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1896 Chicago Colts

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1895 / 1897

71-57, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (71-57)
Scored 815 runs, Allowed 804 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-63

Ballparks: West Side Grounds · Attendance: 317,500 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 109


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1895 / 1897 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Cap Anson HOF 44 R R 6' 0" 227 Apr 17, 1852 26 108 108 0 10 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
Buttons Briggs 20 R R 6' 1" 180 Jul 8, 1875 1st 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
Bill Dahlen 26 R R 5' 9" 180 Jan 5, 1870 6 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 0 8.0
Con Daily 31 L 6' 0" 192 Sep 11, 1864 12 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5
George Decker 30 L L 6' 1" 180 Jun 1, 1866 5 107 107 0 0 36 0 0 0 67 3 1 71 0.2
Tim Donahue 26 L R 5' 11" 180 Jun 8, 1870 3 57 57 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Bill Everitt 27 L R 6' 0" 185 Dec 13, 1868 2 132 132 0 0 0 0 97 0 27 6 2 35 1.7
George Flynn 25 5' 9" 150 May 24, 1871 1st 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 29 -0.1
Danny Friend 23 L L 5' 9" 175 Apr 18, 1873 2 37 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.0
Clark Griffith HOF 26 R R 5' 6" 156 Nov 20, 1869 5 38 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.6
Malachi Kittridge 26 R R 5' 7" 170 Oct 12, 1869 7 65 65 1 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Bill Lange 25 R R 6' 1" 190 Jun 6, 1871 4 122 122 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 121 4.8
Algie McBride 27 L L 5' 9" 152 May 23, 1869 1st 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 0.0
Barry McCormick 21 R R 5' 9" Dec 25, 1874 2 45 45 0 0 0 3 35 6 0 0 1 1 -0.8
Monte McFarland 23 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 7, 1872 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Doc Parker 24 R R 6' 2" 200 Jun 14, 1872 3 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -0.9
Fred Pfeffer 36 R R 5' 10" 184 Mar 17, 1860 15 94 94 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Josh Reilly 28 R R 5' 8" 160 May 9, 1868 1st 9 9 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Jimmy Ryan 33 R L 5' 9" 162 Feb 11, 1863 12 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 128 1.6
Adonis Terry 31 R R 5' 11" 168 Aug 7, 1864 13 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
Walter Thornton 21 L L 6' 1" 180 Feb 18, 1875 2 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 -0.3
Harry Truby 26 R 5' 11" 185 May 12, 1870 2 29 29 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1895 / 1897 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers