1896 Atlantic League

1896 > Class A > League History
Overall: 8 teams
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1895 / 1897
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1895 / 1897

League Standings

Regular Season

144 games

Tm	W	L	Ties	W-L%	GB
Newark Colts	82	61	1	.573	--
Hartford Bluebirds	73	56	2	.566	2
Paterson Silk Weavers	74	60	2	.552	3.5
Wilmington Peaches	58	79	2	.423	21
New York Metropolitans	30	32	1	.484	11.5
Lancaster Maroons	28	30	0	.483	11.5
Philadelphia Athletics	27	37	1	.422	15.5
New Haven Texas Steers	21	38	1	.356	19

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Paterson Silk Weavers		24.1
Newark Colts		27.7
Wilmington Peaches		24.1
New York Metropolitans		26.3
Philadelphia Athletics		26.2
Hartford Bluebirds		28.7
Lancaster Maroons		26.5
New Haven Texas Steers		27.2
League Totals		26.4

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Paterson Silk Weavers		24.4
Newark Colts		26.3
Wilmington Peaches		19.8
New York Metropolitans		24.2
Philadelphia Athletics		26.3
Hartford Bluebirds		27.0
Lancaster Maroons		23.3
New Haven Texas Steers		22.5
League Totals		24.4

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Attendance	Managers
Paterson Silk Weavers																Ernest Landgraf and Ed Barrow
Newark Colts																George Ellis
Wilmington Peaches																Ernest Greenwell
New York Metropolitans																Bill Sharsig
Philadelphia Athletics																Bill Sharsig
Hartford Bluebirds																Billy Barnie
Lancaster Maroons																Frank Rinn
New Haven Texas Steers																Ted Sullivan and Jack Burdock
League Totals

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