1896 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 62-68. They scored 890 runs and belted 49 home runs to go along with a .295 batting average. The offense was powered by Ed Delahanty, who led the team with 13 home runs, 126 RBI, and 198 hits. Ed Delahanty had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 891 runs and had a team ERA of 5.20. Jack Taylor led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 97 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dan Brouthers | 1B | 57 | 218 | 42 | 75 | 1 | 41 | 7 | .462 | .445 | .907 | .344 |
| Lave Cross | 3B | 106 | 406 | 63 | 104 | 1 | 73 | 8 | .312 | .345 | .657 | .256 |
| Ben Ellis | 3B | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .063 | .274 | .063 |
| William Gallagher | SS | 14 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .433 | .347 | .780 | .306 |
| Bill Hallman | 2B | 120 | 469 | 82 | 150 | 2 | 83 | 16 | .382 | .390 | .772 | .320 |
| Billy Hulen | SS | 88 | 339 | 87 | 90 | 0 | 38 | 23 | .368 | .360 | .728 | .265 |
| Nap Lajoie | 1B | 39 | 175 | 36 | 57 | 4 | 42 | 7 | .330 | .543 | .873 | .326 |
| Dan Leahy | SS | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .929 | .333 |
| Billy Nash | 3B | 65 | 227 | 29 | 56 | 3 | 30 | 3 | .355 | .335 | .690 | .247 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Duff Cooley | OF | 64 | 287 | 63 | 88 | 2 | 22 | 18 | .348 | .376 | .724 | .307 |
| Ed Delahanty | OF | 123 | 499 | 131 | 198 | 13 | 126 | 37 | .472 | .631 | 1.103 | .397 |
| Phil Geier | OF | 17 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .317 | .268 | .585 | .232 |
| Sam Mertes | OF | 37 | 143 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .288 | .322 | .610 | .238 |
| Joe Sullivan | OF | 48 | 191 | 45 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 9 | .347 | .340 | .687 | .251 |
| Sam Thompson | OF | 119 | 517 | 103 | 154 | 12 | 100 | 12 | .341 | .449 | .790 | .298 |
| Tuck Turner | OF | 13 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .375 | .281 | .656 | .219 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Boyle | C | 40 | 145 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .346 | .359 | .705 | .297 |
| Jack Clements | C | 57 | 184 | 35 | 66 | 5 | 45 | 2 | .427 | .543 | .970 | .359 |
| Mike Grady | C | 71 | 242 | 49 | 77 | 1 | 44 | 10 | .382 | .471 | .853 | .318 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4680 | 890 | 1382 | 49 | 778 | 191 | .363 | .413 | .776 | .295 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Carsey | 27 | 21 | 187.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 36 | 72 | 5.62 | 1.842 | |||
| Ned Garvin | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7.62 | 2.000 | |||
| Ad Gumbert | 11 | 10 | 77.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 4.54 | 1.578 | |||
| Bill Hallman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bert Inks | 3 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.84 | 2.524 | |||
| Charlie Jordan | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.71 | 2.340 | |||
| Harry Keener | 16 | 13 | 113.3 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 28 | 39 | 5.88 | 1.615 | |||
| Con Lucid | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8.36 | 2.190 | |||
| Willie McGill | 12 | 11 | 79.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 29 | 53 | 5.31 | 1.757 | |||
| Jerry Nops | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |||
| Al Orth | 25 | 23 | 196 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 4.41 | 1.480 | |||
| Jack Taylor | 45 | 41 | 359 | 20 | 21 | .488 | 1 | 97 | 112 | 4.79 | 1.591 | |||
| George Wheeler | 3 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.86 | 1.411 | |||
| Bill Whitrock | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Team Totals | 155 | 130 | 1116.9 | 62 | 68 | .477 | 2 | 243 | 387 | 5.20 | 1.665 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Delahanty | 123 |
| At Bats | Sam Thompson | 517 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ed Delahanty | 574 |
| Batting Average | Ed Delahanty | .397 |
| On-Base % | Ed Delahanty | .472 |
| Slugging % | Ed Delahanty | .631 |
| OPS | Ed Delahanty | 1.103 |
| Runs | Ed Delahanty | 131 |
| Hits | Ed Delahanty | 198 |
| Total Bases | Ed Delahanty | 315 |
| Doubles | Ed Delahanty | 44 |
| Triples | Ed Delahanty | 17 |
| Home Runs | Ed Delahanty | 13 |
| RBI | Ed Delahanty | 126 |
| Walks | Ed Delahanty | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Hallman | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | Ed Delahanty | 37 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Hallman | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Taylor | 20 |
| Losses | Jack Taylor | 21 |
| Saves | Kid Carsey and Jack Taylor | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Orth | .600 |
| ERA | Al Orth | 4.41 |
| WHIP | Al Orth | 1.480 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Taylor | 359 |
| Games | Jack Taylor | 45 |
| Games Started | Jack Taylor | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Taylor | 97 |
| Complete Games | Jack Taylor | 35 |
| Shutouts | Kid Carsey, Ad Gumbert, and Jack Taylor | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Nops | 34 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 191 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Taylor | 459 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Taylor | 112 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Kid Carsey | 6 |
