103 .265 Sep 17 26.157
40 Sport McAllister 7 1896 1903 0 -3.9 418 1738 1450 157 358 38 18 5 164 32 67 76 .247 .287 .308 .595 Aug 7 22.015
41 Algie McBride 5 1896 1901 0 3.9 403 1770 1589 258 464 60 26 12 179 36 132 128 .292 .356 .385 .741 May 12 26.355
42 Herm McFarland 5 1896 1903 0 5.1 352 1496 1278 204 340 61 28 13 167 64 175 138 .266 .362 .388 .750 Apr 21 26.041
43 Dan McGann 12 1896 1908 0 31.9 1437 6051 5226 842 1482 181 100 42 727 282 429 334 .284 .364 .381 .744 Aug 8 25.024
44 Sam Mertes 10 1896 1906 0 21.6 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 379 .279 .346 .398 .744 Jun 30 23.329
45 Bert Myers 3 1896 1900 0 -0.6 160 660 592 66 150 14 12 0 52 11 56 42 .253 .321 .318 .639 Apr 25 22.017
46 Tom Niland 1 1896 1896 0 -0.5 18 75 68 3 12 0 1 0 3 0 5 4 .176 .243 .206 .449 Apr 19 26.005
47 Jerry Nops 6 1896 1901 0 -0.5 137 420 385 32 85 5 4 0 32 0 26 98 .221 .274 .255 .528 Sep 7 21.076
48 Effie Norton 2 1896 1897 0 0.0 15 37 37 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 .243 .243 .405 .649 Aug 8 22.357
49 Dick Padden 9 1896 1905 0 7.2 874 3545 3157 423 814 113 46 11 334 132 224 164 .258 .326 .333 .660 Jul 15 25.302
50 Harley Payne 4 1896 1899 0 0.2 85 247 222 20 51 4 2 0 24 0 18 15 .230 .288 .266 .553 Apr 18 28.100
51 Ollie Pickering 8 1896 1908 0 7.2 886 3744 3352 500 910 96 39 9 287 194 287 336 .271 .334 .331 .665 Aug 9 26.122
52 Bill Reidy 6 1896 1904 0 -1.2 86 270 245 19 39 0 1 0 13 4 15 57 .159 .214 .167 .381 Jul 21 22.286
53 Josh Reilly 1 1896 1896 0 -0.4 9 43 42 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 .214 .233 .238 .471 May 2 27.359
54 Jim Rogers 2 1896 1897 0 -1.3 152 658 597 82 140 17 12 3 90 20 48 35 .235 .294 .318 .612 Apr 17 24.008
55 Cy Seymour 16 1896 1913 0 30.3 1529 6208 5686 737 1724 229 96 52 799 222 1 354 360 .303 .347 .405 .752 Apr 22 23.135
56 Harvey Smith 1 1896 1896 0 0.4 36 149 131 21 36 7 2 0 17 9 12 7 .275 .345 .359 .704 Aug 19 25.026
57 Sammy Strang 10 1896 1908 0 16.8 903 3512 2933 479 790 112 28 16 253 216 464 395 .269 .377 .343 .720 Jul 10 19.207
58 George Wheeler 4 1896 1899 0 -0.2 50 161 148 19 29 9 0 1 6 3 8 14 .196 .237 .277 .514 Sep 18 27.050
59 John Wood 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 9 .000
60 Zeke Wrigley 4 1896 1899 0 -1.2 239 929 861 121 222 25 20 5 117 18 46 55 .258 .296 .351 .647 Aug 31 22.226
61 George Yeager 6 1896 1902 0 -0.5 218 773 705 90 168 25 6 5 73 7 45 61 .238 .290 .312 .602 Sep 25 23.113
62 Dave Zearfoss 5 1896 1905 0 -0.1 72 224 202 15 42 3 3 0 17 2 19 17 .208 .279 .252 .532 Apr 17 28.107 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1896.
