- 1896 in baseball
Year in baseball
this year = 1896Champions
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Temple Cup : Baltimore Orioles defeatedCleveland Spiders , 4 games to 0
*National League : Baltimore Oriolestatistical leaders
*Batting:
Jesse Burkett .410
*Home Runs:Ed Delahanty & Bill Joyce 13
*Wins:Kid Nichols 30
*ERA:Billy Rhines 2.46National League final standings
Events
Births
January-April
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January 18 -Bill McGowan
*January 27 -Milt Gaston
*January 31 -Pinky Hargrave
*January 31 -Charlie Robertson
*February 20 -Muddy Ruel
*February 21 -Turkey Gross
*February 21 - Dick McCabe
*February 26 -Rip Collins
*February 27 -Cy Perkins
*February 28 -Homer Ezzell
*March 5 -Bernie Hungling
*April 27 -Rogers Hornsby
*April 29 -Johnnie Heving May-August
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May 7 -Tom Zachary
*May 28 -Warren Giles
*June 1 -Johnny Mostil
*July 3 -Curt Walker
*July 5 -Hank Thormahlen
*July 9 -Carl Holling
*July 19 -Bob Meusel
*July 27 -Rube Walberg
*August 6 -Ray Blades
*August 15 -Bill Sherdel
*August 23 -Cedric Durst eptember-December
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September 8 -Val Picinich
*September 13 -Roy Wilson
*October 14 -Oscar Charleston
*October 19 -Bob O'Farrell
*November 2 -Chick Maynard
*November 8 -Bucky Harris
*November 10 -Jimmy Dykes
*November 23 -Dick Reichle
*December 11 -Slim Harriss
*December 13 -Denny Williams
*December 26 -Herman Pillette Deaths
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August 29 -Curt Welch , 34, center fielder in the American Association who led league in doubles with 1889 Athletics and scored 100 runs five times
*September 23 - John Crowley, 34, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers
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