1896 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Washington Senators finished with a record of 58-73. They scored 818 runs and belted 45 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. Gene DeMontreville and Bill Joyce were tied for the team lead in home runs with 8. Kip Selbach was the best run producer with 100 RBI. Gene DeMontreville led the team with 183 hits for a .343 average. Kip Selbach had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 920 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Win Mercer led the team with 25 wins. Doc McJames struck out 103 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Cartwright | 1B | 133 | 499 | 76 | 138 | 1 | 62 | 28 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .277 |
| Jack Crooks | 2B | 25 | 84 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .406 | .429 | .835 | .286 |
| Gene DeMontreville | SS | 133 | 533 | 94 | 183 | 8 | 77 | 28 | .381 | .452 | .833 | .343 |
| Bill Joyce | 3B | 81 | 310 | 85 | 97 | 8 | 51 | 32 | .454 | .506 | .960 | .313 |
| John O'Brien | 2B | 73 | 270 | 38 | 72 | 4 | 33 | 4 | .344 | .356 | .700 | .267 |
| Jim Rogers | 3B | 38 | 154 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 30 | 3 | .323 | .390 | .713 | .279 |
| Harvey Smith | 3B | 36 | 131 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .345 | .359 | .704 | .275 |
| Zeke Wrigley | 2B | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Abbey | OF | 79 | 301 | 47 | 79 | 1 | 49 | 16 | .331 | .352 | .683 | .262 |
| Tom Brown | OF | 116 | 435 | 87 | 128 | 2 | 59 | 28 | .385 | .375 | .760 | .294 |
| Billy Lush | OF | 97 | 352 | 74 | 87 | 4 | 45 | 28 | .369 | .369 | .738 | .247 |
| Kip Selbach | OF | 127 | 487 | 100 | 148 | 5 | 100 | 49 | .405 | .423 | .828 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duke Farrell | C | 37 | 130 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 30 | 2 | .345 | .423 | .768 | .300 |
| Pat McCauley | C | 26 | 84 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 3 | .315 | .393 | .708 | .250 |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 108 | 389 | 60 | 125 | 2 | 70 | 12 | .379 | .416 | .795 | .321 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4639 | 818 | 1328 | 45 | 702 | 258 | .365 | .388 | .753 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Abbey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Varney Anderson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.00 | 2.889 | |||
| Jake Boyd | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6.75 | 1.875 | |||
| Carney Flynn | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8.55 | 2.650 | |||
| Les German | 28 | 20 | 166.7 | 2 | 20 | .091 | 1 | 20 | 74 | 6.32 | 1.884 | |||
| John Gilroy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Silver King | 22 | 16 | 145.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 | 35 | 43 | 4.09 | 1.528 | |||
| John Malarkey | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.29 | 1.714 | |||
| Al Maul | 8 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 3.63 | 1.532 | |||
| Doc McJames | 37 | 33 | 280.3 | 12 | 20 | .375 | 1 | 103 | 135 | 4.27 | 1.588 | |||
| Win Mercer | 46 | 45 | 366.3 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 0 | 94 | 117 | 4.13 | 1.564 | |||
| Effie Norton | 8 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3.07 | 1.432 | |||
| Team Totals | 162 | 133 | 1136.6 | 58 | 73 | .443 | 3 | 292 | 435 | 4.61 | 1.645 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Cartwright and Gene DeMontreville | 133 |
| At Bats | Gene DeMontreville | 533 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gene DeMontreville | 581 |
| Batting Average | Gene DeMontreville | .343 |
| On-Base % | Kip Selbach | .405 |
| Slugging % | Gene DeMontreville | .452 |
| OPS | Gene DeMontreville | .833 |
| Runs | Kip Selbach | 100 |
| Hits | Gene DeMontreville | 183 |
| Total Bases | Gene DeMontreville | 241 |
| Doubles | Deacon McGuire | 25 |
| Triples | Kip Selbach | 13 |
| Home Runs | Gene DeMontreville and Bill Joyce | 8 |
| RBI | Kip Selbach | 100 |
| Walks | Kip Selbach | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Brown and Billy Lush | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Kip Selbach | 49 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene DeMontreville | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Win Mercer | 25 |
| Losses | Les German and Doc McJames | 20 |
| Saves | Les German, Silver King, and Doc McJames | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Silver King | .588 |
| ERA | Win Mercer | 4.13 |
| WHIP | Win Mercer | 1.564 |
| Innings Pitched | Win Mercer | 366.3 |
| Games | Win Mercer | 46 |
| Games Started | Win Mercer | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Doc McJames | 103 |
| Complete Games | Win Mercer | 38 |
| Shutouts | Win Mercer | 2 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Win Mercer | 168 |
| Hits Allowed | Win Mercer | 456 |
| Walks Allowed | Doc McJames | 135 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Win Mercer | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Doc McJames | 24 |