Totals 294 1896 1916 0 263.8 19492 78740 70188 10156 19277 2705 1042 405 8558 3056 27 5647 5304 .275 .337 .360 .697

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Cy Bowen 1 1896 1896 0 -0.3 0 1 .000 6.00 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 12 13 8 0 9 3 3 0 1 58 Apr 28 25.071
2 Buttons Briggs 5 1896 1905 0 6.8 44 47 .484 3.41 106 97 8 84 8 4 855.2 879 477 324 16 332 338 39 0 17 3656 Apr 23 20.290
3 Sal Campfield 1 1896 1896 0 0.5 1 1 .500 4.00 6 2 4 2 0 0 27.0 31 15 12 1 6 6 2 0 0 117 May 15 28.086
4 Wiley Davis 1 1896 1896 0 -0.1 1 1 .500 8.31 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 8 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 22 Apr 18 20.261
5 Charlie Emig 1 1896 1896 0 -0.4 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 17 7 1 7 1 3 0 0 45 Sep 4 21.152
6 Chick Fraser 14 1896 1909 0 13.1 175 212 .452 3.67 434 388 43 342 22 6 3364.0 3462 2000 1373 69 1338 1098 219 3 146 14553 Apr 19 22.237
7 Ned Garvin 7 1896 1904 0 16.5 58 97 .374 2.72 181 158 23 134 13 3 1400.2 1320 714 423 20 413 612 71 3 48 5781 Jul 13 22.194
8 Dale Gear 3 1896 1901 0 1.4 4 13 .235 4.21 27 18 9 16 1 1 186.0 234 123 87 10 28 41 6 0 0 804 Aug 15 24.195
9 Charlie Gettig 4 1896 1899 0 -1.8 15 12 .556 4.50 42 26 15 22 0 1 276.0 345 214 138 4 110 51 16 0 7 1260 Aug 5 25.000
10 Jot Goar 2 1896 1898 0 -1.1 0 1 .000 15.85 4 0 4 0 0 0 15.1 40 36 27 1 9 3 1 0 2 94 Apr 18 26.078
11 Art Herman 2 1896 1897 0 0.4 4 7 .364 5.37 17 14 3 10 0 0 112.1 145 87 67 5 41 17 2 0 2 511 Jun 29 25.049
12 Bill Hill 4 1896 1899 0 8.0 36 69 .343 4.16 124 115 8 92 3 3 925.0 994 607 428 24 406 280 59 2 23 4111 Apr 18 21.260
13 Elmer Horton 2 1896 1898 0 -0.7 0 3 .000 9.75 3 3 0 3 0 0 24.0 38 31 26 0 15 3 1 0 1 123 Sep 24 27.020
14 Charlie Jordan 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 0 0 7.71 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 9 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 24 Jul 31 24.301
15 Harry Keener 1 1896 1896 0 -0.8 3 11 .214 5.88 16 13 2 11 0 0 113.1 144 102 74 5 39 28 9 0 2 517 Jun 27 24.000
16 Fred Klobedanz 5 1896 1902 0 4.4 53 25 .679 4.12 89 85 4 69 2 0 702.0 742 430 321 33 266 181 45 3 12 3067 Aug 20 25.068
17 Joe Kostal 1 1896 1896 0 -0.2 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jul 14 20.043
18 Ted Lewis 6 1896 1901 0 17.5 94 64 .595 3.53 183 153 28 136 7 4 1405.0 1379 753 551 57 511 378 39 1 39 5956 Jul 6 23.194
19 Sport McAllister 7 1896 1903 0 -0.6 4 7 .364 5.32 17 11 5 10 0 0 113.1 140 88 67 5 44 21 7 0 3 515 Aug 7 22.015
20 Sam Mertes 10 1896 1906 0 0.3 1 0 1.000 1.13 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Jun 30 23.329
21 Jerry Nops 6 1896 1901 0 8.7 72 41 .637 3.70 136 122 11 99 7 1 988.1 1083 581 406 17 281 294 51 0 24 4247 Sep 7 21.076
22 Effie Norton 2 1896 1897 0 0.7 5 2 .714 4.13 12 7 4 3 0 0 61.0 80 43 28 2 25 16 6 0 2 286 Aug 8 22.357
23 Harley Payne 4 1896 1899 0 3.5 30 36 .455 4.04 80 72 8 57 3 0 557.0 678 371 250 14 136 148 27 2 8 2440 Apr 18 28.100
24 Bill Reidy 6 1896 1904 0 3.0 27 41 .397 4.17 79 66 12 55 3 2 601.2 740 366 279 15 106 109 30 1 11 2596 Jul 21 22.286
25 Cy Seymour 16 1896 1913 0 8.4 61 56 .521 3.73 141 124 15 105 6 1 1038.0 954 632 430 25 659 591 86 8 60 4670 Apr 22 23.135
26 George Wheeler 4 1896 1899 0 1.1 21 20 .512 4.24 50 39 10 32 0 0 358.2 446 249 169 5 116 60 14 0 8 1604 Sep 18 27.050
27 John Wood 1 1896 1896 0 0.0 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 May 9 .000
Totals 117 1896 1913 0 88.3 709 768 .480 3.76 1758 1515 223 1284 75 26 13163.1 13926 7964 5505 329 4903 4283 737 23 416 57100


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